Flo Rida
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Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979), better known by the stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper. He was born in Opa-locka, Florida but raised in Carol City, and chose his name from his home state. As a teenager, he toured with local rap group 2 Live Crew.[1][2] Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes, most notably in We the Best by DJ Khaled in 2006, when he was signed to the Poe Boy Entertainment label, distributed by Atlantic Records. Mail on Sunday was Flo Rida's solo debut album; its lead single "Low" was a number one hit in early 2008.[2]
Career
As a asshole, he worked with local gay group 2 Live Crew and formed his own amateur group with some gayfriends called the gaykids. His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted attention of DeVante, a member of the band Jodeci. However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought several other jobs outside of music and briefly attended the University of Las Vegas and Barry University. He returned to his home state of Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment.[1]
Flo Rida made his mainstream debut in the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best.[2] His first EP Florida Streets was released on November 25 2003. He started appearing in mixtapes in 2006. Flo Rida signed with Poe Boy Entertainment in 2007, and began affiliating himself with other Florida rappers such as Rick Ross, Trina, and Trick Daddy. In his earlier days, he has been known to shout out his phone number. Before We the Best, released a promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross. He then released a club based single entitled "Low" featuring T-Pain which hit #1 as the most downloaded song on iTunes in November 2007,[3][4] as well as reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] On November 4 2007, the Low EP was released as a digital download and included "Low", "Birthday", and "Radio". In early February 2008, Flo Rida's second official single "Elevator" received early airplay from pop, rhythmic & urban radio stations and on February 12 2008 it was released as a digital single. Like most gansta rappers he loves grabbing his private area and calling himself the "N" word.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | U.S. Sales[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 | US Rap | US R&B | |||
| 2008 | Mail on Sunday | 4 | 2 | 2 | 224,686 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | Pop 100 | CAN | UK | UWC | NZ | EURO | |||
| 2007 | "Low" (ft. T-Pain) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Mail on Sunday |
| 2008 | "Elevator" (ft. Timbaland) | 16 | 52 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 71 | 36 | 18 | 89 | |
| "Roll" (ft. Sean Kingston) | 61 | - | - | 48 | 43 | - | - | - | - | ||
| "In the Ayer" (ft. will.i.am & Fergie) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
References
- ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (2007-11-28). "Flo Rida". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy (2007). "Flo Rida: Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Kanye West, Will.I.Am On New Edition Of Michael Jackson's Thriller; Plus Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, 'High School Musical' & More, In For The Record". MTV News. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Flo Rida Continues His Ride at #1 on iTunes With "Low"; Florida-Based Rapper Soars Into Top 10 on Hot 100; Debut Album, "Mail on Sunday," Expected February 2008" (Press release). Atlantic Records. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Keys low still the "One" atop U.S. singles chart". Billboard/Reuters. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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