Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta may have seen its fair share of arguments, but Deb Antney says that’s nothing compared to Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. The VH1 series has seen a number of cast members come and go, including Deb, her son Waka Flocka, and his wife Tammy Rivera. The trio are not only currently featured on WE tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, but they all appear on Waka & Tammy: What the Flocka.

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Deb Antney recently discussed the differences between the networks and why she prefers to work with producers over at WE tv. According to the music mogul, her current network allows her, along with other cast members, to be themselves while Love & Hip Hop Atlanta leaned more toward sensationalism.

“It’s very disgraceful for women,” she said of LHHATL. “It makes our men look horrible. I’m just not for it. I’m not for the drama like that.” Deb recalled watching Waka and Tammy air out their marriage struggles while on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. “It just destroyed the inside of me,” she added. “I could not function.” Meanwhile, Ms. Deb is waiting for Waka and Tammy to have a baby. She’s petitioned for the couple to welcome a child together, so we’ll just have to wait and see if her wishes come true.

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Tammy Rivera is pretty sure she contracted coronavirus during a press tour for her reality show with husband Waka Flocka, Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka, recently. The reality star opened up about how she and Waka have been dealing with life in quarantine since the coronavirus outbreak in a sneak peek for a new episode of What The Flocka. In the clip, she reveals that she began experiencing symptoms related to coronavirus shortly after finishing the press run. However, she says that she is feeling better now. Watch the teaser below:

Waka himself made some pretty controversial comments about the coronavirus pandemic last month. The rapper claimed that minorities are not able to become infected by the respiratory virus because they are “all descended from the same persons.” These beliefs garnered Waka a ton of backlash, with folks accusing him of spreading misinformation and encouraging reckless behaviour in minorities under the guise of immunity. This conspiracy theory has also blatantly been proven false by the number of people of colour that have tested positive for COVID-19. Although he did not address Waka directly, Idris Elba, a black man who was diagnosed with coronavirus last month, responded to this absurd theory. “Just know you have to be as vigilant as every other race,” he urged his fellow followers of colour during a livestream session. “This disease does not discriminate.”

Waka Flocka is under the impression that his adulterous ways actually benefitted his wife, Tammy Rivera, in various ways, making her a stronger person and, as he calls her, “a beast.” The notoriously chaotic couple have a new reality show airing right now called Waka & Tammy: What the Flocka, and during a therapy session on the latest episode, Waka and Tammy discuss his cheating in the past. Waka shares his belief that ultimately, him cheating actually served as an advantage for Tammy, since it built up her strength and made her “meaner” but “better.”

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“I actually made her meaner,” he said. “She had no idea what she was up against. It could have made her or broke her…it made her even better than what I thought. I helped her.” However, Tammy completely disagrees.

“No you didn’t,” she fired back. “That’s the thing. He thinks he helped me by doing some of the evil and mean things he did to make me meaner, that didn’t help me. What that did was add insecurities to me and made me not trust your judgment in certain sh*t and made me not trust you in certain ways. It didn’t help me. You didn’t have to do that. Life would have done that.”

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“It’s f*cked up to say, ‘hey, cheating made you better,'” Waka acknowledged, “but it actually made Tammy like a beast. Basically, the whole world was looking at her. I don’t think nothing is more embarrassing than that.” However, Tammy still wasn’t on board with his perspective, instead insisting, “cheating didn’t make me stronger—beating his ass made me stronger.” What do you think? Can cheating be beneficial, or is it always wrong and pointless?

As they continue to promote their new reality series, Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera stopped by The Real. The hip hop couple have been staying busy lately, especially with their reality TV projects, and now they’ve returned with another show, Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka, on WEtv. During their visit, Waka talked about hip hop being the only genre of music where artists don’t celebrate their romantic partners.

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“Why we gotta be so hard?” Waka asked. “Every other genre, they can be in love, they can even be older and still be an artist. For hip hop, you gotta stay single, rough, thuggish, mean-muggish.” The Real host Amanda Seales chimed in and added that that sort of thought process doesn’t get you anywhere. Waka admitted that it “gets a lotta people some places” but for him, he wants respect and love from the people in his life.

Elsewhere, Waka Flocka talked about his aspirations of becoming a psychologist. “A lotta kids come from like, where I come from they actually need it,” he said. “A lot of us don’t got that big brother, that dad, that coach. That’s why a lot of us rely on sports because them coaches become our fathers and our older brothers. A lot of people don’t understand that.” He said he was 33-years-old when God showed him his life path “and money ain’t the motive, because I had all the money.” 

Watch Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera talk marriage, parenthood, their new reality show, and Tammy’s forthcoming album Confessions on The Real below.

Married folks will let you know that wedded bliss is hard work. People often get infatuated with weddings and honeymoon periods, but when things get real, having a happy marriage will come with its ups and downs. Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera have been open and honest with their relationship journey from the breakups to make-ups to renewing their vows on reality television. Now that Waka is taking a step back from his rap career and attempting to shape the next stage of his life, he shared on their new show Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka that he feels as if others are yanking on the reigns of his life.

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In a clip, Waka stops by his mother Deb Antney’s home  to talk about what’s been plaguing him. “I want more,” he told his mother. “There’s too many dictators in my life and it’s my life.” Deb wanted him to explain what he meant. “I need more control over my life.” Still, Deb told him it doesn’t make sense. Waka replied that he lives “20 lives.”

“I got a lotta [businesses], I got a career, I gotta be this role model,” the rapper continued. “I gotta be this father. This a lot, ma.” He admitted that although he’s stressed by being pulled in different directions, he hadn’t communicated with his wife. “‘Cause we gon’ bump heads. Sometimes she irritates me, sometimes she don’t. Sometimes I don’t wanna be in the house. Some days I wake up [and] I hate my wife.” Watch the clip from Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka below.

They’ve opened up about their personal lives on Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, Marriage Boot Camp, and their wedding special where they renewed their vows. Now, Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera are back with yet another reality show on WEtv titled Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka. The hip hop couple will star in their own series that will consist of six, one-hour episodes highlighting the next phase of their marriage.

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The show will reportedly follow Waka Flocka and Tammy Rivera as they “navigate their renewed commitment to their relationship after their emotional roller-coaster on WEtv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition,” says a press release. “One year after the wedding of their dreams, Waka and Tammy find themselves in their new home in Atlanta, where they are navigating all the challenges of married life. From home renovation, juggling Tammy’s bustling music career, parenting their teenage daughter Charlie, and meddling in-laws, keeping their marriage strong takes work.”

Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka is produced by the power couple along with Waka’s mother, Deb Antney. Waka and Tammy have been together for nearly a decade but have been married for six years. They recently celebrated their anniversary by sharing loving messages about one another on social media. Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka is set to premiere on WEtv on March 12. Check out the preview below.