Flo Rida Biography

Flo Rida Biography

Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper. Flo Rida was born in Opa-Locka, Florida but raised in Carol City, and chose his name to be a pun on Florida. Flo Rida made his mainstream debut in the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best.

By the age of 23, his first EP Florida Streets was released on November 25, 2003. He started appearing in mixtapes in 2006. Flo Rida signed with Poe Boy Entertainment in 2007, and began affiliating himself with other Florida rappers such as Rick Ross, Trina, and Trick Daddy. In his earlier days, he has been known to shout out his phone number. Before We the Best, Flo Rida released a promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross. He then released a club based single entitled "Low" featuring T-Pain which hit #1 as the most downloaded song on iTunes in November 2007, as well as reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 4, 2007, the Low EP was released as a digital download and included "Low", "Birthday", and "Radio". In early February 2008, Flo Rida's second official single "Elevator" received early airplay from pop, rhythmic & urban radio stations and on February 12, 2008 it was released as a digital single. It is reported that he will speak at the Ohio State University's spring commencement in June 2008.