



In August 2011, his collaborative album with Gucci Mane released with the title Ferrari Boyz. He released most of these mix-tapes in collaboration with a fellow rapper named Slim Dunkin. But all the rumors were put to rest when he attended the promotional event for Flockaveli and a few months later, announced that he was soon going to release a collaborative album with In 2011, He released several mix-tapes to keep his fan-base busy, such as Twin Towers 2, Salute Me or Shoot me 3 and Benjamin Flocka. Despite the friction between Gucci and his mother, the rumors were ripe that he will not work with him anymore.The album Flockaveli was a big hit with the critics and the general public. Furthermore, for the lyrics, he had taken inspiration from Tupac Shakur, who was known to write poetry camouflaged as raps.It turned out that he had taken the criticisms seriously and named the album after an Italian political theorist. In October 2010, He released his debut album titled Flockaveli and it debuted at the sixth spot on the Billboard 200.The entire mix-tape slowly reached other parts of the country and marked the arrival of Waka into the mainstream and also to Gucci Mane’s squad 1017 Brick Squad. It peaked at the 62nd spot in the Billboard Hot 100 charts, which was not a bad deal for a newcomer artist. One of the first singles from the mix-tape was titled O Let’s Do it, which was released in 2009 and became an immediate success. Talking about his career journey, Waka worked through 2008 on his debut mix-tape titled Salute Me or Shoot me Vol 1.Moreover, there is no information about his education and academic achievements. Similarly, he is of American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. His mother worked as the CEO of a major artist management company called May Entertainment.

His mother's name is Debra Antney whereas his father's name is currently unknown. Going back to his early life, Waka was born in South Jamaica, New York, the U.S.
