Need For Speed Unbound, the latest installment in the long-running racing game franchise, is set to drop in just a few days, on December 2. Ahead of then, though, what appears to be footage from the game reveals an appearance from ASAP Rocky… as the voice of a car horn.
The clip shows a customization menu where the player can pick from a number of alternate horn sounds for their car. One of them is called “A$AP” and is just Rocky repeatedly saying “beep beep.” The horn isn’t available at the very start of the game’s story and costs 2,000 in-game dollars once it is.
A$AP Rocky does one of the car horns in Need for Speed Unbound pic.twitter.com/if9ARm8Rq6
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) November 29, 2022
While the horn may have been unexpected, Rocky’s presence in the game isn’t a surprise: Rocky appeared in the game’s reveal trailer that dropped in early October. As Polygon noted at the time, “Need For Speed Unbound features music and creative input from rapper ASAP Rocky and his AWGE creative agency. ASAP Rocky appears in-game as the leader of a faction called the Takeover Scene, which is home to a replayable ‘precision driving mode’ that emphasizes style over speed and a mechanic wherein players try to claim areas of Lakeshore for themselves.”
The Need for Speed Unbound Official Soundtrack is a celebration of music around the world with over 70 tracks from 25 countries! Discover new artists leading a multitude of sub-genres across music championing self-expression & empowerment! #needforspeedhttps://t.co/wta6kCu6pz pic.twitter.com/UCyB8FGCDe
— Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) November 14, 2022
Watch the reveal trailer below, followed by some fan reactions to the Rocky horn.
nicca said pic.twitter.com/qCiZ59dJRl
— jack napier (@Jayyskii17) November 29, 2022
Bee bee
— Jackson Li (@JacksonLi13JH) November 29, 2022
ASAP Rocky said “a check is a check” pic.twitter.com/qAiiVu7K27
— (@dirtywhiteups) November 29, 2022
Okay I might buy it now.
— ralvWDSSDL (@ralv1x) November 29, 2022
Rocky is doing anything but dropping music
— Coochiemaine (@Coochiemaine3) November 29, 2022
Probably one of the best pieces of work hes put out
— Brain (@bbugg08) November 29, 2022