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The Evolution of Waka Flocka Flame - Let's take a moment to reflect back on theformer Brick Squad rapper's roller-coaster journey. Check out Waka's evolution, from yesterday to today to tomorrow.  Don't miss Waka Flocka tonight on 106 with "50K!"(Photo: Leon/PictureGroup)

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Born & Raise - Juaquin Malphurs was born May 31, 1986, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. His family later relocated to Riverdale, Georgia. His mother is Debra Antney, former manager of Gucci Mane.(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Namesake - How did Waka Flocka Flame get one of the funniest, most distinctive names in hip hop history? The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear's famous catchphrase, "Waka-waka." Meanwhile, Gucci Mane, who took Waka under his wing when he began rapping, bestowed him with "Flocka Flame."(Photos: Cindy Ord/Getty Images; Paras Griffin/Landov; Michael Germana/Landov)

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The Remix - After appearing on Gucci's mixtapes and albums, Waka broke out on his own with the 2009 smash single "O Let's Do It," which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. Diddy, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane jumped on the remix.(Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Records)

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Get To It - "O Let's Do It" may have led the way for Waka, but his next single, "Hard in da Paint," is still his mission statement. Produced by Lex Luger, the song sums up Waka's raucous, bar-brawl style best.(Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Records)

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FLOCKAVELLI - Waka followed up his wildfire mixtapes and club-rocking singles with his debut album, 2010's Flockaveli, which also produced the smash "Grove St. Party" and the gold-selling "No Hands."(Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Records)

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Mo' Money, Mo' Problem - Unfortunately, Waka's become all too familiar with Biggie's "Mo Money, Mo Problems" mantra. The rapper was robbed and shot in January 2010, and last year was caught up in a handful of public brawls. Hard in da paint, indeed.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Keeping It Cool - Waka shocked damn near everybody last year when he showed off his nude, tattooed body in an ad for PETA that read, "Ink Not Mink."

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Stay - In light of all the death and drama, Waka threatened to retirein the past. "I'm tired of just going through what I go through and then at the end of the day, the forecast is always rain," Waka said. "It always rains on my world." This year, Waka reneged on the retirement talk. "I don't see myself quitting no more, it's over for that," he said in an interview.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Worth More Than "50K" - With last year's troubles behind him (hopefully), Waka Flocka Flame geared up for his sophomore album by dropping the singles "Round of Applause," featuring Drake, and "I Don't Really Care," with Trey Songz. The songs featured a more laidback, mature Waka—relatively speaking, at least. Now it's time for Flockavelli II and tonight he's dropping the video for "50K" featuring T.I., so get ready for some heat!(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)