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About|the hip hop artist|the U.S. state|Floridapp-blp|expiry=13 July 2012|small=yesInfobox musical artist | image = Flo Rida Sugar set.jpg| caption = Flo Rida on the set of " Sugar (Flo Rida song)|Sugar " in 2009.| capt_size = 100px| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Tramar Dillard| birth_date = birth date and age|1979|12|16| birth_place = Carol City, Florida|Carol City , Florida , U.S.| occupation = Rapper, songwriter, actor| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | years_active = 2006–present| label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic , Poe Boy Entertainment|Poe Boy , International Music Group , Strong Arm | associated_acts = Akon , Brisco (rapper)|Brisco , Lady Gaga , Timbaland , David Guetta , Kesha , T-Pain , Nicki Minaj , Taio Cruz , Sia Furler , Ne-Yo , Avicii | website = url|officialflo.com Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced IPAc-en|icon|f|l|o?|_|'|r|a?|d|?|), is an American rapping|rapper . He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday (album)|Mail on Sunday , in March 2008. His debut single " Low (Flo Rida song)|Low ", featuring T-Pain , was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday : " Elevator (Flo Rida song)|Elevator " and " In the Ayer ". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single " Right Round " was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks. Since then, he has released his third studio album titled Only One Flo (Part 1) , which will see a sequel titled Wild Ones (album)|Wild Ones .
Biography
Early life and career beginnings
Tramar Dillard was born in the 187th Street projects of Carol City, Florida|Carol City , Florida.cite news|last=Cobo|first=Leila|title=Rapper Florida puts on "Sunday" best|url= http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/29997838|work= Reuters |publisher= Yahoo! |date=January 19, 2008|accessdate=March 1, 2010dead link|date=December 2011 His mother raised him and his seven sisters, some of whom sang in a local gospel group.cite web|url= http://www.officialflo.com/bio/|title=Bio|work=Officialflo.com|publisher=Poe Boy Entertainment|accessdate=December 12, 2010 Dillard's brother-in-law was a hypeman for local rap group 2 Live Crew , and while in ninth grade, Dillard formed his own amateur group with some friends called the GroundHoggz.cite news |title=GroundHoggz |url= http://www.reverbnation.com/groundhoggz |work=GroundHoggz Born and raised in Miami, the GroundHoggz formed in the 187 apartments in Carol City. Similar to Goodie Mob, they were making music for the love of the art and to feed their souls. With only three members, 1Bred, Key Lime, and Fist, they found their missing link when Flo Rida, who lived in the same apartments, spit a verse for them. They were instantly impressed. Together for eight years, they started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/399/flo_rida_let_it_ride/ Flo Rida interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' April 2009 His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted the attention of DeVante Swing , a member of the band Jodeci . However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought many other jobs outside of music. After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two years and attended Barry University for two months.citation|title=Flo Rida: Sunshine All Day|last=Garland|first=Maurice G.|work=Vibe|date=February 2008|page=86|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=kCYEAAAAMBAJ|volume=16|issue=2 He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment .cite news |first=Mariel |last=Concepcion |title=Flo Rida |url= http://www.billboard.com/features/flo-rida-1003678482.story |work=Billboard|date=November 28, 2007|accessdate=March 29, 2010 Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2006, and as Flo Rida he began affiliating with other artists, such as Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Trina , T-Pain , and Trick Daddy . A promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled 's album We the Best , which featured Trick Daddy , Trina , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Brisco (rapper)|Brisco , C-Ride , and Dr. Dre|Dre .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p923332/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Flo Rida: Biography |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last=Kellman |first=Andy |year=2007 |work= Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation
2007-08: Mail on Sunday
Flo Rida's first single was " Low (Flo Rida song)|Low ", featuring T-Pain . It was his first official single from his debut album Mail on Sunday (album)|Mail On Sunday and the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets . "Low" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Elevator (Flo Rida song)|Elevator ", featuring Timbaland , " In the Ayer " featuring will.i.am , and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed and all charted on the Hot 100 and other charts.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p923332/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes Flo Rida > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Accessed November 9, 2008.
T-Pain , who laced the first single, is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album. Timbaland , who produced the second single " Elevator (Flo Rida song)|Elevator ", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , and Trey Songz made appearances as well.Danica Dow (February 23, 2008). http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13839 SOHH Exclusive: Flo Rida Goes "Postal" on Debut, Collaborates w/ Will.i.am, Lil' Wayne. SOHH . Accessed February 24, 2008.Lil Wayne has also been added to the list with assistance on the "American Superstar" track while Sean Kingston appears on the J. R. Rotem -produced "Roll" the concept was created, and co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya, from The Bullets Production Team, Various other guests include Birdman (rapper)|Birdman , Brisco, and Yung Joc . The third single is " In the Ayer " featuring Will.i.am . The fourth single was scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco, and Rick Ross , but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain , "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina , named "Bout It", both didn't make the final tracklist, but were recorded. As for production, J. R. Rotem , DJ Montay, and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday , among others.
After the success of Mail on Sunday , Flo Rida made guest performances on other R& B, rap, and pop singles, including " Move Shake Drop " by DJ Laz , " We Break the Dawn " by Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams , the remix of "4 Minutes" by Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna , " Running Back (Jessica Mauboy song)|Running Back " by Australian R& B singer Jessica Mauboy , "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel , and the remix of " Speedin' " by Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross . During the summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance in the UScite web|last=Sample|first=Kristin|title=So You Think You Can Dance: Top 16 Revealed|url= http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/20/so-you-think-you-can-dance-top-16-revealed/|work=TV Squad|date=2008-06-20 and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada.cite web|title=2008 MMVA Guests|url= http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva08/show/guests.aspx#florida|publisher=MuchMusic|accessdate=2008-06-14 He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled , Gutta (album)|Gutta by Ace Hood , and The Fame (album)|The Fame by Lady Gaga , among others.
2009-10: R.O.O.T.S.
According to Billboard (magazine)|Billboard magazine, Flo Rida began recording his sophomore nine months after Mail On Sunday . The album is titled R.O.O.T.S. and was released on March 31, 2009.cite news|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/flo-rida-gets-round-to-second-album-1003928904.story|title=Flo Rida Gets 'Round' To Second Album|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=2009-01-09|work=Billboard|accessdate=2009-01-18 The first single " Right Round " featured Ke$ha and was released for airplay in January 2009. "Right Round" jumped from number 58 to the top spot in one week in late February. The song broke a record for the most digital one week sales in the U.S., with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with " Low (Flo Rida song)|Low ".cite web|url=Flo Rida Makes History Again, New Single Breaks Digital Record|title=Flo Rida Makes History Again, New Single Breaks Digital Record|work=XXL|date=February 18, 2009|accessdate=September 7, 2010 "Right Round" sampled " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) ", a 1985 hit by Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive .cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Flo Rida Talks About Record-Breaking Single 'Right Round'|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605523/20090220/flo_rida.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 7, 2010|date=February 20, 2009 The second official single was " Sugar (Flo Rida song)|Sugar ", which featured R& B singer Wynter Gordon . The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Jump (Flo Rida song)|Jump " is the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009 in the UK, and July 28, 2009 worldwide.cite web|url= http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 - UK Forthcoming Singles |publisher=Radio1.gr |date= |accessdate=2009-12-09 The song features Canadian singer Nelly Furtado . As of August 13, 2009 it has peaked at number fifty-four in the US, number twenty-seven in Canada, number twenty-one in the UK, and number eighteen in Australia. " Be on You " has been confirmed as the album's fourth official single for a release on October 6, 2009. The song features American singer Ne-Yo . When the album was released the single debuted at number ninety in the US. The song has received airplay since the albums release, and has since peaked at number nineteen in the US, and number fifty-one in the UK. " Available (Flo Rida Song)|Available " was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. It charted at number 120 in Ireland. The song features Akon. A music video was also shot in mid-2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=tNfu4ulohPQ R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.cite web|author=Up for DiscussionPost Comment |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/keith-urban-soars-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-1003960153.story |title=Keith Urban Soars To No. 1 On Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2009-12-09 As of August, 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States, and 536,000 worldwide. By the end of 2009, the album sold 247,000 copies becoming the eighth best selling rap album of 2009. http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2009/12/30/22079445.aspx
Flo Rida made guest performances on " Feel It (DJ Felli Fel song)|Feel It " by DJ Felli Fel , " The Fame|Starstruck " by Lady Gaga , and " Feel It (Three 6 Mafia song)|Feel It " by Three 6 Mafia . " Bad Boys (Alexandra Burke song)|Bad Boys ", the first single by winner of British reality show The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart in October.cite news|title=Alexandra Burke beats Robbie Williams to top charts|url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59H1MR20091018|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=September 7, 2010|date=October 18, 2009|first=Peter|last=Griffiths
2010-11: Only One Flo (Part 1)
Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1) was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One .cite web|url= http://twitter.com/official_flo/status/10892447100|title=Twitter update 10892447100|date=March 22, 2010|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 30, 2010 Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album.cite web|last=Graff|first=Gary|title= Flo Rida to Show Range of Skills on Double Album, 'The Only One'|url= http://www.billboard.com/song/flo-rida-featuring-david-guetta/club-can-t-handle-me/20758661#/news/flo-rida-to-show-range-of-skills-on-double-1004109634.story|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 20, 2010|date=August 17, 2010 A promo single , titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain , was released on the internet, though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song " Club Can't Handle Me " featuring David Guetta , which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D (soundtrack)|Step Up 3D soundtrack.cite web|author=Popular right now: & nbsp; & nbsp; |url= http://www.taletela.com/news/2491/flo-rida-talks-collaborations-and-new-album |title=Flo Rida Talks Collaborations And New Album... |publisher=TaleTela |date=2010-08-20 |accessdate=2011-08-10 On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced, and featuring by Electrixx, which isn't featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, " Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) " was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store .cite web|url= http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/turn-around-5-4-3-2-1-deluxe/id402917330 |title=Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) - Deluxe Single by Flo Rida - Download Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) - Deluxe Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-08-10 It debuted on the ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010.cite web|url= http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp? chart=1U50|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart: 29/11/2010|publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=November 28, 2010 After the release of the album in the UK , " Who Dat Girl " started to receive a strong amount of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136 http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/101225cluk.txt Only One Flo (Part 1) Chart Log UK. Retrieved August 2011 on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on the UK R& B Chart .cite web|url= http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-singles-chart/ |title=R& B Singles Chart |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-10 " Why You Up In Here " was released as the fourth single, and third promo single , on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris , Gucci Mane , and Git Fresh .
Flo Rida also made guest appearances on " Iyiyi|iYiYi ", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson , and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana . Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays , recording a new version of the girl's single, " Higher (The Saturdays song)|Higher ".cite web |url= http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk/news/saturdays-announce-new-single-flo-rida-collaborati/ |title=The Saturdays Announce New Single + Flo Rida Collaboration& #33; |publisher=thesaturdays.co.uk |date=2 September 2010 |accessdate=5 September 2010 In December 2010, the Associated Press reported that Flo Rida had created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj 's signing with Lil Wayne 's. He has signed an 18 year-old rapper, BriannaCite news|url= http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i-yukSMzSwdIIXUWnV7fzOjIKq_g? docId=27a3bdc8921441f7a2521c0022b45ea5|title=Flo Rida talks music, preps female rapper protege|date=December 15, 2010|publisher= Associated Press |accessdate=December 20, 2010 and Git Fresh cite news|url= http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/05/2051672/the-lowdown-on-flo.html|title=The lowdown on Flo|first=Annie|last=Vasquez|date=February 5, 2011|work=Miamiherald.com|accessdate=February 6, 2011 to International. Lately, Flo Rida has teamed up with the Malaysia n singer, Mizz Nina , on a song called Take Over .
Driving issues
On June 9, 2011, Flo Rida was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida for DUI and driving with a suspended license.cite web | url= http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Flo-Rida-Arrested-for-DUI-in-Miami-Beach-123537309.html | title=Flo Rida Arrested for DUI in Miami Beach | date=June 9, 2011 | accessdate=June 9, 2011 | author=Hamacher, Briancite news| url= http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/06/09/rapper-flo-rida-busted-in-1-7-million-bugatti-veyron/? mod=google_news_blog | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Jonathan | last=Welsh | title=Rapper Flo Rida Busted In .7 Million Bugatti Veyron | date=June 9, 2011 Flo Rida was released from jail after he posted $2,000 bail and obtained a signed court order allowing him to travel to Asia for a series of previously scheduled concerts in Bangkok over the weekend.cite news|title=Flo Rida arrested on DUI charge|author=Vivian Kuo|date=June 9, 2011|url= http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-09/entertainment/rapper.arrested_1_dui-charge-legal-limit-breathalyzer-exam? _s=PM:SHOWBIZ|work=CNN
2011-present: Wild Ones
The first single from Rida's upcoming album, Wild Ones (album)|Wild Ones , originally Only One Rida (Part 2) , is " Good Feeling (song)|Good Feeling ", released on August 29, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-feeling/id458839429? i=458839430& v0=WWW-NAUS-ITSTOP100-SONGS& ign-mpt=uo%3D2 The songs samples " Levels (song)|Levels " by Avicii , which samples Etta James ' 1962 song, " Etta James Top Ten|Something's Got a Hold on Me ". Following the death of Etta James on 20 January 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=rywyN1GNh0E& feature=channel_video_title The song has peaked at #3 on the Hot 100, http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/song/flo-rida/good-feeling/26802622 topped the charts in Austria, http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp? interpret=Flo+Rida& titel=Good+Feeling& cat=s Germany, http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Flo+Rida/Good+Feeling/single Scotland, http://www.theofficialcharts.com/scottish-singles-chart/ and the UK. It has also reached the top five in nine different countries worldwide.
On April 1, Flo Rida made an appearance at WrestleMania XXVIII and have a segment with Heath Slater , Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks where Heath calls Flo Rida "Florida" and Flo Rida shoves him into a wall; making Tyler and Curt come out laughing at Heath. Later that night Flo Rida performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out to battle John Cena .
On April 6, 2012 and exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling (EP)|Good Feeling was released in Australia which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes. http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/good-feeling/id513467892 Itunes EP. Retrieved 2012-04-15 It debuted at #21 on the ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart http://auspop.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/chart-watch_15.html Chart Watch. Retrieved 2012-04-15
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