Flosstradamus is the stage name of American DJ and musician Curt Cameruci. From 2007 until 2016, Flosstradamus consisted of Cameruci and Josh Young from

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. The duo announced they would both be pursuing solo careers, with Cameruci to continue using Flosstradamus as a stage name. Cameruci is also known as Autobot and Young is also known as J2K and YehMe2. Flosstradamus is known for being one of the early pioneers of the trap genre, made popular by their remix of

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's hit single "

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". Flosstradamus, as a duo, have worked alongside artists including

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(Young's sister),

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, and

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. They played at many college campuses such as

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(alongside

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(playing alongside

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, and UC Riverside. They have additionally appeared on ''

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'', and the

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. program '' Yo Gabba Gabba!''.

Career

In April 2006, Flosstradamus, as a duo, were included in URB's annual "Next 100". In addition, during the summer of 2007 they embarked on an international tour with

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, dubbed the "Fancy Footwork Tour". Autobot is also active in the Serato Scratch Live community making his Flossy FX sampler available online to the masses via their MySpace page. In 2014, at SXSW Flosstradamus set up a guerrilla WiFi network titled PLURNTNET to distribute a new track titled "Hdygrlz Anthm". Using social media the duo pointed fans to the PLURTNET via geotagged posts at various locations around Austin. Users could sign on and download or stream the track. On July 29, 2016, they released their single 'Came Up' with FKi 1st, graves and featuring

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and Key!. In December 2016, Young announced Flosstradamus were splitting and he will pursue a solo career. Young's solo project soon adopted the name YehMe2. Cameruci will continue with the name Flosstradamus as a solo act. In March 2017 he released the single "Back Again", which featured

and Mayhem through Ultra Music. They have also partnered with Dillon Francis to form the touring and live performance group Dillstradamus.

Discography

As a duo

Extended plays

*2011: ''Jubilation'' (

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) *2012: ''Total Recall'' (

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/ Jeffrees) *2012: ''Jubilation 2.0'' (

) *2012: ''XO'' *2013 ''Nomads'' (with DJ Sliink) *2014 ''Wake & Bake'' (with Travis Porter) *2014 ''Plurnt'' *2015 ''Soundclash'' (

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) *2015 ''Hdynation Radio'' (

)

Mixtapes

*2007: ''

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CD Sampler V. 17'' (

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) *2009: '' Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run''

Singles

*2009: "Big Bills" featuring Caroline Polachek (

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) *2013: "Assquake" *2013: "Look at the Sky" *2013: "Hood Fantasy" *2013: "Pillz" (with Yellow Claw and Green Velvet) *2013: "Mosh Pit" (with Casino) *2014: "Drop Top" (with Travis Porter) *2014: "TTU (Too Turnt Up)" (with

) *2014: "Rebound" (with Elkka) *2015: "Prison Riot" (with GTA and

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) *2015: "Soundclash" (with TroyBoi) *2016: "Came Up" (with FKi 1st, graves,

and Key) *2017: "Back Again" (with Mayhem and Waka Flocka Flame) *2017: "How You Gon' Do That" (with Cara) *2017: "Tern It Up" (with Dillon Francis) *2018: "2 Much" (with 24hrs) *2018: "MVP" (with

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) *2018: "Guava" (with Rawtek) *2018: "ID" (with Boombox Cartel) *2019: "G.O.D. (Grind or Die)" (with Blvk Jvck featuring Leat'eq) *2019: "Bounce Back" (with Megatone) *2020: "So Far" (with Nonsens)

Production

*2011: Toddla T featuring J2K - " Take It Back" *2012: Iggy Azalea featuring Juicy J - "Flexin & Finessin" *2012: Mykki Blanco - "YungRhymeAssassin"

Soundtracks

*2015:

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- "Don't Trip"

Remixes

* 2012: Sub Focus - Tidal Wave (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2013:

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featuring

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- Do or Die (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2014:

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- Stoner (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2014:

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featuring

- Rage the Night Away (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2015:

O.T. Genasis Odis Oliver Flores (born June 18, 1987), better known by his stage name O.T. Genasis, is an American rapper, actor and singer. Early life Odis Oliver Flores was born on June 18, 1987, in Atlanta to Garifunas from Belize. He is a Garifuna Amer ...

- CoCo (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2015:

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to th ...

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(Flosstradamus Remix) * 2015:

featuring

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Tyga Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson ...

and Mystic - Bubble Butt (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2015:

Fetty Wap Willie Junior Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), better known by his stage names Fetty Wap or Harlem Fetty, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence after his debut single " Trap Queen" reached number two on the U.S. ''B ...

featuring

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- My Way (Flosstradamus and 4B Remix) * 2016:

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. D ...

and

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

- Hype (Flosstradamus Remix) * 2019: Nghtmre featuring

ASAP Ferg Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collec ...

- Redlight (Flosstradamus Remix)

In popular culture

The musician collaborated with Hemper to create his own smoking accessory box, typically used to consume

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. Other musicians such as

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, and 2Chainz did the same along with Flosstradramus.

References

External links

Official website

Flosstradamus on the Diplo & Friends show
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