Rapper Fetty Wap Shows Up To N.J. Courtroom With $175K Stacks Of Cash

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Maybe it was a political statement. Or maybe he just couldn’t find his checkbook.

When Paterson-born rap star Fetty Wap showed up Wednesday at his Cedar Grove municipal court hearing to pay $360 worth of traffic fines, he carried fat stacks of bills in his pockets that the musician estimated at about $175,000.

Clad in an all-black sweatsuit and boots, Wap – whose real name is Willie Maxwell II – pleaded guilty to multiple minor traffic infractions, including having tinted windows on his vehicle, and failure to replace lost, destroyed or defaced license plates.

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During his court appearance, Maxwell’s lawyer claimed that his client applied for a special permit with the Motor Vehicle Commission to use tinted windows due glaucoma. He reportedly paid his $360 fine and left the building soon afterwards.

Maxwell allegedly told a NorthJersey.com reporter after his court appearance that he was pulled over for “DWB – driving while black.”

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