Who is Nettspend? Real name and all about the 17-year old rapper as Spotify removes multiple songs of his

Several songs by teenage American rapper Nettspend were removed from Spotify on Sunday, August 11. Tracks such as drankdrankdrank, We not like you, Shine N Peace, That One Song, and Nothing Like Uuu were taken down from the streaming platform.

However, as of now, no specified reason has been given for this action. Nevertheless, this isn't the first time the singer's track has been removed from the streaming platform. According to a July 7 report by Our Generation Music, another track, That One Song, was previously removed on July 10 due to a copyright claim made by Warner Music Group. This claim was related to the unauthorized sampling of Deftones, leading to its removal from all streaming platforms.

Some of the specific songs by the rapper have been removed (Image via Spotify)

Gunner Green Shepardson, aka Nettspend or badassf*ckingkid, is an American rapper, singer, and musician from Richmond, Virginia. He was born on March 18, 2007. Additionally, he belongs to the underground rap groups 1c34 and Novagang.

He began creating music in the fourth grade, and the New York Times listed his song Shine N Peace as one of the top songs of 2023.

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American rapper Nettspend is associated with underground rap groups

Rapper Nettspend is a member of several underground rap groups, including Nitemare, CrashoutBoyz, 1c34, Witch Gang, and Novagang. His partnerships with other artists, such as YhapoJJ and Xaviersobased, highlight the network of the underground rap scene. His songs contain the genres of trap, fury, and plugg.

Although he began creating music at the age of nine, he didn't start releasing tracks on SoundCloud under the nickname 6unnerrr until 2022. On October 11, 2022, he uploaded his debut song to the platform, #shoutoutnem prod narcix.

However, he didn't start to receive attention until April 9, 2023, when he uploaded the U Gon Fall music video on YouTube. In just five months, the video had about 19,300 views and 1,100 likes.

He then released a mixtape named Kickdoor on May 26, 2023, and a deluxe version of the song, Kickdoor ++++, on June 8. Furthermore, his track, Drankdrankdrank, also got some attention.

On September 10, 2023, an Instagram reel featuring him dancing to his song and flaunting money went viral, marking his real online breakthrough. In just 19 days, the video received 169,000 views and 11,700 likes.

His Instagram reel gained even more exposure after being published by another Instagram user, @ChrisFinesse111, garnering over 10 million views. Then, on September 21, 2023, a video of Nettspend and Xaviersobased performing live further boosted his online presence.

By the end of September 2023, the rapper had 23,100 Instagram followers, 6,400 Soundcloud followers, and 60,000+ monthly Spotify listeners, and his fan base was still growing.

Moreover, he released a song called 40 on January 11, 2024, featuring Xaviersobased and Surf Gang producer Evilgiane. On March 15, DJ Ess remixed the song. Many were surprised by Nettspend's first significant performance with Rolling Loud on March 16, 2024.

In April of the same year, he also published Nothing Like Uuu, which is his biggest single to date and has had close to 10 million plays. Nettspend later left for a four-city Let's Create Art tour in June 2024, visiting New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London.

After previewing it in several live performances, Nettspend released That One Song on July 8, 2024. The song samples Deftones' Entombed. However, as of August 12, 2024, the song is no longer available on streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube due to Warner Music Group's DMCA takedown.

In addition to rap, Nettspend is also renowned for his gregarious and humorous demeanor, which can be seen in his interviews, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Meanwhile, the rapper didn’t say anything after his songs were removed from the platforms.