"Nah, I am gonna retire (…) I’m gonna retire from the industry — I’m not gonna kick it in the industry no more. I’m gonna do what I wanna do, how I started like from the beginning. I’m gonna do exactly what I wanna do. I don’t expect to win awards, I don’t expect to go to big venues. I’m gonna really help the youth — this is what I started doin‘ it for, so I’m gonna finish doin‘ it — Yeah, I’m gonna retire — from the industry." (RapFix)
Dies bestätigte er auch gegenüber dem Radiosender V-103 und erläuterte einige Gründe. Demnach findet er die Musikindustrie von Grund auf falsch und am Ende des Tages undankbar. Um den vielen Unannehmlichkeiten zu entgehen, würde er lieber bei Walmart arbeiten als weiterhin zu rappen. Er räumte allerdings ein, dass das für Aussenstehende schwer nachzuvollziehen sei.
"That’s absolutely true(…) The game as a whole is fake. I’m tired of just going through what I go through and then at the end of the day, the forecast is always rain. It always rains on my world. It’s so many different haters, fake smiles, fake hugs, so to prevent myself from doing anything, I’d just rather quit. I’d rather work at Walmart than rap and that’s my word on God. Yup. I’ll put that on Jesus Christ, I ain’t lying. It’s something I could never explain because people aren’t living this lifestyle. So at the end of the day, people living the lifestyle can probably understand why I’m doing it. At the end of the day, I’m just doing it for my friends and my family, get them straight and then it’s over for me." (V-103)
Sehr zum Bedauern seines guten Freundes und Ferrari Boyz-Partners Gucci Mane. Dieser outete sich gegenüber SOHH.com als Flockas größter Fan und erklärte, wie schade er es fände, würde dieser aufhören.
"Me just being honest, I’m one of Waka’s biggest fans (…) I’m a huge fan of his music, you know what I’m saying? Me just being a fan and seeing how he is when he goes into the studio, I would hate for him to stop rapping because I like what he’s doing. Every song he’s every made, I’ve liked. He goes hard. So I would hate for him to leave the game because I think he’s bringing a whole new thing to the rap game. He’s got his own style." (SOHH)
Aufmunternde Worte gab es hingegen von Three 6 Mafias DJ Paul. Der glaubt nicht daran, dass Flame so bald das Handtuch wirft. Aus eigener Erfahrung könne er sagen, dass man dafür in dem Alter noch zu viel Spaß an der Sache hätte.
"I like Waka Flocka. Waka Flocka’s one of my favorites, (…). I remember when I was his age. You’re having too much fun. He won’t do it." (Rap-Up)
