''I'm Gonna Be the No. 1 Artist of the Year''
1:30PM ET November 30th, 2011
Contributor : Chris G.
A Rocky Williform Company

Despite claiming that he was going to be retiring in 2012, Waka Flocka Flame assured his fans that he won't be going anywhere any time soon. The Atlanta rapper says he's working on a new project tha the hopes will drop at the top of 2012.

"It felt like a rushed project. I'm going to do it first quarter (2012) because I need to put my all into it," Waka Flocka says, "Triple F Life." "I felt like I was trying to please the label and not the people that really listen to the music."

"I'm trying to put a song together with DMX; he needs to get back on the scene!" he added, before making a bold proclamation. "I'm gonna be the No. 1 artist of the year. That's not a prediction, that's a fact!" he proclaimed.