Just days before A$AP Rocky’s Long.Live.A$AP releases on January 15, it looks like A$AP Ferg is the next member to take his career to new heights. In a recent press release, Ferg has inked a solo deal with Polo Grounds Music/RCA.

Ferg joins Rocky who is also signed to the label. He has quite a few viral hits under his belt—“A Hundred Million Roses,” “Persian Wine,” and the smash “Work.” The Harlem native’s first release under the new deal will be “Work,” which will hit iTunes on January 22.

“I’m just proud right now because this is everything we wished and hoped for,” said his music partner A$AP Rocky. “A$AP Ferg worked hard for this and I put all my faith and backing into him. I feel like ‘Work’ is our generation’s 'Sippin On Some Syrup' [by Three 6 Mafia and UGK] or 'Chickenhead' [by Project Pat, La Chat and Three 6 Mafia], it has that feeling.”

Aside from music, Ferg is working on his own clothing line called Trap Lord.

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