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You couldn’t go anywhere this summer without hearing Paterson, New Jersey, newcomer Fetty Wap, who has racked up two of the year’s biggest crossover hip-hop songs with “Trap Queen” and “My Way.” Both of those airborne tracks invaded radio and clubs by building on the Auto-Tune sing-rap blueprint that guys like T-Pain and Future have been employing for a few years now. Fetty’s tunes are undeniably catchy, but his self-titled debut paints him as a one-trick-pony, who does the same backflip over and over. “Trap Luv” is not to be confused for “Trap Queen,” but easily could be, as the two songs are almost indistinguishable. That goes for much of the album, as Fetty redundantly tries to coax females into Netflix & chill again and again (“Jugg,” “Again,” “D.A.M.”), at least when he’s not flipping bricks (“RGF Island,” “No Days Off”). Nevertheless, Fetty still manages to make incredibly infectious tunes, and the album’s loaded with potential crossover hits, however disposable they might be. As far as guilty pleasures go, it remains to be seen how long he can sustain this formula before people move on to the next thing.