After Fetty Wap would drop the hit singles Trap Queen, 679, and My Way and clock in over
5.8 million instagram followers, 747 thousand twitter followers and 3.2 million YouTube
subscribers at the time of this recording
After Fetty Wap would get 2 grammy nominations and collaborate with
the likes of Fifth Harmony, Lil Dicky, Nicki Minaj, French Montana and of course Drake
to name a few
After Fetty Wap would have everyone on the internet asking, what happened to his eye?
Fetty Wap seemed to have come out of no where, taking over all your radio stations for quite
a while when he jumped on the main stream scene in late 2014, with his hit song Tap
Queen.
He would go on to be a part of the XXL 2015 Freshman class, and have his first four charting
singles reach the top 10 of Hot Rap Songs simultaneously, making him the first act to
do so in the history of the charts.
It is fair to say other acts have had a total of 4 singles in the top 10 at once, but Fetty
is the fist rapper to have his first 4 singles be in the top 10 simultaneously, so the man
is officially a part of history.
He’d go on to get nominated at the 2016 grammy awards for his song Trap Queen in two
separate categories, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
It seemed everything was going Fetty’s way, who dropped another hit with the song Jimmy
Choo in February 2016.
But since 2016 it seems Fetty’s been pretty quiet.
It seems his disappearance from the spotlight happened faster than his rise to fame, and
it’s got a lot of people wondering what the man’s been up to.
We’re here to tell you all about where Fetty Wap’s been and what we can expect from him
moving forward here for you on Where Are They Now?
What’s up everyone Jarred Bronstein here and today we’ll be talking about the Trap
King himself, Fetty Wap.
We’ve done other videos on rappers like Tekashi 69 and Designer, and you guys asked
for us to cover Fetty next so here we are.
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I got a trivia question I’ll be answering at the end of this video, and that question
is, how did Fetty Wap come up with his stage name?
Let me know in the comments below and let’s get into this one.
Fetty Wap was born Willie Maxwell on June 7th, 1991 in Paterson, New Jersey.
He was born with glaucoma in both of his eyes, and unfortunately doctors were only able to
save one of his eyes, which lead to him having a very distinct look that might’ve actually
worked to his advantage.
After taking an interest in music in 2013, Fetty would start to rap, but would also including
singing his in songs not long after, because he wanted to do something different.
Seems like that was the right call, because his singing and rapping got him enough recognition
to pretty much dominate on the billboard charts.
Fetty’s commercial debut Trap Queen would be recorded in February of 2014, but wouldn’t
get the attention of the mainstream music world until November of 2014.
That would be the same month he’d sign with 300 Entertainment, and land a distribution
deal with Atlantic Records.
His momentum would continue after being featured on the XXL 2015 freshman’s class alongside
Shy Glizzy, Vince Staples and Dej loaf to name a few.
Fetty would go on to continue dropping absolute bangers such as 679 and the song My Way which
would eventually be remixed by Drake.
Those two tracks, along with Trap Queen would take over most radio stations and would be
played in the club on almost a nightly basis.
To this day when I hear Trap Queen in the club I still go off, it’s just one of those
songs ya know?
Fetty would release his 4th single, Again, which would make history by having him be
the first ever in the history of Hot Rap Songs Charts to have 4 of his first singles, simultaneously
be in the top 10.
Trap Queen would be at number 2, followed by My Way at 3, 679 at number 5 and the song
Again at number 8.
All of this immediate success would lead to Fetty droping his self titled debut album,
Fetty Wap on September 25th, 2015, which would debut at number one on the US Billboard 200’s.
He’d go on to drop 2 mixtapes, one in collaboration with French Montana and one with the Zoo Gang,
titled Zoo 16, which included Fetty’s good pals Monty and former Remy Boy P-Dice.
Fetty would go on to be featured on the Lil Dicky song Save Dat Money and would see another
smash hit being featured on Fifth Harmony’s Flex in 2016, along with his own single Jimmy
Choo.
2016 would seem to be a big year for Fetty, who would drop another mixtape and even have
a racing gaming app in the works, although I tried to look it up and couldn’t find
the Fetty version.
Maybe they took it down who knows.
Now as quickly as Fetty came onto the scene, it seems like he kinda just disappeared.
In 2017 he would drop the songs Way You Are featuring Monty and the song Flip Phone and
would also appear on the runway for Phillip Plein (PLEEN) during New York Fashion Week.
Fetty would also drop a mixtape, Lucky No 7 on June 7th, 2017 and a few more singles,
as well as being a feature on a few songs.
Although none seemed to get the attention of the mainstream media the way Trap Queen
did, he was still putting out music consistently.
Fetty would however perform at a handful of festivals, such as Sunfest in West Palm Beach,
Florida, RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa and Wireless Festival in the UK.
However, things went from okay to bad for the Trap Queen rapper in 2017, after he’d
have a run in with the law.
On November 2nd, 2017 at 1:20AM Fetty would be arrested in Brooklyn and charged with reckless
endangerment, drunk driving, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, illegally changing
lanes, and drag racing.
He’d be released without bail, after agreeing to a plea deal and would be given a $500 fine
and 14 hours of attending impaired driving education.
In 2018 Fetty would continue to release music as well as perform live, dropping the EP For
My Fans 3: The Final Chapter on January 19th, and the mixtape Bruce Wayne, which he would
drop in June of 2018.
Fetty would also go on a Canadian Tour, with stops in 18 cities throughout Canada to promote
his mixtape Bruce Wayne with stops in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, and Halifax
to name a few.
Reports would also come out that Fetty was signing with Treywey Entertainment, the label
that Tekashi 69 is signed to, however it seems that never came to fruition because his latest
track, Birthday featuring Monty, was released through 300 Entertainment.
Which also takes us to the present day, or the year of 2019 in general.
Aside from the track Birthday, which Fetty would release the music video for and get
over a million views in just 5 days, the man is also expected to drop his sophomore album
King Zoo.
Although there is no official release date, Fetty was expected to go on an a European
Tour in April of 2019, which he had to cancel because he was getting pressure from his label
to finish the album.
We’re now in July and his tour was rescheduled for the end of September so I think it’s
safe to say the album will most likely drop in the next month or so.
Or at the very least, be in post production so Fetty can tour while the suits do what
they do to clear the tracks and all that fun stuff.
Now aside from the music, Fetty’s also got his hands full being the father of 7 and being
featured on Love and Hip Hop Hollywood season 3 back in 2016.
Although there have been social media posts from some of Fetty’s baby mama’s saying
he isn’t the best dad, Fetty told BET back in 2018 “All my kids’ moms have moved
on and living their life.
They allow me to be a dad to my kids.
I’m fortunate enough to have been smart enough to invest my money so my kids will
have money when I’m gone...Understand…
I’m not rich.
I’m wealthy.”
But aside from providing for his children and mother of his kids financially, it seemed
back when he appeared on Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Fetty wanted to genuinely be a
part of his kid’s life as they grow up.
So I think it’s safe to say even though we’re more than halfway through the year,
2019 could turn out to be a big comeback season for Fetty.
I mean his latest track birthday, which dropped in early June is actually a pretty dope song.
And if he releases his album this year which he’s expected to, don’t be surprised if
you start hearing him on the radio again.
He was able to make hit after hit in the past, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a few sings
on the new album are absolute bangers.
As always I love to hear from you guys so let me know in the comments below your favourite
Fetty Wap song.
Now before we wrap this one up, of course I gotta answer that trivia question that we
started the video with.
How did Fetty Wap come up with his stage name Fetty Wap?
Well it turns he got the name Fetty because it’s slang for money, something he was apparently
good at making, and seems to still be good at.
The second part of his name comes from his inspiration and idol, Gucci Mane, who also
went by the name DuWop.
Put the two together and you get Well apparently you get just a name.
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