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R.O.O.T.S - Flo Rida
Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    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.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    75
    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.
  3. Billboard
    70
    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.
  4. Vibe
    70
    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.
  5. All Music Guide
    60
    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.
  6. The Guardian
    60
    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.
  7. The New York Times
    60
    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.
  8. Boston Globe
    60
    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.
  9. RapReviews.com
    45
    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.
  10. Dot Music
    40
    R.O.O.T.S. is so crushingly flat that it should waft between the cracks unnoticed.
  11. Hot Press
    30
    Heavy on aspiration, light on inspiration on rapper's second outing.
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User Score
5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 5 out of 8
  1. DonnaG
    10
    It's really good catchy songs, interesting lyrics. definitely buying it.
  2. AziziO.
    3
    He tried his best, unfortunately this album makes him more of a pop artist than hip hop.
  3. AlexH.
    1
    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.… Full Review »
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