A$AP Ferg Doesn't Condone A$AP Bari's Actions In Breakfast Club Interview

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A$AP Ferg visits Music Choice on August 22, 2017 in New York City.
"We don't condone that type of behavior."

The Breakfast Club is known for their brash interviews and hard-hitting questions. They are the ones in the hip hop community without a filter when it comes to asking questions. Regardless, they are still one of the go-to radio shows to hit up for any major artists press-run. While recently, A$AP Ferg dropped his Still Striving tape, it's no doubt that he had to visit Charlamagne tha God, DJ Envy & Angela Yee. During his interview, there was a lot to talk about however, their was one scenario that needed to be addressed.

Earlier this year, footage of A$AP Bari allegedly sexually assaulting a women surfaced the internet. While members of the Mob have addressed it at their own accord, A$AP Ferg talked about it more in-depth with the Breakfast Club. Charlamagne starts the segment off by asking Ferg if Bari is still part of the Mob.

"Yeah, he's still part of A$AP Mob but we had to sit him down for a second," Ferg says, "We don't condone that kind of behavior."

He later on continues to say that with the controversy surrounding Bari, it's ultimately a bad reflection on the Mob as a whole. 

"He's not the known face [in A$AP Mob]. It's me, it's Rocky, it's Twelvyy, it's all the rappers. And whenever they showed the video or spoke about it on YouTube, it would be "Shabba Ranks" B-role in the back of my video and it's like 'damn, I ain't have nothing to do with that shit.'" Ferg says. He continues saying "but what happens is you guilty by association."

Ferg also that he was raised around a bunch of women so the allegations themselves didn't settle well with him and that as a man, Bari's actions disgusted him.

While the controversy surrounding Bari are heavy, his association with the crew has not necessarily left a bad mark on either Rocky or Ferg's name. This month, they geared up for "Awgest: The month of the Mob" which led to several releases, including A$AP Twelvyy's album as well as Ferg's Still Striving mixtape that dropped last week. In addition to the releases earlier this month, the Mob as a whole will be dropping Cozy Tapes Vol. 2 later this week.

Check out the full A$AP Ferg interview below. He addresses the A$AP Bari situation around the 7 minute mark. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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