Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for drug trafficking. The “Trap Queen” rapper recently asserted that he only resorted to drug dealing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
His lawyer said he struggled with depression due to his inability to keep up with his lavish lifestyle during the covid pandemic.
Fetty Wap pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin in a Long Island courtroom on Monday. The plea means that the "Trap Queen" rapper faces a mandatory prison sentence of five years.
Looks like Fetty Wap has once again run afoul of the law and got himself pinched for using FaceTime to threaten someone this past Monday (August 8).
Fetty Wap can't win for losing. The "Trap Queen" rapper was arrested at Newark Airport on an outstanding warrant.
Fetty Wap is finally back on stage. He recently performed his first live show since being booked for his alleged role in a drug ring.
Given the gravity of the charges thrown against him, he's lowkey lucky to be out on bail forreal forreal.
According to Deadline, Fetty Wap, real name William Junior Maxwell, was arrested last week at New York’s CitiField on a two-count federal indictment. The "Trap Queen" rapper was going to be a part of the three-day Rolling Loud music festival at the New York Mets’ home stadium but never made it to the stage. After the arrest, Maxwell stood before a Long Island judge on charges of being what the government is calling a “kilogram-level dealer” of opioids.
Later today (October 29), the charges will be unsealed at the Patterson, N.J. rapper appears in court to address the matter.
Over the weekend, Turquoise Miami, the mother of the child, confirmed the tragic loss via a moving Instagram post.
It is being reported by various social media that the New Jersey rapper's four-year-old daughter has died, and fans are rallying around the "Trap Queen" artist and striking down some mean-spirited reactions as well.
Damn, talk about keeping it a buck. We're rooting for a 2021 comeback for Fetty now.
