Like the rest of the world, the coronavirus pandemic is giving Waka Flocka Flame some extra time to think. It seems while doing some soul searching, the longtime rapper decided he’s going to embark on a different path.
On Sunday (May 25), Waka Flocka announced his new career goal via Twitter.
“I’m officially dedicating my life to suicide prevention and mental illness!!!” he wrote. “Y’all not alone Waka Flocka Flame is with y’all now!!!”
Waka Flocka appeared on the VICELAND series The Therapist in 2017 and spoke to Dr. Siri Sat Nam Singh about the deaths of his two brothers.
“The only way I could get through it, I had to stay high,” he said at the time. “So I’m like ‘Fuck it, I’m gonna get high. I’m gonna pop me some pills. That’s how I’mma do it.’ That was my therapy. That was my addiction, [it] was pills.
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“From my perspective right now, I’m in a spot now [where] I just wanna clean out everything in the house. It took me, like, four years — almost four solid years — to get to where I’m at.”
Waka Flocka presumably sees the value in seeking help. He didn’t disclose any further details on his plan.
Waka has gone back and forth about his retirement from rap since 2011, but he recently made headlines when he claimed that he was “a wack rapper.”
all he gotta do is put down the mic and the suicide numbers should fall off a cliff
haha i like the sentiment but in reality – if he DOESNT put the mic down , people forced to listen to his (c)rap might just jump off the proverbial cliff too haah
Happy to see him find purpose and hope he makes a positive impact on people’s lives. I would love to see more stories like this in hip hop.
If his cant-rap-worth-a-shit ass wants to give back thats legit a dope thing – but dedicating your life to preventing illnesses seams a little like a PR-Mess Cleanup after ya dumb ass told people on your social media that ‘Black Men don’t get Coronavirus’ (based on the fact that you personally didnt know anyone black with it smh) – not only is that stupid but its DANGEROUS to spread misinfo to stupid ass people (IE: anyone following waka online when his small amnt of relevance peaked in like 2009) and these dumbass followers take your word as GOSPEL – super dangerous when black men are actually dying at MUCH higher rates than other groups due to socioeconomic factors/genetic health conditions/inability to social distance in overcrowded housing etc
Nothing wrong with helping people but damn, do it right or youre just wasting time (not wasting money though since this is all just positive PR for you…shameful bruh)
Starting to think dude is a weirdo. One minute he’s a social advocate and the next he’s a social idiot. Wasn’t he the same retard saying go outside to the youngins when covid was heavy outside.