About ASAP Ferg
Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as FERG (previously A$AP Ferg (/ˈeɪsæp/ AY-sap)), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a lead member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker and recording contract with Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. His 2013 single, "Work (Remix)" (featuring ASAP Rocky, French Montana, Schoolboy Q, and Trinidad James), a remix of his 2012 debut single, marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It preceded his debut studio album Trap Lord (2013), which saw positive critical reception and peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 along with his second album, Always Strive and Prosper (2016). His 2017 single, "Plain Jane" (remixed featuring Nicki Minaj), became his first song to peak within the Billboard Hot 100's top 40, while his 2020 single, "Move Ya Hips" (featuring Nicki Minaj and MadeinTYO), peaked at number 19 and remains his highest-charting entry. Outside of music, Ferguson founded the street fashion brand Traplord, namesake of his debut album, in 2012. In 2013, he was named "Rookie of the Year" at the BET Hip Hop Awards. His father, Darold Ferguson, owned a small Harlem boutique and printed shirts and created logos for record labels; including Bad Boy Records and Uptown Records and performers Teddy Riley, Heavy D and Bell Biv DeVoe. I made it out of the hood, and now I want go to the top." On January 10, 2013, it was announced that he signed a record deal with RCA Records and Polo Grounds.
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