Fetty Wap has quickly become a hot commodity in hip-hop. The Jersey native has garnered plenty of success with his initial hit single “Trap Queen” and his infectious remix of “My Way” with Young Money emcee Drake. Since Fetty’s career skyrocketed over the past year, it was only right for VIBE to feature him on the cover of their new digital issue. Find out more about Fetty Wap’s past, present, and future in music as well as how he spends his “days off” after the jump!
Fetty Wap’s success over the past year is undeniable. In VIBE‘s latest digital issue, the man who made the phrase “Trap Queen” radio-appropriate talks about his come-up. He told VIBE that the beginning of his career in music wasn’t about the money or the fame. He didn’t even listen to a lot of music growing up. Once he discovered his inspiration Gucci Mane, Fetty realized what he wanted to accomplish in life.
“I didn’t listen to music that much when I was young,” Fetty told VIBE’s Mikey Fresh. “It wasn’t until I found out about Gucci Mane. That was really when I got into music. My first iPod just had Guwop’s Chicken Talk mixtape on it at first. I remember when I got it, the first song I heard was ‘Chicken Talk’ with DJ Burn One. Ever since then I was hooked.”
Not only is Fetty an accomplished musician, but he’s also a dedicated father. Fetty revealed that he works hard for his kids. Although he claims he doesn’t have a lot of “days off,” the Paterson, New Jersey native says that he spends a majority of his free time with his two children.
“I don’t really be having no days off. That’s why the mothers of my kids don’t really complain. It’s not like I’m not around for no reason. They know I’m doing what I can, and that I’m out working to provide for them. I don’t like leaving my kids, so I don’t like just going to see them for no hour or two, and then I got to be in the studio for seven hours. When I first started I was with my kids for seven hours and at the studio for one or two because I only had money for that little studio time.”
Read the full story here. Check out the exclusive photos from his VIBE cover shoot in the gallery!
