If FERG, the Harlem-bred superstar MC who made his name as part of A$AP Mob, wants us to know anything about the Apple-exclusive mix he curated with Hit-Boy, it’s that this is truly the music that moves him. “This is the music that I listen to all the time,” he says. “Whether I’m working out, or whether I’m just in the car, or before my shows—I guess they oldies now, but I like to call them classics.” With selections from New York all-time greats like DMX, JAY-Z, and Mary J. Blige, it’s not hard to understand how FERG was struck by these songs. As a kid, the MC was a sponge to what was popular on his block, and the playlist is a reflection of how it informs what he does today. “A lot of these songs, I was raised and I grew up on,” FERG says. “You got hip-hop and R&B in there, you got a mixture of some hardcore rap, all of these vibes—you get to see my eclectic sounds, that inspire my music.”