ROOTS

This article is about the studio album by rapper Flo Rida ROOTS , for other meanings see Roots .

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ROOTS
Studio album by Flo Rida
Publication (s)	March 31, 2009
admission	2008
Label (s)	Poe Boy, Atlantic
Format (s)	Download, CD
Genre (s)	Hip house , R&B
Title (number)	13
running time	51:00
production	Travis Barker , Benjamin Levin , Mike Caren, DJ Montay, Łukasz Gottwald , Dre & Vidal, Eric Hudson, Happy Perez, The Inkredibles Jim Jonsin, JRock, Kool Kojak, Christopher "Spitfiya" Lanier, Shaffer Smith , Oligee, Mark "Sounwave" Spears, StarGate , William Adams Jr.
chronology Mail on Sunday (2008) ROOTS Only One Flo (Part 1) (2010)
Single releases January 25, 2009 Right round March 17, 2009 Sugar July 17, 2009 Jump October 6, 2009 Be on you

ROOTS (Route of Overcoming the Struggle) is the second studio album by US rapper Flo Rida . It was released on March 31, 2009 by the record labels Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records .

Emergence

The album was produced u. a. by Travis Barker , Benny Blanco , Mike Caren, DJ Montay, Dr. Luke , Dre & Vidal, Eric Hudson, Happy Perez, The Inkredibles Jim Jonsin, JRock, Kool Kojak, Christopher "Spitfiya" Lanier, Ne-Yo , Oligee, Mark "Sounwave" Spears, Stargate and will.i.am .

criticism

David Jeffries from Allmusic wrote about the album: "The unsurprisingly inconsistent ROOTS is hip-hop like Nas never happened, a flash or fodder album owing more to Lady Gaga than to Public Enemy ." He gave 3 out of 5 stars.

The Grammy Awards 2010 was ROOTS in the category Best Rap Album nominated, but lost Relapse by Eminem .

Singles

Right Round is the first single from the album and became Flo Rida's second number one hit. It was released on January 29, 2009. The singer Kesha has a guest appearance on the song.

Sugar is the second single from the album. It was released on March 17, 2009. The single made it to number 5 on the US charts.

Jump is the third single from the album. It was released on July 29, 2009. Nelly Furtado is the feature guest on the song. The song entered the charts in Germany, America, England, Canada and Australia.

Be On You is the fourth single from the album. It was released on October 6, 2009. Singer Ne-Yo was a feature guest. The single made it to number 19 on the US charts.

Sales

The album sold 55,000 copies in America within the first week. In August 2009 the album had sold over 750,000 copies worldwide and became the eighth best-selling rap album in 2009.

Track list

1. "Finally Here"
2. "Jump" (feat. Nelly Furtado )
3. "Gotta Get It (Dancer)"
4. "Shone" (feat. Pleasure P)
5. "Right Round" (feat. Kesha )
6. "ROOTS"
7. "Be On You" (feat. Ne-Yo )
8. "Mind On My Money"
9. "Available" (feat. Akon )
10. "Touch Me"
11. "Never"
12. "Sugar" (feat. Wynter Gordon)
13. "Rewind" (feat. Wyclef Jean)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/roots-route-of-overcoming-the-struggle-mw0000811149