Fetty Wap is sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug use

Fetty Wap, a New Jersey rapper who rose to fame with his hit song “Trap Queen,” an ode to a drug-trafficking romance, was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for trafficking narcotics across the country.

The singer, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, 31, has been in custody since his bail was revoked in August after prosecutors said he displayed a firearm during a FaceTime call and threatened to kill someone. He then pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

On Wednesday, he appeared before Judge Joanna Seybert in federal court in Central Islip, NY, to receive a sentence that was a year longer than the minimum.

In a letter to the judge last week, prosecutors had argued for a longer term, saying he had used his fame to “glorify the drug trade” while making millions from his music after “Trap Queen” was released in 2015. the use of children as extras in the song’s music video and noted that the matter had received sufficient attention from the media.

“Young people who admire the defendant and are considering selling drugs should be given the message that selling drugs is not a glamorous lifestyle and that if they participate in that trade they will receive long prison terms,” wrote Breon Peace, the US attorney. for the Eastern District, which calls for a sentence of between seven and nine years.