The Breakfast Club INTERVIEW: Fetty Wap on Returning To Music, New Perspectives, Fatherhood + More
Mar 27, 2026
Fetty Wap, American rapper and singer known for melodic hooks and breakout mid-2010s hits, discusses his return to music and new album Xavier. He talks about adopting a more mature mindset, reclaiming his signature vocal sound, balancing fatherhood and co-parenting, and how time away shaped his creativity and goals.
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Found Voice By Returning To Playful Creativity
- Fetty lost and then rediscovered his original vocal style after experimenting to replicate Trap Queen.
- He stopped forcing hits, returned to creative playfulness, recorded intentionally, and regained the voice fans loved.
Judge Songs With Small Live Reactions
- Use real-time listener reaction in small studio sessions to judge a song’s potential.
- Fetty invites a few acquaintances and watches whether people put phones away and react when the beat drops.
Blending Nostalgia With Current Sounds
- Fetty mixes late-90s/early-2000s influences with current trends so his music stays fresh and nostalgic.
- He cites Foxy Brown, Total, Lil Flip, Joe, Chris Brown and uses streaming autoplay to explore sounds.