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Ferrari Boyz
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
Recorded2011
Patchwark Studios
( Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length47:02 (standard)
60:49 (deluxe)
Label 1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly, Asylum, Warner Bros.
Producer Southside, 808 Mafia, Drumma Boy, Fatboi, Shawty Redd, Schife, D. Rich, Exchange Student
Gucci Mane chronology
The Return of Mr. Zone 6
(2011)
Ferrari Boyz
(2011)
BAYTL
(2011)
Waka Flocka Flame chronology
Flockaveli
(2010)
Ferrari Boyz
(2011)
Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
(2012)
Singles from Ferrari Boyz
  1. "She Be Puttin' On"
    Released: July 8, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
HipHopDX [3]
The New York Times(favorable) [4]
NOW [5]
Pitchfork Media(6.3/10) [6]
Prefix(7/10) [7]
RapReviews(5/10) [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
XXL [10]

Ferrari Boyz is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame. Originally scheduled for a June 21, 2011, release, it was delayed and later released on August 9. [11] It features Rocko, 2 Chainz, 1017 Brick Squad labelmates Wooh da Kid, and Frenchie, and also Brick Squad Monopoly members Slim Dunkin (now deceased), Ice Burgundy, and YG Hootie. The album was mostly produced by label producer Southside, with additional production by 808 Mafia, Drumma Boy, Fatboi, Shawty Redd, and Schife. According to Waka Flocka, the album was completed in two weeks. [12]

Singles

The first single from the album is the Drumma Boy-produced "Ferrari Boyz." "She Be Puttin' On," featuring former labelmate Slim Dunkin, was released on iTunes as the second single on July 8, 2011. [13] It was produced by 808 Mafia's Southside and Lex Luger. The music video for the song was released on August 9, 2011. [14] The music video for the song "Pacman," produced by Southside, was released on August 10. [15] There are also videos for two other Ferrari Boyz songs — "Suicide Homicide," featuring Wooh da Kid, and also produced by Southside, which premiered on August 2, 2011, [16] and the Shawty Redd-produced "Stoned," released on April 11. [17] In 2013, the song "Young Niggaz" was featured in the Harmony Korine movie Spring Breakers.

Commercial performance

Ferrari Boyz debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 21, with first-week sales of 17,000 copies in the United States. [18]

Critical reception

Ferrari Boyz received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". [19] Evan Serpick of Rolling Stone awarded it 2 out of 5 stars and said not to "expect innovation from these titans of Southern rap. Instead, brace yourself for chanted celebrations of money, cars, cocaine, and Waka and Gucci themselves." He commented that "Gucci delivers mush-mouthed lines" and Waka fails to rise to the level of his 2010 debut. [20] David Jeffries of Allmusic remarked that "hearing Gucci and Waka simultaneously do their name-dropping bits is a delicious kind of ridiculous that's not worth getting stern over" [21] Carl Chery of XXL awarded it an L rating, commenting that the two were "lyrically challenged," with the album falling redundant at times, but on the whole it "features more studs than duds". [22]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ferrari Boyz" Drumma Boy4:05
2."15th and the 1st" (featuring YG Hootie)
Southside3:52
3."Break Her"
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Schife Karbeen
  • Garner
  • Schife
  • Exchange Student (co.)
3:55
4."Feed Me" (featuring Frenchie)
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
Southside4:35
5."Mud Musik" (featuring Titi Boi)
Southside4:44
6."In My Business" (featuring Rocko)D. Rich4:52
7."Young Niggaz"
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
Southside3:23
8."Suicide Homicide" (featuring Wooh da Kid)
  • Davis
  • J. Malphurs
  • Nyquan Malphurs
Southside3:43
9."I Don't See U" (featuring Ice Burgandy)
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Jabari Hechavarria
  • Luellen
Southside4:33
10."PacMan"
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
Southside3:26
11."Stoned"
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Stewart
Shawty Redd3:57
12."She Be Puttin' On" (featuring Slim Dunkin)
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Lewis
  • Mario Hamilton
Southside4:22
Total length:47:32
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."So Many Things"
Fatboi2:56
14."Too Loyal" (featuring Slim Dunkin)
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Hamilton
  • Douglas
Fatboi3:46
15."What the Hell" (featuring Rocko)
  • Davis
  • Malphurs
  • Hill
  • Gholson
Drumma Boy4:39
Total length:60:49

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [23] 20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [24] 5
US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard) [25] 4

References

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  3. ^ "HipHopDX review". Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2011-08-08). "The New York Times review".
  5. ^ "NOW review". 2011-08-18.
  6. ^ "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ "Prefix review".
  8. ^ "RapReviews review".
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. 2011-08-09.
  10. ^ "XXL review".
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  14. ^ "New Music Video: Ferrari Boyz "She be Puttin On"". Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  15. ^ "Gucci Mane And Waka Flocka Flame "PacMan" VIDEO « WiLD 94.1". Wild941.radio.com. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
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  17. ^ "Gucci Mane Ft. Waka Flocka - Stoned | NEW - 2011". YouTube. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
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  20. ^ Evan Serpick (2011-08-09). "Ferrari Boyz | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  21. ^ David Jeffries (2011-08-09). "Ferrari Boyz - Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
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  24. ^ "Gucci Mane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
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