The production on Lock Out is handled mostly by two producers with whom Waka has worked extensively (Southside and Lex Luger), alongside other lesser-knowns who share an appreciation for dark, brooding beats that are, ultimately, pretty hard to distinguish from one another. Given the players, you might expect Lock Out to be an East Coast rap affair, but with a couple of exceptions (the bouncy seriousness of "Dat All" and the triumphant finale of "Promise"), the tape sounds well-grounded in the streets of Atlanta. French Montana has been around for a few more years than Waka in the New York mixtape circuit, but last year's "Choppa Choppa Down" and his most recent single, "Shot Caller", got him signed to Bad Boy Records and got his name out there nationwide. When he released his first single, "O Let's Do It", he was mostly known as the guy standing in the shadows of old Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman videos. Coming from Atlanta by way of New York City, Waka's energetic and aggressive style has endured longer than most probably would have suspected.
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