Fetty Wap

Fetty Wap is the stage name of American rapper Willie Maxwell II, who rose to fame in 2015 with the hit "Trap Queen." The name combines "fetty" (slang for money) with "Wap," a nickname referencing his resemblance to rapper Gucci Mane.

He is recognizable for having one eye, having lost the other to childhood glaucoma.

artist

rapper

Hip-hop vocal artist

autotune · vocalist · melody · eyepatch · dreadlocks · Monty · Atlantic Records · debut · breakthrough · 2015

sound

melody

Pleasing sequence of notes

  • autotuneAudio pitch-adjusting software
  • hookCurved catching device
  • cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern

flow · crooning · harmonies · catchy · vocals · ad-libs · hey · repetition · earworm

trapqueen

loyalty

Faithful commitment to another

partner · commitment · love song · relationship · affection · bond · soulmate · trap house · hustling · support

hits

remix

Altered version of recording

single · streaming · viral · hook · chorus · catchy · summer anthem · crossover · radio · debut album

Opposites
musical style within hip-hop

Fetty WapKendrick Lamar

J. Cole · Griselda

career trajectory

Fetty WapDrake

Adult male duck

Jay-Z · Kanye West · Eminem · Lil Wayne · Nicki Minaj

hip-hop persona and image

Fetty Wap50 Cent

Queens rapper, candy entrepreneur

DMX · Chief Keef · Gucci Mane · 21 Savage

Family

fetter, fetters, fettered, fettering

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13