You’d better have a sense of urgency if you’re a rapper called A$AP Ferg (real name Darold Ferguson) – and he may be the most quick-witted of all those who’ve scurried from Harlem hip-hop clique A$AP Mob like so many sportswear-clad money-spiders. From chat-up lines to make Charles Bukowski wince (“Even though the bathroom’s not unisex, we can turn that shit co-ed”) to the spiralling internal rhymes of Strive (“Working in Ben Jerry’s, it was scary, my life vision was blurry”), Ferg’s pungent wordplay powers this splendidly diverse and dynamic second album. Check out Hungry Ham if you’re looking for a musical pick-me-up.
