Waka Flocka On His Tupac Inspiration
Waka didn’t choose the title of his album overnight. Mr. Flame tells MTV, that it was Tupac’s alias Makaveli, which inspired him to hit the books and read up on philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Philosophy, good.
“Tupac introduced me to the [writing] of Machiavelli. That’s why I made that. I can’t just, ‘Oh, Tupac did that, so I’m gonna do that too.’ If people read, they would love that man. That man is a mind-game genius. I read the Machiavelli war-tactic books, his biography, everything. That man is just like sticks and stones, bad. You see Waka Flocka, what do you think? Negativity. You read Machiavelli? Negativity. My brain, I’m so sharp, I can play stupid on the camera and they think I’m dumb. So really. you just playing yourself. I’m so ahead of y’all. That’s for the bloggers.”
Sidebar: Flockaveli In-store
does this fine man even know how to read ? smh
“I’m so head of Yall”
hmm…he seems to be reading.
pfffttt. GTFO!
you know damn well you got that from Pac himself.
someone just told you to say that to look smarter.
why? because your in the INDUSTRY. and they pimp your ass!!!
Waka is Wack!!!
You are a fucking moron Waka. I’d sit here and tear apart the entire quote but it’s not really worth it. But just know, he’s an idiot.
And another Damn Thing:
Even Fantasia knows how to read better than your bitch ass!!!!
expecting a “hater” response from one of waka’s groupies and young ignorant fan in 3…2…1….
Why play stupid on the camera? Why have such a stupid name? No, I think you played your own self Waka Flocka Lame. You’ll never be a Tupac. You’re a coon. Go major in Geometry, dumbass.
Stop hating y’all. Not only may dude B reading, but he may also B feeling like thiz album may B tha realest sh!t he ever wrote. Y’all know ninjas 1st albums B dey best albums.
black education (smh)
Hold on, dude may not B a lyricist, but I love tha energy n his music. Itz like reviving Lil Jon’s Crunk Era.
Waka he is making millions on his own what r u doinh?
Flocka
@gerold
so what? that doesn’t make him any smarter than the average joe on the street, it just makes him more fortunate.
in terms of current rappers, the smart ones are the talib kweli’s, the immortal technique’s, the nas’ who possess more intelligence in their toenail than waka does in his body
then if you wanna talk about money, the ones who are genuine businessmen and have smarts ar the 50 cent’s, the jay-z’s etc. who are making money and when they speak it usually always make people listen
ROTFL look at @Que’s comment.
using the “hater” excuse.
you cant even understand what the fuck the fools saying.
B? N? itz? Y’all? is that suppose to make you look gangsta?
GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!!!!
there will never be another 2Pac.
-simple as that-
well he has a girlfriend thats in college with a 4.0 GPA waka flocka may be foolin his like hes dumb. is it possible? yes. but i find that unlikey but we neva know. these kids do anything for money
Look at the stupid muthafuckers….wow SMFH
your all mind controlled by the Industry.
thinking money is the most important thing.
fuck whats in his wallet…listen to his music!!!!
please tell me thats not the wackest shit you’ve ever heard!??
makes me wanna shoot myself
Money can buy things that make me happy. If I had the chance he did to make music, and make money; I would do it so fast and MAKE MONEY. I don’t listen to the dude, but I really got to say that I wouldn’t second guess switching incomes with him.
If I was a rapper, I want money from it. Why would I quit working and school just to make music for people that are just going to hate every move you make? My rap dreams died when I was seventeen because of people like you.
People seem to like using “hater” as a safety net when they cant explain why people dont like they favorite artist. Then they just blurt “oh, well, he getting money, what you doing?!’ Nigga, just because he rich, that mean I cant talk about his ass? Dont blame me, blame RR and every other website for a section where people can make comments about bullshit like this. Hating aint new, but niggas got computers now so you noticing it more.
Fuck Flocka, he may be richer than me, but he damn sure aint smarter than me! And he gonna need that brain when his 15 minutes over and he gotta think of new ways to stay relevant.
Co-sign Shady323. Regardless if he thinks he is like Tupac, he doesn’t resemble that in the least of ways through his rap. He can try and act like he gives us a “stupid image”, but that doesn’t explain the wackness of his music.
Also I would like to say that Waka Flocka can’t claim to be as smart as he is because he claims he is so hood and does an assortment of drugs. If he speaks truth in his rap, about getting crunked and fucked up, then I would have no reason to believe he has the mental capacity to even comprehend Machiavelli philosophy or Tupac’s for that matter.
Give any decent rapper his production and at a MINIMUM they’d double his sales.
“Waka Flocka Flame one coon ass nigga!”
Nigga actions speak louder than words. You portray yourself as a dumbass coon, so why would we think otherwise?
Lol he can read ahahahahahahahahah are u sure his mommy didn’t read it too him
you give waka credit for giving BET the big fuck you when they dissed him but comparing himself to 2Pac is retarded.
devil worshiping niggas got the nerve to even talk about pac, fuk wrong with these rappers?
@ Esco, what I’m saying iz Flocka naming his sh!t “Flockaveli” will make folks remember thiz album. Now tha albums after thiz may B even more garbage, but thiz one will B his best and n looking back, he’ll feel like itz tha realest sh!t he ever wrote, if he wrote it.
Think about about Jeezy. N looking back, he has 2 feel that way about his “Trap or Die” mixtape wit Drama. SmeLLme?
Waka Flocka Flame=Honka Tonka Flamer
He fuckin sucks
Help me out. Whut tha f**k iz ROTFL?
Who cares if this kid can read, his album is hard. Seriously, I did not expect it to be as good as it is. Fight music. Riot music. I underestimated the boy.
@Que I’ll tell you what ROTFL mean when you tell me what “iz” means.
Nigga…fuck outta here…
@Que- honestly, just type it into any search engine and you will find the meaning of ROTFL. also, no one will remember this hot garbage. more like Wackaveli
It may not B remembered, but years down tha line, and Waka albums later, thiz will B tha hardest. Datz all I’m saying, so I understand tha similarities n tha title of tha album.
Of course, he ain’t no Pac. Far 4rm being anything Pac stood for, but if y’all gon ryde on Flocka, then also ryde on tha many utha Pac wannabes.
Not calling my man a Pac wannabe, but let’s get off tha title of his album and speak his music.
It must B part of what tha game iz missing. Think about it and we gonna exclude tha underrated, unknown, true “Man Up” rappers 4rm thiz.
N a day where so called gangsta rappers R dressing and appearing 2 B “cute”, tha energy N Flocka’s music iz much needed.
Sphincter boy 1′? Sphincter boy 2?….yea exactly. The fuks he talking about?
Why would you want people to think you are a dumb person on a whole? I can understand playing dumb when getting pulled over by a cop, understanding the law, or tryna get over on someone.
But every interview you come off as stupid. Not dumb but fucking stupid.
He’s not jedi minding anyone. Waka not ” The Spook Who Sat by the Door. He’s no “The Prince”
its a difference in reading and comprehending. Anybody can read but do youhave a CLEAR understanding of what you just read? And if you got the “playing dumb” from reading machavelli then his level of thinking is first grade at best. Thats why his rhyme game is simple…lucky for him there are a lot if simple minded ppl out here because the U.S public education system is shot to shit.
He was inspired by Weezyaveli not makaveli stop it 5
I AIN’T EVEN GUNNA FRONT-THE ALBUM WAS DECENT !
l0l these rappers read these blogs?!! I dont understand why he needs to play dumb. He didnt read shit either. Waka flocka did not read any book. Never! If he did, it took him 3years. Blogs,twitter, numbers on a cheque thats it! Books? Hell naw. No.
Tupac would spit in your FACE!!!
Keep hatin on Flocka keep commenting on every video ..yall only makin him more famous!!! ..
sensitive thugs yall all need hugs
[…] at Rap Radar, Wacka explains the meaning behind the name of his album. Here, he breaks it down: […]
I’m offended by the album title, Makaveli is a legend! no one should touch that ever, especially if you know your not a worthy wordsmith producer etc. That’s like calling your album Thriller and who ever signed off on this is just as stupid!
haHAHAHHAHA Waka flop flop’s album is certified PLASTICx9!
that album is so bad i bought a copy to murder my dog
such a bad album
“That’s for the bloggers”
OH SHIT, THIS NIGGA MUSTA BEEN ON RAPRADAR!!!! HA!!!! HOLD UP, CUZ HE READ MACHIAVELLI HE THINK HE AHEAD OF NIGGAS???? SO U PLAY AND ACT DUMB IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA ON PURPOSE JUST TO TRICK US??? FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
He pretends to be dumb…so he pretends to be dumb on his music too? I don’t get it.
“YOU’RE MOCKAVELLI, GET YOUR OWN IDEA”
I can’t see this guy reading anything but the menu at Micky D’s.
who is he fooling ?
When he first got asked weeks/months ago he didnt mention no book only that he loved The Makaveli album lol
Now that everybody is calling him stupid he comes up with this
I can’t understand why hip-hop sites give this man so much press. He is what’s wrong with hip hop.
i’m not a fan of this one bit but the books by niccolo machiavelli are a really good read. yall should pick up ‘the prince’ if anything.
I can’t front Waka is not the best or most lyrical artist but he’s one of the artists that’s buzzing right now. I think in our generation of Hip-Hop, it’s not about having the best lyrics of being educational, it more about having a dope hook. If your hook is catchty, you can sell records. http://yodonbleekraps.com/
If 2Pac really inspired you you wouldn’t be making such wack senseless music. It’s an insult to say somethin that stupid.
This nigga is the wackest rapper since gucci mane
Waka tryin to front like he know how to read,, smh
I hear absolutely no Tupac influence in Waka’s music. Seriously. Not even close.
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GEOMETRY NINJAS…GEOMETRY!
this guy is gonna surprise everyone, i bet he will still be in the game in 5 years time, remember i said that, hes better than people think
Like I said, I don’t like his music, but his friend gave him a shot to make money the legal way. You wouldn’t take the chance to make money the legal way if you been hustling and been arrested a few times already? Its about money to a lot of rappers, if it wasnt then they would have BEEN putting out albums for free. Kid Cudi said he was going to start doing that, but like he said: Money comes off of touring, not album sales.
Waka wants his money, and I dont blame him. I might be able to rap better than him, but it doesnt mean I get rich. Just means I have to work hard to get rich, or even wealthy. If an opportunity like that is given, dont just throw it away becuase “Im too real” or “Nah Im too underground”
CMON SON
P.S. Many rappers are overrated, good is an opinion. So obviously Waka is better than some “underground” rappers if he got put on, and people bought his music that fast.
makin him famous by talking about him doesn’t translate to dollars. Nigga is a small flash in the music industry pan… a yr from now no one will remember what a wacka flocka is… unless he gets “boosie’d”..
Dumb nigga tryin to sound intelligent.. we don’t believe you nigga.. we seen your tweets.. you can’t even form a sentence.. that shit ain’t an act.. its YOU.. keep it real. you’re not a scholar.. you read a book or two.. good for you. Next book you read better be a fry cooker manual.. cuz thats where your headed.. nigga ain’t got no dough now.. and won’t have none later.
Bad part is.. when this dude doesn’t make it.. its gonna go south FAST.. these niggas live the life for a sec but don’t make any long term money.. so now that they’ve tasted the easy life they will never want to/be able to go back to gettin a normal job and living a regular quiet life.. so they either get killed or locked up on some dumb shit..
clocks tickin wacka.. think you about 10 minutes into your 15… enjoy it while it lasts.
the name of a book, i think he refers to is “The Prince” it was one of the best books I ever read that i was required to read. And i respect the author for writing how he felt and was then branded a devil and kicked out of everything he knew, yet he wrote what his soul dictated him to. This is a true writer and artist to do such things.
lmfao at this dude. We know you’re not very bright wakka. It’s okay. Accept it. But don’t you DARE try and tell anyone that you read a book, much less UNDERSTOOD it.
“Youz iz thankz i’z iz dumm, but rilly i aint iz dumm yall. yallz iz fooled by mine dumm songz and me be lookin like a idiot but believe I y’all, I’z iz sharp. I’z so sharp and I’z so heada y’all cuz I’z canz read 1 book!”
LMAO^^^
This guy is McMoron.
He can read?
you aint the prince
So someone with a name like Waka Flocka which sounds like something a muppet would say, is calling his own fans stupid when this retard cant even come up with a name for his album without biting it off of another rapper. Idiot.
Dear Waka,
We don’t believe you- you need more people. You actually want us to believe you read the work of Niccolo Machiavelli? More like Pac interviews about The Prince. Please I’m even hard pressed to think you even read the cliff notes…you that desperate for Pac fans to buy your shit that you insulting my intelligence. I liked your stupid ass better when you were trying major in geometry and knew you were dumb.
Going back to school should be the movement if you even mention Pac’s name…
Isis
P.S. Lose the beer belly. B/c the chicks who would let a dumb dude beat do not think you are sexy no mo’
this pic is a devil sign look at his hands the rep horns of the demon.
Free Biggavelli
Max B all day
OOOWWWWWWWW
i fuks wit flocka. now somethings he say be off da wall but i still fuks wit it. stop hate n on dis man he make n money. o well he wack he still make n da money dumb or not. keep it up flocka st.louis fuks wit ya team hard.
man yall some fukin haters yall jus mad cuz waka b din it big
I Think Wacka flacka is tight no matter what noone says hes another black person trying to make it just like how Tupac did so stop hating and be happy for him .
– i support him all the way (;