A$AP Rocky AI Video Theft Claim Draws Measured Response From Jason Paul

A$AP Rocky got a measured response from Jason Paul amid the dispute over “Shroom Clouds.” The parkour athlete said he was weighing his options but did not put the blame on the rapper.

“I’m not mad at ASAP Rocky. I love the dude’s music,” Paul said.

He doubted the label was to blame, saying its staff could not know every Instagram clip. He made the 2019 footage with visual artists Cache Bunny and Ari Fararooy.

The allegations previously covered by AllHipHop centered on a short sequence in the new music video. Cache Bunny accused the production of using the older work without permission.

The earlier project featured Paul moving through a landscape turned into a tunnel. Cache Bunny alleged that AI replaced Paul with Rocky while keeping the original setting.

The production’s credits included AI artists Spike and Red, along with Ces. Those roles alone did not establish who handled the disputed scene. Rocky shared directing credit with Aisultan Seitov and Pietro Biz Biasia.

The video also featured a mural of A$AP Yams and a callback to Rocky’s “Purple Swag,” placing the disputed segment among references to his own career.

Cache Bunny also questioned why the team had not asked to license the footage or created its own version of the idea. The artist said she was unsure how to proceed.

“Shroom Clouds” featured reggie and Jeremih, with production from Sleeping Bear and Hector Delgado. The song had been performed years before its release and was previously known as “Mushroom Clouds.”

Visual work has been a major part of Rocky’s career beyond records.

In June, he accepted Tribeca X’s first Filmmaker of the Year Award. The honor recognized work across music, fashion, film and brand storytelling. During his acceptance speech, Rocky described music videos as a way to express his past and experiences.

Paul also said he contacted a “Shroom Clouds” director, who told him the video had been shot five years earlier and was “out of my hands,” PetaPixel reported. The report did not name that director.