I do electronic music just to get out the bubble.'īorn Juaquin James Malphurs, the 28-year-old rapper rose to prominence as Gucci Mane's protégé and his flagship artist of 1017 Brick Squad. You don't have to do this kind of music because people say you are this kind of artist. 'You don't have to be stuck in a fucking bubble. 'I'm trying to open people's brains up,' Waka says. When you hear Waka's scratchy voice over electro beats by Neon Dreams or Steve Aoki, it's his way of showing that trap music isn't his only trick. The Queens-bred, Atlanta-based MC is always thinking outside of the box on wax. The riotous rapper, who penned hits like 'O Let's Do It' and 'No Hands,' has undergone an artistic transformation since his 2010 bombastic debut 'Flockaveli.' He's experimented with his sound but always with the focus on growing as a rapper. is an official news provider for .Ĭopyright /CBS Local - Excerpted here with permission.Waka Flocka Flame doesn't give a fuck about what you think. Juvenile appears on 'What I Do,' which sounds straight of his country-fried back catalog. The beat creeps and crawls, studded with off-kilter moans and shouts. The former features on 'Dem Skrapz,' which sounds as nuts as the name implies. Salute Me Or Shoot Me 5 includes a handful of big features from the likes of Future, Yo Gotti and Juvenile. Download the mixtape and hear for yourself. Salute Me Or Shoot Me 5 doesn't try to reinvent the wheel: as usual in Flocka's ouvre the beats are huge, the rapping is loud, and Flocka's flow is more subtle and lyrical than he'll ever get credit for. Only two weeks after releasing Turn Up For The Godz (also with his partner in crime DJ Whoo Kid) he's released another 20-song monster. Waka Flocka Flame is back with a new tape-Salute Me Or Shoot Me 5-and it's a doozy.

() When Snoop Dogg supplies a mixtape's intro, you know it's going to be a good one. Waka Flocka Flame Releases 'Salute Me or Shoot Me 5' Mixtape

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