Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979),[2][3] better known by his stage name Flo Rida (/floʊ ˈraɪdə/ floh RY-də), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.

His 2007 debut and 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.

[4][5] 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.

[6] Flo Rida was born as Tramar Lacel Dillard on September 16, 1979,[3][2] in the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida.

Her death greatly affected Flo Rida and his career, with him telling MTV, "I was very close to her, and I told myself that I was going to do this for my sister.

"[10] While he was performing, rapper Fresh Kid Ice took notice and asked him to be his hype man, and shortly after he took him for a show in Hawaii.

[12][13] Flo Rida's work with Fresh Kid Ice attracted the attention of DeVante Swing, a member of the band Jodeci.

[14][15] 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.

In year 2004, he began affiliating himself for with other Southern hip hop artists, such as Rick Ross, Trina, T-Pain, and Trick Daddy.

He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm From Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best (2007), which also features Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.

"Money Right", featuring Brisco and Rick Ross, was scheduled to be the fourth single, but this was canceled due to the upcoming release of Flo Rida's second studio album, R.O.O.T.S.

After 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.

[20] He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled, Gutta by Ace Hood, and The Fame by Lady Gaga.

"Bad Boys", the second song by winner of season 5 of the British TV singing competition The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2009, becoming both Burke's and Flo Rida's second chart-topping song in Britain.

On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta, which was stated to be the official first single for the album.

Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays, recording a new version of their single, "Higher".

[36] In December 2010, Flo Rida created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj's signing with Lil Wayne's.

In the latter country, it became Flo Rida's fourth chart-topper on the UK Singles Chart including collaborations with British artists and David Guetta.

Flo Rida was a well-known high school basketball coach in Carol City, Florida prior to his rise to fame as a rapper in North America.

Here, Flo Rida stated that he was referring to teaching a female colleague how to referee games as she was new to the Carol City Basketball Organisation (CCBO), and had made some questionable calls.

Later that night, he performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out for his match against John Cena.

[44] An exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling was released in Australia on April 6, which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes.

[53][54] On June 19, 2015, Flo Rida released the second single called "I Don't Like It, I Love It" featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White.

[55][56] On October 15, 2015, the title track "My House" was released as a single and became an international success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2016.

[55] Following the EP, in December 2015, Flo Rida released the single "Dirty Mind", featuring Sam Martin.

[58] On February 26, 2016, Flo Rida released a standalone single "Hello Friday" featuring Jason Derulo,[59] that peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

[61][62] In early 2017, Flo Rida's track "Cake" featuring Bay Area rap duo 99 Percent went viral with the trending #CakeChallenge dance, and the song reached No.

[64] On March 2, 2018, Flo Rida released a new single titled "Dancer" followed shortly afterwards by the Just Dance 2019 track "Sweet Sensation".