Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)

Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America) is a mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Waka Flocka Flame. It was released on September 13, 2012.[1] The mixtape features guest appearances from Gucci Mane, Wale, Roscoe Dash, Frenchie, Yo Gotti, Dorrough, Shawty Lo, Trae Tha Truth, Wooh Da Kid, and Chief Keef among others.

Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)
Mixtape by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length60:32
Label1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly
ProducerSouthside, TM88, Envy, London on da Track, Terry on Da Beats, Van Camp, Kaleon, Joe Boom, G-Luck
Waka Flocka Flame chronology
Lebron Flocka James 3
(2011)
Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)
(2012)
DuFlocka Rant 2
(2013)

Critical response

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.7/10[2]
XXL      (L)[3]

Adam Fleischer of XXL gave the mixtape an L, saying "The beats here are all calculatedly trap music-tested, as is Salute Me or Shoot Me 4‘s content. But that’s precisely what Waka was aiming for, and what he needed. Though the style of his energy and aggression on record is no longer as surprising as it initially was, it’s still just as magnetic. When given two choices with this tape’s title, a salute for Waka is probably both safer and more fitting."[3] Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 6.7 out of 10, saying "Waka's energy has an almost gravitational pull and it's as strong here as ever. But lately, he's begun to expose a softer side of himself (like subtitling his last album Friends, Fans, and Family) that makes him Fozzie Bear-lovable. In fact, his songs are hardly even angry anymore. There's a gleeful streak running through Salute Me 4 that gives it a decidedly different vibe: It's an hour of shouting that sounds like a hug."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."50K" (featuring Gucci Mane)3:58
2."Death of Me"
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
3:59
3."J. Well"
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
4:16
4."24 Hours" (featuring S.O.N.Y.)
  • Malphurs
Envy4:08
5."Lock & Load" (featuring Bambiino Gold and Cartel MGM)
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
4:52
6."Tweakin'"
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
4:20
7."Turnt" (featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash)
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
4:48
8."Randy Savage" (featuring B. Ceeze and Frenchie)
London on da Track3:27
9."Money Pile" (featuring Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti and D Dash)
  • Malphurs
Terry on da Beat3:52
10."Out the Bag"
  • Malphurs
Van Camp3:17
11."Solo" (featuring Dorrough and Shawty Lo)
  • Malphurs
  • Gavin Luckett
  • Joe Boom
Gavin "G-Luck" Luckett, Joe Boom4:18
12."I Got 'Em" (featuring Trae tha Truth)
  • Malphurs
Kaleon4:07
13."Zip 'Em Up" (featuring Wooh da Kid and D Dash)
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
  • Simmons
  • Southside
  • TM88
4:36
14."Murda" (featuring Chief Keef and Bo Deal)
  • Malphurs
  • Luellen
Southside3:44
15."Realest Shit I Wrote"
  • Malphurs
Terry on Da Beat4:38

References

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  1. ^ "New Mixtape: Waka Flocka Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4". September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Sargent, Jordan (November 25, 2012). "Mixtape Review: Waka Flocka, Salute Me or Shoot Me 4: Banned From America". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Fleischer, Adam (November 25, 2012). "Mixtape Review: Waka Flocka, Salute Me or Shoot Me 4: Banned From America". XXL. Retrieved September 22, 2012.