Waka Flocka Flame is a famous name in the Rap World. He is popularly known for his singles O Let's Do It, Hard in da Paint, and No Hands. But how many of us are familiar with the person behind his success, his mother? Her name is Debra Antney, an entrepreneur and founder of Mizay Entertainment. Let's know more about her.
Early Life and Bio
Debra Antney was born under the birth sign Pisces on March 10, 1962, in Mcdonough, Georgia. She was born the oldest of nine children of her parents, whose names are to be unveiled. Moreover, the identities of her eight siblings are also missing. Debra Antney is American as per her nationality.
She grew up in a disturbed family condition, due to which she was compelled to sell drugs from a young age. In an interview, Antney said her father was a drug addict. She further said she remembers the incident when she sat in her father's car when he robbed a place where her mother used to work.
Career
Debra Antney is a very active personality in the entertainment world. She is an entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Mizay Entertainment. She managed several popular rap stars, including Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, French Montana, and her son Waka Flocka Flame.
She worked for Nicki Minaj on 2009's stellar Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape, which rocketed Minaj's career in rap.
She is also known for her appearance in the Love & Hip Hop franchise. She has been appearing in Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta since 2012, where she appears with Tammy Rivera. She started working in Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta in 2017.
Net Worth
After knowing Debra Antney has worked with several successful rappers, we can easily speculate she is a multimillionaire. Regarding her exact net worth, the Celebrity Net Worth has estimated Antney's estimated to be around $10 million.
She earned her exquisite net worth from her career as an entrepreneur, manager, and television personality. Her work in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta has paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years.
Debra also accumulates a good sum of money being the founder and CEO of Mizay Entertainment.
Meanwhile, her son Juaquin Malphurs a.k.a. Waka Flocka Flame, is also a millionaire. As of now, his net worth is estimated to be around $7 million.
Personal Life
Debra Antney is 61 years old as of now. As of now, she is unmarried and not known to be dating anyone. Despite being in the limelight for over a decade, she has never opened up about her relationship and personal life.
She is the mother of eight children, among whom she gave birth to five sons and adopted three daughters. Her sons are Juaquin James Malphurs, Kayo Redd, Tyquam Alexander, Wooh Da Kid, and Rahleek Malphurs.
Her son Kayo Redd was found dead near his home in 2013. He appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and later it was ruled a suicide. After his death, his mother, Antney, discovered that he had a daughter, Ittila Scott, but her mother was unknown.
Legal Issues
Rapper and Antney's former client, Gucci Mane, filed a lawsuit against Antney, her son Waka Flocka Flame, and three others. He accused them of fraud, racketeering, and breach of contract after Mane was dropped from Brick Squad Records.
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by ab-sandip, 30 Jul, 2019