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  Nicki Minaj Lifts Waka Flocka Flame's Rave-Poppy 'Get Low'

  June 5, 2012 – Waka Flocka Flame's rowdy, ad lib-heavy approach to hip-hop has plenty of similarities with early 2000s crunk. "People was like, 'Oh, Waka Flocka's the new Lil Jon. All his music crunk!' the Atlanta-based rapper told contributor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd in SPIN'S May/June cover story. "And I was like, my shit ain't crunk, man. This shit gangsta. But I listened to it, and I was like, damn, that shit is crunk, hardcore street music. …
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  Hear Waka Flocka Flame's Plies-Assisted Head-Buster 'Lurkin'

  May 21, 2012 – The last time we heard from Waka Flocka Flame, he was rapping in a strip club in Paris. The occasion: a video for "Foreign Shit," a song he had just written and recorded in his hotel room (as part of a session you can read about in SPIN's current cover story). …
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  No Trivia's Friday Five

  May 4, 2012 – Oh boy, everybody's got an opinion on that SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list, don't they? Well, I do too! Good to see Jam Master Jay make it to the top ten, he certainly deserves it. There probably should've been room for Rick Rubin and Mike Dean (who really did play guitar on some rap albums!), as well. …
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  Finding Paris' Weirdest Strip Club With Waka Flocka Flame

  May 2, 2012 – "Foreign Shit" is Waka Flocka Flame's freestyle over French rapper Booba's "Repose en Paix," which is a decade old but which is something like a Euro version of Biggie's "Warning" — a crucial cut to freestyle over for anyone hoping to pop off in Paris. …
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  Waka Flocka Flame Goes Boom

  May 1, 2012 – It's the final party of Paris Fashion Week, and the scene is extra fancy in the VIP. Kanye West just presented the runway show for his 2012 autumn/winter women's-wear collection, drawing a celebrity swarm: Musicians (Diddy! …
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  Waka Flocka Flame Drops the World on Its Head: SPIN's Loud Issue Is Here

  April 17, 2012 – Do not adjust your screen, we are fully aware that Waka Flocka Flame is upside down on the cover of our brand new May/June issue. The 25-year-old Atlanta rapper is the couldn't-be-more-perfect face of our first-ever Loud Issue, dedicated to all things enjoyably and compellingly disruptive. …
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  Drake Extends Summer Tour, Adds Waka, J. Cole to the Bill

  March 22, 2012 – Drake may be dealing with a drunk-dial girl lawsuit (hey, who isn't?), but he hasn't stopped going about his business. The Canadian MC just announced additional stateside dates for his summer "Club Paradise Tour," and the lineup is stacked. The new dates, starting May 7 in Concordia, California, feature support from J. …
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  The Ballad of Waka Flocka Flame

  March 9, 2012 –  …
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  Waka Flocka Flame Exclusive: Hear 'I Don't Really Care' Now

  March 9, 2012 – Waka Flocka Flame's new single, "I Don't Really Care," featuring Trey Songz (produced by upstart Skyy Stylez and R&B vet Troy Taylor) — from Flocka's forthcoming second album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family, due in mid-April — is a brick-hard, singalong banger with sinister, rippling synths that blurs the line between tough-mug heartthrob and sex-symbol street rapper. …
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  For My Dawgs: Watch Waka Flocka Flame Cuddle Puppies

  March 7, 2012 – Our favorite onomatopoeic rapper is back in action with PETA, providing us with the most adorable thing happening today. The animal rights group dropped a video interview and images from their campaign with Waka Flocka Flame, who doesn't eat red meat or wear fur, in which he snuggles with a variety of different puppies and ruminates on why anyone who'd be mean to one is a coward. …
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