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R.O.O.T.S.
''R.O.O.T.S.'' (short for ''Route of Overcoming the Struggle'') is the second studio album by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released on March 24, 2009, by Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records.iTunes Countdown to R.O.O.T.S. ''iTunes.'.' Retrieved February 16, 2009. Background In an interview with '''', Flo Rida stated the inspiration for the album comes from his success and knowing that it wasn’t an overnight thing. "It also takes inspiration to turn an album, so I had to really get everything together." Flo Rida has also stated that the album cover was done this way becaus ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Round
"Right Round" is a single performed by American rapper Flo Rida featuring guest vocals from American singer Kesha. It was released as the lead Single (music), single from his second studio album, ''R.O.O.T.S.'' (2009). It was released to radio on January 27, 2009 and was digitally released on February 10 by Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The song heavily interpolates the chorus of the Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" in its hook. According to one of the song's writers, the chorus refers to a stripper. Kesha contributed guest vocals to the song, but was uncredited in the United States and Canada during its run atop the charts. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews, with critics claiming it was kitschy and Misogyny in hip hop culture, misogynistic, the song was a commercial success, reaching the top ten of the music charts in nineteen countries worldwide. In the United States, it became Flo Rida's second number-one sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 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 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". Не represented San Marino, together with Senhit, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song " Adrenalina". They scored 50 points, fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar (Flo Rida Song)
"Sugar" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida, featuring American singer-songwriter Wynter Gordon. The song's chorus samples the song " Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Italian electronic music group Eiffel 65. The song was written by Flo Rida, The Jackie Boyz, Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina, and Massimo Gabutti, and was produced by DJ Montay for Flo Rida's second album, ''R.O.O.T.S.''. The song was released as the album's third official single in March 2009 as a digital download. The single became the second top 10 single from ''R.O.O.T.S.'', debuting at #25, and peaking at #5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100,Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Flo Rida/ref> fueled by high sales from digital downloads. The single has also been successful in other countries, reaching the top ten in Canada, and on other ''Billboard'' subcharts. Following the song's success in the U.S., the song was released May 25, 2009, in the United Kingdom. Background Speaking to MTV News, Flo Rida said, "Wynter is a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only One Flo (Part 1)
''Only One Flo (Part 1)'' is the third studio album by American rapper Flo Rida, which was released on November 30, 2010, through Atlantic Records, and his own label Poe Boy Entertainment. The album was preceded by the singles "Club Can't Handle Me", and "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" which were released in June and November 2010, respectively. The album received mixed reviews from critics, and peaked at number 107 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week in the US. It is currently his least successful release. It is also considerably short for a studio album, with 8 tracks which total up to less than 30 minutes. A follow-up project titled ''Only One Rida (Part 2)'' was set to be released in 2011, but was renamed Wild Ones. Background "Only One Flo" is the first part of what was originally a two-in-one album, but the next album, ''Only One Rida (Part 2)'', was renamed '' Wild Ones''. This album is Flo Rida's first one to be released without the Parental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be On You
"Be on You" is the fifth official single from Flo Rida's second album, ''R.O.O.T.S.''. It features Ne-Yo and is produced by Stargate. Despite gaining much airplay in July 2009, the single wasn't officially released until October 2009, due to Flo Rida focusing on promoting his other single "Jump". It takes a famous line from the movie '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' and uses it as its chorus. Chart performance "Be on You" entered the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 75 in April 2009, even though it was not released as a single. On July 30, 2009, "Be on You" along with "Jump", re-entered the ''Billboard'' 100 at numbers 90 and 76, respectively. It peaked at 19 in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ..., making it Flo Rida's sixth top 20 hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump (Flo Rida Song)
"Jump" is the fourth official single taken from Flo Rida's second album ''R.O.O.T.S.'' Nelly Furtado makes an appearance on the song with an upbeat hook. Flo-Rida said: "I used a whole different delivery on this one. We're talking about different situations to get people hype in the club. 'Jump!' Whether you're an athlete running in the stadium or you're in the club. Get hype!" The song was used to promote the Disney film ''G-Force'', and an edited version was added to Radio Disney's playlist. It's Flo Rida's eighth consecutive Hot 100 entry, and one of his only singles that didn't make it to the Top 30 of the Hot 100 chart. Chart performance "Jump" made a brief visit to the Canadian Hot 100 Chart for 3 weeks and The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for 1 week. Since the song has not been released as a single or for airplay, the chart performance relied on only digital sales. The single has re-entered at number 76 on Billboard Hot 100, due to G-Force taking the #1 spot its opening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shone (song)
"Shone" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released as the second single from his second studio album ''R.O.O.T.S.'' (2009). The song features vocals from American singer Pleasure P and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Dre & Vidal. Before being released as a single, the song was used as a demo; in the demo version Rico Love sang the hook and second verse, both of which he wrote. Music video A music video for the song was uploaded to Myspace on 23 February 2009.MySpace Video, Flo Rida - "Shone" ft. Pleasure P'', MySpace.com, February 23, 2009 Release In the United States, "Shone" peaked at number 57 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail On Sunday (album)
''Mail on Sunday'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Flo Rida, and was released on March 18, 2008 under Atlantic, and Poe Boy Entertainment. It spawned three singles; the first, "Low" was number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 10 weeks. The second, and third singles, "Elevator", and " In the Ayer", were successful as well, being top 20 hits. "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston was not an official single, but it managed to peak at number 59 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital sales in both countries. Music 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", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross, and Trey Songz made appearances as well.Danica Dow (February 23, 2008)SOHH Exclusive: Flo Rida Goes "Postal" on Debut, Collaborates w/ Will.i.am, Lil' Wayne. ''SOHH''. Accessed February 24, 2008. Lil W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Hudson
Eric Hudson (born October 15, 1986) is an American and Grammy award-winning music producer. His parents are Curtis and Phyllis Bivins-Hudson. Curtis is a songwriter and producer, and most notably the co-writer of Madonna's song " Holiday", co-written with singer/songwriter Lisa Stevens. Hudson attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and graduated in 2004. He is a multi-instrumentalist (including piano, drums, bass, guitar, and organ), and honed much of his early music development playing in church and conducting his own jazz band called the Jazz Funk Project. Hudson has played at Carnegie Hall, and performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for the 2002 Democratic National Convention. His early introduction into the industry began by working alongside legendary hip hop producers Buckwild and DJ Kay Gee from Naughty by Nature. Hudson was an instrumentalist on two ground-breaking albums, The Game's ''The Documentary'' and 50 Cent's ''The Massacre'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounwave
Mark Anthony Spears, known professionally as Sounwave, is an American hip-hop producer and songwriter from Compton, California, and an original member of the Californian hip-hop label Top Dawg Entertainment. Sounwave has worked on every Kendrick Lamar studio album since Lamar's 2009 self-titled EP, including the Grammy Award-nominated album ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'', Grammy Award winning ''To Pimp a Butterfly'', and the multi-Grammy and Pulitzer Prize–winning album ''Damn''. He has received two Grammy Awards: Best Rap Song (2015) for "Alright", and Best Rap Album (2017) for ''Damn''. Early life Hailing from Compton, Sounwave credits "Up Jumps da Boogie" by Timbaland as the first hip hop instrumental he ever listened to. From the age of ten, he started using a Korg drum machine to make simple drum beats. From there, he graduated to a 4-track machine and then to the MTV Music Generator for PlayStation. After using that for a while, he hooked up with rapper Bishop Lamont from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poe Boy Entertainment
Poe Boy Music Group (formerly Poe Boy Entertainment) is an American record label, founded in 1999 by Elric "E-Class" Prince, the label's founder and CEO. President of Poe Boy Music Group Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince, CEO of Hiram Music Group & CEO of 24hourhiphop.com. That same year the label signed local Miami rappers, Cognito, The P.O.D, Brisco and singer Rodney Kohn who set the label in motion. Poe Boy Music Group signed acts such as Flo Rida, J Rand, Kulture Shock, Billy Blue, Jacki-O, Brisco, Rick Ross, and Brianna Perry. The label has a close affiliation with fellow Miami based label Slip-n-Slide Records. Artists Current roster *Flo Rida (Poe Boy/IMG/Strongarm/Atlantic) *J Rand (Formerly knowns as J Randall) (Poe Boy/ Geffen) * Brisco ( Cash Money/Universal Motown) *Rodney Kohn (IMG/Strongarm) *Brianna Perry (Poe Boy/Atlantic Records) *Billy Blue (Poe Boy/ Konvict/ Mosley/Interscope) *Kulture Shock (consisting of City, Jase and Stephie Lecor) (Poe Boy/Hiram Group) *DJ Smokey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Caren
Michael Caren is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher, A&R representative, and music executive. He is the current CEO (and founder) of Artist Partner Group and Creative Officer at Warner Music Group. He is also the founder of the Artist Publishing Group and the former President of Worldwide A&R at Warner Music Group. Prior to that, Caren was the Executive Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records and the co-president of Elektra Records. In addition to his work as a music executive, Caren has also written or produced numerous songs for artists including Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, and others. Early life Caren grew up in Beverly Hills, California. When he was 12 years old, he began DJing at local parties in his neighborhood. He attended Beverly Hills High School and worked on a radio and music video show on the school channel. While still in high school, at age 15, Caren was offered an internship at Interscope Records by Fade Duvernay. He also founded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
