R.O.O.T.S - Flo Rida
April 6, 2009 | Author: Rhydian H.M.
“R.O.O.T.S” is southern rapper Flo Rida’s (Tramar Dillard) sophomore album, following his debut LP “Mail On Sunday” (2008). The title “R.O.O.T.S” stands for “Routes of Overcoming the Struggle”, which takes the name of one of the few tracks in which Flo Rida goes solo. The album features a multitude of guests including Wyclef Jean, Akon, will.i.am and Nelly among others.
Flo Rida’s latest work delivers an album with several influences; recreating elements from a number other hits to combine classics with his lively style. Where “Mail On Sunday” was spearheaded by the hit “Low”, Flo Rida again has another chart topper on his second album with “Right Round”, causing the stir. The lead single, which features Ke$ha (who makes a second appearance on “Touch Me”) and peaked at No.1 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart, recreates elements from the Dead or Alive classic “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” in production and some of the hooks.
“R.O.O.T.S” is crammed full of radio geared tracks, with banging beats such as on the catchy auto-tune heavy track “Jump”, featuring Nelly Furtado, and “Gotta Get It (Dancer)”, which recreates elements from Tina Turner’s “Private Dancer”. The album beams with sexy rhymes such as on the second release “Shone” (standing for “action”) featuring Pleasure P, raunchy lyrics of strip club events in the aforementioned “Right Round” and catchy hooks all over, as Flo Rida aims to follow up his 2008 chart topping style.
The album’s third release “Sugar” has reached No.25 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart, featuring Wynter Gordan and is produced by DJ Montay, incorporating elements from Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”, adding to the breadth of influences Flo Rida is open to take on for extra flavour.
“R.O.O.T.S” was released March 30 on iTunes (you can check it out here), and pulls together a wide-range of pop classics with exciting lyrics for a result that sticks with what made so many sales last time. With the stand out track “Right Round” backing up “Low” and more of the same with star guests as seen on “Mail On Sunday”, Flo Rida makes sure he doesn’t try to fix what isn’t broken in a time where big sales are very hard to come by.
Rating: 3/5
