Joey Fatts

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Joey Fatts
Birth nameJoey Lee Vercher[1]
Born (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 32)
OriginLong Beach, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2012–present
Labels

Joey Lee Vercher (born August 3, 1991), better known as his stage name Joey Fatts is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Long Beach, California. Fatts is signed to his own label, Cutthroat Records. He gained recognition by releasing the Chipper Jones series with the help of the late A$AP Yams, who helped catapult his career. He went on to release the other mixtapes, Ill Street Blues (2015) and I'll Call You Tomorrow (2016).

Early life

Vercher was born on August 3, 1991, in Long Beach, California. Vercher's mother and father are originally from Compton, but moved to Long Beach because they wanted a better life for Vercher and his older brother. Vercher started getting involved in gang activity in the summer of 1999, at the age of 8. Vercher's mother was an alcoholic and never paid any attention to him.[3] When Vercher was in the fifth grade his father went to prison and left his mother alone with him and his sister.[4]

Vercher and his mother moved to

Camaro, while chasing his dream of playing in college.[5] When he was sixteen, one of his best friends died from a shooting and was depressed for a while. About six of his closest friends died from shootings while growing up.[3] He soon gave up on that dream when he started gangbanging with his friends. By the twelfth grade, he had been arrested for robbery and stopped playing football completely.[5]

Career

2011–14: Career beginnings and early releases

After giving up on pursuing a career in football, Vercher's cousin,

ASAP Yams. Vercher didn't hear anything until he got a call from ASAP Rocky and he told Vercher he wanted to work with him.[6]

Fatts produced the song, "Jodye" on Rocky's debut album,

100s.[7] In January 2014, Fatts revealed the cover and release date of the mixtape, Ill Street Blues.[8]

2014–present: Chipper Jones Vol. 3, Ill Street Blues, and I'll Call You Tomorrow

Joey Fatts released the third volume of his Chipper Jones series on August 3, 2014. The title track and "Keep It G Pt. II" (featuring ASAP Rocky) reached number 3 and number 15 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.

Jet Life Recordings in an interview with HotNewHipHop.[9] In January 2016, Vercher performed at the Yams Day concert in New York City.[10] On March 3, 2016, Fatts released the mixtape, I'll Call You Tomorrow, which featured Lil Yachty, Vince Staples, Playboi Carti
, and Ryan Bogan.

In August 2016, Fatts signed Los Angeles rapper D Savage to his label Cutthroat Records. In March 2017, Vercher and D Savage headlined their national "At Your Neck Tour" with opener Eddy Baker.

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes and selected details
Title Album details
Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones Vol. 2
  • Released: May 29, 2013
  • Label: Yamborghini Records
  • Format: Digital download
Chipper Jones Vol. 3
  • Released: August 3, 2014
  • Label: Cutthroat
  • Format: Digital download
Ill Street Blues
  • Released: February 17, 2015
  • Label: Cutthroat, Yamborghini
  • Format: Digital download
I'll Call You Tomorrow
  • Released: March 3, 2016
  • Label: Cutthroat
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, showing year released
Title Year Album
"Picture Me Rollin" 2013 Chipper Jones Vol. 2
"Choppa"
(featuring
Danny Brown
)
"Tookie" 2014 Chipper Jones Vol. 3
"Million $ Dream"
(featuring Vince Staples)
"Trade Places" 2015 non-album single
"Too Much Money" 2016
"Where you at" (featuring A-Reece) 2021 Single

As featured artist

Single, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"ASAP Ant featuring Joey Fatts" 2014 non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"187" 2012
A$ton Matthews
 Versace Ragz
"Crime Pays" Vince Staples, SK La' Flare —
"3 Commandments" 2013
Mike G
 Verses
"Fantoms" Vince Staples &
Larry Fisherman
 Stolen Youth
"Eastside" 2014 — The 2014 Draft Picks
"All Good" Rapsody Jamla is the Squad
"Perico" A$ton Matthews
A$ton 3:16
"Dopeman" 2015 Vince Staples, Kilo Kish Summertime '06
"Room Full of G's" Snoop Dogg, The Game, Dee LOS.FM 2
"Lay Low" D Savage D Phoenix

References

  1. ^ "ALL NIGHT". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Waka Flocka Reveals Signing Joey Fatts to BrickSquad; Talks EDM Album – Fashionably-Early". 11 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Joey Fatts Interview (Talks Growing Up in Gang Culture & Losing Friends)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  4. ^
    Billboard.com
    . Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ^ a b Jackson, Reed (2014-01-07). "The Come Up: Joey Fatts". XXL. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ^ a b London, Duke (2014-10-08). "On The Come Up: Joey Fatts". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ^ Lilah, Rose (2013-09-20). "A$AP Ferg Headlining "Turnt x Burnt" Tour with A$AP Mob, Joey Fatts". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  8. ^ Lilah, Rose (2014-01-06). "Joey Fatts Reveals Cover Art & Release Date For "iLL Street Blues"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  9. ^ Lilah, Rose (2015-03-09). "Curren$y Speaks On Collaborating With Riff Raff & Wanting To Sign Joey Fatts To Jet Life". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. ^ Low, Carver (2016-01-19). "Watch The Entire Yams Day Show". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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