Rapper Fetty Wap throws wads of cash to screaming fans while strolling through New Jersey mall

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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2015 file photo, rapper Fetty Wap performs at Power 105.1\'s Powerhouse 2015 at Barclays Center in New York. Fetty Wap tossed wads of cash over a balcony at a New Jersey mall to the delight of onlookers. Videos posted to social media show the Paterson, N.J., native throwing money as he walked through the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus on Saturday, Nov. 21. The rapper posted on Twitter that he was so happy to be shopping with his daughter that he threw ,000 to fans. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

PARAMUS, N.J. – Rapper Fetty Wap gave fans a run for his money this weekend, tossing wads of cash over a balcony at a New Jersey mall to the delight of onlookers.

Videos posted to social media show the Paterson native throwing money as he walked through the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus on Saturday.

The rapper posted on Twitter that he was so happy to be shopping with his daughter that he threw $2,000 to fans. He tweeted: “never no who needed it.”

Wap’s real name is Willie Maxwell. He’s had a breakthrough year with multiple hits, including the pop smash “Trap Queen.”

His self-titled debut came in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this month, and his other Top 10 pop hits include “679” and “My Way.”

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