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, eventually leading them to be

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by the

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. Afterwards she signed a recording deal with Justin Goldman's '94 Sounds and

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. Flo Milli released her debut mixtape, '' Ho, Why Is You Here?'' (2020), to critical acclaim. The mixtape earned an entry on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was placed on the list of the '200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time' by ''

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'' (2022). She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. In July 2022, she released her debut album ''

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Early life

Tamia Monique Carter was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Her birthday is January 9, 2000. She wrote her first song at 9 years old, and began rapping at age 11, forming rap group Real & Beautiful, later known as Pink Mafia, which she dissolved at age 14. After watching an episode of BET's music video countdown show ''

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'' that featured

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, she was inspired and began writing short verses that grew into songs. Speaking about her high school experience, she said, "I dealt with everything, so it just taught me that the only thing that matters is my opinion of myself." She released her first solo song, "No Hook", in 2015. She grew up listening to

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, Anthony Hamilton and

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Career

2019–2021: ''Ho, Why Is You Here?''

In October 2018, Flo Milli recorded the original version of her breakout single, " Beef FloMix", a freestyle over the instrumental of rapper and producer Ethereal's 2014 track "

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" featuring rapper

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. It went viral on

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and other social media sites, including

, reaching number two on

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's Viral 50 in April 2019. A fully-produced version of the song was released in July 2019, and received over 46 million streams on

. Flo Milli's follow-up single was " In the Party", released in October 2019. She performed at Rolling Loud Los Angeles in December 2019. By the end of 2019, she had signed to record executive Justin Goldman's label '94 Sounds and

. In February 2020, she released the single "My Attitude". Her singles "Not Friendly" and "Eat It Up" were released in March and April 2020 respectively. In June 2020, Flo Milli released the J. White Did It-produced single "Like That Bitch". A music video for the track was released in July 2020, alongside another single, "Weak". Flo Milli's debut mixtape, '' Ho, Why Is You Here?'', was released on July 24, 2020, to critical praise. On August 10, 2020, it was announced that Flo Milli had signed an exclusive global co-publishing deal with Pulse Music Group. The company described the deal, which encompasses her entire catalog, as "a highly competitive signing situation". Singer

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featured Flo Milli on the remix of her single, "Boys Ain't Shit", in August 2020. She appeared in the music video for

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's single, "Down", featuring

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, in September 2020. Flo Milli was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards in September 2020. In January 2021, Flo Milli released the single, "Roaring 20s". In June 2021, she was included on the ''XXL'' Freshman Class of 2021. She was nominated for

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at the BET Awards 2021.

2022: ''You Still Here, Ho?''

On July 20, 2022, she released her second studio album, ''

Public image

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of ''

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'' described Flo Milli as a "clever, cheerful lyricist". Jessica McKinney of ''

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'' wrote, "The Mobile, Alabama rapper's bubbly, intoxicating delivery defies regional sounds, making her a versatile artist whose music can travel well beyond her hometown. She's a star." Rapper

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cited Flo Milli as an influence on their music.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

References

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