American rapper
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...
has released four
studio albums
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, four
extended plays
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, 41
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
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Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
as a lead artist (28 of which comprise featured appearances), twelve
promotional singles and 24
music video
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s. Growing up in Florida, the state from which his name was derived, he was involved in a hip hop group in his teenage years. A solo
demo recording
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initially met rejection from several label companies, but was eventually accepted by
Poe Boy Entertainment, with whom Flo Rida signed in 2006.
His debut single "
Low
Low or LOW or lows, may refer to:
People
* Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low
Places
* Low, Quebec, Canada
* Low, Utah, United States
* Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station
* Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LO ...
" featuring
T-Pain
Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electro ...
was released in 2007 and reached number one in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. "Low" was featured on the track listing of the
soundtrack to ''Step Up 2: The Streets'', and stayed atop the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 for ten weeks, going on to be
certified diamond
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA). The song was included on his debut album ''
Mail on Sunday
''The Mail on Sunday'' is a British conservative newspaper, published in a tabloid format. Founded in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it is the biggest-selling Sunday newspaper in the UK. Its sister paper, the ''Daily Mail'', was first published i ...
'' which peaked at number four on the
''Billboard'' 200 following its release in 2008. Following singles "
Elevator
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" featuring
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythm ...
, and "
In the Ayer
"In the Ayer" is the third single from rapper Flo Rida's debut album ''Mail on Sunday''. It was produced by and features will.i.am. Tiffany Villarreal performs background vocals on the song. It interpolates the 1984 song "Jam the Box" by Pretty ...
" featuring
will.i.am
William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he ...
both peaked within the top twenty in the five aforementioned countries. In the same year, a collaboration with
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the Australian Idol (season 4), fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and s ...
on "
Running Back
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" reached number three in Australia, and was certified double platinum there.
In 2009, Flo Rida released his second studio album ''
R.O.O.T.S.''; its lead single "
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 ...
" topped the national charts of Canada, Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, in addition to the American one, where it remained for six consecutive weeks.
The single, which features
Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round".
Kesha's music and ima ...
, was eventually certified 4× platinum in the US, and triple platinum in Australia, and Canada. Four additional singles were released from the album: "
Shone", "
Sugar
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" featuring
Wynter, "
Jump" featuring
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado ( , ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted ...
, and "
Be on You" featuring
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...
; "Sugar" and "Be on You" peaked in the top twenty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''R.O.O.T.S.'' peaked at number 8 in the US and number 5 in the UK. In 2009, Flo Rida also appeared on ''
The X Factor
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'' winner
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the talent television show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. Following the show, she was signed to Syco Music and releas ...
's "
Bad Boys", a number-one single in both Ireland, and the UK. The following year, a featured appearance on
The Saturdays
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' "
Higher" managed to reach number 10 in the UK.
Flo Rida's next two studio albums were announced in 2010 as a two-part oeuvre.
''
Only One Flo (Part 1)'', which was released in November 2010 to showcase melodic talent, contains the
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
-assisted "
Club Can't Handle Me
"Club Can't Handle Me" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida featuring French DJ David Guetta. Carmen Key sings background vocals during the chorus. It was released as a digital download on iTunes on June 28, 2010, as the lead single of the '' St ...
", a number one single in Ireland, and the UK. The album's second single "
Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" has reached the top 40 in Australia, and New Zealand, and third single "
Who Dat Girl
"Who Dat Girl" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida. It features American singer Akon. The song was written by Flo Rida, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Benny Blanco, Bruno Mars, and Philip Lawrence, and it was produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. ...
" featuring
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
has charted in several countries, including the top 30 in the US and the top 10 in Australia. Follow-up album ''
Wild Ones'' (originally titled ''Only One Rida (Part 2)'') was released in July 2012. It is Flo Rida's most successful studio album, with a string of global top 5 hits, including "
Good Feeling", "
Wild Ones", "
Whistle
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" and "
I Cry".
In 2015, Flo Rida's 2014 single "
G.D.F.R." peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was later certified triple platinum by the
RIAA
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. In 2016, Flo Rida's 2015 single "
My House" peaked at number 4 on the Hot 100 making it his eleventh top 10 single.
Albums
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
Music videos
As lead artist
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