Nettspend
American rapper (born 2007)
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Gunner Shepardson (born March 18, 2007), known professionally as Nettspend, is an American rapper and songwriter. He gained popularity after a snippet of his song, "Drankdrankdrank", went viral on Twitter in late 2023. His song "Shine N Peace" was listed among the best songs of 2023 by The Fader and The New York Times.
March 18, 2007
- Rapper
- songwriter
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| Born | Gunner Shepardson March 18, 2007 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2021–present |
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| Website | nettspend |
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Shepardson began rapping while in fifth grade. After releasing multiple singles, he released his debut mixtape, Bad Ass F*cking Kid, on December 6, 2024. After an almost nine-month-long delay and a year following his mixtape, he released his debut studio album Early Life Crisis on March 6, 2026.
Early life
Gunner Shepardson was born on March 18, 2007, in Richmond, Virginia.[1] He has three siblings,[2] and his father was a country singer.[3] Growing up, Shepardson listened to Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber,[2][3] and was heavily interested in skateboarding.[3] He first tried out rapping while in fifth grade.[2][3] Shepardson attended Hermitage High School[4] where he felt isolated in school and dropped out in ninth grade, citing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns.[2][3]
Career
Early career and breakthrough (2022–2023)
Shepardson began releasing music to SoundCloud in December 2022.[2][5] In 2023, rapper Zuro introduced Shepardson to New York rapper Xaviersobased.[3] Following this, a snippet of his song "Drankdrankdrank" went viral on Twitter, exposing him to a wider audience.[2][6] Shepardson would briefly be associated with the digicore collective Novagang.[7][8][9] His song "Shine N Peace" was listed among the best songs of 2023 by The Fader and The New York Times.[9][10]
Bad Ass F*cking Kid (2024)
On January 11, 2024, Shepardson was featured alongside rapper Xaviersobased on producer Evilgiane's song titled "40".[11][12] The song was listed as one of the best songs of 2024 by The New York Times[13] and Pitchfork.[14] Shepardson performed at Rolling Loud on March 16, marking his first festival performance.[15][16]
In June 2024, Shepardson collaborated with rapper OsamaSon on the single "Withdrawals".[17] That month, he also made a cameo in the music video for "Devil Is a Lie" by fellow Virginia rapper Tommy Richman.[6] After teasing it at multiple shows, Shepardson released "That One Song", a song sampling "Entombed" by Deftones, in July.[18] In the weeks that followed, "That One Song", along with the majority of Nettspend's other popular songs, was removed from streaming platforms.[3] Most of these songs have since been reuploaded.
On October 3, 2024, Shepardson released the track "F*ck Swag" alongside a music video directed by Cole Bennett.[19][20] Two months later, on December 6, 2024, Shepardson released his debut mixtape, Bad Ass F*cking Kid.[1][21] He embarked on a promotional tour of the same name, bringing out English singer PinkPantheress at his Los Angeles show.[22]
Early Life Crisis (2025–present)
On February 21, 2025, Shepardson announced his "Invert" tour on social media. Vans sponsored the tour and ran from March 14th to April 16th. On March 11, 2025, Shepardson made his runway debut with Miu Miu on the last day of Paris Fashion Week alongside Cortisa Star.[23] On March 18, Shepardson teamed up with xaviersobased to release "Impact". [24] On August 22, 2025, Nettspend released a two-track single, titled "Gone Too Soon", which featured tracks such as "Stressed" and "Her Friends".[25] On October 28, 2025, Nettspend was featured in a holiday ad for Vans.[26][27] On February 13, 2026, Nettspend announced that his debut album, Early Life Crisis, would drop on March 6, 2026, following a delay.[28][29] Following the album's delay, Nettspend made his second runway with Gucci in Milan, Italy, alongside Fakemink.[29][30][31] On March 6, Nettspend would release the album following his word.[32]
Musical style and influences
Nettspend's musical style stems from trap, a subgenre of hip-hop.[6] His music has also been characterized as jerk,[33][34] a hip-hop subgenre which consists of "pitched-up, layered vocals and bass that will make your speakers sound broken," according to Pitchfork.[34] Most of Shepardson's songs are under two minutes long.[35][36] According to The Fader, he commonly employs "distorted 808s", "loose piano riffs", and "glimmering synths" in his music.[1] His music has been described as "a symphony of stimuli" by i-D,[3] and "post-post-rage" by The New York Times.[37]
In an interview with i-D, Shepardson named Chief Keef, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, and Michael Jackson as influences.[3][38]
Discography
- Early Life Crisis (2026)
