Fetty Wap Gives First Interview From Prison
Fetty Wap is giving a glimpse into what life’s been like behind bars after he was sentenced to six years in prison for a federal drug conviction.
In his first interview from prison, the New Jersey rapper spoke with about how he arrived at the circumstances that took away his freedom, noting that much of it related to providing for his family.
“Nobody made me do it. Nobody forced me to do it,” he told the publication. “When I put myself in that situation, I ain’t really think for the long run. I’m thinking I could just run up a few million dollars, and I’m gon’ be good forever.”
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Fetty added: “When I wanted to start doing shit, this is what I know how to do. It was like, ‘I’m being honest with myself.’ Like, ‘Aight, the music wasn’t really doin’ that good’…. Instead of pursuing my career harder or going harder to make people listen, I was a coward… and I was just like, ‘I can’t let my family down.’”
Additionally, Fetty explains how he believes he’s provided for his family since being incarcerated in May.
“It was like, ‘Man, like, I got y’all [my family]. I’m never gonna let y’all fail.’ But if I gotta be away for however long, y’all gon’ be good no matter what,” he said. “Personally, I feel like I stuck to my word. I tell people all the time I’m in jail. I’m locked up, but I’m not f****d up. I’m takin’ care of my whole family from jail still. That s**t don’t stop. I mean, what I was doing stopped. Let me clear that up. But as far as takin’ care of my family, I found different outlets in here. Different people that helped me.”
Also, during the interview, Fetty Wap explained how 50 Cent helped teach him about obtaining different income streams, warned fans about making the same mistakes he did and a lot more. Read it in full here.
