New Level
by A$ap Ferg (featuring Future)

Album: Always Strive and Prosper (2016)
Charted: 90
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This come-up anthem features A$AP Ferg trading verses with Future. The pair previously worked together on Juicy J's "Ice."
  • Ferg starts his verse by recalling the hard times he had in his early days on tour with Juicy J. He recalled to Genius: "Tour life was f--king wack as s--t. Juicy J was living, he had the big-ass bus. We couldn't afford that s--t. We were grinding. It was a big tour for us, but we were pushing around in a Sprinter.

    I used to sleep in itchy beds in broke-ass motels. N---as were uncomfortable. Sometimes we slept in the sprinter, sometimes we slept in the motel. N---as had little red dots on they back. It was crazy."
  • The video features cameo appearances by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, Olympic fencer Daryl Homer, and BMX biker Nigel Sylvester.
  • Speaking during an appearance on the Rap Radar podcast, Ferg revealed that the song almost didn't make it onto Always Strive and Prosper.

    "Y'all almost didn't get 'New Level,'" he said. "I didn't have no turn-ups on my album because that wasn't how I was feeling. I'm an artist, I gotta go with what I'm feeling inside."

    Ferg eventually included the track after connecting with Future at the last minute.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Pam Tillis

Pam TillisSongwriter Interviews

The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.

Did They Really Sing In That Movie?

Did They Really Sing In That Movie?Fact or Fiction

Bradley Cooper, Michael J. Fox, Rami Malek, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and George Clooney: Which actors really sang in their movies?

Cy Curnin of The Fixx

Cy Curnin of The FixxSongwriter Interviews

The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.

Randy Houser

Randy HouserSongwriter Interviews

The "How Country Feels" singer talks Skynyrd and songwriting.

Ian Gillan of Deep Purple

Ian Gillan of Deep PurpleSongwriter Interviews

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan explains the "few red lights" in "Smoke On The Water" and talks about songs from their 2020 album Whoosh!

Donald Fagen

Donald FagenSongwriter Interviews

Fagen talks about how the Steely Dan songwriting strategy has changed over the years, and explains why you don't hear many covers of their songs.