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A$AP Ferg's slow-burning, reflective "Hood Pope" comes at a perfect moment in the middle of his recent mixtape-turned-debut-album Trap Lord. After the gold-flaunting circus sound of "Shabba" and the menace of "Lord", but a full two tracks before he squanders a bit of the album's momentum with a chorus of "I f**ked your b**ch" and "She sucked my d**k." Read More »
Good gawd. A$AP Ferg and Lord Flacko did their best on the Trap Lord single "Shabba", but Angel Haze has me thinking she deserved the beat more. As part of her 30 Gold series that has already seen Angel spit over beats made famous by Jay Z, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, she destroys the A$AP Mob cut with the sort-of aggressive, face-stomping wordplay that made her famous. Read More »
I don't have a picture of a puffin to soften this unpopular opinion, but here goes: A$AP Rocky is very not good at rapping. His songs tend to be absolutely terrible, only occasionally elevated by guest appearances. "Bath Salt" and "F**king Problem" are excellent examples of this. I'd go so far as to say that the only good thing that Rocky has given us is A$AP Ferg. The duo performed "Shabba" off of Ferg's incredible Trap Lord on Arsenio last night. Read More »
More than a few people noticed how uncomfortable A$AP Rocky looked around openly gay NBA center Jason Collins at the MTV VMAs. The possible Rihanna flame seemed to fidget and side-eye Collins, the first active player in any of the big four American sports leagues to come out of the closet, as he gave a speech detailing his coming-out journey. Rocky, who has gone on record as 100% pro-gay, apologized and set the record straight in an interview with The Stashed. Read More »
Luke Bryan has crashed the Billboard party for a second week in a row. The country crooner's fourth studio album, "Crash My Party" sits atop the Billboard 200 for the second week, besting new releases from John Mayer, Jimmy Buffet and Earl Sweatshirt. Read More »
While ASAP Rocky made it clear that there was no point in responding to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse, apparently Trap Lord ASAP Ferg didn't hear him (in spite of the fact that he was sitting right next to him when he said it). As such, we now have Ferg's response to "Control," which he dropped on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. Check it out below: Read More »
In case you haven't heard it live streaming via ASAP Ferg's own website, Trap Lord is incredible and washed away all my doubts about the measured, slow rapper. "Hood Pope", "Shabba", "Lord" and "Murder Something" are standouts on the menacing debut from the member of the ASAP Mob who has, so far, proven to be their best spitter (Yes, that includes Rocky. Get at me). Read More »
ASAP Ferg may not be on the same level as other artists who have put their full album up for streaming a week before it's release, but it is still nice to hear Trap Lord in full before it drops. You can listen to Trap Lord via Ferg's website. Read More »
I'm not the biggest A$AP Mob fan in the world, particularly in regards to A$AP Ferg. However, he and A$AP Rocky put together a catchy, slightly menacing jam in "Shabba," their ode to riches and a dancehall legend. Read More »
Let's be real honest. A$AP Ferg is not a good rapper. His songs live or die on the strength of the beat, the guest verses and the hook. Luckily for us "Shabba" (an ode to dancehall legend Shabba Ranks and the latest single off the upcoming Trap Lord mixtape) comes through on all three counts. Read More »
