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Waka Flocka stopped by the Club Shay Shay podcast and shared how comedian Dick Gregory advised him to stop flexing in the hood. Waka Flocka said that his advice helped him to change his mindset.
Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka appeared on NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, Club Shay Shay, to share why he stopped flexing in the hood he grew up in.
The 36-year-old rapper gave credit to the late comedy legend Dick Gregory for changing his mindset.
“What made me stop hanging in the hood was Dick Gregory,” the “Grove St. Party” rapper said.
He said a video of Dick Gregory helped him change his perspective on how he moves and thinks now.
Waka + The Dangers Of “Flexing In The Hood“
“I watched this clip,” Waka Flocka said, “and Dick Gregory was like, ‘N*gga why you buy this Rolls Royce and roll through the hood, to show you the richest motherf*cker?”
He added that he bought luxury cars to “show off’ in front of people in his childhood projects in Atlanta. Waka Flocka openly said he regretted not buying property and added luxury cars aren’t important to him anymore.
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