Flockaveli

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Flockaveli
Lex Luger
  • Lil Jon
  • L-Don Beats
  • NIKO
  • Prince Productions
  • Purps
  • Southside
    • Waka Flocka Flame chronology
    Flockaveli
    (2010)     		Ferrari Boyz
    (2011)
    Singles from Flockaveli
    1. "O Let's Do It"
      Released: April 14, 2009
    2. "Hard in da Paint"
      Released: June 15, 2010
    3. "No Hands"
      Released: August 17, 2010
    4. "Grove St. Party"
      Released: February 15, 2011

    Flockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper

    West Hollywood, and S-Line Ent. in Atlanta.[5]

    Upon its release, Flockaveli received generally positive reviews from critics, who complimented its musical intensity, brazen lyrics, and gangsta rap ethos. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 37,000 copies in the United States. As of August 15, 2011, the album sold 400,000 copies in the United States.

    Music and lyrics

    Flockaveli is a

    hypermasculine children of the drug trade, reckless fatalism, intensity, and physicality ... Waka's aggression is the survivalist reaction of the powerless, directed toward the threats of the immediate environment."[2]

    Singles

    The album's

    Rick Ross, and Gucci Mane.[10]

    The album's second single, titled "

    Lex Luger. In July 2010, a music video for the song was released.[11] The remix to "Hard in da Paint" was released, from which features guest appearances from American singer Ciara and a fellow American rapper Gucci Mane.[12]

    The album's third single, titled "

    diamond by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[16]

    The album's fourth and final single, "Grove St. Party" was released on February 15, 2011. The song features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper Kebo Gotti, with its production by Lex Luger.[17] The song has charted at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[18]

    Other songs

    There are also music videos for the songs such as "Snake in the Grass" (featuring Cartier Kitten),

    West Hollywood.[23]

    Release and reception

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic75/100[24]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[25]
    NME9/10[26]
    Pitchfork8.0/10[2]
    PopMatters6/10[1]
    RapReviews7.5/10[27]
    Rolling Stone[28]
    Spin7/10[29]

    Flockaveli was released by

    Nielsen SoundScan.[31]

    Flockaveli received generally positive reviews from critics. At

    average score of 75, based on 9 reviews.[24] Jaimie Hodgson from NME commented that the album's songs "showcase a masterclass in reductionism; juggernauts of hulking, bruising, brick-to-skull intensity".[26] BBC Music's Louis Pattison praised Waka Flocka Flame's "cold charisma", writing that "it’s channelled successfully here, a presence that permeates Flockaveli utterly".[32] Ben Detrick of Spin complimented its "unforgiving crush of unveiled threats over ricocheting drums and choleric synths", and called Waka "more agitator than rapper—imagine DJ Kool as an unhinged goon with a fetish for brawling and gunfire".[29] Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice called producer Lex Luger "a force whose tinnitus-inducing tracks demand replay" and wrote in conclusion, "Ultimately, the inflammatory Waka is an avatar for a new rap economy: few words delivered with force, with an eye to the stage and the check that arrives with it".[33] Pitchfork critic David Drake described it as "a furious torrent of gangsta rap id" and praised Waka for giving the album its "frenetic intensity".[2]

    Rolling Stone writer Jody Rosen was less impressed and found Waka Flocka Flame's skills "negligible".[28] Patrick Taylor of RapReviews called Waka "a blunt instrument that beats you into submission", and stated, "On an intellectual level, I don't like 'Flockaveli.' The lyrics are simplistic and goonish. The music is effective but all sounds the same. If I was looking for an example of what hip-hop should be, it's not Waka Flocka Flame. On a gut level, though, 'Flockaveli' works. It's morally questionable, but it hits hard".[27] David Amidon from PopMatters described it as "a producer classic littered with verses so whack they become endearing in their special way", adding that Luger "pulls that special kind of synergy unique to hip-hop out of [Waka] again and again".[1] Amidon wrote of its cultural significance, "This is a very specific album intended for a specific audience: downtrodden, powerless, forever seeking payment, pussy and freedom from the powers that be but in the process of accepting they may never find that experience. This is strictly hood music [...] it’s been a very long time since a hip-hop release felt like it truly didn’t give a fuck about anything but its local community while pushing its genre forward as much as possible".[1]

    In 2012,

    Complex named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[34] In 2014, Billboard called the single "No Hands" the ninth most successful song in the 25-year history of their Hot Rap Songs chart.[35]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Bustin' at 'Em"
    • Southside
    		4:03
    2."Hard in da Paint" Lex Luger4:06
    3."TTG (Trained to Go)" (featuring French Montana, YG Hootie, Joe Moses, Suge Gotti, and Baby Bomb) Lex Luger5:05
    4."Bang" (featuring YG Hootie and Slim Dunkin) Lex Luger4:23
    5."No Hands" (featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale) Drumma Boy4:22
    6."Bricksquad" (featuring Gudda Gudda) Lex Luger3:57
    7."Fuck the Club Up" (featuring Pastor Troy and Slim Dunkin) Southside4:39
    8."Homies" (featuring YG Hootie, Popa Smurf, and Ice Burgandy) 
    		4:54
    9."Grove St. Party" (featuring Kebo Gotti) Lex Luger4:10
    10."O Let's Do It" (featuring Cap) L-Don Beatz4:08
    11."Karma" (featuring YG Hootie and Popa Smurf) Lex Luger3:52
    12."Live by the Gun" (featuring Ra Diggs and Uncle Murda) Lex Luger4:09
    13."For My Dawgs" Cedric "Yayo" Herbert3:21
    14."G-Check" (featuring YG Hootie, Bo Deal, and Joe Moses) Lex Luger4:18
    15."Snake in the Grass" (featuring Cartier Kitten) Lex Luger2:58
    16."Smoke, Drank" (featuring Mouse and Kebo Gotti) 
  • NIKO (co.)
    		• 4:32
    17."Fuck This Industry" Lex Luger5:09
    18."Rumors" (Bonus track) Joey French3:29
    19."Gun Sounds" (Bonus track) Southside3:36

    Personnel

    Credits for Flockaveli adapted from AllMusic.[36]

    • Debra Antney – A&R, executive producer
    • Russell Dreyer – inside photo
    • Drumma Boy – producer
    • Cedric "Yayo" Herbert – producer
    • Darryl "Big Dee" Johnson – A&R
    • Liza Joseph – A&R
    • L Don – producer
    • Colin Leonard – mastering
    • Lexus "Lex Luger" Lewis – producer
    • Lil Jon – producer
    • Joshua "Southside" Luellen – producer
    • Juaquin Malphurs AKA Waka Flocka Flame – executive producer, A&R
    • Amir Motamedi AKA Prince – producer
    • Nathaniel Caserta AKA Purps – producer
    • Mike Rev – cover design
    • TaVon Sampson – art direction, design
    • Sharod Simpson – cover photo
    • Nigel Talley – A&R
    • Carolyn Tracey – package production
    • Finis "KY" White – engineer, mixing

    Charts

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