Flo Rida
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Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979)[1], better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper. He is best known for his single "Low", which song spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Career
Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2007, and began affiliating himself with other Florida rappers, such as Rick Ross, Trina, and Trick Daddy. A promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He would make his mainstream debut with the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best.[2]
HOLY SHIT JESSE FRICKIN BLAKENEY IS THE BOMBEST PERSON EVER & IS TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH BRITANY PORTER. I'M GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In June 2008, Michelle Williams released "We Break the Dawn" featuring Flo Rida. The song is currently climbing the Hot Dance Club Play, US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and US Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts.
Dillard performed at the 2008 MMVAs (MuchMusic Video Awards).[3]
He also recently featured on a track by Australian recording artist, Jessica Mauboy. The track, "Running Back", was released digitally by Sony BMG on September 23, 2008.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Rap | US R&B | UK | GER | |||
| 2008 | Mail on Sunday | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 50 |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | US Pop | CAN | UK | GER | UWC | AUS | NZ | EURO | |||
| 2007 | "Low" (feat. T-Pain) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Mail on Sunday |
| 2008 | "Elevator" (feat. Timbaland) | 16 | 53 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 89 | |
| "In the Ayer" (feat. will.i.am) | 9 | 111 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 29 | — | 21 | 19 | 9 | — | ||
Featured singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[4][5] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | U.S. Dance Club Play | AUS | |||
| 2008 | "We Break the Dawn (Remix)" (Michelle Williams feat. Flo Rida) | — | — | — | 4 | — | Unexpected |
| "Running Back" (Jessica Mauboy feat. Flo Rida) | — | — | — | — | 13 | Been Waiting | |
Awards/Nominations
- MuchMusic Video Awards
- 2008, Best International Video - Artist "Low" (Nominated)
- BET Awards
- 2008, Best New Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Collaboration: "Low" with T-Pain (Nominated)
- BET Hip Hop Awards
- 2008, Best Ringtone "Low" with T-Pain (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Hip Hop Collabo: "Low" with T-Pain (Nominated)
- 2008, Rookie of the Year (Nominated)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2008, Choice Music: Hook-Up - "Low" ft. T-Pain (Nominated)
- 2008, Choice Music: Rap Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Choice Music: Breakout Artist (Nominated)
- MTV Video Music Awards
- 2008, Best Male Video - "Low" ft. T-Pain (Nominated)
- 2008, Best Hip Hop Video - "Low" ft. T-Pain (Nominated)
External links
- Official site
- Template:Myspace
- Flo Rida at YouTube
- Flo Rida at AllMusic
- Flo Rida at LyricWiki
- Interview with illRoots
- ^ Rapper Flo Rida puts on "Sunday" best. Reuters (1 January, 2008 ). Accessed 11 September, 2008.
- ^ Kellman, Andy (2007). "Flo Rida: Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Flo Rida". MuchMusic. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed September 29, 2007.
- ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed September 29, 2007.