[5][6] Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall was born on September 10, 1998, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to parents of Senegalese descent.

[8] 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 skip a playoff game to participate in the Madison Square Garden unveiling of the Yeezy Season 3 collection.

[9] On February 2, 2018, Wes signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records label alongside Interscope.

[10] Wes made a guest appearance on Scott's third studio album Astroworld on the song "No Bystanders" alongside American rapper Juice Wrld.

[14] In January 2019, Wes was part of the opening act for Eminem's concert in Hawaii alongside fellow American rapper Logic.

Ridge Productions posted the original edit of the video, with substituted audio mocking Wes and his crew for reneging on their agreement.

Love even hinted that Wes abused her after she posted a picture with a black eye with the caption "This is why we are over Sheck, stop telling people I cheated on you".

[26] Skye's one-time boyfriend, rapper GoldLink, has repeatedly insulted and criticized Wes publicly over the abuse allegations.