Fetty Wap

Who they were

Willie Junior Maxwell II, better known by his stage name Fetty Wap, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He quickly rose to mainstream prominence after his 2014 song "Trap Queen" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with 300 Entertainment, an imprint of Atlantic Records. Two of his 2015 singles, "679" and "My Way", peaked within the top ten of the chart; all three—as well as the top 40 single "Again"—preceded his eponymous debut studio album (2015),

Early life

Educated at: Eastside High School.

Early life Maxwell was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Born with glaucoma in both eyes, Maxwell revealed in an interview in 2015 that doctors were unable to save his left eye and instead fitted him with an ocular prosthesis . [ 3 ] He attended Eastside High School before dropping out. [ 4 ] ^ Martinez, Angie. "Fetty Wap Interview, Angie Martinez Power 105.1, June 2015" . YouTube . TheBreakfastClub. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016 .

Path and career

Career 2013–2015: Beginnings and debut album Fetty Wap developed an interest in making music in 2013. Initially starting off as a rapper, he later decided to start singing as well because he "wanted to do something different". He was nicknamed "Fetty," which is slang for "money"; "Wap" was added to the end of the name to perform in tribute to Gucci Mane 's alias, Guwop. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fetty Wap's commercial debut single, titled " Trap Queen ", was released in early 2014.

Why this date

Fetty Wap appears on our June 7 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.