''Still Striving'' is the second mixtape by American rapper

ASAP Ferg Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collec ...

. It was released through ASAP Worldwide,

Polo Grounds Music Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label distributed by Sony Music's RCA Records. Polo Grounds Music is a full-service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions. Founded in 2006 by Bryan ...

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RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also ...

on August 18, 2017. The album features guest appearances from

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...

Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" ...

Dave East David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), better known by his stage name Dave East, is an American rapper. East began his career in 2010, and gained attention in 2014 from his eighth mixtape, ''Black Rose''. Its release garnered the attent ...

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles " One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

, Nav,

Famous Dex Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born September 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American rapper and singer. His 2018 debut album '' Dex Meets Dexter'' peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its singles " Pick It U ...

Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records prior to signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope ...

, Migos,

ASAP Rocky Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, music producer and record executive. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a membe ...

MadeinTYO Malcolm Jamaal Davis (born April 12, 1992), better known by his stage name MadeinTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo), is an American rapper and singer born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He rose to prominence in 2016 after the release of his single " Uber Every ...

Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ...

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Arabic: æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13. ...

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Diddy's Bad ...

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Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

. It was supported by the single " Plain Jane".

Background

On November 11, 2016, ASAP Ferg revealed the title of his next project. On July 28, 2017, ASAP Ferg revealed the official release date for ''Still Striving''. The project's artwork was revealed on August 2, 2017. The mixtape’s lead and only single, " Plain Jane", was released on June 13, 2017.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. Track notes * signifies a co- producer * "Tango" contains additional vocals by King Kanobby Sample credits * "Mad Man" contains a sample of " Tear da Club Up", performed by

Three 6 Mafia Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' ...

. * "Plain Jane" contains portions of "Slob On My Knob", performed by Three 6 Mafia. * "Nasty (Who Dat)" contains interpolations of "

Who Dat Who Dat (AAVE for "who is that?") can mean: * Who Dat?, the name of a support chant by fans of the New Orleans Saints * Who Dat (J. Cole song), "Who Dat" (J. Cole song) * Who Dat (JT Money song), "Who Dat" (JT Money song) * Who Dat (Young Jeezy son ...

", performed by

JT Money Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a protégé of Luther "Luke ...

featuring

Solé Tonya Michelle Johnston (born July 17, 1973), better known by her stage name Solé, is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. Biography Solé was born in 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Phyllis Frazier and James Johnston, Her siblin ...

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. Performers *

– primary artist *

– featured artist *

– featured artist * Nav – featured artist *

– featured artist *

– featured artist * Migos – featured artist *

– featured artist *

Rich the Kid Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. He released his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'', on March 30, 2018. His second studio album, ''The World Is Yours 2'', was releas ...

– featured artist *

– featured artist * King Kanobby - additional vocals Technical * Jeffrey "RAMZY" Ramirez – recording engineer * King Kanobby – mixing engineer * Miz The Wiz – assistant mixing engineer * Ray Seay – mixing engineer * Ethan Stevens – recording engineer * Juan "Saucy" Peña – recording engineer * Hector Delgado – mixing engineer * Federico "C Sik" Lopez – assistant mixing engineer Instruments * Sam Barsh – keyboard * Daniel Seeff – guitar Production * Frankie P – producer * 30 Roc – producer *

Maaly Raw Jamaal Talib Henry (born September 26, 1994), known professionally as Maaly Raw, is an American record producer and songwriter. He gained prominence in 2016 as the architect behind some of fellow Philadelphia native Lil Uzi Vert's most popular s ...

– producer * Rex Kudo – producer * Charlie Handsome – producer *

Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Carlton Davis Mays, Jr. (born April 8, 1981), professionally known as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter. Mays started producing at the age of 15 in the Benton Harbor Area of Michigan, before moving to At ...

– producer *

Kirk Knight Kirlan Labarrie (born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Kirk Knight, is an American record producer, rapper and member of the hip hop collective Pro Era. His debut project, ''Late Knight Special ''Late Knight Special'' is the ...

– producer * Skitzo – producer *

Digital Nas Nasir Pemberton known professionally as Digital Nas or DN, is a Grammy-nominated American record producer, singer & songwriter. He initially began producing for underground artists and later rose to prominence for his work with Kanye West on his ...

– producer *

DJ Khalil Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard (born October 16, 1973), professionally known as DJ Khalil, is an American music producer and DJ from Los Angeles. He is the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Self Scientific (along with rapper Chace Infinite) an ...

– producer *

Nick Barbs Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Plac ...

– A$R * Tariq Beats – co-producer

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References

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