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Waka Flocka Flame: A Day in the Life

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3/22/2012
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11:47: Waka plays his album for The Source at Warner Bros. Records NY offices.
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12:04: Waka jumps in the elevator to head out of Warner.
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12:06: Walking out of the office to jump in the car.
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Billboard.com spent a day in the life of Waka Flocka Flame, March 2012.

See more: The Best of 2012: The Year in Music
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12:28: The BET crew love what Waka has for them.
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1:19: Waka heads back to Warner.
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1:24: Chilling in the car on the way back to the label.
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1:36: Waka borrows a bike and proceeds to ride through the hallways at Warner. Havoc ensues (not really).
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1:54: Waka enjoys a few minutes of downtime before moving on the next.
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2:34: Waka films a US Weekly spot against a green screen.
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2:57: Waka heads out of the building from US Weekly.
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JUAQUIN MALPHURSD (a.k.a. Waka Flocka Flame)
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3:01: Waka snarls on the way to XXL.
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3:51: Waka chats with XXL before roaming through the office.
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4:21: An interview isn't complete without an arm wrestle.
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4:26: Waka checks out a cubicle at XXL.
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5:01: Waka arrives at Paper Magazine for an interview.
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5:46: Checking out the wall of covers at Paper.
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5:52: Waka heads out of Paper to VIBE.
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6:10: Waka takes a minute to post with a fan before stepping into his VIBE shoot.
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6:48: Waka is styled for VIBE's photo shoot.
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8:57: Waka steps out of the car for the last interview of the day, with food at hand.
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9:06: Waka closes his day with Complex.
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