Sheck Wes
Quick Facts
Biography
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 |
| 17 | 11 | 11 | 115 | 19 | 121 |
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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) |
| 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 |
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| "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 |
| 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 |
| Astroworld |
