With a debut album set for release tomorrow (August 20), A$AP Mob emcee A$AP Ferg recently chopped it up with GQ magazine to share some last minute insight into his Trap Lord debut.
According to Ferg, rather than stick to the formulaic, party songs that have increased in popularity, he opted for records that aren’t dumbed down. And as a result, the “Shabba” rapper crafted an album he says could easily serve as the soundtrack to a runway show or even the score to a movie.
“No, this is just about to be a great time for hip-hop, I think,” said Ferg when asked if there were any other album details that needed to be shared. “A lot of the fun was taken away when people started dumbing down music and making only party songs, but I feel like my album has a lot more to offer. You can walk the runway to this music, you can use it as movie scores, you can clean your house to it, you can even play video games to it. I think it’s going to inspire a lot of young kids to not be scared and just do what they really want to do.”
Although a majority of the songs featured on Trap Lord are solo cuts, Ferg did save room for the occasional feature and among the artists featured on the album are French Montana, ScHoolboy Q, and Waka Flocka Flame.
During his interview with GQ, Ferg spoke briefly on his collab with Waka, titled “Murda Something,” and commented on the pair’s ability to aid one another musically.
“That was so dope,” he revealed. “Me and Waka, we really cool; we fam. We linked up in Miami to write, and the first day I was there with Jim Johnson and we didn’t really come up with anything. The second day is when I saw Waka, and the chemistry of us being homies, we just said ‘We’re here, we might as well do a track together.’ I never knew he was so into his work—he sits down with the engineer and he tells them what effects to do, what traps to make… He was telling me, ‘Yo, Ferg, I think you could do this better,’ and I would tell him, ‘Yo, Waka, I think you should put this effect on your voice.’ We were totally involved, and it was all good.”
With the hype surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse still very much present, the interview didn’t conclude without the A$AP spitter sharing his thoughts on Kendrick’s latest lyrical offering.
When asked to provide his response to Kendrick’s “king of New York” mention, Ferg merely presented this question, “What’s a king to a lord?”
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ferg been rapping for what, 2 years? lol. lord tho..c’mon, fuck outta here.
fuck!!
What’s a King to a Lord? Did he never pick up a history book? That’s unless he’s talking Jesus status……..and well no. He would just have to go sit down over in the corner lol
and I am talking Jesus status?
check his album covers and video where he is spitting from a cross dumbASS.
he means LORD as in LORD jesus! i remember watching his vid where he is on the cross.
I love some these Anonymous folks. People that clearly can not read but love to talk trash lol
And that was for the non-reading idiot that likes to call folks dumbASS
Historically speaking a “king” is much much higher than a Lord.
A KING IS ABOVE A LORD LOL THIS GUY THOUGHT HE WAS BEING CLEVER BUT CAME OFF LOOKING STUPID.
JUST ANOTHER RICH NEW YORKER PRETENDING TO BE A SOUTHERN RAPPER IN THE TRAP
check his album covers and video where he is spitting from a cross dumbASS. wow! a bunch of stupid niggaz. he means lord like LOrd JESUS fool.
lol thats even worse if this nigga thinks he on jesus level
stop it nigga you arent no lord you aint sold 1 record yet
he needs to check out game of thrones
THIS IS ONE OF THE STUPIDEST ANSWERS!! LAME ASAP FUCK!
wow! this pseudo-nerds should fuck up. we ain’t england so ASAP is right with his analogy. besides he has a video where he is on the cross. Fuckin” fools!
huh?
fuck ur mouth! faggot. go say huh? to ur momma
“wow! this pseudo-nerds should fuck up”
what does this mean though?
ASAP ferg we know its you.
it means shut the fuck up FAGGI
you forgot to say shut
“Whats a king to a lord/
whats a thief to a sword/
whats an army to a horde/
whats a condom to a whore/
whats a piglet to a boar”
nice rhyme, faggot!
Thanks, faggot!
that totally goes with the control beat
*smgdh* Uh a lord is beneath a king.
great balls you have writing a whole new out of this stupid thing
fuck he’s ugly
SMH a Lord is underneath a King…you can see the intelligence in these new rappers now of days thats why they spit like that….research before you make ignorant comments…
Dumb people commenting here.
He meant “Lord” as in Lord Jesus, so a Lord is higher then a King. You all pick up a dictionary, history book or whatever.
but hes not a lord though and hes far from a biblical figure
nigga aint sold 1 record yet
Next time some asks you about the definition of irony… remember this comment.
Dumb people commenting = you. He said “a lord” not “Lord” so your argument goes out the fuckin’ window.
if your music can be played at a Runway show, youre a faggot. notice he doesnt say you can play it in the hood. lmao
NY dont even fuck with ASAP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord
Fucking moron… you wanna specify dip shit? Kings usually claim higher title although sometime, rarely, refered to as lords themselves! Unless he is talking about a deity (most likely the case) which is just as absurd as he is no fucking god!
Whats with the fucking hate. Ferg is a better rapper than Rocky…straight up
even if that were true…. that aint saying much!!!!
And you are?
This idiot… a king is higher than a lord. Fucktard
No surprise the white boys are defending the British/European royal structure. But if you understand the texts, men will identify with and worship kings who turn them away from the existence of the lord. Ferg went over their heads so badly, they had to open dictionaries, smh. next comes the slander.
Sound familiar?
You lost me when you started babbling about your god that doesn’t exist
Prove your ignorance……Oh wait….
I seriously doubt ferg can even read properly. If he could… there would be more substance to his rap. All this asswipe worships is crack pipes.
… If you actually listen Kendrick is saying he is 2Pac… So what are you to 2Pac?
I also 2nd the comment below “a king is higher than a lord. Fucktard”
it’s obviously he’s using religion as his definition:
KING-leader of a tribe, nation, ruler of land
LORD-deity
don’t be such bookworms. .
When asked to provide his response to Kendricks king of New York mention, Ferg merely presented this question, What’s a king to a lord?
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its sad HHDX has to pu tthis bec people are to stupid in the comment section to understand these artists get ASKED the questions..and not just mention it for hits .. smh
Don’t king anoint lords?
kings*
Ferg is wack as fuck…Kdot would murder him
lmao yall kill me. wikipedia links really? nobody cares. the nigga saying hes a lord nobody thinking about all that other shit. hes just one upping kendrick. chill out.
true, but they wanna take it there so…….
gave this mixtape a chance and a hard listen, this guy is ass-trash..
Jim Jonsin… the lollipop producer.. not Jim Johnson.
Come on HipHopDX. Read an album credit.
Both references are stupid as fuck because these are flesh and blood men, not lords or kings. One dude has big ears while the other looks like Styles P’s mentally retarded brother.
isn’t a king of flesh and blood? I think that’s why they say LORD, king of KINGS. smh
I hope this is not what all 2013 is going to be all about. At least 2012 had some good album releases.
Uhhhh a king to a lord would be his king dumbass
thats an unattractive dude…
Originally here to find out if a king or lord is higher…whassup with the double west-up wesside signifyin though?
plus, he ugly
Wheww!!! It almost scared me. I thought he was gonna say that you can also use the cd for a cup coaster. Good interview and thanks for the update ferg, I liked the part when waka was in the studio and said “Yo Ferg, you can do this part better” or when you said “Yo Waka, I think you should put this effect on you voice. Sounds like some crazy fl studio stuff is going on.
keep you’re fucking mouth shut trap lord is wack as fuck- you rap like you’re from the south fake ass ugly monkey looking bitch
It dont matter this nigga gon sell 10 copies and he probably buy 5 and the the label buy the other 5. He gon need to call on the Lord for that wack ass album to sell.
LMFFAAOOO!!!!!!
He has no say because he is a wack ass rapper
1. drop your album first then you can talk sh*t. K Dot is about to go platinum and dude hasnt made it out of the studio yet.
2. King is higher then a lord. dude needs to study medieval ranking structure or something before sounding like a dumba**
That second one is going to keep me laughing for a few days at least!
yo! you are indeed right but Lord was originally used as a term for a deity or a God, before it was used in terms of Kings and Queens. just saying lol
^^^exactly
It wasn’t used to describe a deity first. People translating religious scriptures used words they associated with certain levels of stature to convey the meaning in English. Its from an OE word describing tribal chieftains. There is your linguistic lesson for the day
you can not talk about ANY hip hop matter if you throw Waka Flocka and French Montana on your albums…. are those who you would call good rappers Ferg?
Onyx Was the ONLY saving grace on Trap Lord.
And 3 of his shits were CATCHY & BANGED at BEST, not good rap. he needs to sit down.
“isn’t a king of flesh and blood?”
You’re a flesh and blood idiot. The point was a king holds rank and power. Kenwack and Faggy Ferg are artists, not kings controlling the subjects of hip hop, or lords that are worshipped.
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