About
Fetty Wap is an American rapper and contemporary R&B singer, best known for his 2014 hit single, Trap Queen followed by his top-ten singles, 679, and My Way. Fetty gained extensive popularity on the internet because of these tracks, especially in the Black Twitter scene.
Early Life
Fetty was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He had only started gaining interest in music in 2013. As a child, Fetty was diagnosed with glaucoma in both eyes, causing the loss of his left eye.
Music Career
Trap Queen
In February of 2014, Fetty released his first single, titled Trap Queen. Although it was released in February, the song began to receive recognition in later 2014, going platinum. The music video for the song received over 240,000,00 views, 1,000,000 likes, and 72,000 dislikes.
The song gained heavy popularity on Vine, the most popular being of Viner Arielle Vandenberg hitting a whip to the track.
On August 9th, 2015, pop artist Taylor Swift posted a concert photo to her Instagram after having Fetty join her on stage to preform Trap Queen. The photo gained 1.4 million likes and just under 25,000 comments in 6 weeks.
679
Fetty followed up Trap Queen, with his next single, 679 featuring Remy Boyz. The track hit #7 in the United States, and the music video for the track has received over 30 million views.