Rap Rising: FERG Drops His Most Personal Album Yet 'DAROLD'

By Tony M. Centeno

November 8, 2024

A$AP Ferg

FERG takes fans on a deep dive of his personal life on his new album.

On Friday, November 8, the New York native released his new album DAROLD via RCA Records. His latest studio album comes with 15 tracks including previous singles "Allure" featuring Future & Mike WiLL Made-It and "Thought I Was Dead." Ferg also teams up with Coco Jones for their new collaboration "French Tips," which samples Brandy's "I Wanna Be Down." He also recruits DD Osama, Denzel Curry, Mary J. Blige, Dapper Dan and more to appear on the project.

"I gave people, A$AP Ferg, Hood Pope, Trap Lord," Ferg said in a video he posted to Instagram. "Now I want to give them the guy behind the guy. This record is definitely super personal. I'm touching on topics that I've never spoken about before."

The 36-year-old rapper explained that his new album title stems from his birth name, Darold Brown Ferguson. He also said he made the cover art for his album and individual tracks himself. You can see all of his new art pieces here.

"This album means the world to me !!!" he wrote in a separate post. "This is a literal work of art . I started painting again during the pandemic and flirted with the idea of doing my own cover art for my album . The therapeutic nature of brush on canvas put me in a zone and I decided Id just do all my single covers myself . The vibe was Fresh and I was back hooked on painting again."

FERG serves as the cover star for this week's Rap Rising playlist on iHeartRadio. In addition to songs from Ferg's new album, you can also find new music from Cordae, Real Boston Richey, Young Nudy and more. Stream the playlist above and check out more new music below.

FERG, DAROLD (Album)

DAROLD
Photo: RCA Records

Ab-Soul, SOUL BURGER (Album)

SOUL BURGER
Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment

SahBabii, Saaheem (Album)

Saaheem
Photo: Streamcut

BabyTron, TRONICLES (Album)

Tronicles
Photo: Hip Hop Lab/EMPIRE

Hitkidd, Hitkidd For President (Album)

HittKid For President
Photo: Campsouth Records/AWAL Recordings

Real Boston Richey, Richey Rich (Album)

Richey Rich
Photo: Freebandz

STUNNA 4 Vegas, 4 EVER DELUXE (Album)

4 EVER
Photo: STB

Shordie Shordie, Breath of Fresh Air (Album)

Breath of Fresh Air
Photo: Sucker Free Records/EMPIRE

Loe Shimmy, Nardy World (Album)

Nardy World
Photo: Open Shift Distribution

Premo Rice & Harry Fraud, P Got Game (EP)

P Got Game
Photo: Live Forever Recordings/SRFSCHL, LLC

Capella Grey, Vibe Responsibly: The Afties (EP)

Vibe Responsibly
Photo: Allepac The Family/10K Projects

Cordae featuring Joey Bada$$, "Syrup Sandwiches"

Young Nudy & Pi’erre Bourne, "Right Now"

Chris Patrick, "Mr. Fantastic"

Ice Cube featuring Killer Mike & Busta Rhymes, "Ego Maniacs"

Kevin Gates, "FEEL"

Dave East & araabMUZIK, "Percocet"

Z Money featuring Jeremih, "Ain't My Fault"

Termanology & Tek featuring Freeway, "Hustler's Soul"

Consequence featuring Chuck D, "What Has America Done"

K Camp, "Consequences"

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