Waka Flocka Flame Net Worth (Updated 2024)

Juaquin James Malphurs best known as Waka Flocka Flame is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and Television personality. He got his breakthrough after releasing his 2009 single “O Let’s Do It”. This song along with two other singles, titled “Hard in da Paint” and “No Hands” made him a mainstream singer. Waka Flocka Flame net worth is $7 million dollars.

Waka Flocka Flame Early life

Juaquin James Malphurs was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, U.S. on May 31, 1986. His birth name is Juaquin James Malphurs. His father’s name was Rahleek Malphurs Sr. He was sentenced to punishment in prison for the major part of his life and died from kidney failure after being released from prison. Flame’s mother’s name is Debra Antney. She is the CEO of So Icey/ Mizay Entertainment and rapper Gucci Mane’s former manager.

Name	Waka Flocka Flame.
Real Name	Juaquin James Malphurs.
Birth Date / Age	May 31, 1986 / 37 Years Old.
Birth Place	New York, New York, United States.
Source of Income	Music.
Height	6 feet 3 inches/1.93 m
Net Worth	$7 million dollars.

Juaquin had four brothers, but unfortunately, he lost two of his younger brothers. Both had a tragic death. His immediate younger brother, Rahleek Hakeem Malphurs was hit by a neighbor’s car while riding a bicycle to a friend’s home to help with his studies in 2000. While the youngest of them all, Codes Scott aka Kayo Redd committed suicide in 2013. He shot himself not far from his house.

Juaquin’s other two brothers are older than him. Tyquam Alexander is the oldest of them all. He does not like to be in the limelight. That’s why he has kept himself in the shadows. His other older brother is a rapper, Wooh Da Kid; whose birth name is Nyquan Malphurs.

Flame stage name “Waka” portion was given to him by his cousin. His cousin named him after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear’s catchphrase, “Wocka Wocka”. The other part, “Flocka Flame” was given to him by Gucci Mane.

Waka Flocka Flame Career

Waka Flocka Flame started his journey in the music industry by dropping a mixtape in 2008 ‘Salute Me or Shoot Me Vol 1’. From that mixtape, one single titled ‘O Let’s Do It’ became the breakthrough of his career. This mixtape was a big hit and drew a lot of positive attention to him.

Flame’s first studio album was released in 2010. It was titled, “Flockaveli”. In 2012, he dropped his second album, titled ‘Triple F Life-Friends, Fans & Family. In this album, he worked with many famous artists. He collaborated with Nicki Minaj, Drake, Ludacris, and Meek Mill on this album. It got him worldwide popularity. He finished his next studio album ‘Flockaveli 2’ but never released it.

Waka has released many successful singles till 2015, such as “O Let’s Do It”, “Hard in da Paint”, “No Hands”, “Grove St. Party”, “She Be Puttin’ On”, “I Don’t Care”, “Activist”, “Slippin”, “Game On”, “8-0” etc. He has also worked in various Reality TV shows, such as Black Dynamite, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, FishCenter Live, Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition Season 14, Waka and Tammy Tie the Knot, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta Season 3, Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka.

Waka Flocka Flame Net worth

As of 2024, Waka Flocka Flame net worth is $7 million dollars. Some resources believe his net worth is 8 million dollars. His annual income is increasing rapidly every year.

Waka Flocka Flame is very talented and versatile. He is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and Television personality. His major earnings come from album sales and live stage performances. His other income source is acting. He has earned a lot from the real state.

Waka Flocka has earned a lot by brand endorsement. He has many expensive assets. He owns a house in Atlanta, Georgia. Malphurs also has a few beautiful cars. He has more than 150k dollars worth of assets.

Waka Flocka Flame Instagram And Twitter

Flame is popular worldwide. He has hundreds of millions of followers on every type of social media platform. He has a verified Facebook page and posts regularly. His Facebook page has more than 9.7 million followers there.

He has millions of followers on Instagram. He has got 3 and a half million followers there. Flame has a YouTube channel under his name and has more than 849K subscribers.

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Flame has a verified TikTok account as well. He posts there often and got more than 727k followers and more than 4 and a half million likes. This rapper also has a verified Twitter account. He tweets very often on his Twitter account where he has got 1.8 million followers.

Waka Flocka Flame Personal Life

Waka Flocka Flame has been rumored to have relationships with many women in the past. He had a relationship with Kat Stacks, Celina Powell, and Slim Danger. But he has not confirmed any of these hookups.

Waka got in a relationship with Tammy Rivera in 2011. She is a reality TV contestant. Then they got married on May 25, 2014. They stayed in the marriage for a couple of years. But in 2022, Tammy announced her separation from Flame. He has one stepdaughter. Her name is Charlie Malphurs. They share a beautiful father-daughter relationship, despite Waka’s separation from Tammy.

Waka had gained a lot of weight. That’s why; he changed his diet and became a vegan in 2016. This diet helped him reduce a huge amount of weight.