Fetty Wap is rapper from Paterson, NJ who blew up in 2014 after dropping a slew of hits on SoundCloud. After noticing he had a unique voice and a talent for finding melody, he recorded 'Trap Queen' as his third song ever. Fetty Wap talks abotu his come up with Akademiks and how dropping songs on SoundCloud that quickly blew up in his hometown then later across the internet changed his life quickly. He talks about going to SxSW for the first time and then getting signed to 300 ENT through RGF Productions. He Talks about being arrogant for the first few years of his career and the obligations he turned down because he didn't feel like doing. Fetty Wap says in 2015 he was the hottest artist in the world and recaps how the situation went when Drake hopped on one of his tracks that ended up not being on his album or even on DSPs. He talks the lifestyle that comes with blowing up rather fast and admits to owning 30 cars at one time. Fetty Wap talks about turning down being on tour with Beyonce, Justin Bieber and even Future one year just to go on a solo tour to put his homies on. Fetty Wap says he use to bring 30+ people with him on tours with several DJ's multiple tour buses until Taylor Swift put him on to how she runs her business. Fetty Wap then discusses his issues with his longtime partner, Nitt Da Gritt, and describes how it affects his passion for recording music and continuing in the music business. 

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