Recorded 2014–15 Label Because Music
300
RGF | Genre Hip hop
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Released September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) Length 64:21 (standard edition)
76:58 (deluxe edition) Producer Frank Robinson (exec.)
Danny "Su" Griffin (exec.)
Bernard "2GZ" Smith (exec.)
Shy Boogs
Peoples
Frenzy
JayFrance
NickEBeats
Tony Fadd
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Fetty Wap is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Fetty Wap. It was released on September 25, 2015, by his indie label RGF Productions, distributed by Because Music and 300 Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Remy Boyz; Monty and M80, who were members from the group, contributed as featured guest artists on the album.
Contents
- Background
- Singles
- Promotional singles
- Critical reception
- Year end lists
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Personnel
- References
The album was supported by four US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 singles: "Trap Queen", "679" featuring Remy Boyz, "My Way" featuring Monty, and "Again". The album's lead single, "Trap Queen" received two Grammy Award nominations.
Background
In November 2014, Fetty Wap announced that he had signed a deal to 300 Entertainment, which resulted from the re-release of his popular debut single "Trap Queen", which charted at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Singles
On December 15, 2014, Fetty Wap released the album's debut single, called "Trap Queen". It also 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, becoming a top 10 single, peaking at number 2. "Trap Queen" peaked within on each of the top 10 charts in each countries, including in Belgium, Denmark and the United Kingdom. To date, the song was certified four-time platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The album's second single, called "679" was released on June 29, 2015. The song features guest verses from the East Coast hip hop group, to which he created and a member of the Remy Boyz, while the production was handled by Peoples. It became Wap's third top 10 single in the United States, where the song reached at number 4. The album version of the song omits P-Dice's verse, only featuring Monty. To date, the song was certified three-time platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The album's third single, called "My Way" premiered on Fetty Wap's SoundCloud. It was released on July 17, 2015. The song features guest verse from a local rapper Monty, while the production was handled by NickEBeats. The song was later remixed, with a guest verse from Canadian rapper Drake. The song peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, after jumping from 87 to the top 10. To date, the song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On August 13, 2015, Wap released the album's fourth single, called "Again", after the song premiered previously via Soundcloud. Peoples also produced this track, along with the additional production by Shy Boogs. The song reached at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100. To date, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Promotional singles
"RGF Island" and "Jugg" featuring Monty, were both made available for purchase via the album on September 22, 2015, as promotional singles. To date, the track "RGF Island" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). These former songs have previously appeared on his mixtape Zoo Style.
Critical reception
Fetty Wap was met with generally favorable 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 favorable reviews", based on 11 reviews. The Guardian's Paul MacInnes wrote: "there is enough modern romance and melodic sense (and quirkiness, such as the mumbled hook of Time) to make a decent album-within-an-album, and to mark Fetty Wap as a winning new talent in hip-hop." Meaghan Garvey in Pitchfork Media thought: "as a whole, Fetty Wap adopts the same self-assured stance: Fetty's formula definitely ain't broke, and he doesn't seem in a hurry to fix it." For Colin Joyce of Spin, Wap "shows the consistency to scatter those songs throughout Fetty Wap's 17 tracks and to mostly stick to the limited formula that made them hit as hard as they did on the rest of the record."
In a mixed review, XXL staff wrote: "Fetty’s attempt at putting together a full, formal project takes away from the overall prestige of his hits that have been so cherished over the past 12 months. This isn’t to say that the next album will won’t be able to more effectively balance hits and album cuts. But this one feels like the first attempt that it is." Giving the album three-out-of-five stars, Rolling Stone editor Jon Dolan opined: "with a set list running up to 20 songs, it borders on Fetty overkill, but there are plenty of fine moments you haven't heard yet."
Year-end lists
The album was featured on NME's "Albums of the Year 2015" list at number 30. 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."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 129,000 album-equivalent units (75,484 in pure album sales) in its first week. In its second week, the album fell to number 4 on the Billboard 200, with 64,000 album-equivalent units (22,000 copies). As of March 2016, the album has sold 300,000 copies in the United States. In March 2016, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for Fetty Wap adapted from AllMusic.