Deonte Gaines is an African-American man from Virginia, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- He is a rapper professionally known as FNF Chop. FNF stands for Family Never Folds. (a) (b)
- As a rapper, he is managed by FNF Levy and represented by the public relations firm Dark Matter Media. (c)
- He is Ronetta Kelecia Gaines‘ son. A single mother, Ronetta raised him and his six siblings in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (a) (d)
- When he was a teenager, his mother relocated the family to housing projects in Richmond, Virginia. (c)
- In the mid-2010s, he served time in jail for unlawfully possessing a firearm. (c)
- In 2018, he started rapping. At his first paid performance, he met DJ Tootrill, who became his official DJ for his performances. (a)
- In 2019, he released “Walk Down.” After the song went viral on TikTok amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, Alamo Records, Republic Records, Warner Records and Columbia Records contacted him. (a) (b)
- In May 2020, he was arrested for parole violation. He was booked into the Richmond City Justice Center. (a) (b)
- In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 while inside the Richmond City Justice Center. (a)
- In January 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19 again while the Richmond City Justice Center. (a)
- In March 2021, his mother attended a video shoot for “Walk Down” at Franklin Military Academy in Richmond. (a)
- He was 22 years old when he was producing, directing and appearing in music videos from inside the Richmond City Justice Center in 2021. (b)
- In 2021, he released “No Exit,” an extended play with six songs. (b) (d)
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