fetty wap's commercial first single, titled "trap queen", was released in early 2014. he recorded the song in february 2014. however, it did not gain major recognition until mid-november 2014. since then, it has become a platinum record and has over 130 million plays on soundcloud. in november 2014, wap secured a recording contract with 300 entertainment. the label was founded by lyor cohen, kevin liles, roger gold and todd moscowitz, as well as a distribution deal with atlantic records. the song "trap queen" is about a woman dealing and cooking crack cocaine. his first mixtape, "fetty wap: the mixtape" was originally set for release in february 2015. it was delayed because he continued to create new songs. in june 2015, wap was included in "xxl"'s 2015 freshman class.