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Flo Rida Feat. Kesha – Right Round [2009]

Flo Rida
Background information
Birth name	Tramar Dillard
Origin	Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip hop, pop rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2003—present
Label(s)	Poe Boy/Atlantic
Associated acts	2 Live Crew, Brisco, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Will.i.am
Website	www.officialflo.com

Tramar Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper. As a teenager, he toured with local rap group 2 Live Crew.^[1][2] Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes and studio albums, most notably in We the Best in 2006. Mail on Sunday was Flo Rida’s solo debut album; its lead single “Low” (featuring T-Pain) was a number-one hit for ten weeks in early 2008.^[2] Flo Rida’s single “Right Round” (featuring Kesha), from his new album R.O.O.T.S., is currently at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and has spent four consecutive weeks there.

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Music career 2.1 Mail on Sunday (2008) 2.2 R.O.O.T.S. (2009) 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Other charted songs 3.4 Featured singles 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Dillard was born in the 187th Street projects in Carol City, Florida.^[3] As a teenager, Dillard worked with local rap group 2 Live Crew and formed his own amateur group with some friends called the Groundhoggz. His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted 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 and briefly attended the University of Nevada, 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] 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, which also had Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.^[2]

Music career

Mail on Sunday (2008)

Flo Rida received worldwide acclaim and popularity due to the chart-topping success of his first single, “Low“, featuring T-Pain. It was his first official single from his debut album Mail On Sunday and the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2 The Streets. “Low” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2] “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.^[4] He also collaborated with many other well-known artists in the hip-hop industry, such as Rick Ross, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Yung Joc, Trina, Brisco, and Akon.

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 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.^[5] He appeared on tracks from the albums We Global by DJ Khaled and Gutta by Ace Hood.

R.O.O.T.S. (2009)

According to Billboard magazine, Flo Rida began recording his second album nine months after Mail On Sunday. The album is titled R.O.O.T.S. (Route of Overcoming the Struggle) and is scheduled to be released on March 31, 2009. Producers include J Rock, Dr. Luke and DJ Montay.^[6] on February 18, 2009 Flo Rida got his second number-one hit “Right Round“, the first single from R.O.O.T.S.. “Right Round” jumped from the fifty-eighth to the top spot in just one week. The song also broke a record for the most digital one week sales, with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with “Low”.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	US R&B	US Rap	CAN	UK	AUS		NZ
2008	Mail on Sunday Released: March 18, 2008 Label: Atlantic/Poe Boy	4	3	2	4	29	21	14	ARIA: Gold[8] BPI: Silver[9] CRIA: Gold[10]
2009	R.O.O.T.S. TBR: March 31, 2009 Label: Atlantic/Poe Boy	To be released

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[11][12]									Certifications[13]	Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap	US Pop	UK	CAN	AUS	IRE	NZ
2008	“Low” (featuring T-Pain)	1	9	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4× Platinum	Mail on Sunday
	“Elevator” (featuring Timbaland)	16	52	10	21	20	10	13	11	10	Gold
	“In the Ayer” (featuring will.i.am)	9	105	16	14	29	13	19	1	9	Platinum
2009	“Right Round” (featuring Kesha)	1	101	4	1	1	1	1	2	4	—	R.O.O.T.S.
	“Shone” (featuring Pleasure P)	57	97	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—
	“Sugar” (featuring Wynter Gordon)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US R&B	US Pop	CAN
2008	“Birthday” (featuring Rick Ross)	—	107	—	—	Mail on Sunday
	“Roll” (featuring Sean Kingston)	61	—	48	43

[edit] Featured singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[11][14]				Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap	AUS
2008	“Move Shake Drop” (DJ Laz featuring Flo Rida, Casely and Pitbull)	56	—	—	—	Category 6
	“Running Back” (Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida)	—	—	—	3	Been Waiting
2009	“Feel It” (DJ Felli Fel featuring T-Pain, Sean Paul, Pitbull, & Flo Rida)	—	—	—	—	Non-album single

Awards and nominations

• American Music Awards^[15]
  • 2008: Breakthrough Performer (Nominated)
  • 2008: Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist (Nominated)

• MuchMusic Video Awards^[16]
  • 2008: Best International Video – Artist “Low” (Nominated)

• BET Awards^[17]
  • 2008: Best New Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008: Best Collaboration: “Low” with T-Pain (Nominated)

• BET Hip Hop Awards^[18]
  • 2008: Ringtone of the Year: “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2008: Best Hip Hop Collabo: “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2008: Rookie of the Year (Nominated)

• Teen Choice Awards^[19]
  • 2008: Choice Music: Hook-Up – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2008: Choice Music: Rap Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008: Choice Music: Breakout Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008: Choice Music: “In the Ayer” featuring will.i.am(Nominated)

• MTV Video Music Awards^[20]
  • 2008: Best Male Video – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2008: Best Hip Hop Video – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)

• Grammy Awards
  • 2009: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2009: Best Rap Song – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)

• People’s Choice Awards
  • 2009: Favorite Hip Hop Song – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Won)

• MTV Australia Awards^[21]
  • 2009: Best Video – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)
  • 2009: Best Collaboration – “Running Back” by Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida (Nominated)

• MOBO Awards^[22]
  • 2009: Best Song – “Low” featuring T-Pain (Nominated)

References

External links

• Official site
• Interview with illRoots
• Works by or about Flo Rida in libraries (WorldCat catalog)