His 2013 commercial single, "Work (Remix)" (featuring ASAP Rocky, French Montana, Schoolboy Q, and Trinidad James)—a remix of his 2012 debut single—was released in May of that year; it marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Ferguson's 2020 single, "Move Ya Hips" (featuring Nicki Minaj and MadeinTYO) peaked at number 19 on the chart—becoming his highest-charting single—while marking one of the largest downward movements in the chart's history the following week.

[5] Darold Durard Brown was born on October 20, 1988, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to Trinidadian parents.

[7] Inspired by his father, who died of kidney failure, Ferg launched clothing and jewelry lines at a young age and attended art school.

[8] In 2005, Ferg began launching the "Devoni Clothing", that he designed and distributed high-end belts, which have been worn by Chris Brown, Swizz Beatz and Diggy Simmons.

[7] Since 2010, they collaborated on various songs such as "Get High," "Kissin' Pink" and "Ghetto Symphony", the latter being from Rocky's chart-topping major label debut, Long.

[9] Ferg's debut single "Work", produced by Chinza and Fly, appeared on the A$AP Mob mixtape Lords Never Worry, released on August 28, 2012.

[12] When speaking on his debut album Trap Lord, Ferg said: "I hope people take the good and the bad from what I've got to say, I've seen so much shit in my life.

[13] On May 14, 2013, the remix to "Work", featuring fellow American rappers A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, French Montana and Trinidad James, was released to digital retailers.

[14] On June 2, 2013, while revealing Trap Lord would feature guest appearances from hip hop groups Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Onyx, Ferg announced that the album would be released on August 20, 2013.

Composed entirely of iPhone footage shot during New York Fashion Week, the video starred fashion model Cara Delevingne and featured cameos from a host of other celebrities, including Kris Jenner, Kanye West, Diddy, Alexander Wang, Russell Simmons, Justin Bieber, Beyoncé, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Jeremy Scott, Les Twins, and Haim.

[27][28] Since 2015, Ferg is accompanied on tour by his dj TJ Mizell,[29] who is the son of the legendary Jam Master Jay.

[30] In 2018, Ferg appeared in a video ad for Tiffany's with Elle Fanning remixing "Moon River"[31] and later that year, he also narrated the Adidas World Cup advert 'Creativity is the Answer'.

[32] In 2020, Ferg, along with musician Matt Sweeney, he appeared on the Run The Jewels track "A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation)" on the latter's fourth studio album, RTJ4.

He appeared at the end of "A Few Words..." on the hidden track, "Theme Song", providing his voice with the refrain "Yankee and the Brave".