| Net Worth | $800,000 |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Darold D. Brown Ferguson Jr. |
| Date of Birth/Age | October 20, 1988 (age 30) |
| Height | 5’10” |
| Source of wealth | Rapper, Songwriter |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| State/City of origin | New York City, New York |
| Last Updated | 2019 |
Net Worth
ASAP Ferg net worth is $800 thousand dollars.
How Much ASAP Ferg Make a Year?
The exact amounts of Ferg’s annual income have not yet been published.
How does ASAP Ferg make his money?
Ferg makes a lot of his money from his music albums and mixtapes sales. He has also collaborated with other artists which have contributed to his net worth.
In addition to Ferg’s music, he has business income from his apparel and jewelry line.
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Introduction
ASAP Ferg is an American rapper, songwriter and businessman from Harlem, New York, who initially got his start with a successful solo rap career in 2009.
He then joined the group ASAP Mob and that’s where he got his stage name, ASAP Ferg. His rap genres are trap and hip hop. Let’s take a closer look and his net worth, biography, personal life, and career history.
Early Life
ASAP Ferg’s real name is Darold D. Brown Ferguson Jr. He was born on October 20, 1988, in the Harlem, New York City. The 5’10” rapper’s parents are Trinidadian.
His father is Darold Ferguson and he was a Harlem boutique owner. He would print logos and shirts for record labels such as Bad Boy Records and luminaries including Heavy D, Beel Biv DeVoe, and Teddy Riley.
Unfortunately, Ferg’s father died of kidney failure right before Ferg’s 17th birthday. He inspired ASAP Ferg to attend art school and start his very own line of apparel and jewelry while he was still quite young. In 2005, he created his own apparel line called Devoni Clothing.
Some of the famous names that have supported his line include Chris Brown, Swizz Beatz, and Diggy Simmons. Through Ferg’s apparel line he would design and distribute high-end belts.
ASAP Ferg and ASAP Rocky were high school friends and when they started rapping they became group members of ASAP Mob when they became professionals.
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Personal Life
It is hard to know whether ASAP Ferg is dating anyone or not because he hasn’t formally introduced anyone. He has been linked to prior relationships before, but as of now, it seems that he is single.
Career
Before Ferg got into music, he wanted to has his own clothing line to follow in his late father’s footsteps.
He had real plans for being a fashion designer. In 2009 Ferg was already creating aggressive trap music.
Ferg explained that to trap means to hustle. He says he started out painting, began making clothes, and then moved on to rap.
He says he has always given his projects 100%. He wants to perfect everything and make it a success. He also says they call him Trap Lord because of his outstanding hustle game.
ASAP Rocky first picked up on Ferg’s hustle game and encouraged him to keep sharpening his rap skills. The two working together on songs including “Kissin’ Pink”, “Get High”, and “Ghetto Symphony”.
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In 2011 Ferg penned a deal with A$AP Mob, A$AP Rocky, and the late A$AP Yams. In 2012 Ferg’s debut single “Work” released on the A$AP Mob mixtape “Lords Never Worry”.
The music video for this song gained more than 2 million views and Complex Magazine listed it as one of the 50 best tracks of the year. This track was produced by Chinza and Fly.
In 2013 Ferg joined with Polo Grounds and RCA Records. Two of his ASAP Mob partners ASAP Rocky and ASAP Yams had already negotiated a deal back in 2011.
That same year 2013, Ferg dropped a remix to “Work” which featured A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Schoolboy Q, and Trinidad James. That fall he released his debut album “Trap Lord” which featured rap groups Onyx, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
His album was well received and debuted at the 9th spot on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 46,000 copies in the U.S. At the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Ferg was named Rookie of the year.
In 2014 he was featured on Ariana Grande’s second album “My Everything”. He could be heard on the track “Hands on Me”.
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In 2015 Ferg’s video for the “Dope Walk” single was released. This song was from his “Ferg Forever” mixtape he put out in 2014.
He also coined a viral dance called dope walk and released a video that was completely made from iPhone footage during New York Fashion Week. The video featured models and cameos from various celebrities.
Later in 2015 Ferg directed rapper Future’s “Thought It Was a Drought” video. During an interview with The Source, he mentioned that his upcoming album was going to be his best project thus far, and this album bears a lot of his truth.
In the spring of 2016 Ferg’s second studio album “Always Strive And Prosper” was released. The very first single “New Level” featured Future and was certified gold by the RIAA.
In the fall, Ferg and Playboi Carti went on the Turnt & Burnt tour where they put on 23 performances. In the summer of 2017, Ferg and singer Ally Brooke was featured on the “Look At Us Now” single which was a track put out by Lost Kings.
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Interesting Facts
- DJ TJ Mizell has accompanied Ferg on his tours ever since 2015. TJ is Jam Master Jay’s son.
- In 2018 Ferg made an appearance in Tiffany’s video ad with Elle Fanning doing a remix to Moon River.
- Ferg was the narrator of the Adidas World Cup advertisement “Creativity is the Answer”.
- ASAP Ferg has been through a lot in life already. He recalls a time or two when he was dodging bullets at a basketball game and still had to attend a fashion show. He says he has been depressed, extremely successful, loved, and hated. He also learned how to be an independent person, he made it out of the hood, and his plans are to keep rising.
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Favorite Quotes from ASAP Ferg
“People who are scared don’t live life.”
“I’m an animal lover.”
“At the end of the day, you can’t take my love for my people away.”
“It’s kind of hard for you to be doing huge things and still be knowing what’s happening on the street level.”
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Tips for success from ASAP Ferg
- ASAP Ferg says success is what “you think” success is. It doesn’t matter if it’s good grades, all the girls, or all the gold in the world.
- In order to be successful, you have to have an infatuation with it and be addicted to it. Truly successful people never feel successful, they have an addiction to the exhilarating voyage.
- ASAP Ferg says success to him is all happiness. He feels that if he laughs the majority of his day, then he has had a successful day. He encourages others who want to be successful to hang around other successful people.
