Artist: Waka Flocka Flame
Album: Duflocka Rant 2
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Background:
Juaquin James Malphurs, better known as Waka Flocka Flame or simply Waka Flocka, is the original pioneer of the modern day trap scene that is so prevalent around the United States. Born in New York, but growing up in Riverdale, Georgia; Waka Flocka set the underground trap world ablaze with his hit single O Let's Do It, in 2009. It wasn't until 2010 with the release of the club banger Hard in the Paint, that mainstream audiences began to notice Waka. 1 more single followed in late 2010, No Hands feat Roscoe Dash and Wale, creating an unprecedented buzz for the underground trap artist who was being groomed and repped by non other than the legends himself, Gucci Mane. Waka Flocka proceeds to drop in October of 2010 one of the greatest debuts for a hip-hop artist of the new decade and in my opinion a certified classic in modern day hip-hop. Flockaveli almost entirely produced by Lex Luger becomes a staple and blueprint in the modern day trap scene. Fast foward to 2013 after slew of mixtapes from Salute Me or Shoot Me series to his sophomore album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family, Waka continues his dominance in the trap scene and without anybody noticing proceeds to drop a BLASSIC mixtape by the name of Duflocka Rant 2 hosted by TRAP-A-HOLICS & DJ ACE, released 02/05/2013.
Review: the lyrics posted will be my favorite lyrics from the song
- DuFlocka Rant Pt. 2 Intro
Kevin DuFlocka Rant, part two
Lot of niggas ain't wanna see me doing what the fuck I'm doing right now
Three years strong
See when I did this shit these niggas said I wasn't gon' make it
See when I dropped Flockaveli 1, hip-hop changed, naw' mean?
Then I dropped Salute Me Or Shoot Me, LeBron Flocka James
Kevin DuFlocka Rant Part 1, now we on part 2
I'm balling like a motherfucker nigga
From roaches to Rolex's man, watch me ball nigga
Clayton County we in this bitch, man
Squad
Waka comin in with the banter, as he knows he the best in the trap game circa 2013. Waka is letting the listeners and the haters know what his resume entails and how it stacks up to anybody and everybody, after he changed the rap game with the release of his highly anticipated album Flockaveli.
- Stay Hood (feat. Lil Wayne)
Popping mollies like Tylenols and Aspirin
Geeked up, pulled up, hyena laughin'
Them boys ain't real, stop acting like us
In the squad, I bust, get cheese like crust
I'm the only motherfucker that I really trust
Lex Luger and Waka name a better combo than them.! Lex Luger comes in with a mean beat that Waka and Wheezy F Baby ride with no insurance. Both artist hit us with braggadocios raps from gettin 50k for a show, to having all kinds of drugs on deck, to being sick of haters tryna to be like them but not respecting their clout.
I'm rocking Rollies, I'm talking three of those
Bad bitches, I got plenty of those
Diamond grill, I can't do the golds
I'm riding sixes, I can't do the fours
Keep it real 'til I die, put it on my set
Keep it real 'til I die, put it on my set
Thumbing through the bands I be playin' with the check
Keep it real 'til I die, put it on my set
Probably my 3rd favorite hook from this entire mixtape. On Can't Do Golds, Waka comes in heavyyy with the Hype Yelling Rap over one of the hardest beats on the tape produced by 808 mafia founder Southside and lead member TM88. The hook is infectious, and the bars are incredibly aggressive that if this doesn't help your gym PR's(personal records) you just a fucboi, plain and simple.
- Fell (feat. Gucci Mane and Young Thug)
Young Thug verse
Got them big ol' clips inside of them little guns
No Nelly, got bands on the Air Force, no ones
I'm silly, I got Xan, worked hard, my car
Just made it to me, where I come from ain't far
For you to see a rich, I'm a geek and a monster
She wanna suck these sneakers up, she got hunger
No, no, I could never beat her up, on my momma
But she got more red bottoms than the number one stunna
And that's Baby, I would love to help you start a candy lady
My mom sprayed me with cherry blossoms now I fuck old ladies
And I nut right in them bitches, and have her oh so baby
And also baby
I honestly can not thank Waka enough for this song. Every artist on this song killed it but to me it was my first time hearing Young Thug and I fell in love instantly. He was incredible on the hook but his verse was even better. At first hearing Thuggerbaby I thought he sounded like a knock off Lil Wayne, but the way he switches his flow and voiceeee when he says For you to see a rich, I'm a geek and a monster, I was baffled. Instantly I memorized his verse and the hook became a staple in my brain. 2nd favorite hook on the mixtape. Waka Did Say Not To Play With Thug
Niggas say they lookin for me, it ain't hard to find me
I'm always in the hood, fuck a hater getting money
Extendos in our clips, blue tints double
F in them 50 clips, these niggas in trouble
Ductape em, shout out to my nigga Alley Boy
I'm from Clayton County Riverdale, you know we ridin boy
Rob a nigga, rob a nigga, tie his ass up
Got them bands on a nigga, my fen on my brigs truck
insert Obama wiping his face image here. The hostility shown by Waka in this song is nothing short of terrifying. He makes you feel the aggression that resides inside of him from growing up in Clayton County, or as he calls it Jurassic Park.
- College Girl (feat. Quez of Travis Porter)
I was told if you hustle
It'll pay off
Real nigga can't go soft
Shining hard with the lights off
Grades high and she drop it low
Bad as hell and she fuck slow
Our connection on a different level
She educated n ghetto (Oooo)
Waka drops one for the females over a smooth, sci-fi sounding beat from Southside. Professing his admiration for females who stay book smart and street smart.
- Bad Decision (feat. Wooh da Kid)
Niggas dry snitching, want to run to police
Put it on my niece, you gon' die before me
I put that on the G, Grove Street nigga
Where I'm from, we don't brag if we catch a body nigga
That's just life
Real shit, nigga, that's just life
Watch out for your friends when they got a knife
Niggas bullshitting
First strap, thank you to my brother, Wooh
Everything green, pussy, soo woo
I built it nigga, watch me break this nigga
I'm one grateful nigga, all I did, you ain't thankful nigga?
I'm from Riverdale Road, Grove Street
Last time that I checked, they know O.G.'s
I had to include both a part of verse 1 and verse 2, as I feel they have great significance. In the first verse Waka seems to be takin shots at rappers who brag about having bodies on their resume; ie that they have killed people. In his life having bodies is nothing to brag about as it happens everyday in his hood and it is just life and you move on.
While the 2nd verse call me out if this is a halo reach but I feel he is directly talking to Gucci Mane on the verse. Even though Gucci is on the tape, Waka and Gucci's relationship was beginning to tear and the two were not even on speaking terms and Gucci had announced he dropped Waka from Bricksquad for being "disloyal". Source Nadeska looks fine in this video.
- Shit Where You Sleep (feat. Ace Hood)
He selling dope out his grandma house, now that's a no no
He selling dope out his mama house, now that's a no no
Stupid nigga, you don't shit where you sleep at
Killers kidnap your sibling's, kick your door, all you heard was click clack (BOOWAHH)
He calling 'round town, where my shit at?
He trying to pay, he don't want no get back
He all Pro Tools, that nigga all rap
You a pussy nigga just to be exact
Boy, you ain't ever trap (Flexing!)
You the type of nigga that'll fuck up your pack
My youngin's palms peeling cause he selling too much crack
Deodorize these niggas, choppers spraying like some Axe
Still punching niggas, Mortal Kombat, call me Jax
Rule number one, don't shit where you sleep at
Rule number two, keep a motherfucking strap
Turn your niggas on, get a youngin' some packs
MY FAVORITE SONG AND HOOK ON THE ENTIRE TAPE!! THE SONG IS STR8 FUCKIN BARS THROUGHOUT, AND THE ADLIB OF BOOWAHHHH IS FANTASTIC. ACE HOOD, ACE FUCKIN HOOD, EVEN COMES IN WITH THE AGGRESSION AND MURDERS THIS 808 MAFIA BEAT. THE SUBTLETY OF THE NOW THATS A NO NO LINE IS INFAMOUS IN MY HOUSEHOLD. MY COUNTRY MUSIC LOVING WIFE ALWAYS TELLS ME WHEN I FUCK UP, NOW THATS A NO NO. PROBABLY MY FAVORITE WAKA SONG EVER AND I GENUINELY BELIEVE HE WILL NEVER TOP IT FOR ME.
Waka flocka has still been very active in the 5 years since this mixtape dropping projects such as I Can't Rap Vol 1, Flockaveli 1.5 and LeBron Flocka James 4. With nearly a decade of music making, expading from Trap to EDM, Waka has been consistently great but we are all still waiting for Flockaveli 2 to drop which Flocka has insited will drop soon.
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Post Script
My happiest day on reddit after the thugger leaks.
