60-502: Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida ( / f l oʊ ˈ r aɪ d ə / , floh RY -də ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. His 2007 debut and breakout single " Low " was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release. Flo Rida's debut studio album, 2008's Mail on Sunday , reached number four in
120-623: A Hold on Me ". Following the death of Etta James on January 20, 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory. The song peaked at No. 3 in the United States, and topped the charts in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, it became Flo Rida's fourth chart-topper on the UK Singles Chart including collaborations with British artists and David Guetta . It reached the top five in nine other countries. The next two singles from
180-526: A cover of this song on "THA $ C3N3 MiXTaPe" in 2008. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker added a drum version cover of the song. On October 23, 2012, the cast of The Big Bang Theory made a flash mob during the live taping of an episode, which featured the song as well as others. The song was featured in Suburgatory . The song was also featured in Tropic Thunder , Rio 2 and Zookeeper . In 2019,
240-632: A female colleague how to referee games as she was new to the Carol City Basketball Organisation (CCBO), and had made some questionable calls. On April 1, 2012, Flo Rida appeared at WWE 's WrestleMania XXVIII in a segment with Heath Slater , Curt Hawkins , and Tyler Reks , in which Slater called Flo Rida "Florida" and the rapper shoved him into a wall. Later that night, he performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out for his match against John Cena . An exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling
300-484: A few scenes. The music video reached the number one spot on MTV Jams for five days and 22 days on TRL . The music video was also nominated at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video , but lost to Hurricane Chris ' " Playas Rock " (Best Male Video) and Birdman 's " Pop Bottles " (Best Hip-Hop Video) music videos. European CD single Europe maxi-CD 71 Digits x Flo Rida - Digital download The song debuted at number 91 on
360-467: A new single titled "Dancer" followed shortly afterwards by the Just Dance 2019 track "Sweet Sensation". On multiple occasions, Flo Rida has addressed his progress on a fifth studio album. In 2017, he said it was 70 percent finished, while in 2020 he put it at 88% and alluded to a 2021 release date. Flo Rida was featured on the song " Adrenalina " by Italian singer Senhit who represented San Marino in
420-544: A new version of their single, " Higher ". In December 2010, Flo Rida 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, Brianna and Git Fresh to International. Flo Rida's fourth album, Wild Ones (originally titled Only One Rida (Part 2) ) was released in July 2012. Its debut single was " Good Feeling ", released on August 29, 2011. The song samples Etta James ' 1962 song, " Something's Got
480-524: A phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment . Flo Rida was associated with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz , as featuring artist in 2000. In year 2004, he began affiliating himself for with other Southern hip hop artists, such as Rick Ross , Trina , T-Pain , and Trick Daddy . A promotional single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with
540-471: Is a crunk song that contains electronic elements such as 808 -style handclaps and an arpeggiated ostinato note sequence instead of a chord progression. Flo Rida has sexually charged (but not explicit) lyrics, for example he refers to a woman's buttocks as "birthday cakes" which "stole the show". T-Pain also relies heavily on synthesizers . The song is written in the key of E♭ minor and at different times different instrumentation cycles, i.e., sometimes only
600-514: Is also the longest-running number one single in the history of the Billboard Digital Songs chart, topping the chart for 13 weeks, and also on the now-defunct Pop 100 chart, where it ruled for 12 weeks. For the week of June 29, 2008, it became the first song ever to sell four million digital copies in the US, and then for the week of June 21, 2009, the first to sell over five million copies. It
660-407: Is described in the chorus as wearing " Apple Bottom jeans " and "boots with the fur". The music video of "Low" was directed by Bernard Gourley and contains certain clips from Step Up 2: The Streets . It also contains cameos from Rick Ross , DJ Khaled , Cool & Dre , Briana Evigan , Torch and Gunplay of Triple C's and Jermaine Dupri . Also, T-Pain and Flo Rida are in a nightclub in
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#1732872830639720-519: Is in "fake covers," where the song is remixed and sung in the style of a different artist, under the title of "Apple Bottom Jeans". We the Best We the Best is the second studio album by American disc jockey and record producer DJ Khaled . It was released on June 12, 2007, by Terror Squad Entertainment and Koch Records . Khaled, alongside fellow American rapper Fat Joe , had collectively handled as
780-560: The Billboard Hot 100. With over seven million digital downloads it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA , and was the most downloaded single of the 2000s decade , measured by paid digital downloads. The song was named third on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. Several of T-Pain's stylistic effects are present in this song, including Auto-Tune and call and answer during the chorus. It
840-689: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam , the Netherlands, together with Senhit . Flo Rida was born as Tramar Lacel Dillard on September 16, 1979, in the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida . He has seven sisters, the youngest of whom is his twin. Some of his sisters sang in a local gospel group. His brother-in-law was a hype man for local rap group 2 Live Crew , and while in ninth grade, Flo Rida joined an amateur rap group called
900-425: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . Two days before the second semi-final of the contest, it was confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage. San Marino, represented by Senhit, finished 22nd overall out of 26 countries in the final of the contest. In 2022, Flo Rida released country rap singles "High Heels" featuring Walker Hayes and "No Bad Days" featuring Jimmie Allen . On January 18, 2023, Flo Rida
960-462: The J. R. Rotem -produced "Roll", which was co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya. Various other guests include Birdman , Brisco, and Yung Joc . "Money Right", featuring Brisco and Rick Ross , was scheduled to be the fourth single, but this was canceled due to the upcoming release of Flo Rida's 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 did not make
1020-464: The UK R&;B Chart . "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 ", 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
1080-452: The UK Singles Chart , several months after its official release. Although it failed to reach number one in the UK, it amassed 53 weeks inside the UK top 75 (making it the joint 20th longest-runner of all-time), and 75 weeks inside the top 100. As of January 2012, the song has sold 613,434 copies in the UK. The song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard 's All Time Hot 100. The song was also ranked
1140-461: The executive producers on this album. The album was produced by The Runners , Drumma Boy , Cool & Dre , J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League , Diaz Brothers, and Jim Jonsin ; as well as this record features guest appearances from T-Pain, Akon, Rick Ross, Brisco, Flo Rida, Fat Joe, Cool & Dre, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Plies, Birdman, Lil’ Wayne, Trick Daddy, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , Trina , Paul Wall , Bun B , T.I., and Young Jeezy, among others. We
1200-634: The 2012 edition of WWE's Tribute to the Troops . In November 2012, he collaborated with Olly Murs for his song " Troublemaker ". In June 2013, Flo Rida collaborated with Marc Mysterio on the song "Booty on the Floor" to benefit the families and victims of the Boston Marathon bombing via One Fund Boston. In January 2014, Flo Rida was featured in the song "One Night Stand" by Slovak duo TWiiNS . In November, he appeared on Nickelback 's album No Fixed Address in
1260-546: The Ayer " featuring will.i.am , and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed, and both charted on the Hot 100 and other charts. In addition to T-Pain , there were many featured guests throughout Mail on Sunday . Timbaland , who produced the second single " Elevator ", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross , and Trey Songz made appearances as well. Lil Wayne appeared on the track "American Superstar", while Sean Kingston appeared on
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#17328728306391320-519: The Best received a generally mixed reception from music critics . Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album for showcasing great lyricism and production from some of the best rappers and producers working at the time but found Khaled's repeated trademark phrases annoying, concluding with: "Other than that though this album is good - hell it's even summer banger ride in your Jeep with it 'til October good. Just don't fool yourself into thinking that Khaled had anything to do with it other than putting
1380-541: The Best received a mixed reception from critics, who found some of the tracks enjoyable and engaging, but felt it was over-bloated with lesser tracks and Khaled's persistent ad-libbing throughout the album. The record debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 . As of January 2008, the album has sold 440,000 copies in the United States. It was supported by two singles : " We Takin' Over " (featuring T.I. , Akon , Rick Ross , Fat Joe , Birdman , and Lil Wayne ), and
1440-419: The Best , it turns out, is indicative of one of the major problems with mainstream rap lately: too many rappers seem unwilling to drop their defenses and speak plainly." Nathan Slavik of DJBooth gave credit to the first two singles for having great production and solid artists performing on them but felt the rest of the track listing can get overbloated, saying " We the Best will hit at the charts, but as soon as
1500-628: The EP, in December 2015, Flo Rida released the single "Dirty Mind", featuring Sam Martin . On February 20, 2016, Flo Rida released "Who Did You Love", a collaboration with Arianna . On February 26, 2016, Flo Rida released a standalone single " Hello Friday " featuring Jason Derulo , that peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On March 24, 2016, he released the promotional single "Who's with Me". On July 29, 2016, Flo Rida released " Zillionaire ", that
1560-537: The GroundHoggz. The GroundHoggz had been a three-man group, with members who lived in the same apartment complex as Flo Rida. They started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches . The GroundHoggz, in this four-man incarnation, remained together for eight years. Early on in his career one of his sisters, Julia, died due to bronchitis . Her death greatly affected Dillard and his career, with him telling MTV, "I
1620-448: The No. 1 billboard hit "Whistle" about his love for basketball and his time as a coach. In the song he sings "Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Let me know. Girl, I'm gonna show you how to do it and we start real slow. You just put your lips together and you come real close. Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Here we go." Here, Flo Rida stated that he was referring to teaching
1680-403: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 6, 2007, and reached number one for the week of December 30, 2007. The song generated the second greatest one-week digital sales in the history of Billboard ' s Digital Songs chart (behind Flo Rida's " Right Round "), with 467,000 digital copies in one week. "Low" was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks and remained in
1740-516: The US Top 100 chart on iTunes. On June 19, 2015, Flo Rida released the second single called " I Don't Like It, I Love It " featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White . The single reached the No. 43 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 15, 2015, the title track " My House " was released as a single and became an international success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2016. Following
1800-685: The US, becoming the eighth best-selling rap album of 2009. Flo Rida made guest performances on " Feel It " by DJ Felli Fel , " Starstruck " by Lady Gaga , and " Feel It " by Three 6 Mafia . " Bad Boys ", the second song by winner of season 5 of the British TV singing competition The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2009, becoming both Burke's and Flo Rida's second chart-topping song in Britain. Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1)
1860-516: The US. The album was succeeded by R.O.O.T.S. , the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010's Only One Flo (Part 1) and 2012's Wild Ones , also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists . His catalog includes the international hit singles " Right Round ", " Club Can't Handle Me ", " Good Feeling ", " Wild Ones ", " Whistle ", " I Cry ", " G.D.F.R. ", and " My House ". He represented San Marino in
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1920-509: The United Kingdom. The second official single was " Sugar ", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon . The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Jump ", featuring singer Nelly Furtado , was the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009, in the United Kingdom, and July 28, 2009, worldwide. " Be on You ", featuring singer Ne-Yo , was the album's fourth official single, released on October 6, 2009. Both songs charted in
1980-406: The album for collecting a lot of capable guest artists to deliver great lyricism but found some of Khaled's catchphrases and geographical jumping through his producers as the album's shortcomings, concluding that, "Much more frustrating than a failure, We the Best earns a slight thumbs up if you think of it as a disjointed soundtrack or four-hit mixtape." Andres Tardio of HipHopDX commented on
2040-610: The album were the title track, " Wild Ones ", released in December 2011, and " Whistle ", released in April 2012. "Wild Ones" reached No. 1 in various countries, and hit #5 in the US, while "Whistle" reached No. 1 in 20 countries, including the United States. Flo Rida was a well-known high school basketball coach in Carol City, Florida prior to his rise to fame as a rapper in North America. Flo Rida stated in an interview with TMZ that he wrote
2100-498: The attention of DeVante Swing , a member of the band Jodeci . However, he was rejected by several of the major labels , so he sought a number of 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 months and attended Barry University for two months. He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving
2160-474: The final tracklist, but were recorded. 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 , the remix of "4 Minutes" by Madonna , " Running Back " by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy , "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel , and the remix of " Speedin' " by Rick Ross . During
2220-409: The former's debut studio album Mail on Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets . An official remix was made which also features Pitbull . The song peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . The song was a massive success worldwide and was the longest-running number-one single of 2008 in the United States, spending ten consecutive weeks atop
2280-839: The number-one song for 2008 in Billboard ' s ranking of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 . For the week of December 28, 2008, it was listed at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart year-end countdown and was named the highest-selling single in Australia in 2008. The song became either a hit in most of European countries, reach the top ten like in Finland (no.9), in Denmark (no.9) or again in Belgium (Flanders charts) (no.7). The song reach
2340-409: The other Rick Ross-featured track, " I'm So Hood ", alongside T-Pain , Trick Daddy , and Plies . The album's lead single , called " We Takin' Over " was released on April 1, 2007. The song features guest vocals from American rappers T.I. , Rick Ross , Fat Joe , Birdman , and Lil Wayne , alongside the musician Akon . The song was produced by Danja . The album's second single, " I'm So Hood "
2400-406: The right people together in the right place at the right time." Rolling Stone ' s Christian Hoard said that Khaled's beats weren't anything innovative but were used well thanks to a huge list of guest artists and tracks like "Hit Them Up" and "Brown Paper Bag" that he credited for being "big, dumb pleasures, just begging to blast from your SUV." AllMusic editor David Jeffries also praised
2460-471: 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. 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 is not featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, " Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) "
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2520-471: The song "Bitch I'm From Dade County" on DJ Khaled 's album We the Best (2007), which also features Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco , C-Ride, and Dre . Flo Rida's debut album, Mail on Sunday , was released on March 18, 2008. The first single was " Low ", featuring T-Pain , which was also included in the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets . "Low" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Elevator ", featuring Timbaland , " In
2580-502: The start of 2021, the ads became a minor Internet meme with user-generated YouTube and TikTok remixes. Also, a parody of the song highlighting price drop was used in the 2021 Lazada 11.11 TV commercial featuring K-Pop boy group Seventeen in the ASEAN region, where it was sung in Indonesian , Tagalog , Thai , Vietnamese , and English . Another way the song is used in meme culture
2640-562: The summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance in the US and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada. He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled , Gutta by Ace Hood , and The Fame by Lady Gaga . Flo Rida began recording his second album, R.O.O.T.S. , 9 months after Mail On Sunday . The album was released on March 31, 2009. The first single, " Right Round " featuring Kesha,
2700-487: The synthesizer plays, sometimes only the bass, sometimes only the vocals. Flo Rida uses a style that is common in 1990s hip-hop party music. "Low" is written in common time with a moderate tempo of 128 beats per minute while T-Pain's vocal range spans nearly two octaves from B♭ 2 to F ♯ 4 . Thematically, the song describes a sexually desirable girl twerking in a club, and the singer's efforts to hook up with her, primarily by flaunting displays of cash. The girl
2760-429: The top 100 in various countries. " Available ", featuring Akon , was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. A music video was, however, shot in mid-2009. R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week. 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 in
2820-515: The top ten of the chart for 23 weeks, making it both T-Pain and Flo Rida 's most successful single to date. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 39 weeks, before dropping out in June 2008. As the first number one on the Hot 100 of 2008, "Low" held the top position longer than any song did in 2008 (see List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 ), and was the longest-running Hot 100 number one single since Beyoncé 's " Irreplaceable ". The song
2880-588: The top twenty in Germany, in Hungary and Norway, the top forty in France and top sixty in Netherlands. Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The song was performed live with the band Simple Plan at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards . Albuquerque, New Mexico based crunkcore group Brokencyde released
2940-501: The track "Got Me Runnin' Round". Flo Rida was also featured in Jeremih 's track " Tonight Belongs to U! ". On September 29, 2014 (October 21 in the U.S), Flo Rida released the lead single from his EP My House (2015) titled " G.D.F.R. " featuring Sage the Gemini . The song became his tenth top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 3 in
3000-429: The various tracks throughout the album, saying that some of them can grab the attention of the listeners but others will feel tiring with the overabundance of guest artists and their lack of focus in the lyrics. Pitchfork contributor Tom Breihan said that after the first single, the album starts to sound rote and generic with tracks that deliver more swagger-rap and less thought-provoking substance, concluding that " We
3060-500: The viral video "Jessica" or "Jessica, did you sleep with your teacher?" used the song in the background that "Jessica" sung along with until her "Mom" confronted her about sleeping with her teacher. A year later, in 2020, the American grocery chain Kroger and their subsidiary stores began to use the song's chorus for a series of animated ads, appropriately highlighting coupons and low prices. At
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#17328728306393120-473: Was awarded $ 82.6 million by a Florida jury in his lawsuit against Celsius, the maker of energy drinks with whom Flo Rida had an endorsement deal, serving as a brand ambassador from 2014 to 2018. He and his production company, Strong Arm Productions, claimed that Celsius breached their contract and attempted to hide money. Studio albums Low (Flo Rida song) " Low " is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida featuring American singer T-Pain , from
3180-471: Was best-selling digitally-downloaded song of all time until it was surpassed by The Black Eyed Peas ' " I Gotta Feeling " in May 2010. The song sold over six million in digital sales by August 7, 2011, and reached its seven millionth sales mark in sales in June 2014. The physical release of the single occurred in the UK for the week of March 24, 2008. For the week of July 20, 2008, the song moved up to number 19 on
3240-532: Was featured in the trailer for Masterminds . Flo Rida was also featured on Liz Elias' single "At Night" as well as on Pitbull 's single " Greenlight ", included on Pitbull's tenth album Climate Change . In early 2017, Flo Rida's track " Cake " featuring Bay Area rap duo 99 Percent went viral with the trending #CakeChallenge dance, and the song reached No. 77 on the Hot 100. On November 17, 2017, Flo Rida released another single "Hola" featuring Colombian singer/songwriter Maluma . On March 2, 2018, Flo Rida released
3300-466: Was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store . It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010. After the release of the album in the UK, " Who Dat Girl " started to receive a strong number of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136 on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on
3360-540: 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 US, with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with " Low ". "Right Round" sampled " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) ", a 1985 hit by British band Dead or Alive . "Right Round" also became Flo Rida's first chart-topping song in
3420-634: Was released in Australia on April 6, which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes. It debuted at No. 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart On May 22, 2012, Flo Rida performed and closed the show at the first Q102 Springle Ball Concert, and the following day he performed "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez on the America Idol finale. On September 13, Flo Rida performed his new single " I Cry " on America's Got Talent . On December 9, he performed " Let It Roll " and "Wild Ones" at
3480-451: Was released on August 28, 2007. The song features guests vocals from American recording artist T-Pain , alongside fellow American rappers Trick Daddy , Plies , and Rick Ross (whom recently featured on the track and its previous single, "We Takin' Over"). The song was produced by The Runners . The album 's promotional singles features two of the album's tracks—"I'm From The Ghetto" and "Brown Paper Bag"—released sometime in 2007. We
3540-411: Was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One . Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album. 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
3600-472: Was very close to her, and I told myself that I was going to do this for my sister." While he was performing, rapper Fresh Kid Ice took notice and asked him to be his hype man, and shortly after he took him for a show in Hawaii. Flo Rida considers this period his schooling. With The GroundHoggz, they were featured guests on Fresh Kid Ice's album Freaky Chinese (2004). Flo Rida's work with Fresh Kid Ice attracted
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