Rating: 5/10

Track Amount: 8

Running Time: 27 minutes and 19 seconds

Genre: Pop Rap

Personnel: Flo Rida (vocals) and guests, as indicated

Producer: Axwell, DJ Frank E, Dada Life, Infinity, Antario “Tario” Holmes, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Los Da Mystro, Polow da Don, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Knobody, Slade, Wayne-O, Mike Caren

Recording Location: Various studios, mainly based in Los Angeles, California

Record Label: Atlantic Records

Art Direction: Nick Bilardello

Best Tracks: Club Can’t Handle Me

Quick Verdict: A very average album that is both mediocre and sexist

Flo Rida was becoming hot property musically by this point. This album was designed to be a double album, but it did not work out as such. Instead, this is part one in a series of albums, of which the classic album Wild Ones (2012) was part two. Although this is not the definitive moment for Flo Rida, this album release did spawn several singles and further considerable interest in Flo Rida and his music from this point on, despite receiving mixed reviews from album critics out there. For this album, it was recorded in multiple locations around the world and had a ton of producers and guest stars, which has only become the norm in today’s popular music at the time of writing. Even so, Flo Rida has pioneered his own form of feel-good Pop, Rap and EDM Music that is both popular and fun to listen to. Let’s take a listen to this album release, and we shall hear if it is any good.

1. On and On (feat. Kevin Rudolf) begins the album with some spoken-word rapping vocals and launches into a Flo Rida rapping piece that actually sounds really cool. This is much more of a Rap tune than anything else out there. It does sound really good, although the lyrics are typical male macho sex orientation at hand. This tune is really catchy, simple and enjoyable for what it is, however. The music and sounds are very profane and sexually motivated throughout. This does sound like a step up for Flo Rida from his earlier material, which was not the best, to say the least. All in all, this music is cool and quite catchy for its Poppy trashiness. It is short enough to be enjoyable as well. Good effort. Really refreshing to hear. Worth listening to.

2. Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) begins with some deep distorted vocals and launches into an off-sounding tune at hand. Flo Rida raps on quite a disappointing tune at hand, and he could have had the guys who make his music do a better job on this tune. The lyrics are straight male macho sexual sort of Rap stuff as well. This is not at all worth your ears; it could have been clearly rethought rather than having the producers make music for the strip clubs out there. It is really only appealing to those young alpha males out there who like to sexualise women to the nth degree. Even as a tune, this isn’t very good overall. The music and sounds are very much in line with the commercial sell-out vibe of the 2010s, rather than something worthy of substance. Only appealing to those of you who view women sexually, and unfortunately, nobody else.

3. Come With Me begins with some absolutely awful electronic melodies, and launches into an autobiographical tune from Flo Rida about getting tired of women on the road and seeking romance instead. This music and the sounds present are really dynamic and interesting, even if the song itself isn’t that good. Still, Flo Rida hadn’t hit his peak as an artist, although you can hear that he was improving along the way. This tune is very much skippable, however. It just sounds very ordinary musically, and it could have been a bit better thought out. This tune makes a lot of sense if you are Flo Rida, but not really anyone else. This is a selfish sort of tune that is, unfortunately, not that good. The outro is different.

4. Who Dat Girl (feat. Akon) begins with some Atari 2600-sounding melodies, and launches into a good song at hand that is good, although not great as such. This song sounds very different and is a bit of a sellout musically, but this is understandable given Flo Rida’s listening audience. This has dated very poorly indeed, and even Akon does not really save this tune from mediocrity. This is the sort of thing that would have been popular back in the day, although not a very good song. The song is sort of catchy, but fairly mediocre at that. Nothing special at all is here, unfortunately. This could have been junked as a tune, and it reeks with pretentious Rap Music attitude throughout. Very poor effort overall. A disappointing listen which can be skipped, if necessary.

5. 21 (feat. Laza Morgan) begins with some interesting electronic sounds, and launches into another nightclub-based song about a chick turning 21 and enjoying clubbing, drinking and sex life as a result. Very presumptuous to assume that every lady feels like this on her 21st birthday. In any case, this music is barely passable and would only really work when listened to while absolutely wasted. Sober, however, this is a fairly disappointing listen indeed. The music does have some promise to it all, but Flo Rida deserves better than singing and rapping on some very sexist songs indeed. In any case, this is okay, but nothing worth it long term. A really average song overall. Laza Morgan’s appearance is less than dramatic as well. Another fairly disappointing listen at hand.

6. Respirator begins with a high-pitched electronic melody, followed by beats and launches into a relatively and surprisingly good tune that has some good rapping by Flo Rida and sounds quite refreshing throughout. Flo Rida is good music for young men who love drinking, clubbing and picking up ladies, and nothing else, particularly on this album. Therefore, its appeal is very limited to those of you who like music of a different sort. Even so, this is okay, but it is the sound of Flo Rida making music that was not quite there yet, but is getting there at this point. It breaks down with an audio snippet of police sirens and a heart monitor beep that stops, before quickly launching back into the song at hand. It’s okay, but not phenomenal.

7. Club Can’t Handle Me (feat. David Guetta) is the main hit from the album, and one can instantly hear why. It sounds beautiful, bold and brilliant throughout. This is a party-style tune with some female backing vocals and some equally party-hard styled sounds throughout. It launches into an extremely catchy song that has 4/4 beats and other fantastic sounds and textures that really do sound cool and great. The music and magical sounds throughout are awesome to hear. Yes, this is very much a one-off hit for Flo Rida from this album, but it is an enjoyable and energetic listen indeed. Flo Rida sounds really inspired on this song. This song was played everywhere back in the day, and even today, it is heavily played in public. The second half has some neat breakdowns and has Flo Rida delivering a party anthem for people who are young and into heavy drinking. Not too bad overall.

8. Why You Up In Here (feat. Ludacris, Git Fresh and Gucci Mane) begins with some different introductions by the guests, and launches into another fairly average song. Flo Rida’s rapping is on fine form on this tune, but sadly, the rest of the tune isn’t that wonderful or great. It is another disappointing listen that sounds really weird and ordinary throughout. The guests do not do this ordinary song justice. The womanising in a totally sexist way is not good at all, threatening women out there “not to cross the line”. This is not sensible to put such a statement onto music. The tune drags on with the guests rapping about the women that apparently have annoyed them, for no real reason at all. All in all, another medicore failure of a song. You can hit stop at this point; the album is effectively done anyway. A disappointing listen to finish with.

This is not a very good album overall. Except for Club Can’t Handle Me, there are really no good songs to speak of overall. It does seem like this was a rushed music project designed to make dollars, rather than fans of Flo Rida and his music. The sexist male rapping is also a turn-off, as it has Flo Rida revealing a massive ego behind his music. This could have been much, much better. Should you listen to this album? Probably not, it is neither the best of Flo Rida, nor does it also sounds one dimensional and very degrading.

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