Biography
Gunner Shepardson (born March 18, 2007), known professionally as Nettspend, is an American rapper. He's widely regarded as one of the key figures who helped popularized modern jerk music alongside other artists such as xaviersobased and Yhapojj. Throughout his career he's released a plethora amount of singles through Soundcloud and Spotify in addition to releasing 4 full length projects: KiCKDOOR, BAD ASS F*CKING KID, early life crisis, and him.
Shepardson was born in Richmond, Virginia, and has three siblings. His father was a country singer. He grew up listening to artists including Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber, and developed an interest in skateboarding. He began experimenting with rapping while in fifth grade. He attended Hermitage High School, where he reported feeling isolated, and left school in ninth grade, citing the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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He began releasing music on SoundCloud in December 2022. In 2023, he was introduced to New York rapper Xaviersobased by rapper Zuro. Following this, a snippet of his song "Drankdrankdrank" gained viral attention on Twitter which garnered nearly 9m views on the original tweet, increasing his public profile. He was briefly associated with the digicore collective Novagang. His song "Shine N Peace" was later included in year-end best-of lists by The Fader and The New York Times.
On January 11, 2024, Shepardson appeared alongside Xaviersobased on the track "40" produced by Evilgiane. The song was included in year-end best-of lists by The New York Times and Pitchfork. He performed at Rolling Loud on March 16, 2024, marking his first festival appearance. In June 2024, he collaborated with rapper OsamaSon on the single "Withdrawals" and appeared in the music video for "Devil Is a Lie" by Tommy Richman. In July 2024, he released "That One Song", which samples "Entombed" by Deftones. Several of his songs, including "That One Song", were temporarily removed from streaming platforms after release, before later being reuploaded.
On October 3, 2024, he released "F*ck Swag" with a music video directed by Cole Bennett. On December 6, 2024, he released his debut mixtape "Bad Ass F*cking Kid" and subsequently toured in promotion of the project, including a performance in Los Angeles where PinkPantheress appeared as a guest.
In early 2025, Shepardson announced the "Invert" tour, which ran from March 14 to April 16 and was sponsored by Vans. On March 11, 2025, he made his runway debut for Miu Miu during Paris Fashion Week alongside Cortisa Star. On March 18, 2025, he and Xaviersobased released the track "Impact". On August 22, 2025, he released a two-track EP titled "Gone Too Soon", which included the songs "Stressed" and "Her Friends". On October 28, 2025, he appeared in a Vans holiday advertising campaign. On February 13, 2026, he announced his debut studio album "Early Life Crisis", which was released on March 6, 2026 following a delay. Around this period, he also made a runway appearance for Gucci in Milan alongside Fakemink.
Nettspend is now gearing up to release his second studio album slut sometime in 2026, alongside a collaboration album with OsamaSon titled NXO in October of that same exact year.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettspend
Studio albums
Early Life Crisis (2026)
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