Ferg Drops ASAP From His Name For New Release, "MDMX": Fans React

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Ferg is forging his own path.

Ferg has shared his first song since dropping the ASAP moniker from his name, prompting surprise and concern from fans of the group on social media. The long-time ASAP Mob member shared a music video for the track, "MDMX," on his YouTube page, on Monday.

Fans had mixed responses to the move. Many expressed their shock such as one user who commented on the video: "Ferg took A$AP out his name???" Another fan remarked: "Damn the Era of Ferg (No ASAP)." Others were more confident in Ferg choosing to carve his own path. "It's weird without A$AP, but guess he went his own way," one fan commented. One more wrote: "A$AP not being in his name isn't that big a deal, the spirit of the collective died with Yams. Good to see Ferg back at it."

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Ferg previously announced his decision to drop ASAP from his name after inking a deal with JAY-Z's Roc Nation back in 2021. In a press release from the time, the imprint said: “Ferg is very much still part of the Mob, and is A$AP Ferg within A$AP Mob… Ferg as an individual artist and with his solo career is Ferg.” In that vein, Ferg recently linked up with ASAP Rocky on Instagram Live to tease new music.

Ferg Shares Music Video For "MDMX"

Rocky previously discussed his relationship with Ferg during an appearance on Drink Champs in 2020. He said at the time: "Everything’s lovely, man. We all blessed to be here. Everybody doing they thing and everybody’s eclectically kind of like progressively being creative, doing they own thing… The hardest thing to do is to keep a group together and sh*t like that. That’s the hardest thing, bro." Be on the lookout for further updates on Ferg on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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