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. "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.Īfter 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. "Low" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
It was his first official single from his debut album Mail On Sunday and the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2 The Streets. Rehearsing for the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.įlo Rida received worldwide acclaim and popularity with the chart-topping success of his first single, "Low", featuring T-Pain. He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best, which featured Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre. A promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2006, and as Flo Rida he began affiliating with other Florida rappers, such as Rick Ross, Trina, T-Pain, and Trick Daddy. He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment. After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two years and attended Barry University for two months. However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought many other jobs outside of music. His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted attention of DeVante Swing, a member of the band Jodeci. 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 single mother raised him and his seven sisters, some of whom sang in a local gospel group. (Good Feeling Songfacts).ĭillard was born in the 187th Street projects of Carol City, Florida. In 2009, he released his second album R.O.O.T.S, and its first single, Right Round featuring Ke$ha, was #1 for six weeks.įlo Rida's first single from his fourth album, Only One Rida (Part 2), is "Good Feeling." A reworking of Etta James' 1961 tune "Something's Got a Hold on Me," the song was released to iTunes on August 29th, 2011. He released his debut album Mail on Sunday in 2008 and it's lead single, Low featuring T-Pain, held a run of 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He began his rap career touring with 2 Live Crew and was then featured on DJ Khaled's album "We The Best" in 2006. Tramar Dillard (born Septemin Miami, Florida), better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper signed to Poe Boy Entertainment.