Flo Rida

This article is about rapper Flo Rida , for other meanings, see Florida (disambiguation) .

Flo Rida at the B96 Summerbash (June 2012)

Flo Rida (born September 17, 1979 in Opa-locka , Florida ; real name Tramar Dillard , also written Flo-Rida ) is an American rapper . The name is a play on words with the name of his home country Florida and a slang spelling of the term “ flow rider ” (denotes someone who figuratively rides a wave).

Musical biography

Musical beginning

As a teenager, Dillard and two friends founded the hip-hop trio Groundhoggz , with whom he appeared in the area as an opening act for other artists. Through a brother-in-law he got connections to the 2 Live Crew and from 2001 worked for the crew member Fresh Kid Ice as a hype man, a kind of heat-up before and during the concerts.

First successes

This was followed by solo demo recordings and three unproductive years in California, where he also worked with DeVante Swing , before he accepted an offer from E-Class, a youth acquaintance from Florida, and signed a contract with his label Poe Boy / Atlantic. He first drew attention to himself with a contribution to DJ Khaled's album We the Best in the piece Bitch I'm From Dade County . A first own single, Birthday (featuring Rick Ross ) followed. For the second release, the single Low , T-Pain was won as support , which in 2007 had already been at number 1 on the US Billboard charts twice. The song gained additional popularity when it was selected for the soundtrack to Step Up to the Streets (released in February 2008), the follow-up film to Step Up . At the turn of the year 2007/08, Flo Rida's single made it to the top of the charts . The single low set a record with 470,000 downloads in one week.

2008–2009: debut album

For the debut album Mail on Sunday , which will be released in 2008, rappers such as Rick Ross , Trey Songz and Plies could be won. Also represented are Sean Kingston and will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas . Also has Timbaland worked as a producer. The focus of his texts on Mails on Sunday is on party content. Political or socially critical statements are far removed from him. Especially funk, the music with which he was socialized by his parents, has done to him what you can hear in numerous productions. The album made it to number 4 on the US charts .

Second album: ROOTS

Flo Rida (April 2009)

The second album ROOTS followed a year later. The song Right Round , based on You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by the British band Dead or Alive , was released in advance together with the singer Kesha . In February 2009 it reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time .

Flo Rida recorded the song Tasty with Christina Aguilera in 2010 for her album Bionic . He also recorded his debut single iYiYi with Cody Simpson in 2010 . On David Guetta's album Nothing but the Beat, he worked with Nicki Minaj on Where Them Girls At . He also appeared in the song Hangover by Taio Cruz .

Third album: Only One Flo (Part 1)

Only One Flo (Part 1) is the third studio album by Flo Rida. It was released on November 30, 2010 via Atlantic Records and his own label, Poe Boy Entertainment. The album received mixed reviews from critics, peaking at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and selling 11,000 copies in its first week in the US. Club Can't Handle Me featuring David Guetta was released as the first single.

The song was also featured on the Step-Up 3D soundtrack. On November 16, 2010, the promo single Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) was released on the iTunes Store. The single reached number eight in the German charts. After the album was released in the UK, the third single Who Dat Girl was released. There Flo Rida worked with Akon , debuting at number 39 in the US and number 64 in the UK.

2012: Wild Ones

His fourth album is entitled Wild Ones . On August 29, 2011, Flo Rida released the first single from the album entitled Good Feeling . The single sold around two million times in the United States. The song was produced by Avicii and, like its song Levels, is based on Something's Got a Hold on Me by Etta James . After its release in Germany, it was able to position itself at number one on the iTunes charts on the first day and also rose to the top of the singles charts in the first week. The song was also awarded 2 × platinum. The second single, entitled Wild Ones , was released on December 19, 2011. The song was sung by Sia Furler . On April 24, 2012, the third single Whistle was released. This single achieved good chart positions worldwide. For example, it was able to reach number 1 in the US and number 2 in the charts. Let It Roll was released as a promotional single . This song reached number 24 in the German charts and was released on June 19, 2012. The fourth single is I Cry , which was released on September 18, 2012. It reached number 3 in the UK. He presented the single in America's Got Talent on September 13th. He also appeared with Jennifer Lopez on American Idol , they presented the single Goin 'In . Their song Sweet Spot was also released as a single. A music video was also announced. Backstage videos from the shoot also appeared online, but the official music video was never released.

Since 2013: The Perfect 10

His fifth studio album is called The Perfect 10 . A release date is not yet known. The first promotional single is Tell Me When You Ready with Future . The first single is Can't Believe It with Pitbull , which was released on July 30, 2013.

After the release of the song I Don't Mind in collaboration with the Russian rapper Timati , the successful Swiss DJ DJ Antoine decided to produce a remix of the song. The new version of the track appeared on his studio album We Are the Party .

Album: My House

On April 7, 2015, the US rapper released his sixth studio album. It contains seven titles, including a collaboration with superstar Chris Brown. The single "GDFR" entered the charts in advance with Sage the Gemini & Lookas.

Discography

→ Main article : Flo Rida / discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2008	Mail on Sunday	DE50 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH60 (3 weeks) CH	UK29 gold (19 weeks)UK	US4 (28 weeks) US	First published: March 18, 2008 US sales: + 443,000
2009	ROOTS	DE21 (9 weeks) DE	AT21 (7 weeks) AT	CH14 (15 weeks) CH	UK5 silver (10 weeks)UK	US8 (21 weeks) US	First published: March 31, 2009
2010	Only One Flo (Part 1)	-	-	-	-	US107 (1 week) US	First published: November 30, 2010
2012	Wild Ones	DE16 (8 weeks) DE	AT8 (8 weeks) AT	CH7 (13 weeks) CH	UK8th gold (20 weeks)UK	US14 (37 weeks) US	First published: June 22, 2012

Web links

Commons : Flo Rida  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• Flo Rida in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Article on Billboard (magazine )
• Interview (December 2007 )
• en: Flowriding

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Flo Rida's Birthday Celebration in Miami ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Entry from 2011 on the official website (English) 
2. ↑ Excess Mondays at Mansion Nightclub presents Flo Rida Birthday Celebration ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Tickets for birthday party 2012 
3. ↑ Bill Lamb: Flo Rida , about.com, accessed May 21, 2012
4. ↑ Short news: Flo Rida ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Interview at musik-base.de
6. ↑ rap-up.com
7. ↑ Flo Rida Performs on America's Got Talent Tonight! . September 13, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2015. 
8. ↑ Flo Rida Addresses Diplo Beef, Songs With 50 Cent & Pharrell . August 1, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
9. ↑ Flo Rida - Tell Me When You Ready (Featuring Future) . April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
10. ↑ Chart sources:
    • Flo Rida in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
    • Flo Rida in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
    • Flo Rida in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
    • Flo Rida in the Official UK Charts (English)
    • Flo Rida on Billboard 's US charts
11. ↑ Gil Kaufman: Flo Rida Best-Selling Rapper Of The Digital Age? MTV , August 23, 2012, accessed November 5, 2014 .