Waka Flocka Flame Opens Up About Split With Tammy Rivera: 'I Feel Like I Caused It'

In March, Tammy Rivera went on Instagram to confirm that she and Waka Flocka Flame have decided to go their separate ways after 8 years of being together

"I said the man fine, him and Charlie good, we good, we are not together and that's cool. We're good. We're in good spaces," she said.

Despite the split, they still continued filming their reality show, "Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka."

"That's my best friend, that's my dawg," the rapper said on "It's Tricky With Raquel Harper," a podcast by TMZ.

The amicable split left the two as friends and co-parents of Charlie, Rivera's daughter.

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Waka 'Being A Bigger Man'

In an exclusive interview with HipHopDX, Flame revealed that he was not the reason behind their divorce and that it was a mutual decision.

"That's me being a bigger man. That's not saying me, I'm the reason that we split. That's not the reason. There's no reason," he said.

He also denied that it had something to do with a third party, noting that the "cheating stuff" happened eight years ago.

Their reality show goes on, but the divorce will be strictly kept out of it. Flame made sure to clear that part up, saying "F**k no. I chose this life 14, 15 years ago, the whole relationship, when I chose to get in this arena of being a celebrity, so it is what it is."

Friendship And Healing

On TMZ's podcast, Flame added that "people evolve for the better." In his interview with HipHopDX, he added that he has been doing better for himself.

He added that he has been "upping" everything in his life, citing that he is improving his eating habits and meditations. He took to Instagram to show his dedication to the cause.

Waka Flocka Flame, born Juaquin James Malphurs, rose to prominence with his singles "O Let's Do It, "No Hands," and "Hard in da Paint."

He has appeared in multiple shows since 2014, including "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta." According to reports, He met Rivera in 2011 and tied the knot in 2014.