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When did Waka Flocka Flame start making music?

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Waka Flocka Flame's first song “Hard in da Paint (Clean)” released on May 31, 1986.


Born in South Jamaica, New York on May 31, 1986, Waka Flocka Flame or simply Waka Flocka, is an archetypal rapper and internet personality born in South Jamaica, NY and raised in Riverdale, Georgia. Signing with childhood friend Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. Records in 2009, he became a mainstream artist with the release of his... Read More
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