Born Name
Juaquin James Malphurs
Nick Name
Waka Flocka Flame, Waka Flocka
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
South Jamaica, New York, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Rapper
Family
- Mother – Debra Antney (Manager and CEO of So Icey / Mizay Entertainment)
- Siblings – KayO Redd (Brother) (Rapper) (Suicided on December 29, 2013), Wooh Da Kid (Younger Brother) (Rapper), Tyquam Alexander (Brother), Rahleek Malphurs (Younger Brother) (Died on April 25, 2000)
Manager
36BrickHouse
Genre
Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Brick Squad Monopoly, 1017 Brick Squad, Warner Bros., Asylum, Atlantic Records
Build
Average
Height
6 ft 4 in or 193 cm
Weight
97 kg or 214 pounds
Girlfriend / Spouse
Waka Flocka Flame dated –
- Kat Stacks – Venezuelan socialite Kat Stacks and Waka Flocka were RUMORed to have had an encounter in the past.
- Tammy Rivera (2011-2016) – Reality TV star and businesswoman Tammy Rivera and Waka Flocka started dating in 2011. They got engaged in 2013 and married on May 25, 2014. In June 2016, the couple called it quits.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Wears braided hair extensions
- Towering height
Measurements
Waka Flocka Flame’s body specifications may be –
- Chest – 44 in or 112 cm
- Arms / Biceps – 14.5 in or 37 cm
- Waist – 37 in or 94 cm
Brand Endorsements
Waka has been seen advertising Rafaello & Co (Luxury Swiss timepiece store) on his social media accounts.
In 2014, he was seen in the Pine Brothers Softish Throat Drops commercial.
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
His rap songs such as O Let’s Do It, No Hands, Round of Applause, etc.
First Album
In October 2010, he released his debut album Flockaveli by Asylum Records. It received mostly positive responses from the music critics.
He sold 345,000 album copies in the US and it got ranked at #2 in Top Hip Hop albums in the US.
First TV Show
In 2010, Waka Flocka appeared in two episodes of the comedy talk show The Mo’Nique Show as himself.
Personal Trainer
Waka Flocka Flame turned vegan in 2016 as per BuzzFeed. He showed a significant amount of weight loss in 2016 after he started eating non-GMO based food.
It seems he relies more on diet rather than a workout. But, he still goes for exercises.
Waka Flocka Flame Favorite Things
- Sneakers – Air Jordan
- Rapper – Tupac
- Color – Burgundy
- Snack – Potato chips
- Bottled Water – Fiji or Dasani
Source – Complex.com, PigeonsandPlanes.com, InterviewMagazine.com, TheBoomBox.com
Waka Flocka Flame Facts
- He was given the stage name “Waka” by his cousin due to a Muppets character Fozzie Bear’s catch phrase, “Waka Waka”. Rapper Gucci Mane gave him the remaining name “Flocka Flame”.
- Waka’s mom was previously a manager of Gucci Mane.
- In January 2010, during a car wash in Atlanta, he was shot in his right arm and eventually robbed.
- Waka Flocka posed without clothes for PETA to encourage people to stop killing animals and wearing fur in 2011.
- In October 2014, he was arrested for 2 hours at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the possession of loaded handgun.
- He took the name of his debut album Flockaveli from an Italian political theorist Machiavelli.
- His mom is his role model.
Waka Flocka Flame is 6’3″ not 6’4″.
Google it.
1.89 m.
Where did you get 6’4″ from. That is incorrect.