| Rappers of the Decade: A$AP Ferg — “Blood & Soil” | October 15, 2019 |
For the column's final installment, Abe Beame evaluates the talents of the A$AP Mob star.
| The Top 10 Stories From 2017 That I Didn’t Write | January 10, 2018 |
Abe Beams explains the ten best stories he didn't write this year.
| A$AP Ferg’s Road to Fame | February 8, 2016 |
A$ap Ferg mourns Yams and celebrates our most notorious girl group.
| Rap Up for the Week of 1.22.16 | January 22, 2016 |
New rap from Cam'ron, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign & Joe Moses, Dutch, and Tony Del Freshco, and R&B from Tinashe & Juicy J
RIP Harris Wittels
Brian Josephs is on the hunt for Meek Mill’s blazer. What makes Meek Mill recognizable (and meme-able) is his caps lock way of performing. But at least it comes with a purpose. Within that high volume, he has the ability to make that well-worn narrative of beating the odds feel momentous, even if the audience […]
Brad Beatson is at the raquet ball court in basketball shorts “Old English” was the first firework of summer, combining vicious bass with a running electronic tone and a bit of the trap sound that Salva started back in 2012. The raps, triangulating America’s hotbeds, come from Young Thug, Freddie Gibbs and A$AP Ferg. As Son Raw […]
| The Inscrutable and Addictive Travis Scott | December 12, 2013 |
Brad Beatson wrote this from the inside of a sarcophagus. Above is the video for Travi$ Scott’s “Uptown” featuring A$AP Ferg, released on December 1st. It’s the second he’s put out this year in which the titular song doesn’t drop until 2+ minutes into the video. The other, “Upper Echelon,” is posted after the jump. […]
| Heisenferg: A$AP Ferg’s “Trap Lord” | August 21, 2013 |
Abe Beame does not tread lightly. With Trap Lord, Darold Ferguson Jr. introduces some much needed chaos to the A$AP universe. It’s bizarre, ugly and fascinating at every turn, fronted by an emotive wild card with a wildly malleable flow. The first member of the A$AP Mob to drop a solo record is able to […]
| A$AP Mob’s budget hedonism | July 15, 2013 |
Son Raw is gonna bring back Bounty Killer What does it say about the state of rap when partying in a mansion no working man could ever afford feels like a quaint throwback to kinder, simpler days? Don’t ask me, I’m too busy enjoying Ferg’s Mortal Kombat references to really care. Besides, I’m sure Joey […]
