Still Striving

Still Striving is the second mixtape by American rapper ASAP Ferg. It was released on August 18, 2017, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records.[8] Still Striving is Ferg's fourth solo commercial project. The mixtape features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Cam'ron, Dave East, Lil Yachty, Nav, Famous Dex, Playboi Carti, Migos, ASAP Rocky, MadeinTYO, Busta Rhymes, French Montana, Rick Ross, and Snoop Dogg.

Still Striving
Mixtape by ASAP Ferg
Released	August 18, 2017
Recorded	2016–17
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:13
Label	ASAP Worldwide Polo Grounds RCA
Producer	30 Roc Charlie Handsome Digital Nas DJ Khalil Frankie P Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Kirk Knight Maaly Raw Rex Kudo Skitzo Tariq Beats
ASAP Ferg chronology
Always Strive and Prosper (2016) Still Striving (2017) Floor Seats (2019)
Singles from Still Striving
"Plain Jane" Released: June 13, 2017 "East Coast (Remix)" Released: August 4, 2017 "Nasty (Who Dat)" Released: August 11, 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	4/10[2]
HipHopDX	3.7/5[3]
Paste	6.5/10[4]
Pitchfork	6.1/10[5]
Pretty Much Amazing	B-[6]
RapReviews.com	7/10[7]

Still Striving was supported by three singles: "Plain Jane", "East Coast (Remix)" and "Nasty (Who Dat)".

Background

On November 11, 2016, ASAP Ferg revealed the title of his next project.[9] On July 28, 2017, ASAP Ferg revealed the official release date for Still Striving.[10] The project's artwork was revealed on August 2, 2017.[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Still Striving[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Trap and a Dream" (featuring Meek Mill)	Darold Brown Robert Williams Frank Parra	Frankie P	3:09
2.	"Rubber Band Man" (featuring Cam'ron)	Brown Cameron Giles Parra	Frankie P	3:25
3.	"Olympian" (featuring Dave East)	Brown David Brewster, Jr. Samuel Gloade Lamont Porter	30 Roc	3:31
4.	"Aww Yeah" (featuring Lil Yachty)	Brown Miles McCollum Jamaal Henry	Maaly Raw	3:14
5.	"What Do You Do" (featuring Nav)	Brown Navraj Goraya Masamune Kudo Ryan Vojtesak	Rex Kudo Charlie Handsome	2:56
6.	"Coach Cartier" (featuring Famous Dex)	Brown Dexter Gore, Jr. Parra	Frankie P	3:01
7.	"Mad Man" (featuring Playboi Carti)	Brown Jordan Carter Carlton Mays, Jr. Paul Beauregard Jordan Houston Ricky Dunigan Darnell Carlton Robert Phillips Lola Mitchell	Honorable C.N.O.T.E.	3:29
8.	"Plain Jane"	Brown Kirlan Labarrie Beauregard Houston	Kirk Knight	2:53
9.	"Nasty (Who Dat)" (featuring Migos)	Brown Quavious Marshall Kirshnik Ball Dario Rodríguez	Skitzo	3:29
10.	"Mattress (Remix)" (featuring ASAP Rocky, Rich the Kid, Playboi Carti and Famous Dex)	Brown Rakim Mayers Dimitri Roger Carter Gore Nasir Pemberton Keith Roberts	Digital Nas	4:32
11.	"One Night Savage" (featuring MadeinTYO)	Brown Malcolm Davis Parra	Frankie P	2:32
12.	"East Coast (Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes, ASAP Rocky, Dave East, French Montana, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg)	Brown Trevor Smith, Jr. Mayers Brewster, Jr. Karim Kharbouch William Roberts II Calvin Broadus, Jr. Khalil Abdul-Rahman Altariq Crapps Samuel Barsh	DJ Khalil Tariq Beats^[a]	5:35
13.	"Nandos"	Brown Labarrie	Kirk Knight	2:55
14.	"Tango"	Brown Parra	Frankie P	4:32
Total length:				49:13

Track notes

• ^{^[a]} 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.
• "Plain Jane" contains portions of "Slob On My Knob", performed by Three 6 Mafia; and "No Limit", performed by G-Eazy.
• "Nasty (Who Dat)" contains interpolations of "Who Dat", performed by JT Money featuring Solé.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

Performers ASAP Ferg – primary artist Meek Mill – featured artist (track 1) Cam'ron – featured artist (track 2) Dave East – featured artist (tracks 3, 12) Lil Yachty – featured artist (track 4) Nav – featured artist (track 5) Famous Dex – featured artist (tracks 6, 10) Playboi Carti – featured artist (tracks 7, 10) Migos – featured artist (track 9) ASAP Rocky – featured artist (tracks 10, 12) Rich the Kid – featured artist (track 10) MadeinTYO – featured artist (track 11) Busta Rhymes – featured artist (track 12) French Montana – featured artist (track 12) Rick Ross – featured artist (track 12) Snoop Dogg – featured artist (track 12) King Kanobby - additional vocals (track 14) Technical Jeffrey "RAMZY" Ramirez – recording engineer (tracks 1-3, 11) King Kanobby – mixing engineer (tracks 1, 4-8, 10, 11, 13, 14) Miz The Wiz – assistant mixing engineer (tracks 1, 4-8, 10, 11, 13, 14) Ray Seay – mixing engineer (tracks 2, 3) Ethan Stevens – recording engineer (track 5) Juan "Saucy" Peña – recording engineer (tracks 6, 8) Hector Delgado – mixing engineer (tracks 9, 12) Federico "C Sik" Lopez – assistant mixing engineer (tracks 9, 12)

Instruments Sam Barsh – keyboard (track 12) Daniel Seeff – guitar (track 12) Production Frankie P – producer (tracks 1, 2, 6, 11, 14) 30 Roc – producer (track 3) Maaly Raw – producer (track 4) Rex Kudo – producer (track 5) Charlie Handsome – producer (track 5) Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – producer (track 7) Kirk Knight – producer (tracks 8, 13) Skitzo – producer (track 9) Digital Nas – producer (track 10) DJ Khalil – producer (track 12) Tariq Beats – co-producer (track 12)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 94 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 144 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 64 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 114 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 32 US Billboard 200[20] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 74 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200[23] 158 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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