Waka Flocka Thinks Rappers Need To Show Love To Their Romantic Partners

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Waka Flocka discussed hip hop wanting rappers to be "rough" and "thuggish" instead of celebrating their relationships and being in love.

As they continue to promote their new reality series, Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera stopped by The Real. The hip hop couple have been staying busy lately, especially with their reality TV projects, and now they've returned with another show, Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka, on WEtv. During their visit, Waka talked about hip hop being the only genre of music where artists don't celebrate their romantic partners.

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"Why we gotta be so hard?" Waka asked. "Every other genre, they can be in love, they can even be older and still be an artist. For hip hop, you gotta stay single, rough, thuggish, mean-muggish." The Real host Amanda Seales chimed in and added that that sort of thought process doesn't get you anywhere. Waka admitted that it "gets a lotta people some places" but for him, he wants respect and love from the people in his life.

Elsewhere, Waka Flocka talked about his aspirations of becoming a psychologist. "A lotta kids come from like, where I come from they actually need it," he said. "A lot of us don't got that big brother, that dad, that coach. That's why a lot of us rely on sports because them coaches become our fathers and our older brothers. A lot of people don't understand that." He said he was 33-years-old when God showed him his life path "and money ain't the motive, because I had all the money." 

Watch Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera talk marriage, parenthood, their new reality show, and Tammy's forthcoming album Confessions on The Real below.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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