Fetty Wap is a free man after being launched from jail virtually a yr early.
The New Jersey rapper, greatest identified for his hits “Entice Queen,” “679” and “My Manner,” was transferred from a federal jail in Minnesota to dwelling confinement in Philadelphia on Wednesday (January 7), in response to Billboard and TMZ.
Fetty (actual identify Willie Maxwell II) was sentenced to 6 years behind bars in Could 2023 on federal drug prices. His authentic launch date was scheduled for December 2026 with time served.
“I need to thank my household, mates, and followers for the love, prayers, and continued help — it really means every little thing to me,” Fetty stated in a press release.
“Proper now, my focus is on giving again by way of my group initiatives and basis, supporting at-risk younger youngsters by increasing entry to schooling, early tech expertise, and imaginative and prescient take care of younger youngsters and college students to allow them to present up as their greatest selves.”
He added: “I’m dedicated to transferring ahead with function and making a significant affect the place it issues most.”
Following his launch, the 34-year-old was filmed receiving a heat welcome from his report label, 300 Leisure, inside their New York Metropolis workplace.
Fetty Wap was arrested again in October 2021 at Rolling Loud New York after being accused of transporting over 100 kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl and heroin from California and distributing them throughout Lengthy Island and New Jersey as a part of a drug trafficking ring.
He initially pleaded not responsible to federal drug prices and was launched from custody on a $500,000 bond the next month as he awaited trial.
Nonetheless, his bond was revoked in August 2022 after he allegedly threatened to kill a person whereas waving a gun on a FaceTime name, violating the situations of his launch.
Regardless of his authorized troubles, Fetty’s music profession hasn’t come to an entire halt. He launched his third album, King Zoo, in late 2023 whereas in jail and most just lately linked up with Freebandz rapper Doe Boy on the track “Lil Horny.”
The NJ native additionally loved an unlikely surge in reputation final yr when his 2015 monitor “Once more” topped the TikTok Billboard Prime 50 and re-entered the Scorching 100 at quantity 41 because of a viral TikTok pattern.
