Wow, rooms! The fans clapped Waka Flocka after she announced she was expecting her first child. The rapper made big news when he celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday, May 31.
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Waka Flocka came out with not one, but TWO reasons to celebrate. On her 40th birthday, she took to Instagram to tell fans that she is expecting her first child – a baby boy. The Atlanta governor dropped the announcement by sharing a photo of J’s photo that appears to reveal the name of his son, Juaquin Jr., written below. Fans know that Juaquin is actually Waka’s real name as he went by Juaquin James Malphurs. In his post, he told fans that he was very happy to meet his son. “I’m waiting for you to come home Jr. The best gift a man could ask for 🤲🏽👨🏽🍼 I traveled the world for 40 years!!” Additionally, he also posted a message on his IG Story which read, “I can’t wait to HOLD and SMELL our newborn.”
Tammy Rivera’s Daughter Reacts to Waka’s Baby Announcement
Although this marks Waka’s first child born, fans already know that he has been in daddy mode for years. He has worked as a father in This is Tammy Rivera’s place daughter, Charlie Rivera’s life for years. In a previous interview, Tammy shared that she met Waka when Charlie was just four years old, and he has been in her life ever since. Waka often shares heartfelt moments with Charlie on Instagram. In 2025, he posted photos after he reportedly bought her his first condo. Charlie celebrated a milestone in his caption writing, “✨ No loan… just HOA money 😌 thank God forever for blessing me and my parents 💘 especially my dad ✨” After Waka made her baby announcement, Charlie took to the comments section to cheer and said she is ready for big sister duties, adding, “My baby lol 😍”
Fans Are Ready To See Waka In Full Dad Mode
When The Shade Room shared Waka’s big news, fans flooded the comments section with congratulations and said they were happy to see him step into the role of father to his child, especially since he’s been a strong father to Charlie. Check out some of the reactions below.
Instagram user @iammel425 wrote, “Congratulations 🎈 She finally got her baby 💙🦋💙”
Instagram user @money.powerr wrote, “He’s still an amazing father to a child he didn’t give birth to, I know he’s abt to step CRAZY behind his Jr 😂😍”
While Instagram user @justjess_209 wrote, “You will be an amazing father and the baby will be spoiled and loved so much 😍😍😍 awww.”
Then Instagram user @kween.ronnib wrote, “Congratulations to Waka because she has been looking for a child for years and now she has her own. I know Charlie is going to be a big sister ❤️”
Another Instagram user @7alaina_ wrote, “Awww, congratulations, we know he’s been looking for it for a long time and it’s a boy lol he’s big hype 💙🙌🏾”
Instagram user @zevarra_ceo wrote, “💙💙 Aww she’s going to have a mini me.”
Another Instagram user @_lovenene then wrote, “Looking at how beautiful she was with Charlie, she deserved this 🥰”
While another Instagram user @forever_e_reign wrote, “He won’t be able to put the child down 💙 love this about him.”
Finally, Instagram user @msmani.b wrote, “I love this Waka 🥹🫶🏽”
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