“We got a movement going. We’re going to take this to the next level as far as this whole Hip-Hop movement goes.”

Excited about being a part of the home team, the Prairie View A&M attendee wants nothing more than to be respected as more than just a “one-hit wonder” and denounces those that try and label him as such. Instead he wants to prove critics wrong and become one of the best of all time.

“First of all, they would have to start off by labeling me a two-hit wonder. On the radio I got two songs, two songs on Billboard, two videos on the top ten countdown on 106 & Park. So they can’t even start by labeling me a one-hit wonder. Only thing I can say is man…I wanna be labeled as one of the greatest artists to ever do this because that’s how I see myself as an artist.”

Adding to his dream of becoming Hip-Hop royalty is the plan to one day branch out and work with artists from Boosie to Beyonce.

“I just like working with people who like working and who’re good at what they do and that make good music. I’m a fan of Boosie, Wayne, Gorilla Zoe, everybody, I’m just a fan of good music. You got the Beyonces, I just wanna do something big when I do something.”

So what can fans expect from Dallas, Texas’s finest? Collaborations with hot artists, bass driven beats and that slow Texas drawl his fans have come to know and love, in other words, “a classic album.”

“Expect this to probably be one of the best albums of this year. I put a lot of hard work in this album. It’s got a different feel to it. We’re anticipating four to five singles from the album, not including “Ice Cream Paint Job” and “Walk That Walk.” In saying that, I feel like it’s going to be a real big album. I feel like it’s a classic and anytime you make a classic album, you can’t be beat.”

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R.O.O.T.S. (an acronym for “Route of Overcoming the Struggle”) is the second studio album by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released on March 31, 2009.

American rapper Flo Rida became a global success with his debut album ‘Mail On Sunday‘ in 2008. The follow-up, ‘R.O.O.T.S’, has already produced a download record breaking single in ‘Right Round‘, for the most sales in one week. He also held the previous record, with ‘Low’. This time around Flo Rida provides more of an insight into his life, the mood of the music varying to mirror his experiences, making for a well-rounded collection of songs.

As on the previous collection, ‘R.O.O.T.S.’ sees Flo Rida joining forces with an extraordinary array of A-list collaborators, featuring artists like Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, and Pleasure P, and including production from Jim Jonson, Dr. Luke, Eric Hudson, Mike Caren, and DJ Montay, who produced ‘Low.’

Flo Rida has said that “there’s definitely something for everybody on this album” in an interview with Billboard, and this is undoubtedly true.
The single ‘Right Round’ is good enough to encourage buying this album but frankly the entire album is good. Much more personal than ‘Mail on Sunday’, many tracks seem to speak more directly to his early days/life.

Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S. Track Listing

1. “Finally Here” – 4:02
2. “Jump” feat Nelly Furtado – 3:28
3. “Gotta Get It (Dancer)” – 4:44
4. “Shone” feat Pleasure P – 4:23
5. “Right Round” feat Kesha – 3:22
6. “R.O.O.T.S.” – 3:45
7. “Be on You” feat Ne-Yo – 4:03
8. “Mind on My Money” – 3:31
9. “Available” feat Akon, will.i.am – 4:24
10. “Touch Me” feat Kesha – 3:10
11. “Never” feat Keri Hilson – 4:21
12. “Sugar” feat Wynter Gordon – 4:12
13. “Rewind” feat Wyclef Jean -4 :29
14. “Ha” feat Brisco & 4Mill – 3:55 (iTunes bonus track)

“Right Round” was released as the album’s lead single, and became Flo Rida’s second #1 smash hit. Released on January 25, 2009, the song debuted at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 18, 2009. The song jumped to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 topping the one million mark in paid downloads in just two weeks and becoming the fastest million-selling download ever in the US. It has remained #1 on the US Hot 100 for over a month.

“Shone“, was released as a promotional single on February 24, 2009 and peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Sugar” is the album’s second single. It was released on March 17. In its first week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart it debuted at the number 25 spot, making it Flo Rida’s highest debut to date.

The possessor behind arguably one of the hip-hop world’s best aliases, Tramar Dillard has been making club music for years since his teenage days with 2 Live Crew, but it was only until last year’s Mail on Sunday and the titanic single “Low” that Flo Rida became a household name. A little over a year later and now we have Routes of Overcoming The Struggle, or R.O.O.T.S., a record with a heavy name that is hardly reflective of its party nature.
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By now you and everyone else in the country has heard first single “Right Round,” which swipes the melody from the notorious Dead or Alive song, and it is these kind of club bangers that make R.O.O.T.S. a worthy record for a few spins on the dance floor, if nothing else.

Album Information

Released March 31, 2009 (North America), April 3, 2009 (Australia)
Recorded 2008–2009
Genre Hip hop, Electro-hop, Pop rap
Length 51:54
Label Atlantic, Poe Boy
Producer Kane Beatz, Dr. Luke, will.i.am, DJ Montay[1], Danja, Drumma Boy, Jim Jonsin

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Freedom

‘Freedom’ features collaborations with Hip- Hop’s “man of the hour” Lil Wayne (”I’m So Paid”) and Akon’s platinum artist T-Pain (”Holla Holla”).

Akon broke out on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum album Trouble that featured singles, “Locked Up” and “Lonely.”
He returned in 2006 with the triple-platinum certified Konvicted CD. The Senegalese native broke chart history in 2007 as the first artist to simultaneously hold the #1 (”I Wanna Love You“) and #2 (”Smack That“) positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart twice.
He went on to become Billboard Magazine’s Top Artist of 2007, the #2 Hot 100 Producer of the Year, and #2 Hot 100 Songwriter of the year.

Akon has grown with each new album release, while his sound has evolved to the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of his fans, Freedom will no doubt be remembered as the turning point in Akon’s career where he evolves from a hip hop artist to a bonafide entertainer.

With all the radio friendly songs you’ll find yourself humming to many of these songs during the day, therefore, making it buy you won’t regret this holiday season.

Akon – Freedom Track Listing

1. “Right Now (Na Na Na)” – 4:01
2. “Beautiful” (featuring Colby O’Donis & Kardinal Offishall) – 5:13
3. “Keep You Much Longer” – 4:18
4. “Troublemaker” (featuring Sweet Rush) – 3:57
5. “We Don’t Care” – 3:34
6. “I’m So Paid” (featuring Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne) – 3:26
7. “Holla Holla” (featuring T-Pain) – 3:00
8. “Against the Grain” (featuring Ray Lavender) – 3:46
9. “Be with You” – 3:49
10. “Sunny Day” (featuring Wyclef Jean) – 3:15
11. “Birthmark” – 3:59
12. “Over the Edge” – 4:20
13. “Freedom” – 4:12

The first single released from the album was “Right Now (Na Na Na)“, it peaked at #8 on the Billboard 100.
The second single is “I’m So Paid“, featuring Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne. It made a hot debut at #40 on the Billboard 100.
The week the album was released, another song “Beautiful“, featuring Colby O’Donis & Kardinal Offishall debuted at #19.

It is the first album by Akon not to carry the Parental Advisory sticker and it doesn’t need an edited version to be sold at Wal-Mart. Although in terms of lyrics it’s not totally free of that sex-and-violence insinuating language, it shows that it is possible to release a great hip-hop/R&B recording without resorting to extreme obscenity almost in every song.

Overall, this is easily Akon’s best album. Still not a perfect album, but its definitely his strongest performance yet.

Album Information

Released December 2, 2008
Recorded 2007 — 2008
Genre R&B, hip hop
Label Konvict Muzik / Universal Motown
Producer Akon (exec.) Giorgio Tuinfort

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