Album Preview: Waka Flocka Flame "Flockaveli"

Produced by: Lex Luger & Southside

Complex says: Waka comes hard out the gate (pause) and lets his listeners know that gun-play is a must. Featuring one of his signature adlibs, "BOW BOW BOW BOW!" Flocka goes in over a heavy bass beat laced with gunshots and click-clack effects. Boasting lines like "Ain't no talkin

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: This song is a certified banger whenever you hit the club. Just make sure you don't yell out, "Got a main bitch and a mistress" when your wifey is standing right next to you. Take it from us, it's not a good look.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: Flocka recruits Bronx native French Montana and a bunch of other dudes we have never heard of for this uptempo but very average track. As we expected when we heard Lex was basically producing the entire album, some beats, like this, will get a little stale and start to sound like his other tracks. Waka and the rest of the gang pretty much hit the four main points in most of his rap songs: shootin

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: Warning: If you rep Crips or are a huge fan of Blue's Clues, this song is not for you. Flocka enlists the help of who we're assuming are two Blood Gang members to really get the point across that it's all about the red flag. As the chorus says, "We in this bitch throwin

Produced by: Drumma Boy

Complex says: This joint is steadily gaining steam on the radio and dance floor. Lex killed the beat and both Roscoe and Wale surprisingly work well with Flocka on the track. There are gonna be a lot of strippers buying books for the new semester from the money they made dancing to this one.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: This is definitely a track that could have been left off the album. A very forgettable beat, Gudda Gudda adds nothing to the song, and Waka spits lines like, "I reverse the slave route and go from up north to down south." Really, Flocka? SMH. O let's keep it moving.

Produced by: Southside

Complex says: Expectations for this song were high considering the title, but it was kind of a let down. Again the heavy bass was there, but the other sounds can really get annoying as the song progresses. On a positive note, Pastor Troy's flow does work well with the song and makes it somewhat enjoyable. Then lines from Slim Dunkin such as, "When we hit the scene, bet we jump the line/Or we gon

Produced by: Prince N. Purps

Complex says: On yet another feature-heavy track, Waka and company go over a beat sprinkled with noise effects and an organ riff that slows the song down a tad bit. With lines like "I mean what I say, I say what I mean/I bleed what I bang and I bang what I bleed" and "Ain't no nigga coaching me/What, you Phil Jackson?" don't expect anything intricate from these guys. Keeping it simple is what they do best.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: You gotta have that one song that just represents having a good time with your people and blowin' money—and this is that song. Lex throws on the slapping bass and futuristic sounds, and Waka and Kebo let it be known that pill poppin', drinkin', and smokin' is a sure-fire way to keep the party goin'.

Produced by: L-Don Beatz

Complex says: Obviously the song that put Waka on the map would be on the album. This is still a banger, but let's be real: Diddy's verse on the remix took this track to a different level.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: Waka and his crew rapping about how all the dirt they've done will at some point come back to them. Another track that could have fallen by the wayside, thanks to lines like, "I told my Lord to get my back for all the crazy shit I did/Yeah karma come back around you know I'm not backing down/AK love that kat-kat sound.

Produced by: Cedric "Yayo" Herbert

Complex says: Waka takes a different path from his usual hard-knocking tracks and makes an ode for his crew. Who knew the dude had a sensitive side?

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: Honestly, who is better to get on a track entitled "Live By The Gun" than good ol' Uncle Murda? Another beat laced with gun shots, Waka spits first and lets you know from jump what this song is about with lines like, "You live you life through these movies, you a TV/A nigga fuck with me he get squiggly lines and an IV." The little known Raw Diggs goes into 50 Cent mode and boasts about getting shot five times before Uncle Murda finishes the song off with lines such as, "I'm uncle Murda, I caught hella bodies." Getting away with murder? We watch CSI. We know that's impossible.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: The beat's reminiscent of what would play as Jason stalks girl in the woods, just with more bass. Another artist we've never heard of, Cartier is a female rapper with a "ride or die chick who will bring a gun in the club for you" persona. Waka keeps it trill, saying "I

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: The hook says, "I see this nigga reppin'/Right side hangin'/Flamed up bangin'/What set yo' ass claimin'? G Check!" So this joint is essentially about testing dudes who claim to be Bloods. Clearly something we at Complex know nothing about. As far as the production is concerned, Lex's beats are becoming very similar and harder to differentiate and the album is starting to drag.

Produced by: Niko & Lil Jon

Complex says: Waka decides to switch the beat up, with Lil Jon and Niko utilizing hand claps and snares, as opposed to Lex's signature heavy bass. It's definitely a beat you can nod your head to. The chorus consist of Waka saying "Smoke Drank" back and forth and lyrically the song falls short and offers nothing that hasn't been mentioned in the previous 15 tracks.

Produced by: Lex Luger

Complex says: Finally! We have made it to the last track. Waka decides to wrap up the album with his thoughts on what the music industry can go do to itself...and to also give shouts out to every single person he knows. Unfortunately, this is a lackluster song that rounds out an unnecessarily long and somewhat disappointing album.