Waka Flocka Flame
Nov 21, 2011
Waka Flocka Flame was born by the name Juaquin Malphurs on May 31, 1986. He never dreamed of becoming an artist since he was a kid. Despite the fact that his mother is a CEO of artist management group Mizay Entertainment, he shied himself away from music and instead focused on his love for basketball.
And after his youngest brother died in automobile accident when he was just 14, Waka moved even further away from music, opting to spend his time running the streets of Atlanta with his friends. After a while, he then tried music as a fun activity of messing around with sound to relieve his frustration. The result was a street album "Salute Me or Shoot Me, Vol. 1" which was out in 2008 and featured "O Let's Do It" which rose at No. 7 on Billboard Rap Songs chart.
Two years after, he dropped a debut album Flockaveli which made a notable debut at No. 6 on Billboard Hot 200. His single "No Hands" even rose higher to No. 5 on Billboard Rap Songs and peaked at No. 6 on R&B Songs charts. 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 his latest compilation with Gucci Mane, Ferrari Boyz was released. The first single was "She Be Puttin On".
On August 9th, 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. Triple F Life is slated to be released before the end of the year.
