| Respect Game or Expect Flames | ||||
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| Released | August 28, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 47:44 | |||
| Label | Nature Sounds | |||
| Producer | J. Rawls | |||
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Respect Game or Expect Flames is a collaborative studio album by Casual and J. Rawls. It was released on Nature Sounds on August 28,2012. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable [4] |
| Okayplayer | favorable [5] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 [6] |
Mark Bozzer of Exclaim! wrote,"Smash Rockwell (Casual) weaves in and out of the funk that Rawls provides throughout the full-length,although he stumbles yet again out of the gate on the album opener." [4] He stated that "Respect Game or Expect Flames" and "Hier-O-Dot" are the album's highlights. [4] T. Love of Okayplayer called the album "one of the most consistently dope and balanced albums in 2012," adding that it "is a crowd pleaser regardless of geographic origin and is sure to win both artists new fans on both coasts." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reign" (featuring Pep Love and Allana Reign) | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Respect Game or Expect Flames" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "La Danse Du Fessie" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Craziest Story" | 2:17 |
| 5. | "The Authority" (featuring The Mystery School) | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Surely, I'm Right" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Fly" (featuring Allana Reign) | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Nota Problem Part II" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Hier-O-Dot" (featuring Copywrite, Phesto, Tage, Tajai, Jakki da Motamouth, and Opio) | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Aint Tryna Hear" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Find a New (Remix)" (featuring Rene Dion) | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Emergency" (featuring Kurious) | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Give Respect" | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Upper Echelon" | 3:39 |
| 15. | "We Servin' Y'all" (featuring The Liquid Crystal Project) | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 47:44 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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