Darold Ferguson, Jr. was born on the 22nd October 1988 in Manhattan, New York City USA. He is a well-known American hip hop rapper, singer, songwriter and musician, known to the audience as A$AP Ferg. He has been active on the American rap scene since 2007 when he became a member of the ASAP Mob, an American hip hop association.
Have you ever wondered how rich ASAP Ferg is? According to sources, it is estimated that ASAP Ferg`s overall net worth is $1 million, an amount earned through his career, during which he has already collaborated with numerous notable artists of the rap and hip-hop scene, including Wiz Khalifa, Ariana Grande, Juicy J and others.
ASAP Ferg Net Worth $1 Million
Ferg grew up in an infamous neighborhood of New York City, known as Hungry Ham, original name being Hamilton Heights. Ferg`s father owned a boutique shop, which stored and sold t-shirts with printed logos of the Bad Boy Record label and many artists on the American music scene, including the Grammy awarded singer Teddy Riley. However, his father died, when Ferg was still in his early years, which inspired him to form his own clothing brand, Devoni in 2005.
Starting in 2007, Ferg dedicated himself to music business, when a friend of a fellow artist ASAP Rocky pushed him into it. Firstly, the two sang together and later they joined the ASAP Mob, which inspired their respective nicknames. Ferg`s net worth heavily increased during the years he collaborated with ASAP Rocky, releasing numerous songs which benefited both his popularity and net worth as well. Some of the songs include “Kissin` Pink”, “Get High” and “Ghetto Symphony”.
After this initial success, A$AP decided to act as a solo artist, signing a contract with RCA Records and Polo Grounds in 2013, and soon began working on his debut solo album. On the 20th August the same year, his first album entitled “Trap Lord” was released. The album quickly garnered positive reviews from the critics, and it featured a song “Shabba”, which broke into the top 10 of the Billboard 200, as it was placed at the number nine. This success has certainly increased album sales and with that, Ferg`s overall net worth.
While working on the album, Ferg forged quite a number of new friendships with popular rap and hip hop artists, such as French Montana and Trinidad James. Furthermore to his successful career, in 2014, Ferg released a mix tape, entitled “Ferg Forever”, which also increased his net worth.
His latest ventures in the music industry include recording his second album, entitled “Always Strive And Prosper”, which is scheduled for release in 2016. Relying on his past success, undoubtedly, the next release will take his career to the next level and increase his net worth even more.
Overall, ASAP Ferg is a young musician, however, he has already managed to win the hearts of the public, as his songs are continuously played through several online music services. So additionally, Ferg has also won the Rookie Of the Year Award in 2013 at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.
In order to truly see how rich Ferg is, the fact is that he has recently bought a Maseratti Sedan worth of $102,000
Regarding his personal life, unlike other rap stars that expose their lives to media 24\7, Ferg tends to keep his private life to himself. For the time being, he is focused on his career.
