Earlier this week I got a chance to be one of the first people to hear Waka Flocka Flame‘s upcoming debut album Flockaveli during a private listening session at the Asylum Records headquarters. The album was polarizing, to say the least, but fans of Flocka definitely won’t be disappointed with it – it sounds exactly how you’d it expect it to. There aren’t any real experimentations or departures, it’s just 16 tracks of FLOCKA!. Instead of doing a traditional review, here are ten quick thoughts I had while listening to the album.
1. I can’t wait for the righteous anger of 2Pac fans when they find out this album is called Flockaveli.
2. Flocka might have this ad-lib game on lock (FLOCKA! POW POW POW!)
3. Having Lex Luger produce the majority of the album is actually a good look. Though most of the tracks sound the same it gives the album cohesion – more artists should hook up with one producer for their entire project.
4. The song titles on this album are extremely literal – e.g. ‘Bussin’ At ‘Em,’ ‘Bang,’ ‘Fuck The Club Up,’ ‘T.T.G. (Trained To Go),’ ‘Homies,’ ‘Live By The Gun.’ They all sound exactly as you’d imagine they would.
5. A collabo between Waka, Plies and Lil B the Based God needs to happen. Sooner rather than later. I would pay good money to hear this. If we could get Max B to phone in a verse that would be swagtastic.
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6. You have to respect the fact that this album is back to back street records, there really aren’t any crossover attempts or ‘ladies joints’ here besides ‘No Hands’ – and even that song is pretty hard. Waka stays in his lane throughout the whole thing, it’s really uncompromising.
7. This album is seriously going to cause a lot of fights in the club. There’s even a song called ‘Fuck The Club Up’ (with Pastor Troy, no less)!
8. There should’ve been a Gucci collabo on here, he is the CEO of Brick Squad after all. Plus Gucci and Waka have great chemistry. Also, Gudda Gudda? Was Jae Millz busy or something?
9. Fuck dis industry… bitch I’m in deez streets!
10. Waka is not a ‘good’ or ‘lyrical’ rapper by any stretch of the imagination but the energy he brings to tracks is something that at lot of emcees could really use. If you like ‘Hard in the Paint’ and wouldn’t mind 15 variations of the same theme then this album is for you.
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