During a recent appearance on NPR’s Microphone Check, A$AP Mob lyricist A$AP Ferg touched on a number of topics including Missy Elliott being one of his inspirations, being a current student of J Dilla, and his thoughts on racism.
In regards to racism, the Harlem, New York rapper revealed that in his opinion, it no longer exists. He then explained that it’s classism and who has “the biggest money,” that takes precedence in today’s society.
“Racism been over,” A$AP Ferg said, according to NPR.org. “It’s the old people that keep on holding on to it. We don’t hold on to that s—-. We don’t know racism. We all like having — like my brother had white — my little brother had white girlfriends. And that’s regular…I think that’s classism. I don’t think it’s racism…Like, who got the biggest money. So we gon’ keep these — we gon’ oppress these people. They don’t get nothing. And it’s a pyramid. That’s how the pyramid work. You need — everybody plays a position. You need all of these soldiers or whatever to keep the big man up there. I want to be the big man. I don’t want to be like these guys holding the big man up.”
Prior to sharing his thoughts on the absence of racism, A$AP Ferg referred to fellow rapper Missy Elliott as one of the “biggest inspirations in life.” He also revealed that at this particular moment he’s more concerned with absorbing knowledge from Missy than hopping on a collab with the rapper.
“She’s been one of my biggest inspirations in life,” he said. “Way before I was rapping, I was looking at Missy videos and loving her music. And just the visuals, I never imagined that I would one day be doing music and, you know, dope visuals like that as well. So just for us to share that moment with one another, that was the biggest thing for me…I’m not pressed to do music or nothing like that when it comes to these type of artists that I look up to because I have to — you have to understand I’m not — I have to just jump in the passenger seat when I’m with Missy or Timbaland and just learn. You know what I’m saying? Cause they got a lot of knowledge for me to absorb. So, I don’t want to just be so quick to get a song done and then just keep bouncing with life. I want to enjoy this — I want this moment to last forever.”
Another artist discussed during Ferg’s interview with Microphone Check was the late J Dilla. The New York City wordsmith admitted that he’s “still studying the guy,” but also praised the producer for his innovativeness.
“Well, I’m still a student when it comes to J Dilla,” A$AP Ferg said. “I’m still getting into his art and everything. But people say he was a master at mixing and looping beats, like before you had all of these new programs and everything like that. So I just love that about him. Like, he was real innovative and he was pushing the culture in that way. But I’m still studying the guy. And I’m very very curious to know what everybody love about him.”
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“Racism Been Over” Tell that too those fuck boys in that frat SAE in Oklahoma.
Racism will never be over as long as there’s ignorance and hate. Ferg is out of his mind.
Remember white people pay this nigga to say that.
just shut the entire fuck up – that’s what happens when the media co-signs these degenerate rappers… it’s a joke at first now they are speaking for an entire generation of black people
we all know all the best MCs of this time have been blacklisted – write a story about that
ten years from now when he’s broke and in and out of rehab with outstanding child support cases- he’ll look back on shit like this and realize this was where he went wrong
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If this ain’t the most ignorant nigga racism is over when racism will always exist it’s alive and well when you have black young men being killed by the police everyday when you have frat talking about hanging a nigga from a tree you out your mind if you think racism is over.
A$AP Ferg….please go back to 4th grade and pick up that History book you so desperately need. Then go to high school for shits and giggles, and take a remedial sociology class. Then kill yourself
This dude is out of his mind. Racism is common, people just hide it nowadays.
Racism is definitely not over. But the issue of classism can’t be dismissed and respect for mention it. These corporations fuck up everybodys life to make a profit and don’t wanna pay ppl shit to keep they money goin. Whole US built on that inequality
Racism is an idea & very real in the minds of those that believe in race. But, those who lean more towards knowledge & science know that race is merely an idea in the minds of less conscious & aware folks. People use this word “racism” in such a dangerous way. Just as a capitalist believes in capitalism & a communist believes in communism a racist believes in racism. Energy equals mass people we are all connected out here & dependent on one another. We all derive from the same source. Ists & isms have become primitive. If you can’t grasp the inter connectivity of all things in the universe the only thing you are is mentally ill. Not racist, not bad, not evil, just mentally ill.
Everyone hates everyone for such small and insignificant reasons. We all die one day. Why worry about negative shit like racism and sexism and classism and all the other isms. Just fucking relax aye.
Guys like Ferg think according to a zero-sum logic where it is either racism or classism that exists. Well, he’s just a rapper. What do you guys expect?
Saying racism doesn’t exist is like saying pedophilia doesn’t exist. As long as there are little kids running around, some asshole somewhere is going to be a pervert. As long as there are people with different skin colors and ethnicities, some asshole somewhere is going to hate other people for that reason.
asap ferg = ignorant asshole. idiot.
he is a disgrace. his ignorance is pervasive. please read and then explain how/why the recent incident occurred in Oklahoma, Austin and then explain why voting rights are being attacked, why there are more black men under the boots of the correctional system today than enslaved in 1850’s America during slavery.
Racism will continue to exist wherever you find a blame culture.
That’s probably the dumbest shit I ever heard come out of Ferg’s mouth. This nigga clearly doesn’t watch or hear about the things going on with our society or just doesn’t care. And for the record Ferg isn’t up next and isn’t even close to being as dope as A$AP Rocky. Ferg Forever was a wack ass mixtape. Their first group mixtape was fire.
I agree with Ferg. Like Kanye says – classism is the new racism.
I agree with Ferg. Like Kanye said – classism is the new racism.
Ferg is right. point blank.