Controversial rapper gets early prison release
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Key Points:
- Rapper Fetty Wap, real name Willie Junior Maxwell II, was released early from a Minnesota prison on January 7 after serving three years of a six-year sentence for drug charges.
- Maxwell had been incarcerated since August 2022, convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine linked to a drug organization in Long Island and New Jersey.
- Upon release, he was transferred to a community halfway house and is expected to be fully released by early November.
- Maxwell expressed gratitude for the rehabilitation programs he underwent and pledged to move forward with purpose and responsibility, thanking his supporters for their continued encouragement.
- Despite his incarceration, the New Jersey native continued to produce music, including a full-length album, while in prison.
