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| Last album = ''Ferrari Boyz'' (2011) | This album = ''Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family'' (2012) | Next album = ''Flockaveli 2'' (2015) | Misc = }} ''Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family'' is the second studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It was released on June 8, 2012, by 1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album features guest appearances from Drake, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Trey Songz, Ludacris, Travis Porter and Meek Mill, while the production was handled by Waka Flocka's longtime collaborator Lex Luger, Troy Taylor and Southside (who is now the main producer on the album, since Lex Luger), among others. == Background == The album follows the release of Waka Flocka Flame's debut studio album, ''Flockaveli'', which was released in 2010 to largely positive reviews and contained the US top-15 single "No Hands", which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Waka_Flocka_Flame&format=&go=Search&perPage=50 )〕 Following the success of ''Flockaveli'', Waka Flocka Flame became a central figurehead of his record label, 1017 Bricksquad – a position also owing to the official head of the label, rapper Gucci Mane, becoming involved in many controversies and serving several prison sentences. In 2011, using his increased influence, Waka Flocka Flame expanded the 1017 Bricksquad roster, signing several new rappers to the label including YG Hootie and Kebo Gotti.〔 Waka Flocka Flame also released a collaboration album with Gucci Mane, titled ''Ferrari Boyz'', which charted at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, although the album was criticized by some music critics, who felt the two rappers' vastly contrasting lyrical styles clashed too much.〔 In January 2011, in an interview with radio presenter Bootleg Kev, Waka Flocka Flame revealed the album's title to be ''Triple F Life: Fans, Friends and Family''. He elaborated on the title's significance during his interview with ''XXL'', stating that his own fans, friends and family had been the main inspirations towards recording his music since he began rapping. The album took between one-and-a-half to two months to record, and was originally meant to be released during 2011, however, Waka Flocka Flame delayed the album's release to 2012 as he felt it was rushed, revealing in an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine column "The Juice" that he "felt like I was trying to please the label and not the people that really listen to the music." He spent the time between the release of ''Flockaveli'' and ''Triple F Life: Fans, Friends and Family'' identifying the unique aspects of his music and working to improve them, especially the ones that appealed to his fans. In May 2012, he explained the details in an interview with ''Spin'': The death of Waka Flocka Flame's close friend and fellow 1017 Brick Squad member Slim Dunkin also delayed the album's release date, as he was too emotionally affected by the death to record any new material at the time.〔 Waka Flocka Flame would later dedicate ''Triple F Life: Fans, Friends and Family'' to Dunkin, citing him as having had a special talent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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