Artist: Flo Rida

Album: Mail on Sunday

Label: Poe Boy/Atlantic

Coming from nothing to something, practically overnight, is a
huge accomplishment overall. Miami
based artist, Flo Rida did just
that, he also had the ability to prove to the masses that Miami wasn’t just
about hood rap and booty music. The creativity is remarkable, from his lyrics
to his sound, right down to his name; this artist virtually revolutionized
Miami Hip-Hop sound in his debut
album. The history of the title Mail on Sunday came from the release of his
first official street single Birthday, he stated in the song’s hook that he
didn’t want cake on his birthday, he wanted cake every day, hence getting that
check in the mail even on Sundays. The first official single, Low, shot to #1
in matter of a couple of weeks and held its rank for a long time. Digital itune
sales were phenomenal, not to mention across the Pacific in Japan, the single was a huge success,
making him internationally known. He even gathered the attention of MTV and
their audience, which is difficult for any rap artist to do in general,
especially coming from Miami. You got to give it to him; he spent 2008 New
Year’s with Tila Tequila in Times Square at the MTV studios.

With a compilation of diverse elements from different mega
producers in the game, each track provides that head-nod impulse one after the
other. All together the beat arrangement to the versatility of lyrical delivery
is quite impression. He definitely came at you hard on his first up. The
producers that he gathered together for his debut range from Timbaland to J.R. Rotem to Will.I.Am
to Kane Beatz and 4Mill.

The opening of the album entices you with a real catchy keyboard
beat with synthesizer assisted tones with the intro voice of Lil Wayne on the track American Superstar. The song is a
fast-paced tempo with an interesting hook that expresses a smooth idea of the
title track. For the ladies, he definitely went all out with tracks like Roll and Ms. Hangover. On both tracks he incorporated the sounds of Beluga
Heights own J.R. Rotem and the vocal assistance of Sean Kingston on Roll.
The intro sounds to Ms. Hangover is real catchy, you feel it as soon as it
drops and the lyrics come in. Listen to the storyline as it takes you on an
intoxicated journey of the woman he’s describing. With track Freaky Deaky Flo adds the soulful vocals
of Trey Songz who adds a more laid
back mature vibe; this is something the ladies will definitely enjoy. The
production on that track was done by the one and only Gorilla Tek.

With singles like Low
and Elevator, those are already
guaranteed hits, anything with T-Pain
and Timbaland goes without saying. The ideas on both tracks were original and
the direction they took it obviously dominated the commercial scene, hence his
#1 status overseas. DJ Montay of the
Oomp Camp definitely brought it hard
on that Low beat. I give him props
for that one.

In a mixture of club songs and ladies tracks, he also found
space on the album to incorporate personal aspects. On the track Still Missin’, Kane Beatz graces the
beat production of the track as Flo delivers deeps expressions of pain. He details
a storyline of that he’s still missing. As goes the track Me & U which he also gets real personal explaining yet another
storyline, something you have to listen to in order to understand the hardship
that is incorporated into the lyrics.  

The last official track has Poe Boy written all over it, all
three label brethrens grace the track Money
Right. 4mill adds his talents as he heads production of the track with the
vocal assistance of Brisco, the Opa Goon,
and The Boss, Ricky Ross. This track is unquestionably the perfect choice they
added to the list to end this interesting debut.

There is definitely no denying the fact that Mail on Sunday
is more than an eventual hit album, it takes you on a fully fledged expedition
into his life. It proves that Flo Rida undeniably has a promising future in the
music business. With his loyal fanbase and the backing of Poe Boy and Atlantic,
the possibilities are endless. On the real, Flo’s debut has mad potential, pick
it up, pop it in your CD player, turn up the volume and it bump out the
speakers in your trunk. Let it flow from track 1 to 14, I guarantee you will
enjoy the beats to the lyrical subject matter that he is spitting at you. In
due time, this will become a perpetual masterpiece in its own rite.