Now Waka Flocka Flame Is Famous, So Everyone Wants To Fight Him

So last we checked on Gucci Mane’s crony Waka Flocka Flame, it was to marvel at the cover art of his latest mixtape, Lebron Flocka James Pt. 2. What’s he been up to since? Well, the Atlanta rapper has had some success with his single “O Let’s Do It.” He appeared on The Mo’Nique Show last night to perform it. And he surely enjoyed the peekytoe crab salad at Gucci’s welcome home party last week. But also, and unfortunately, while filming a video with Gucci on their city’s West side, Flocka was confronted by a group of local guys-one of whom was very vociferous in wanting to fight-who brought along a video camera to catch it all on tape. The clip is not so much fun to watch. It’s a bummer.

But it provides a look at a phenomenon rappers rap about a lot: once somebody achieves money and fame, it becomes beneficial for other guys to try to instigate violence-to make themselves a name. The one who has the money and the fame, of course, has much more to lose. Like Jay-Z said back on 1998’s “Streets Is Watchin’”: “Look, if I shoot you, I’m brainless/But if you shoot me, then you’re famous…”

This sucks for Flocka. What’s he supposed to do?