Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Make a Scene
type	Album
cover	Make a Scene.jpg
artist	Sophie Ellis-Bextor
released	12 June 2011 (UK)
recorded	2008–2011
genre	Dance, Electronic, Disco, House, Vocal Trance
length	50:06
label	Universal; EBGB's; Armada (Benelux)
producer	Greg Kurstin, Freemasons, Biffco, Calvin Harris, Armin van Buuren, Benno de Goeij, Junior Caldera, Julien Carret, Richard X, Liam Howe, Future Cut, Metronomy, Fred Ball, Ed Harcourt, Dimitri Tikovoi
last album	''Trip the Light Fantastic''(2007)
this album	''Make a Scene''(2011)
misc	}}

''Make a Scene'' is the fourth studio album from English singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in Russia on April 18, 2011 by Universal Records and the United Kingdom on June 13, 2011 by Ellis-Bextor's own record label, EBGB's. It is her first studio album since 2007's ''Trip the Light Fantastic''.

Background

''Make a Scene'' originated from recording sessions for a Greatest Hits compilation set for release in the autumn of 2007. The success of those recording sessions led Ellis-Bextor and her record label at the time, Fascination Records, to change their plans and record a full studio album instead. Following the release of several singles in 2009 and 2010, the album title was announced in early 2010, and subsequently changed to ''Straight to the Heart'' later that spring. Ellis-Bextor changed the album title back to ''Make a Scene'' in late 2010 and announced the final album title in a posting on her Facebook account in January 2011.

"Bittersweet" was released in May 2010 as the album's first solo single. Prior to that, Ellis-Bextor featured on two singles as a guest vocalist: "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" with Freemasons, released in June 2009, and "Can't Fight This Feeling" with Junior Caldera, released in February 2010. A third collaboration, "Not Giving Up on Love" with Armin van Buuren, was released in August 2010. The album's 2011 release will coincide with the release of "Starlight" and "Off & On" in different territories. ''Make a Scene'' had moderate success in UK and Russia, peaking at number 33 and number 12 on the album chart respectively.

Production and songs

''Make a Scene'' features production by Fred Ball, Armin van Buuren, Junior Caldera, Julien Carret, Freemasons, Ed Harcourt, Calvin Harris, Greg Kurstin, Liam Howe, Metronomy, Richard Stannard, Dimitri Tikovoi, and Richard X. In the opening track ‘Revolution’, Ellis-Bextor’s catchy repetition and sweet with "commanding vocals". It was described as "a heavily energetic and impressive opener that defines the overall mood." Following the opener comes the first single ‘Bittersweet’ and an electro-pop wonder ‘Off & On’, which is reminiscent of an early 80s disco sound. It was written by Calvin Harris and Irish singer Roisin Murphy and was originally recorded for her 2007 studio album ''Overpowered'' but this version was omitted. Both ‘Not Giving Up On Love’ (released as Armin van Buuren single) and ‘Can’t Fight This Feeling’ (released as Junior Caldera single) are featured in the album, both are anthem-driven tracks and were international singles. 'Starlight’ offers a soothing vocal, with a very 80s-esque twist. 'Magic’ is a dance anthem-driven and was classified as "enjoyable" due to the soothing and beautifully harmonic vocals. Synchronised’ and ‘Cut Straight To The Heart’ focus on Sophie’s brilliant vocal, and are a lot more relaxed."

Reception

So far, the album has received generally positive reviews from music critics, and has been wildly backed by fans. While reviewing some songs of the album, Robbie Daw from Idolator said that "after taking in small handful of singles, it sounds like there’s even better material lying in wait on Make A Scene". Daw said that Richard X productions, “Starlight” and “Magic” are "amazing." Lee Bradshaw from Clixie Music rated it eight stars out of ten, labeling it as "her most dance-filled release", and praised "Sophie [has] out-done herself on this one" stating that "she has definitely provided an album with great future potential." Robert Copsey from Digital Spy was positive, rating it four stars out of five, saying that the "wistful pop-ballads 'Starlight' and 'Synchronised' proving that she is more than capable of handling the centre stage if she so chooses. It might be a scene of two halves, but there's no shortage of elegance, class and pop sensibilities throughout." Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian rated it two stars out of five, and commented that "The bulk of the record is shopping-mall pop that was probably expensive to make, but sounds depressingly cheap." Matt Wilkinson from NME was extremely negative, calling it "rubbish" and said that "‘Make A Scene’ sees her straddle a multitude of different genres". Gavin Martin from The Mirror was positive, saying that the album is a "jolly effective blend of high-bred hoofing, fun and sincerity." James Lachno from The Daily Telegraph said that "A legion of co-producers attempt to recreate the slick dance-pop for which she is famed, but too often her husky voice and arch delivery are given short shrift by bloated house beats and perfunctory hooks." Alex Hall from The Tune was positive, saying that "Make A Scene is by no means a “dark” record; however, Sophie Ellis-Bextor manages to prevent what would have been an unbearable 50 minutes had every song been a reproduction of “Starlight” by applying to the crevasses all the insight she’s gained in a decade." Gay Times also gave a positive review, calling it "a proper pop album...easily head and shoulders above the offerings from her contemporaries in the last year".

Track listing

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Personnel

Fred Ball – producer, keyboards, programming (track 13)

Andy Bradfield – mixing (track 14)

Junior Caldera – producer, instruments, mixing (track 6)

Julien Carret – producer, mixing (track 6)

Benno de Goeij – producer (track 5)

Cathy Dennis – vocal producer, background vocals (track 3)

Richard Edgeler – assistant mixing (track 13)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – vocals (all tracks)

Ben Epstein – guitar (track 13)

Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing (track 9)

Ed Harcourt – producer, piano, synths, strings arrangement, conductor (track 14)

Calvin Harris – producer, instruments, arrangement (track 3)

Marianne Haynes – violin (track 14)

Louise Hogan – viola (track 14)

Pete Hofmann – mixing (tracks 7, 10)

Liam Howe – producer (tracks 8, 11); mixing (track 11)

Ash Howes – mixing (track 2, 3); additional recording (track 4)

Jordan Jay – A&R; (track 5)

Greg Kurstin – producer, mixing, keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 12); guitar, recording (track 12)

Amy Langley – cello (track 14)

Gita Langley – violin (track 14)

Rosie Langley – violin (track 14)

Joseph Mount – producer (track 9)

Miriam Nervo – vocal producer, background vocals (track 5)

Olivia Nervo – vocal producer, background vocals (track 5)

Emil Ogoo – bass guitar (track 13)

Rob Orton – mixing (track 8)

Hannah Robinson – background vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Russell Small – producer (tracks 2, 4); keyboards, programming (track 2); percussion (track 4)

Amy Stanford – viola (track 14)

Ellie Stanford – violin (track 14)

Richard Stannard – producer (tracks 2, 4); keyboard, programming (track 2); additional programming (track 4)

Brio Taliaferro – additional programming (track 13)

Armin van Buuren – producer (track 5)

Jeremy Wheatley – mixing (track 13)

Richard Wilkinson – engineering (tracks 8, 11)

Harriet Wiltshire – cello (track 14)

James Wiltshire – producer, keyboards, programming (tracks 2, 4)

Jeremy Yeremian – mixing (track 6)

Charts

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #33 becoming her fourth Top 40 album. After three months of being released in Russia, the album received a Gold certification.

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Release history

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References

Category:2011 albums Category:Sophie Ellis-Bextor albums Category:Albums produced by Richard X

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Sophie Ellis-Bextor
background	solo_singer
birth name	Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor
alias	Mademoiselle EB (To the release of the Single "Circles (Just My Good Time)"
birth date	April 10, 1979
origin	Hounslow, London, England
instrument	Guitar, piano, bass guitar, voice
genre	Electropop, Dance, Disco, House
occupation	Singer, songwriter, model
years active	1997–present
label	Polydor, Fascination
associated acts	Theaudience, Manic Street Preachers, Spiller, The Freemasons,
website	sophieellisbextor.net
notable instruments	Guitar, piano }}

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic influences.

Her solo debut album, ''Read My Lips'', was released in September 2001. The album reached number two on the UK albums chart and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The record experienced international success; it sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. It produced four singles, three of which reached the top three in the UK. In 2003, ''Read My Lips'' won the Edison Award for "Best Dance Album". Ellis-Bextor's second album, ''Shoot from the Hip'', was released in October 2003. The album reached number nineteen in the UK and produced two top ten singles. ''Trip the Light Fantastic'', her third album, was released in May 2007. It album reached number seven in the UK. The album produced three singles, one of which reached the top ten in the UK.

Sophie has released on 15 June 2009 "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", collaborating with the Freemasons, becoming her 9th Top 20 hit in the UK, and a worldwide dance smash hit. Sophie's first extended play, ''Sophie Ellis-Bextor: iTunes Live in London'', was released on iTunes in August 2009. Her fourth studio album ''Make a Scene'' was released in May 2011 in Russia and was released on 13 June 2011 in the UK.

History

1994

She appeared with her mother Janet Ellis along in a children's dvd compilation songs video entitled 'a day full of songs' which was released by retailer Marks & Spencer.

1997-99: ''The Audience''

Ellis-Bextor began her musical career in 1997, with an indie band called Theaudience. She sang the lead vocal in the band. While she was a band member, readers of ''Melody Maker'' elected her to the number-one position among the 'most sexy people in rock'. She recorded a duet with Manic Street Preachers—"Black Holes for the Young"—as a B-side for their 1998 single "The Everlasting". Several songs released by Theaudience are "I Got the Wherewithal", "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?", "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)", and "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" (perhaps their best-known single). The band split in December 1998. In 1999, Ellis-Bextor made an appearance on the Departure Lounge album ''Out of Here''.

2000-03: ''Read My Lips''

After Theaudience split, Ellis-Bextor took a year off from singing. In 2000, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with Italian DJ Spiller on adding vocals to his then-instrumental club track "Groovejet", her first recorded work since that with Theaudience. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" entered the UK charts at number one, just beating former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham on her first solo outing to the top spot. Since then, the two have been described as rivals. Both women deny, however, that there is any rivalry between the two of them. "Groovejet" won several awards: No. 1, Pop Top 20; No. 1, ILR; No. 1, Radio 1; No. 8, top dance track of 2000 and single of the year in ''Melody Maker''. In the ''Metro Newspaper'', it received ninth place in the contest for the Greatest No. 1 of all time. In 2000, it was a finalist in ''The Record of the Year''. In that same year, it won the awards for Best Single and Best Ibiza Tune at the Ericsson Muzik Awards.

In 2001, Ellis-Bextor released her debut album, ''Read My Lips''. It reached number two on the UK charts and spawned four top-twenty hit singles. Her rework of Cher's "Take Me Home" reached number two, as did "Murder on the Dancefloor", which became Ellis-Bextor's biggest single and was on charts for twenty-three weeks. "Murder on the Dancefloor" became Europe's most played song of 2002. In 2002, ''Read My Lips'' was re-released with two new songs (and a live version of "Groovejet") and Ellis-Bextor won the Recording Artist Award at that year's Showbusiness Awards. Her third single, "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain", was released in June 2002 and reached number three. The fourth single, "Music Gets the Best of Me", rose to number fourteen in December. At the beginning of 2002, Ellis-Bextor was nominated for the "British Female Solo Artist" BRIT Award, going on to be nominated for a further two consecutive years.

2003–06: ''Shoot from the Hip''

Her second album, ''Shoot from the Hip'', was released in October 2003. Although it was not as commercially successful as her previous material, it held two further top-ten singles. The album reached no higher than number fourteen on the UK charts; its two singles were "Mixed Up World", which reached number seven, and "I Won't Change You", reaching number nine. Around this time, rivalry against Victoria Beckham was suggested again; Beckham's single "This Groove"/"Let Your Head Go" reached number three, a higher position in the charts than "I Won't Change You". During this time Ellis-Bextor became pregnant and plans for a third and fourth single from the album, as well as the Shoot from the Hip Tour, were scrapped. After that, Ellis-Bextor took a break from her musical career to take care of her first child.In early 2005, she performed on a track by the duo Busface, entitled "Circles (Just My Good Time)"; she was credited as "Mademoiselle E.B." in order to not have this be mistaken for a single from her next album.

In 2006, her track "Dear Jimmy" was released on the Popjustice compilation. It is believed to have been recorded in the same sessions as those for her third studio album, Trip The Light Fantastic, and was originally intended for use as the B-side to her single Catch You.

2007–08: ''Trip the Light Fantastic''

Her third album, ''Trip the Light Fantastic'', was released in May 2007 and debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart. Fred Schneider of The B-52s, Richard Barone (formerly of The Bongos), Shelly Poole (formerly of Alisha's Attic), Cathy Dennis and Kerin Smith (formerly of Theaudience) contributed to produce an album of disco-pop music. Before the album, two singles were released: "Catch You", which charted in the UK at number eight, and "Me and My Imagination (number twenty-three). ''Trip the Light Fantastic'' was certified Gold in July 2008, for selling 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The third single, "Today the Sun's on Us", debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-four.

Ellis-Bextor supported George Michael on his UK tour leg in June 2007. Her own UK tour, the Trip the Light Fantastic Tour, was due to start in August 2007, but it was postponed after Ellis-Bextor was invited to be the "special guest" on the forthcoming Take That European Tour, which commenced in October 2007. Ellis-Bextor stated that her tour would be re-scheduled for March 2008, with all tickets purchased being valid for the rescheduled concerts. The tour was never re-scheduled, and Ellis-Bextor subsequently refused to discuss the issue in interviews. In September 2007, Ellis-Bextor took part in Sopot Festival 2007 in Poland, representing the UK.

The song "If I Can't Dance" was announced as a single but later retracted, as was "Love Is Here"; Ellis-Bextor was supposed to release a single in late November to promote a greatest hits album, but the release date was pushed back to March 2008, and subsequently cancelled. However, "If I Can't Dance" has appeared on several compilations in Spain such as Supermodelo 2008 CD and ''Disco Estrella 2008''.

2009–present: ''Make a Scene ''

According to Ellis-Bextor in April 2008, recording sessions for her greatest hits collection proved fruitful, so she decided to release a fourth studio album before a hits compilation. She further indicated that she was considering a change in musical direction after the release of these two albums.

In October 2008, Ellis-Bextor covered the Dolly Parton song "Jolene"; the track was released on the soundtrack to the BBC2 sitcom Beautiful People.

In early November 2008, Ellis-Bextor recorded a track with the French DJ Junior Caldera; "Can't Fight This Feeling" was released in 2009. Caldera had released it as the fourth single from his album "Début". Ellis-Bextor released the single in February 2010 in France and was a Top 20 hit in the country.

In November 2008, Ellis-Bextor confirmed her next single would be "Sophia Loren", which was used in a Rimmel ad campaign in which she also starred, but a single release never materialised. In August 2009, she released a five-track live EP from the 2009 iTunes London Festival, during which she performed previous singles of hers and a new track, "Starlight" (not included on the EP). Freemasons worked with Ellis-Bextor for their album Shakedown 2 on "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", which was released as a single in June 2009 and peaked at number thirteen in the UK. Ellis-Bextor performed at Birmingham's Nightingale Club in January 2010.[15]

Ellis-Bextor's fourth album, ''Make a Scene'', was released in June 2011, a week after the single "Starlight" was released in May 2011. Calvin Harris has contributed two songs, "Calling It Love" and "Off and On", an outtake from Róisín Murphy's 2007 album ''Overpowered'' written with Cathy Dennis; he also remixed "Off and On" for club play. At one point, "Off and On" had been chosen as the second single from the album. She also worked with Armin van Buuren ("Not Giving Up on Love"), Richard X ("Magic", "Starlight"), Dimitri Tikovoi, Hannah Robinson, Metronomy, and Liam Howe from the Sneaker Pimps.

The first single from the album, "Bittersweet" (co-written by Freemasons and Hannah Robinson), was released in May 2010 and reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart. "Not Giving Up on Love" was released as the second single from the album, on 20 August 2010 in Europe, and made available worldwide on iTunes. On 13 April 2011 "Starlight" was announced as the new single through her official website with the release date given as 30 May 2011, with the album to follow on 13 June.

In May 2011 she revealed that she has already began work on her fifth album.

Other projects

In 2007, Ellis-Bextor appeared at Christmas in the Robbie the Reindeer episode, "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind". Ellis-Bextor was depicted as a female alien at the closure of the story, singing the song 'Supersonic', the last track on her third solo studio album ''Trip The Light Fantastic''. In November of this year she also launched the npower Greener Schools Programme, which aims to give schools in the UK a 'green makeover' by providing free energy audits, implementing tailor-made energy efficiency measures to reduce their carbon footprint, and educating children on how to be greener She also launched Capital Radio's Capital 95.8 'Lights Out London' campaign, which asks Londoners to switch off their lights for one hour in a bid to save 750 MWh and send a message to the world on the importance of climate change.

In 2008 she features in the short musical film The Town that Boars Me by photographer Ben Charles Edwards. The film also features Jodie Harsh, Kelly Osbourne and Zandra Rhodes amongst others. The film is set to debut in late summer at the Portobello Film Festival and is produced by Glass Loves and Shoot to Kill Productions.

An advocate for animal rights, she posed for PETA's anti–fur clothing advertisement. She is also currently fronting a campaign for The Children's Society encouraging people to log onto the Hundreds and Thousands of Childhood Memories Website to donate their favourite childhood memory.

She auditioned for the 2001 movie ''Moulin Rouge!'' for the part of Satine.

In May 2008 Ellis-Bextor was hired by cosmetics brand Rimmel as one of their new faces. A new song performed by Ellis-Bextor is featured in one of the Rimmel London' spot for the line "Sexy Curves". Ellis-Bextor is appearing as an advocate for Verdi on BBC World News classical music programme ''Visionaries'' in August 2008. Ellis-Bextor performed live at Manchester's Gay Pride, on 23 August 2008, having just arrived back from Moscow. On 24 August 2008, Ellis-Bextor performed a live cover version of Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" outside Buckingham Palace as part of the Visa London 2012 Handover Party in the Mall.

Ellis-Bextor and her husband Richard Jones launched a DJ club project, called "Modern Love" in London.

Ellis-Bextor and her mother Janet Ellis appeared on Channel 4's game show The Million Pound Drop Live playing for charity. Despite losing on the final question, £5000 was donated to their chosen charity.

Ellis-Bextor will also be making a cameo appearance in the BBC2 sitcom, Life's Too Short, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, which centers on an angry entertainment agency boss who exploits his fellow dwarf clients. The sitcom will premiere in Autumn 2011.

Personal life

Ellis-Bextor was born in London on 10 April 1979, the daughter of Robin Bextor and former ''Blue Peter'' presenter Janet Ellis. As a young girl, she appeared on several ''Blue Peter'' items, with no indication given on-screen that she was Ellis's daughter.

She attended St. Stephen's School and later Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith. Among her earliest public performances were with the W11 Opera children's opera from the age of thirteen, and she is now a patron of the organisation.

In 2005, Ellis-Bextor married The Feeling bassist Richard Jones in Italy. Ellis-Bextor's second son was born on 7 February 2009 weighing 2 lb 10oz nine weeks premature. This was her second complicated birth; her first son was born eight weeks prematurely by emergency cesarean section in April 2004 after Ellis-Bextor developed pre-eclampsia.

Current Band Members

Drums: Jackson Ellis Leach

Bass: James Ahwai

Keyboards: Christian Gulino

Guitar: Neil Jones

Tours

2002-2003: "Read My Lips Tour" (United Kingdom and Europe)

2006: "25 Live" (Supporting George Michael on his tour leg around the United Kingdom and Ireland)

2007: "Beautiful World Live" (Supporting Take That on their tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland)

2009/2010: "Straight to the Heart 2010 Tour" (United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and USA) 2010: "The Pandemonium Tour" (Supporting Pet Shop Boys on their UK Leg]

2011: "Erasure Total Pop! Forest UK Tour" (Supporting Erasure)

Discography

Studio albums

2001: ''Read My Lips''

2003: ''Shoot From The Hip''

2007: ''Trip the Light Fantastic''

2011: ''Make a Scene''

Extended plays

2009: ''Sophie Ellis-Bextor: iTunes Live in London''

DVD

2002: ''Watch My Lips''

References

External links

Ellis-Bextor's official website

[ Sophie Ellis-Bextor] at Allmusic

I am Sophie Ellis-Bextor... Heat World Interview (2009)

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
Name	Waka Flocka Flame
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Juaquin Bertholimule Malphurs
Born	May 31, 1986New York City, New York
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre	Hip hop, Crunk, Southern hip hop
Years active	2008-present
Label	1017 Brick Squad, Warner Bros., Asylum, Mizay, Brick Squad Monopoly
Associated acts	1017 Brick Squad, Gucci Mane, Roscoe Dash
Url	www.wakaflocka1017.com }}

Juaquin Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper signed to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. He is a Southern hip hop artist best known for his singles "O Let's Do It", "Hard in da Paint" & "No Hands", along with his debut album, ''Flockaveli''. Waka Flocka Flame has announced that his second album will be released during the summer.

Biography

Early life and career

Juaquin Malphurs was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York in 1986. His family eventually settled in Riverdale, Georgia. He is the son of Debra Antney, Gucci Mane's former manager and CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear's catch phrase, "Waka Waka". The name "Flocka Flame" was given to him by rapper Gucci Mane. .Waka Flocka Flame's publicist, Kali Bowyer, unleashed a global crossover campaign for Waka Flocka Flame. Waka Flocka posed for a nude but unrevealing picture for the company PETA to boycott killing animals. The picture says "Ink not Mink". The picture design is similar to Waka Flocka Flame's album Flockaveli. Waka Flocka Flame said that he has known Gucci Mane since he was 19

2009-2010: ''Flockaveli''

Waka Flocka Flame came to fame with his breakthrough single "O Let's Do It" in 2009, which peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Waka Flocka Flame is a member of the 1017 Brick Squad with Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman, Frenchie, and Wooh Da Kid. On January 19, 2010, Malphurs was shot and robbed at a car wash in Atlanta. The bullet went through his right arm. He is currently preparing multiple mixtapes with Brick Squad. His debut album, ''Flockaveli'' was released on October 5, 2010. He was featured on Lil Jon's album ''Crunk Rock'' on the track "Throw It Up, Pt. 2 (Remix)". The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. He was named the eighth hottest MC of 2010 by MTV.

Gucci Mane fired Debra Antney as his manager. Despite rumors, there is no animosity between the two rappers due to this event. In an MTV interview, both he and Waka Flocka Flame affirmed that their relationship is in good standing even though they no longer speak. In early September, Gucci Mane was seen at Flocka's ''Flockaveli'' listening party supporting the artist.

2011-present: ''Triple F Life and Mixtapes''

Waka Flocka Flame has release previous mixtapes this year including ''Salute Me or Shoot Me 3'', ''Benjamin Flocka'' and his last ''Twin Towers 2'' with Slim Dunkin'. On August 9, 2011 his latest compilation with Gucci Mane, ''Ferrari Boyz'' was released. The first single was "She Be Puttin On".

On August 9, 2011, the first single for his sophomore album, "Round of Applause" was released. It is produced by Lex Lugar. The album is slated to release before the end of the year.

Discography

; Studio albums

''Flockaveli'' (2010)

''Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family'' (2011)

References

External links

Waka Flocka Flame Official Website

Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:American shooting survivors Category:People from Clayton County, Georgia Category:People from Queens Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia Category:Warner Bros. Records artists

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