Wille Maxwell was raised in a housing project in Paterson, New Jersey. He was nicknamed "Fetty" (slang for money) as he was known for always having a lot of cash. "Wap" was added to the end of the name to in tribute to his idol Gucci Mane (Gucci Mane's nickname is "Guwop").
Fetty Wap developed glaucoma when he was a child. The doctors were unable to save his left eye and instead fitted him with an ocular prosthesis. "When I was little, I got into a little accident and it gave me congenital glaucoma in both of my eyes," he explained. But, "the doctors saved one, so I was blessed to [still] have my vision."
He was teased because of his eye problems "When I was younger it used to bother me a lot," Fetty Wap told Noisey. "Not bother physically, but when people would say how I looked, I fought a lot. I used to fight a whole lot. Now it doesn't bother me at all."
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