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Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence.

The plea spared him from a potential life sentence he would have faced if he had been convicted on all the charges.

The “Trap Queen” rapper, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, and five co-defendants were accused of conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine between June 2019 and June 2020. Two co-defendants have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

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According to prosecutors, the scheme involved using the U.S. Postal Service and cars with hidden compartments to move drugs from the West Coast to Long Island, where they were stored for distribution to dealers.

It’s a damn shame to see this young star go out this way.

Fetty rose to prominence after his debut single “Trap Queen,” reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015.

Art imitating life really ain’t “about that life.” We need to get it together, friends. We hope Fetty can come through this situation OK. We love all our young, Black kings.