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American rapper and singer
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10 September 1998(New York City, New York, USA)
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Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin, USA; Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, USA
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Norman Thomas High School
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Introduction

Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), better known as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model. He is best known for his 2017 song "Mo Bamba", which became popular in 2018.

Wes is jointly signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack and Kanye West's GOOD Music record labels, under the aegis of Interscope Records.

Early life

Khadimou Fall was born on September 10, 1998 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to parents of Senegalese descent. Wes was raised in a Muslim household. At age 5, Wes and his mother moved to Milwaukee, where he lived for 9 years. At 14, Wes moved back to New York. Fall began making music at age 11, to relieve stress due to his troubled childhood as he was raised in a hostile environment. While in high school, basketball became a major extracurricular pursuit, but he attracted interest from a fashion talent scout, leading him to skipping a playoff game to participate in the Madison Square Garden unveiling of the Yeezy Season 3 collection.

Career

On February 2, 2018, Fall signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records label alongside Interscope. Fall made a guest appearance on Scott's fourth studio album Astroworld on the song "No Bystanders" alongside American rapper Juice WRLD. On October 2, Fall announced his debut studio album titled Mudboy which was released just three days after. On March 19, Fall released a new single under the Cactus Jack label called "YKTS".

In January 2019, Fall was part of the opening act for Eminem's concert in Hawaii alongside fellow American rapper Logic. On July 18, Fall released the singles "Sadio Mane", and "Losing My Mind". On December 27, Fall was heavily featured on the song "Gang Gang" from the Cactus Jack compilation album JackBoys. On November 6th, 2020, Fall released the single “Rich One Day”. On November 18th, 2020, Fall stated that he had entered the 2020 NBA Draft.

Controversies

On January 31, 2019, Ridge Productions claimed Fall had refused to pay for the video for his forthcoming single "Mudboy." Ridge Productions posted the original edit of the video, with substituted audio mocking Fall and his crew for reneging on their agreement.

In February 2019, Fall was accused of stalking and domestic abuse by his former partner, the singer Justine Skye. Fall was removed from an advertising campaign for Major League Soccer in response to the allegations. Skye was subsequently reported to have requested a restraining order against Fall. Fall has denied the allegations and no charges were ever brought forward.

On May 21, 2020, Fall was arrested on drug and gun charges in New York. He was later released.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
US
US
R&B/HH
US
Rap
BEL(FL)
CAN
NLD
Mudboy
  • Released: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Cactus Jack, GOOD, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
17 11 11 115 19 121
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
  • US: 500,000

Collaborative albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US AUS BEL(FL) CAN NZ
JackBoys
(with Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Chase B, and Luxury Tax as JackBoys)
  • Released: December 27, 2019
  • Label: Cactus Jack, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
1
5
19
1
5

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
USR&B/HH
AUS
CAN
NZHot
UK
"Live Sheck Wes" 2017 Mudboy
"Mo Bamba" 6 2 29 5 36 26
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
"Do That" 2018 Non-album single
"Chippi Chippi" Mudboy
"Enzo"
(with DJ Snake featuring Offset, 21 Savage and Gucci Mane)
2019 21 Carte Blanche
"Sadio Mane" Non-album singles
"Losing My Mind"
"YKTS"
"Gang Gang"
(with JackBoys)
48 22 63 40 2 52
  • RIAA: Gold
JackBoys
"Rich One Day" 2020
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"Shopping Spree"
(Murda Beatz featuring Lil Pump and Sheck Wes)
2019 Non-album singles
"Mayday"
(Chase B featuring Sheck Wes and Young Thug)

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
R&B/HH
CAN
FRA
SWE.
Heat
"No Bystanders"
(Travis Scott featuring Juice Wrld and Sheck Wes)
2018 31 22 34 105 2
  • MC: Gold
Astroworld