A$AP Ferg Biography

The rapper known as A$AP Ferg was born Darold Ferguson, Jr. in 1988 in New York City’s Harlem community. Before joining the A$AP Mob in the early 2010’s, Ferguson grew up in the Hamilton Heights area of the neighborhood. Darold’s earliest exposures to music were through his father, who printed logos and apparel for a variety of record labels, bringing A$AP Ferg into contact with such influential artists as Bell Biv DeVoe and Heavy D. It wasn’t surprising when young Ferg immersed himself in a love of rap, but after the untimely passing of his father, A$AP Ferg launched his own clothing line, Devoni Clothing, in 2005, before turning to rap as his career choice.

A$AP Ferg joined the A$AP Mob, alongside friend and fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, and the two began to collaborate on music. Ferg’s debut single, “Work,” was released in 2012 and thanks to the heavy play of the music video online, the song rose to critical acclaim and commercial success.  A$AP Ferg released his debut album, Trap Lord, in 2013, which featured guest appearances by such notable artists as Bone Thugs ’n’ Harmony. The album also garnered him acclaim and was well received commercially.

Since that time, A$AP Ferg’s has been on the rise. In 2013, he was nominated for two BET Hip Hop Awards – for Rookie of the Year and Video Director of the Year. Ferg won the former, much to his surprise; he was not even in attendance to accept the award because he’d thought his chances of winning were so low.

A$AP Ferg continues to record and perform, and ha splans for his next album release. In the meantime, Ferg has appeared as a guest artists on a number of projects, including: “Lotta That” (alongside G-Easy); “Hella Hoes” (alongside the A$AP Mob); “love2K” (alongside Kilo Kish and Smash Simmons); “Trap Lords” (alongside Funkmaster Flex and Bodega Bamz); “Uptown” (alongside Travis Scott); “Lullaby” (with Aston Matthews); and “Hands on Me” ( Ariana Grande.)