However, it did not gain major recognition until mid-November 2014, and since then it has become a platinum record and has over 130 million plays on SoundCloud. This song appeared in his 2014 mixtape Up Next released in July 2014. įetty Wap's commercial debut single, titled " Trap Queen", was released in early 2014. "Wap" was added to the end of the name to perform in tribute to Gucci Mane's alias, Guwop. He was nicknamed "Fetty" (slang for money). Initially starting off as a rapper, he later decided to start singing as well because he "wanted to do something different".
Career 2013–2015: Beginnings and debut album įetty Wap began taking an interest in music in 2013. He attended Eastside High School before dropping out in order to pursue his music career. Born with glaucoma in both eyes, Maxwell revealed in a 2015 interview that doctors were unable to save his left eye and instead fitted him with an ocular prosthesis. Maxwell was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey.