Talk:Fetty Wap

Trap Queen
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap is now in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. It's notable enough to have it's own article on Wikipedia. Nikki Lee 1999 (talk) 01:24, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
 * , it can be if there is enough information for an article. For example, Drake Bell's single "I Know" hit number 1 in Mexico, but I find it difficult to find info. If you can find enough, then it does warrant an article. -- Joseph Prasad (talk) 01:27, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
 * OMG. I recognize your name. HAHHA! What are the odds that of all the people on the internet, we would meet in two different places. Nikki Lee 1999 (talk) 17:44, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Fetty Wap
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Fetty Wap's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "RIAA": From List of music recording certifications:  From Cash Out:  

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 06:35, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

"Congenital" glaucoma?
In the link that serves as a source for the claim that he had congenital glaucoma, he says he got into an accident as a child which caused him to develop the disease. Since "congenital" means from birth, I think it's safe to say that a) he does not understand what the word congenital means and b) that means the word should be omitted from descriptions of how he lost his eye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.12.213.7 (talk) 20:17, 5 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Good call. I made the change in the article. Willondon (talk) 20:21, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2015
In the first paragraph it says Trap Queen peaked at number 3, it changed to rank 2 yesterday

Chrozze (talk) 13:22, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

why is this page even protected this way? i wanted to change this to no. 2 too, but i can't, even logged in. Are the hip-hop/music editors on wikipedia (is there even such a thing?) not keeping up with current news? this is a huge accomplishment that hasn't been done for years (no.1 and no.2 belonging to hip-hop acts). whatever protection is on this page is preventing fans to keep it up to date.

Clipeuh (talk) 16:45, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —  18:09, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2015
please revise the opening paragraph to reflect that Trap Queen peaked at 2 on Billboard Hot 100.

207.181.216.97 (talk) 18:32, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Cannolis (talk) 04:17, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Fetty Wap was born with Glaucoma
He actually did have congenital glaucoma. He and his mother talked about it in a video: https://www.youtube(.com)/watch?v=lqbmyi1helY (remove parentheses) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liam1738 (talk • contribs) 21:19, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2015
Fetty Wap is actually 23 years old he confirmed it via his offical Twitter account, https://twitter.com/fettywap/status/605832186122485760

Geminiszn (talk) 21:21, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Judging only on the few words in that post, it's hard to tell whether he's saying he bought the house just now at 23, or whether it was a video he recorded a while ago and just posting now. Either way, this LA Times article confirms he was 24 years old on April 13, 2015, and this post on The Boom Box appears to confirm a birth date on June 7, 1990, although I am not sure of the total reliability of the second source. In any case, I'd like to see more solid confirmation from Mr. Fetty Wap if he wants to say he's really 23 right now. Mz7 (talk) 06:12, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

He was born with glaucomo, not developed as a child
Actually he was born with gluacoma. His mother says it in this TMZ interview. He admits he thought he developed it as a child, but his mom said he was born with it. But I don't know how to edit this page. The source is in this TMZ video on YouTube. You can search "Fetty Wap TMZ" It didn't let me put the direct youtube link here. Omarel123 (talk) 14:49, 30 June 2015 (UTC)Omarel123

Fetty Wap Haitian descent?
It says he is of Haitian descent in the first sentence in the section "Life and career", but he's clarified in a few interviews that he is not Haitian. See: http://www.lunionsuite.com/videos-fetty-wap-cant-nobody-tell-me-im-not-haitian/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5c4dJGg8Dg (he says he's not at 1:30). I think everything after the comma should be removed. gigo333 (talk) 18:43, 9 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Being "of Haitian descent" is not the same as being Haitian. Bazj (talk) 09:21, 10 July 2015 (UTC)


 * The sources I provided indicate that he is not of Haitian descent. They are not asking him if he is a citizen of Haiti, as they know he is from Patterson, NJ. The original assertion that he is of Haitian descent is inadequately supported by the supposed sources listed (the instagram posts), so it should be removed. They say nothing claiming he is of Haitian descent, so it should never have been mentioned in the first place. In the video interviews I provided, he states that he wears the Haitian flag because his daughter's grandma is Haitian. gigo333 (talk) 21:10, 13 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done You're right. Three interview videos confirm this. He performs with the Haitian flag uniformly and wears it for his daughter's grandmother who passed and has since then grown an appreciation for the Haitian culture. 17:36 1:15 1:34 Savvyjack23 (talk) 06:52, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 July 2015
"Willie Maxwell (born June 7, 1990), better known by his stage name Fetty Wap, is a sexy, beautiful rapper from Paterson, New Jersey."

In the above line, I feel that adding "sexy" and "beautiful" are unnecessary contributions to the page. This is an opinion. Not factual. Instead, it should just say that he is a rapper.

132.3.9.80 (talk) 12:28, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done thanks for bringing that to my attention Cannolis (talk) 12:55, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2015
Under the section labelled "As Featured Artist" please add "(Production by Jake Cregan)" underneath the artist description for the track "Lit" This track is listed as the final track that he was featured on in 2014. The production credit should be added to the track as it is clearly listed under the official release notes for the track.

The two sources indicated below are official releases by the main artist in the song and clearly provide appropriate production credit.

Reliable sources: 1. https://soundcloud.com/steve-stylez/lit-fetty-wap-x-mike-rosa-x-dmills For the first source, the production credit has been added underneath the copyright information

2. https://www.audiomack.com/song/stevestylez12/fetty-wap-x-mike-rosa-x-dmills-1 For this source, the producer credit has also been added, verifying that "Jake Cregan" is the producer of the song.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:e822:f800:54cf:935f:f7ed:a414 (talk • contribs)
 * Padlock-silver-open.svg Not done: The page's protection level and/or your user rights have changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Kharkiv07  ( T ) 02:29, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Fetty Wap discography
 Support split - Discography section is taking up close to half of the page, and should be split to a new article entitled Fetty Wap discography. --Jax 0677 (talk) 23:32, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Support for same reason. However, the current redirect shouldn't go to Up Next, as that is a Double redirect (instead, it should go to the section of this article). --Pokechu22 (talk) 23:52, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Birth name
This Associated Press article says his name is Freddy Maxwell (not Willie Maxwell) http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/girls-injured-rapper-fetty-wap-jumps-stage-33267339

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/fetty-wap-s-leap-off-stage-injured-two-girls-at-billboard-hot-100-concert-1.10766712

That could be a mistake. 12.180.133.18 (talk) 22:00, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2015
Please change his birthday year from 1990 to 1992 because his facebook page describes Fetty to be 23 years old.

Wisekhalifa (talk) 00:00, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 07:35, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Fetty Wap's Age
Hey everyone,

I'm pretty sure that Fetty Wap is 24, not 25. I recently saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QIlde3R3X4 Skip to 4:50 to see him say his age. Hope this helps! Vulpinix (talk) 17:54, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Good find. I updated the page. Willondon (talk) 18:38, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2015
2601:18C:1:A61C:1938:8B58:7972:AE5 (talk) 19:46, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. JustBerry (talk) 00:40, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2016
Fetty Wap was actually born June 7, 1990. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Izeosem (talk • contribs) 16:40, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Fetty wap was born in 1990, not 1991. Please Update. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.97.227 (talk) 22:39, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Why is Haiti under influences?
This guy isn't Haitian. He's Afro-American. What does Haitian culture have to do with impacting his career or music? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:6000:50C7:4200:5C2E:41E2:13DD:18C0 (talk) 06:50, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Official website links broken
The link (in two places) to the official website is broken. 83.104.249.240 (talk) 17:56, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

seems to be working now. Melodies1917 (talk) 20:41, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2017
Want to reupload the picture with a better image Gameboy52 (talk) 07:20, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 08:03, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Tv show
In 2017 he was on the hit Tv series Empire and had a song on it featuring jussie Smollett. Lookoff (talk) 18:31, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Fetty did. Great job on empire.. Jkzoo1738 (talk) 17:06, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2018
Please change his birthyear in his early life to 1991, because it says 1990, and the other two birthyear in the article reads 1991 172.56.40.181 (talk) 03:16, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Looks like some vandalism from a couple months ago. I undid the rest of it as well. Thanks for pointing it out! &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 18:16, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2019
168.221.157.18 (talk) 15:58, 11 January 2019 (UTC) Dr.Miami's Bestie
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 16:12, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 May 2019
The first picture "Fetty Wap at SPAC in Saratoga New York in 2015" is not showing Fetty Wap but in fact Wiz Khalifa. The editor should delete this. 195.145.139.3 (talk) 13:17, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done NiciVampireHeart 19:37, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2020
Categories: American rappers of Haitian descent 2600:8807:A000:C17:1851:727E:209A:A3F7 (talk) 21:06, 22 January 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. What about it? Do you want to add it? That can't be done since it's not supported in the article. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 00:03, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Names of non-notable people in his personal life
I don't think we really need the names of all of his children and their mothers and the father of the girl to whom he is not biologically related but is described as a "father figure" for. Most of these people do not seem notable, and unnecessarily including their names raises privacy concerns. See Biographies of living persons. —&#8288;&#8202;&#8288;BarrelProof (talk) 00:31, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

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Elkton
He is in Elkton via the BOP website quit deleting it 174.228.40.65 (talk) 02:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I'm not exactly certain on what to do in these cases, but you could perhaps cite the website's search page, with his full name as the title.
 * My revert was mostly concerned with the inclusion of an inmate number in the infobox, as it seemed like trivia unsuited for Wikipedia. Regardless if BOP is sourced or not, the inmate number is probably not appropriate. FutureFlowsLoveYou (talk) 12:53, 26 August 2023 (UTC)