Fetty Wap is an American rapper and singer from Paterson, New Jersey, who rose to prominence in the mid-2010s. His music blends elements of hip hop, trap, and melodic rap, notable for its sing-song delivery, catchy hooks, and frequent use of Auto-Tune to shape his vocal timbre. Breaking through with the 2014–2015 hit single "Trap Queen," he became associated with mainstream trap-pop crossover and radio-friendly club and street-oriented tracks. Fetty Wap’s work often emphasizes melodic repetition, emotive vocal inflection, and simple, anthemic choruses that foreground mood and hook-driven structure over complex lyricism. His period of public activity began in the 2010s.