It was a hot Hamptons night, with cool ocean breezes and celebrity sightings at every turn until things got a little too hot at Montauk’s Surf Lodge, and Waka Flocka Flame’s night came to an abrupt end. But hot off a show at Bounce Beach Club, the hip-hop kingmaker known for hits such as “No Hands” pulled up at the notoriously impossible-to-get-into Surf Lodge with his entourage of 14. The venue, a summer destination for A-listers such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Bon Jovi, and even Malia Obama, was already at capacity by the time the crew showed up.
Fire marshals had become involved to regulate the crowd, leaving no one to bring in new guests at the moment. But Waka and his officers weren’t about to wait. My Way into her mouth and, instead, by all accounts, moved toward a side door, which resulted in security stepping in immediately.
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Things purportedly went downhill from there, Page Six reports. From the sounds of it, Waka yelled a few choice expletives at security, including some that weren’t suitable for print. “Go f* yourself, you’re a d*,” he is said to have told one of the guards doing what he was hired to do.
The group was eventually permitted inside, though the guest book vehement offices ensured a fiery welcome. The guard was only enforcing fire code rules, management had said, but they would look to avoid similar situations in the future. But Waka wasn’t about to let it go. In what could be one of the significant mic drops in Montauk history, he reportedly screamed, “I make $20 million. Do you know who I am?”
That comment is said to have been the final straw, and shortly after that, Surf Lodge employees escorted the artist and his crew out of the venue. The evening did not conclude with an encore so much as a chilly reception from one of the hottest spots in the Hamptons.
In a statement to Page Six, Surf Lodge management drew a line in the sand: “It’s just not OK to treat staff with disrespect, no matter who you are.”
The episode is the latest reflection of fame colliding with the rules of an era of high-stakes hospitality. No matter how famous you are or loaded you are, for that matter, Montauk’s message is loud and clear: check your ego at the door, or you’re not going to get in the door at all.
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