Ferg – Flip Phone Shorty – Strictly For Da Streetz Vol. 1 [Album Stream]

Ferg (f.k.a. ASAP Ferg) is deep into his next era with the release of “Flip Phone Shorty – Strictly For Da Streetz Vol. 1”.

The 12-track, 31-minute album plays like a loud answer to anyone wondering what he had left after “Darold“. Released via Trillagan Island, the project leans all the way into its title – this is fast, grimy and built for the block, but filtered through the mind of an artist. He’s spent the last few years redefining himself on canvas and in the booth.

The visual side isn’t just an afterthought here. Once again Ferg painted the cover himself, drawing on influences like Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and the legacy of Harlem – the same roots that shaped his father’s design work and his own early fashion hustle. He’s talked about experiencing a kind of synesthesia, seeing colours when he hears sounds, and “Flip Phone Shorty” feels like that idea turned into a full statement: distorted shapes and wild colours on the sleeve, distorted 808s and left-field ideas in the music. (Studio 21)

On the tracklist, the tape moves with the quick-hit energy of an old-school street CD. Opener “BALL” sets the tone, before records like “BIG DAWG”, “DEM BOYZ” and “P.O.L.O.” snap into that rowdy, chant-along lane he built his name on. The guest list is stacked but purposeful: CeeLo Green drops in for the brief, 53-second “CEE-LO LIFE VOICEMAIL”, Lil B floats through “FISHER PRICE”, and French Montana slides onto “UPTOWN BABY” for a splash of Uptown flex. Denzel Curry gets two high-adrenaline looks on “FOCUS ON ME” and “YOUNG OG”, while Big Boss Vette turns “SHOOT THE CLUB UP” into the kind of chaos you can picture immediately from the title alone.

Everything funnels into closer “FLIP PHONE ANTHEM” with Awich and Gucci Mane, a finale that turns the flip-phone motif into a full-on mission statement – retro tech, new money, and FERG acting as the ringmaster tying all these worlds together. Taken as a whole, “Flip Phone Shorty – Strictly For Da Streetz Vol. 1” feels like a sharp pivot from the introspective “Darold” without abandoning the growth that sparked it: a street-level, feature-heavy album where the Harlem kid who used to design clothes and paint walls is now building entire worlds and inviting the rest of rap to step inside.