Sheck Wes

Biography

Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), known professionally as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his 2018 single "Mo Bamba×Mo Bamba31 January 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mo Bamba3:01", which went viral and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
In February 2018, Wes signed a recording contract with Travis Scott's Cactus Jack and Kanye West's GOOD Music, in a joint venture with Interscope Records.

Early life

Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall was born on September 10, 1998, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to parents of Senegalese descent. Fall was raised in a Muslim household. At age five, he and his mother, Ella Kingsland, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he lived for nine years. At 14, he 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 skip a playoff game to participate in the Madison Square Garden unveiling of the Yeezy Season 3 collection.

2018–2019: Mudboy

On February 2, 2018, Wes signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records label alongside Interscope. Wes made a guest appearance on Scott's third studio album Astroworld on the song "No Bystanders" alongside American rapper Juice Wrld. On October 2, Wes announced his debut studio album titled Mudboy×MUDBOY5 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Mindfucker3:012Live Sheck Wes2:283Gmail3:374Wanted4:025Chippi Chippi3:496Never Lost4:217WESPN4:348Kyrie2:489Mo Bamba3:0110Burn Slow (interlude)3:1311Jiggy on the Shits3:2312Fuck Everybody3:0313Danimals3:4114Vetements Socks4:10 which was released just three days after. On March 19, Wes released a new single under the Cactus Jack label called YKTS.

2019–present: Hell 2 Paradise

Following the release of Mudboy, Wes announced that his second studio album was in the works.
In January 2019, Wes was part of the opening act for Eminem's concert in Hawaii alongside fellow American rapper Logic. On July 18, Wes released the singles "Sadio Mane", and "Losing My Mind". The following day on July 19, he appeared on Chase B and Young Thug's song "Mayday". On October 31, he released the song "YKTS" which was accompanied by a music video. On December 27, Wes made a guest appearance on the Cactus Jack compilation album JackBoys on the song "Gang Gang" also featuring Don Toliver, Travis Scott, and Luxury Tax 50.
On November 2020, Wes released the singles "Rich One Day" and "#BeenBallin".
In January 2021, Wes released the song "GFU" with record label YSL Records and American rapper Yak Gotti, featuring American rapper Yung Kayo, which serves as the second single from the label's compilation album, Slime Language 2 (2021).
In 2023, Wes had guest vocals on the original version of the song "Fein" by Travis Scott, as well as the version of the song shown in the film Circus Maximus.

Basketball career

On November 18, 2020, Fall wrote on Instagram that he had entered the 2020 NBA draft, although he went undrafted. On November 19, 2020, he joined LNB Pro A team Paris Basketball. On May 10, 2021, Fall signed with Paris Basketball under his stage name, and made his debut on May 28, playing four minutes. Fall averaged 1.3 points in three total appearances.

Legal issues

On January 31, 2019, Ridge Productions claimed Fall had refused to pay for the video for his forthcoming single "Mudboy×MUDBOY5 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Mindfucker3:012Live Sheck Wes2:283Gmail3:374Wanted4:025Chippi Chippi3:496Never Lost4:217WESPN4:348Kyrie2:489Mo Bamba3:0110Burn Slow (interlude)3:1311Jiggy on the Shits3:2312Fuck Everybody3:0313Danimals3:4114Vetements Socks4:10". 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 caught on video stalking his former partner, 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 denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought forward. Skye's one-time boyfriend, rapper GoldLink, insulted and criticized Fall publicly over the abuse allegations.
On May 21, 2020, Fall was arrested on drug and gun charges in New York. He was later released.