Flockaveli

Flockaveli
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
Recorded2008–2010
StudioNext Level Studios, Houston; NightBird Recording Studios, West Hollywood; S-Line Ent., Atlanta
Genre
Length72:00
Label
Producer
Waka Flocka Flame chronology
Flockaveli
(2010)
Ferrari Boyz
(2011)
Singles from Flockaveli
  1. "O Let's Do It"
    Released: April 14, 2009
  2. "Hard in da Paint"
    Released: June 15, 2010
  3. "No Hands"
    Released: August 17, 2010
  4. "Grove St. Party"
    Released: February 15, 2011

Flockaveli is the debut studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It was released through 1017 Brick Squad, Asylum, and Warner Bros. Records on October 5, 2010. The title of the album is a portmanteau of Waka Flocka Flame's name and that of the Italian political theorist Machiavelli,[3] and was inspired by fellow American rapper Tupac Shakur, whose final stage name and pseudonym before his death was Makaveli.[4] The album was recorded at Next Level Studios in Houston, NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, and S-Line Ent. in Atlanta.[5]

Upon its release, Flockaveli received generally positive reviews from critics, who complimented its musical intensity, brazen lyrics, and gangsta rap ethos. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 37,000 copies in the United States. As of August 15, 2011, the album sold 400,000 copies in the United States.

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  3. ^ "Album Preview: Waka Flocka Flame's "Flockaveli" | Complex Blog". Complex.com. September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Cyrus Langhorne (September 17, 2010). "WAKA FLOCKA FLAME APOLOGIZES TO 2PAC FANS OVER "FLOCKAVELI" DEBUT TITLE". SOHH.com. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli CD Album". CD Universe. Muze. Retrieved December 27, 2012.