Fetty Wap attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Fetty Wap has resurfaced online with a rare update from behind bars, giving fans a glimpse into his life while serving time.
The “Trap Queen” rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, appeared in a new photo shared by his sister, Divinity Maxwell-Butts, on his official Instagram account, where he’s seen posing with a group of other inmates.
The image, which quickly spread across social media, shows Fetty looking healthy and in good spirits, sparking support from fans and fellow artists alike.
Fetty Wap attends the 2019 Radio Disney Music Awards at CBS Studios – Radford on June 16, 2019 in Studio City, California.
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Fetty Wap was arrested in New York in October 2021—just before he was set to perform at the Rolling Loud New York festival at Citi Field—and was later hit with federal drug charges carrying a possible life sentence.
The rapper ultimately pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and was sentenced to six years in prison in 2023. He is expected to be released on March 13, 2027.
His sister accompanied the new photo with a message showing expressing her and the rapper’s fans’ support: “Free you brother. we miss you and love you #KZ.”
In this handout photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rapper Willie Maxwell, aka Fetty Wap, is seen in a police booking photo after his arrest on three counts of battery September 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fetty Wap allegedly struck a valet attendant multiple times at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
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Earlier this year, she also made a passionate plea for clemency for her sibling in a post expressing atonement on his behalf.
“April is Second Chance Month – a time to recognize that people deserve redemption, not just punishment. My brother has taken responsibility and served over half his sentence for a nonviolent offense,” Maxwell-Butts reasoned.
“He is scheduled to be released in 2027. But justice should also mean mercy. His sentence should be commuted so he can come home to his family, his children, and his purpose. It’s time. #PardonFetty #SecondChanceMonth #BringHimHome.”
In a November 2023 interview with XXL, Fetty took responsibility for his missteps while voicing regret of past decisions made, “Some of the things I think about really is being home,” the hitmaker said at the time.
“I take accountability for everything I did. I don’t really be blaming nobody for nothing. It ain’t nobody else fault that I’m here.”
See Fetty Wap’s latest prison photo below.
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