Flockaveli

Flockaveli
Studio album by Waka Flocka Flame
Released	October 5, 2010
Recorded	2008–2010
Studio	Next Level Studios, Houston; NightBird Recording Studios, West Hollywood; S-Line Ent., Atlanta
Genre	Crunk[1] gangsta rap[2]
Length	72:00
Label	1017 Brick Squad Asylum Warner Bros.
Producer	Waka Flocka Flame (exec.) Debra Antney (exec.) Tay Beatz (also exec.) Cedric "Yayo" Herbert Drumma Boy Joey French Lex Luger Lil Jon L-Don Beats NIKO Prince Productions Purps Southside
Waka Flocka Flame chronology
Flockaveli (2010) Ferrari Boyz (2011)
Singles from Flockaveli
"O Let's Do It" Released: April 14, 2009 "Hard in da Paint" Released: June 15, 2010 "No Hands" Released: August 17, 2010 "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.