Fetty Wap (album)

Fetty Wap
Studio album by Fetty Wap
Released September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded 2014–15
Genre
Length
  • 64:21 (standard edition)
  • 76:58 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
  • Peoples
  • Danny "Su" Griffin (exec.)
  • Bernard "2GZ" Smith (exec.)
  • Shy Boogs
  • Frenzy
  • Frank Robinson (exec.)
  • JayFrance
  • NickEBeats
  • TMF Lil Brandon
  • Tony Fadd
  • Lacemode
Fetty Wap chronology
Up Next
(2014)		 Fetty Wap
(2015)		 Coke Zoo
(2015)
Singles from Fetty Wap
  1. "Trap Queen"
    Released: December 15, 2014
  2. "679"
    Released: June 29, 2015
  3. "My Way"
    Released: July 17, 2015
  4. "Again"
    Released: August 13, 2015

Fetty Wap is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Fetty Wap. It was released on September 25, 2015, by RGF Productions, and 300 Entertainment.[1] The album features sole guest appearances from fellow rappers and his label-mates from the RGF; including Remy Boyz, Monty and M80.

The album was supported by four of his US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 singles: "Trap Queen", "679" featuring Remy Boyz, "My Way" featuring Monty, and "Again".

Background

In November 2014, Fetty Wap announced that he has been signed to 300 Entertainment, which resulted from the re-release of his popular debut single "Trap Queen".[2]

Singles

On December 15, 2014, his debut single, "Trap Queen" was released commercially to iTunes. The song was produced by Tony Fadd. "Trap Queen" became Fetty Wap's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 and it went on to become a top 10 single, peaking at number 2.[3] "Trap Queen" peaked within the top 10 of the charts; including in Belgium, Denmark and United Kingdom.

The album's second single, "679" featuring Remy Boyz, was released on June 29, 2015. The song was produced by Peoples. It became Wap's third top 10 single in the United States, where it has reached at number 4.[4] The album version of the song omits P-Dice's verse, only featuring Monty.[5]

The album's third single, "My Way" featuring Monty, premiered on Fetty Wap's SoundCloud account and was released on July 17, 2015. It was produced by NickEBeats, TMF Lil Brandon, and co-produced by JayFrance. The song was later remixed, which features guest vocals from Canadian rapper Drake.[6] The song peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, after it jumped from 87 to the top 10.[7]

On August 13, 2015, the album's fourth single, "Again" was released, after also being premiered previously via Soundcloud.[8] The song was produced by Peoples and Shy Boogs. The song has reached at number 33.[9]

Promotional singles

The songs "RGF Island"[10] and "Jugg" featuring Monty,[11] were both made available for purchase via the album on September 22, 2015, as promotional singles. The former previously appeared on his mixtape Zoo Style.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Complex[14]
The Guardian[15]
HipHopDX[16]
Pitchfork Media7.6/10[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Spin7/10[19]

Fetty Wap was met with generally positive reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 68, indicating "generally positive reviews", based on 11 reviews.[12]

Accolades

The album was featured on NME's "Albums of the Year 2015" list at number 30.[20] It also appeared on Complex "Best Albums of 2015" list at number 40, with the editors commenting "Fetty is the hero we didn’t know we needed, a true underdog with vocal contortion and insane melodies being his super powers."[21]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 129,000 equivalent album units (75,484 in pure album sales).[22] In its second week, the album fell to number 4 on the Billboard 200, with 64,000 equivalent album units (22,000 copies).[23] As of mid January 2016, it had sold 269,000 copies domestically.[24]

Track listing

Fetty Wap – CD – digital download – streaming[25]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Trap Queen"  
Fadd 3:42
2. "How We Do Things" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Angel "Monty" Cosme, Jr.
  • Milan "Yung Lan" Modi
Yung Lan 3:31
3. "679" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Brian "Peoples" Garcia
  • Cosme, Jr.
Peoples 3:06
4. "Jugg" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Cosme, Jr.
Salik Singletary 3:20
5. "Trap Luv"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Hunter "Treadway" Pinkney
Treadway 3:24
6. "I Wonder"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Garcia
Peoples 2:57
7. "Again"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Garcia
  • Eddie "Shy Boogs" Timmons
  • Peoples
  • Shy Boogs
 5:13
8. "My Way" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Cosme, Jr.
 3:33
9. "Time" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Garcia
  • Timmons
  • Cosme, Jr.
  • Peoples
  • Shy Boogs
 4:38
10. "Boomin'"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Karriem "Frenzy" Hicks
Frenzy 3:15
11. "RGF Island"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Modi
Yung Lan 2:53
12. "D.A.M."  
  • Maxwell II
  • Garcia
Peoples 3:45
13. "No Days Off" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Cosme, Jr.
  • Pascal Blais-Scherer
  • Nate Rhoads
  • Trey Flamez
  • Rhoads
 5:04
14. "I'm Straight"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Modi
Yung Lan 2:50
15. "Couple Bands"  
  • Maxwell II
  • Davon Phillips
  • Olasoji Adenuga
  • Phillips
  • Adenuga
 3:28
16. "Rock My Chain" (featuring M80)
  • Maxwell II
  • Garcia
  • Nadir "M80" Wilkes
Peoples 4:07
17. "Rewind" (featuring Monty)
  • Maxwell II
  • Cosme, Jr.
  • Rhoads
  • Timmons
Rhoads 5:36
Total length:
 64:21
Notes

Personnel

Credits for Fetty Wap adapted from AllMusic.[26]

  • Olasoji Adenuga — composer, producer
  • Nick E Beats — producer
  • Frenzy Beatz — producer
  • Pascal Blais-Scherer — composer
  • Angel Cosme Jr. — composer
  • Dominick Eagles — composer
  • Tony Fadd — composer, producer
  • Fetty Wap — primary artist
  • Trey Flamez — producer
  • Brian "Peoples" Garcia — composer, engineer, mixing, producer
  • Danny "Su" Griffin — executive producer
  • Karriem Hicks — composer
  • Jarrod Lacy — mastering
  • M80 — featured artist
  • Willie Maxwell — composer
  • Milan Sunil Modi — composer
  • Monty — featured artist
  • Davon Phillips — composer, producer
  • Hunter Hayes Titus Pinkney — composer
  • Nate Rhoads — composer, producer
  • Frank Robinson — A&R, executive producer
  • Kelly Rowe — A&R
  • Salik Singletary — composer, producer
  • Bernard "2GZ" Smith — executive producer
  • Edward Timmons — assistant engineer, composer, guitar, producer
  • Treadway — producer
  • Virgilio Tzaj — art direction
  • Diwang Valdez — photography
  • Nadir Wilkes — composer
  • Yung Lan — producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015-2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 153
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29] 13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[30] 12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[31] 73
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 57
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] 56
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 15
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[39] 2
US Billboard 200[40] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[41] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[42] 60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[43] 25
US Rap Albums (Billboard)[44] 17

References

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