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Los Angeles Times

Flo Rida boasts an adroit double-timed flow, but his greatest achievement is his understanding of how to stay in the background, never overwhelming the electro-laced tracks.

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Entertainment Weekly

You won't leave R.O.O.T.S. knowing much about Dillard the man, but you'll probably think Rida the rapper is an excellent--if eventually exhausting--party guest.

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Billboard

As he did on last year's "Mail on Sunday," Flo Rida spends most of these 13 pop-rap confections pondering the finer points of his growing bank account and his incomparable way with women. The best cuts are those that mirror the MC's usual themes with even more familiar sounds.

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Vibe

R.O.O.T.S. is a solidification of identity. And when you’re trying to keep yourself in the game, sometimes that’s all a sophomore album has to be.

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The New York Times

Not once does Flo Rida overpower his reference points, making him a rarity: an entertainer wholly without ego, a phantom presence on his own songs.

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The Guardian

His genius lies in pitching his records just right: he injects these songs with enough grit to interest hip-hop fans, without scaring the pop audiences his catchy hooks are designed to ensnare. It's ruthlessly effective, though difficult to love.

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All Music Guide

The unsurprisingly inconsistent R.O.O.T.S. is hip-hop like Nas never happened, a flash or fodder album owing more to Lady GaGa than to Public Enemy.

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Boston Globe

The problem is that he shows no growth--besides realizing, along with his producers, that if you throw every hook known to man into the pop ocean, you are bound to catch something.

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RapReviews.com

As fun as R.O.O.T.S. may be for a short while, artistically, this album is almost without merit, with pointless lyrics and over-sampling.

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Dot Music

R.O.O.T.S. is so crushingly flat that it should waft between the cracks unnoticed.

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Hot Press

Heavy on aspiration, light on inspiration on rapper's second outing.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 5.3 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Donna G gave it a10:
It's really good catchy songs, interesting lyrics. definitely buying it.

Azizi O. gave it a3:
He tried his best, unfortunately this album makes him more of a pop artist than hip hop.

Alex H. gave it a1:
I'm sorry a 63, this has to be one of the worst albums I've heard in a very long time. Flo Rida has taken advantage of one, good hit single, other than that, his "music" is utter crap.

Hex S gave it a0:
This album is great if you are 11 years old!

isabelle c. gave it a10:
Better than Soulja Boy's album.

Ajay D gave it a3:
To put it in simple terms-The featured guests offer catchy hooks over flo rida's whack rhymes!! Even when he is trying to kick knowledge in songs like "Never" He sounds unreal and boring. The song "Sugar" features a melody which is similar to "Disturbia" by Rihanna. To put it simply...this is more of a pop album then Rap/Hip Hop. Do yourself a favor and pick up Nas's "Lost Tapes" "STill matic" "God's son".

Fagloving D gave it a0:
Awful, just awful.

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