With over five years in the rap game, Club Cirque artist Waka Flocka Flame is certainly no newcomer to the music industry. Topping Billboard’s US Rap chart with his studio albums at #1 and #2, Waka is about to embark on a new journey with his third album which will go hard in the paint for dance music.
Born Juaquin Malphurs in Jamaica, Queens, Waka grew up outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Musically maturing on his ascent to the top, his first mixtape, Salute Me or Shoot Me, Vol. 1 featured Waka Flocka’s breakout single “O Let’s Do It.” The single hit #7 on the Billboard’s US Rap chart and #62 on Billboard’s Hot 100. After a stellar debut, Waka followed up with another smash hit in 2010 with “Hard In Da Paint,” the lead single on his debut artist album Flockaveli. Produced by the legendary Lex Luger, the track is easily recognizable by the synth brass leads and the machine gun drum samples. With a key change midway through the track, “Hard In Da Paint,” as you would imagine, hits hard. Flockaveli debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 and he was named the eighth hottest MC of 2010 by MTV.
With his career continuing to pick up speed, in 2012 Waka released his sophomore album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans, & Family. The album featured Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B., Flo Rida and Drake who was featured on the popular track “Round Of Applause.”
Currently, Waka Flocka is readying for his third album, Flockaveli II. With Atlantic Records as his new label, Waka is making some new changes in his career. “I’m highly educated now music industry wise. I’m not just somebody jumping into a field I don’t know. I actually learned it through a couple of methods, put my blueprint out on display and it worked not just for me and the company I was working with, but numerous people’s careers. Basically I know my shit now–I know what I need to win.” The album, due out in 2014, will feature dance music heavy weights Skrillex, Diplo, and the trap twosome, Flosstradamus.
We’re excited to see Waka’s latest evolution when he joins Steve Aoki and Borgore to take over Club Cirque’s main tent with the Aokify America Tour. “I’m not bullsh*ttin’ with this album. I’m going hard.” Get ready for the second coming of Waka Flocka Flame on Saturday, October 19th. Tickets are still available, so grab yours today!
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