Waka Flocka Flame
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Juaquin Malphurs better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper signed to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. He is a Southern hip hop artist best known for his singles "O Let's Do It
", "Hard in da Paint
" & "No Hands
", along with his debut album, Flockaveli
. Waka Flocka Flame has announced that his second album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family
, will be released during the spring of 2012.
, New York
in 1986. His family eventually settled in Riverdale, Georgia
. He is the son of Debra Antney
, Gucci Mane
's former manager and CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear
's catch phrase, "Waka Waka". The name "Flocka Flame" was given to him by rapper Gucci Mane. Waka Flocka posed for a nude but unrevealing picture for the company PETA
to boycott killing animals. The picture says "Ink not Mink". The picture design is similar to Waka Flocka Flame's album Flockaveli
. Waka Flocka Flame said that he has known Gucci Mane
since he was 19
" in 2009, which peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100
. Waka Flocka Flame is a member of the 1017 Brick Squad with Gucci Mane
, OJ Da Juiceman
, Frenchie, and Wooh Da Kid. On January 19, 2010, Malphurs was shot and robbed at a car wash in Atlanta. The bullet went through his right arm. He is currently preparing multiple mixtapes with Brick Squad. His debut album, Flockaveli
was released on October 5, 2010. He was featured on Lil Jon
's album Crunk Rock
on the track "Throw It Up, Pt. 2 (Remix)". The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200
. He was named the eighth hottest MC
of 2010 by MTV
.
Gucci Mane
fired Debra Antney as his manager. Despite rumors, there is no animosity between the two rappers due to this event. In an MTV interview, both he and Waka Flocka Flame affirmed that their relationship is in good standing even though they no longer speak. In early September, Gucci Mane was seen at Flocka's Flockaveli listening party supporting the artist.
, Ferrari Boyz
was released. The first single was "She Be Puttin On".
On August 9, 2011, the first single for his sophomore album, "Round of Applause", featuring Canadian-rapper Drake
, a confirmed featured guest to appear on the album, was released. It is produced by Lex Luger. The first original version featured only Waka Flocka Flame, and the remix featured Drake, but later the remix was made the original version. Triple F Life is slated to be released before the end of the year. Songs that will be on the album are "Off the Chain" featuring David Blayne and Suga Shane, "Swish" featuring Roscoe Dash, Gorilla Zoe
, and Chrissa, "Boomin" featuring Diddy
, and "Hi Jackin' Planes".
O Let's Do It
CD singleRemix single-Remixes:The official remix features Diddy, Rick Ross, & Gucci Mane. Another remix features Trae, Ludacris, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross & Twista...
", "Hard in da Paint
Hard in da Paint
Hard in da Paint is the second single off American rapper Waka Flocka Flame's first studio album Flockaveli.- Background :Hard In The Paint, just like Let's Do It, was originally a mixtape track. The song was produced by up and coming producer Lex Luger.- Music video :The music video was shot and...
" & "No Hands
No Hands
"No Hands" is a song performed by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale from his debut album Flockaveli. The song features Roscoe Dash on the chorus and a verse from both Wale and Roscoe Dash. It was produced by Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was...
", along with his debut album, Flockaveli
Flockaveli
Flockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, released on October 5, 2010, by 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records...
. Waka Flocka Flame has announced that his second album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family
Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family
Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family is the upcoming second studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It will feature artists like Drake, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Diddy, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, French Montana, OJ da Juiceman and more. The project will be released in December 31, 2011...
, will be released during the spring of 2012.
Early life and career
Juaquin Malphurs was born in South Jamaica, QueensSouth Jamaica, Queens
South Jamaica, known colloquially as Southside & Southside Jamaica Queens, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located south of downtown Jamaica, the Long Island Rail Road tracks Jamaica Avenue and Liberty Avenue. The western border is the Van Wyck Expressway, and it...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1986. His family eventually settled in Riverdale, Georgia
Riverdale, Georgia
Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:...
. He is the son of Debra Antney
Debra Antney
Debra Antney is the founder and CEO of Atlanta-based management and recording company Debra Antney is the founder and CEO of Atlanta-based management and recording company Debra Antney is the founder and CEO of Atlanta-based management and recording company (home to Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka, OJ...
, Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
's former manager and CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear is a Muppet, created by Jim Henson. He is an orange, particularly fuzzy bear who works as a stand-up comic and has a catchphrase, "Wocka Wocka Wocka". Shortly after telling the joke, he is usually the target of rotten tomatoes and ridicule, especially from hecklers Statler and Waldorf...
's catch phrase, "Waka Waka". The name "Flocka Flame" was given to him by rapper Gucci Mane. Waka Flocka posed for a nude but unrevealing picture for the company PETA
Peta
Peta can refer to:* peta-, an SI prefix denoting a factor of 1015* Peta, Greece, a town in Greece* Peta, the Pāli word for a Preta, or hungry ghost in Buddhism* Peta Wilson, an Australian actress and model* Peta Todd, English glamour model...
to boycott killing animals. The picture says "Ink not Mink". The picture design is similar to Waka Flocka Flame's album Flockaveli
Flockaveli
Flockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, released on October 5, 2010, by 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records...
. Waka Flocka Flame said that he has known Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
since he was 19
2009-2010: Flockaveli
Waka Flocka Flame came to fame with his breakthrough single "O Let's Do ItO Let's Do It
CD singleRemix single-Remixes:The official remix features Diddy, Rick Ross, & Gucci Mane. Another remix features Trae, Ludacris, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross & Twista...
" in 2009, which peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Waka Flocka Flame is a member of the 1017 Brick Squad with Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
, OJ Da Juiceman
OJ da Juiceman
Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr...
, Frenchie, and Wooh Da Kid. On January 19, 2010, Malphurs was shot and robbed at a car wash in Atlanta. The bullet went through his right arm. He is currently preparing multiple mixtapes with Brick Squad. His debut album, Flockaveli
Flockaveli
Flockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, released on October 5, 2010, by 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records...
was released on October 5, 2010. He was featured on Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
's album Crunk Rock
Crunk Rock
Crunk Rock is the solo debut album by American Crunk artist Lil Jon, released on June 8, 2010 by BME and Universal Republic. The symbols at the bottom of the album's cover are Japanese Katakana characters, which read "Kurunku Rokku"....
on the track "Throw It Up, Pt. 2 (Remix)". The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. He was named the eighth hottest MC
MTV's Annual Hottest MC List
Every year since 2007, MTV has compiled a list of ten Hip-Hop stars deemed to be the "hottest" of that year known as the Hottest MCs in the Game...
of 2010 by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
fired Debra Antney as his manager. Despite rumors, there is no animosity between the two rappers due to this event. In an MTV interview, both he and Waka Flocka Flame affirmed that their relationship is in good standing even though they no longer speak. In early September, Gucci Mane was seen at Flocka's Flockaveli listening party supporting the artist.
2011-present: Triple F Life and Mixtapes
Waka Flocka Flame has release previous mixtapes this year including Salute Me or Shoot Me 3, Benjamin Flocka and his last Twin Towers 2 with Slim Dunkin'. On August 9, 2011 his latest compilation with Gucci ManeGucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
, Ferrari Boyz
Ferrari Boyz
Ferrari Boyz is a collaboration studio album from Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame. It was released on August 9, 2011, originally to be released June 21. It features Rocko, Tity Boi, 1017 Brick Squad label mates Wooh da Kid & Frenchie, and also Brick Squad Monopoly members Slim Dunkin', Ice...
was released. The first single was "She Be Puttin On".
On August 9, 2011, the first single for his sophomore album, "Round of Applause", featuring Canadian-rapper Drake
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
, a confirmed featured guest to appear on the album, was released. It is produced by Lex Luger. The first original version featured only Waka Flocka Flame, and the remix featured Drake, but later the remix was made the original version. Triple F Life is slated to be released before the end of the year. Songs that will be on the album are "Off the Chain" featuring David Blayne and Suga Shane, "Swish" featuring Roscoe Dash, Gorilla Zoe
Gorilla Zoe
Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...
, and Chrissa, "Boomin" featuring Diddy
Diddy
Diddy may refer to:*Sean Combs, an American rap mogul also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puff, Puffy and Sean John*Diddy-Dirty Money, an American hip hop group featuring Diddy...
, and "Hi Jackin' Planes".
Discography
Studio albums- FlockaveliFlockaveliFlockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, released on October 5, 2010, by 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records...
(2010) - Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and FamilyTriple F Life: Friends, Fans and FamilyTriple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family is the upcoming second studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It will feature artists like Drake, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Diddy, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, French Montana, OJ da Juiceman and more. The project will be released in December 31, 2011...
(2012)