Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family | ||||
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Studio album by Waka Flocka Flame | ||||
Released | June 8, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:09 | |||
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Singles from Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
AllHipHop | 7/10 |
The A.V. Club | C+ |
Entertainment Weekly | B– |
HipHopDX | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
RapReviews | 5.5/10 |
Spin | 6/10 |
XXL | (XL) |
Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family is the second studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It was released on June 8, 2012, by 1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album features guest appearances from Drake, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Trey Songz, Ludacris, Travis Porter and Meek Mill, while the production was handled by Waka Flocka's longtime collaborator Lex Luger, Troy Taylor and Southside, among others.
The album follows the release of Waka Flocka Flame's debut studio album, Flockaveli, which was released in 2010 to largely positive reviews and contained the US top-15 single "No Hands", which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following the success of Flockaveli, Waka Flocka Flame became a central figurehead of his record label, 1017 Bricksquad – a position also owing to the official head of the label, rapper Gucci Mane, becoming involved in many controversies and serving several prison sentences. In 2011, using his increased influence, Waka Flocka Flame expanded the 1017 Bricksquad roster, signing several new rappers to the label including YG Hootie and Kebo Gotti. Waka Flocka Flame also released a collaboration album with Gucci Mane, titled Ferrari Boyz, which charted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, although the album was criticized by some music critics, who felt the two rappers' vastly contrasting lyrical styles clashed too much.