ʻO Tramar Dillard, i ʻike ʻia e kona inoa kahua ʻo Flo Rida, he rapper ʻAmelika, haku mele, a me ka mea mele. E hoʻomaka ana me kāna mele mua loa "Low" i nā makahiki he nui, ua hoʻokumu ʻo ia i nā mele mele a me nā album i poʻokela i nā papa mele honua, e lilo ana ʻo ia i mea hoʻokani mele maikaʻi loa.
Ke hoʻomohala nei i ka hoihoi nui i ka mele mai ka wā ʻōpiopio, ua komo ʻo ia i ka hui rap amateur GroundHoggz. ʻO kāna ʻike ʻana i ke mele i hoʻopili iā ia me kona kaikoʻikoʻi, he mea hoʻokipa ʻo 2 Live Crew, kahi hui rap kūloko. I ka hoʻomaka ʻana, i ka hoʻāʻo e loaʻa kahi paʻa i ka ʻoihana mele, ua pūlima ʻo ia me Poe Boy Entertainment.
ʻO kāna mele mua "Low", i hoʻokuʻu ʻia e Atlantic Records, ua hōʻike ʻia ʻo ia kona holomua maoli ma nā palapala ʻāina a me ka honua, me ka US Billboard Hot 100, ka haki ʻana i nā palapala kūʻai kiʻi kiʻi kiʻi a loaʻa i nā palapala platinum he nui.
Ua ʻike ʻia kekahi o nā mele ma kāna album studio mua "Mail on Sunday" ma ke mele kani o ke kiʻi ʻoniʻoni Step Up 2: The Streets. Ke neʻe nei i mua, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo ia i kekahi mau mele mele e like me "Wild Ones", "Right Round" a me "Whistle" a me nā album e like me "Wild Ones" a me "ROOTS".
ʻO ka hana mua me 2 mau pūʻulu
Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Tramar Dillard ma Kepakemapa 16, 1979. Ua ulu ʻo Flo Rida, e like me ka mea i kapa ʻia e nā mea a pau, ma ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Carol City o Miami Gardens, Florida. He lālā ʻo ia o ka hui like i kapa ʻia ʻo Groundhoggz no ʻewalu mau makahiki. ʻO ia wale nō ke keiki kāne o ka ʻohana, ʻoiai he 8 mau keiki a kona mau mākua.
He mea aloha mele mai ka wā kamaliʻi, ua loaʻa iā ia ka manaʻo no ke mele maoli ma o kona kaikoʻeke, i hui pū me ka hui rap kūloko "2 Live Crew" ma ke ʻano he kanaka kaulana loa.
I ka papa ʻeiwa, ua lilo ʻo ia i lālā o ka hui rap amateur GroundHoggz. ʻO nā lālā ʻē aʻe ʻekolu o ka hui ʻo kāna mau hoaaloha mai ka hale noho āna i noho ai. Ua hana pū nā lālā ʻehā o ka hui no ʻewalu makahiki.
Ua puka 'o ia mai ke kula ki'eki'e ma 1998 a ua kākau inoa 'o ia ma ke Kulanui o Nevada, Las Vegas e a'o i ka ho'okele 'oihana o ka honua, akā ua ha'alele 'o ia ma hope o 'elua mahina. Ua hana pū ʻo ia ma ke Kulanui ʻo Barry, akā naʻe, ʻoiai ʻo kona puʻuwai no ka mele, ua haʻalele ʻo ia ma hope o ʻelua mau mahina e hoʻomohala i kona makemake i ke mele.
I ka makahiki 15, ua hoʻomaka ʻo Flo Rida e hana me kona kaikoʻeke, i pili pū me Luther Campbell, aka Luke Skywalker, o ka 2 Live Crew. Ma 2001, ʻo Flo Rida ka mea hoʻolaha o 2 Live Crew's Fresh Kid Ice i kona hoʻomaka ʻana i kahi ʻoihana solo.
E hoʻi i Florida
Ma o kāna pilina ma ka ʻoihana mele, ua hui ʻo Flo Rida me DeVante Swing o Jodeci a hele i ke komohana i Los Angeles, Kaleponi e ʻimi i kahi ʻoihana mele. Ua haʻalele ʻo ia i ke kulanui e nānā i ka lilo ʻana i mea hoʻokani pila maoli.
Ma hope o ʻehā mau makahiki ma Kaleponi, ua hoʻi ʻo Flo Rida i kona mokuʻāina ʻo Florida a kau inoa pū me ka inoa ʻo Miami hip hop ʻo Poe Boy Entertainment i ka makahiki 2006.
"Low" a me "Mail on Sunday"
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka mele mele mua a Flo Rida "Low" i ʻOkakopa 2007. Hōʻike ia i nā leo a me ke kākau ʻana a me ka hana ʻana mai T-Pain. Hōʻike ʻia ke mele ma ke kani o ke kiʻi ʻoniʻoni Step Up 2: The Streets.
Ua lilo ia i mea kupaianaha, a hiki i ka piko o ka papa mele pop ma Ianuali 2008. Ua pau ke mele i ke kūʻai aku ʻana ma luna o ʻehiku miliona mau kope kikohoʻe, a no kekahi manawa ʻo ia ke mele kūʻai kiʻi kiʻi maikaʻi loa o nā manawa āpau. Ua koho ʻo Billboard i ke mele ma #23 i nā manawa āpau i ke kauwela o 2008.
ʻO Mail on Sunday ka album piha piha mua a Flo Rida, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma Malaki 2008. Loaʻa nā mea mai Timbaland, will.i.am, JR Rotem a me nā mea hou aku. ʻO nā mele "Elevator" a me "In A Ayer" i paʻi i ka Top 20 i kaulana. Ua piʻi ka leka ma ka Lāpule i ka #4 ma ka pakuhi album.
"Holo pono"
Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Flo Rida i kāna album mele lua me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana o ka "Right Round" hoʻokahi i Ianuali 2009. Ua kūkulu ʻia a puni kahi mele Dead line a i ʻole ka pop pop a Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".
Ua piʻi koke ʻo Right Round i ka piko o ka papa mele mele pop a kau i kahi moʻolelo hou no ka hapa nui o nā kūʻai kikohoʻe hoʻokahi pule, 636 i ka pule hope o Pepeluali 000.
He mea kaulana hoʻi ʻo "Right Round" no ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā leo leo ʻole ʻia a Kesha, ma mua o kona lilo ʻana i hōkū hoʻokahi. Ua kākau pū ʻo Bruno Mars iā "Right Round" ʻoiai ʻo ia e hele ana i kahi ʻoihana kūleʻa kūleʻa.
"AʻA"
ʻO ka pōkole ʻo ROOTS, ke poʻo inoa o ka album mele ʻelua a Flo Rida, ʻo ia ka "The roots of overcoming the struggle". Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma Malaki 2009 a loaʻa iā ia ka mea hoʻokahi "Sugar", i kūkulu ʻia a puni ke kani ʻo Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". ʻO Akon, Nelly Furtado a me Neo ma waena o nā mea kākau pū o ka album.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Flo Rida, ʻo ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o kēia album ʻo ia ka ʻike o ka holomua ʻana o ka hana paʻakikī a ʻaʻole ia he hana i ka pō. Ua piʻi ka album ma ka helu 8 ma ka pakuhi a ua kūʻai aku ma luna o 300,00 kope.
"Na Wild"
Ma hope o ka hana pāʻoihana hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻole o kāna album studio ʻekolu ʻO Hoʻokahi wale nō Flo (Mahele 1), ua hoʻomaka ʻo Flo Rida e hana i nā leo mele pop a me nā mele hula no kāna album ʻehā, ʻo Wild Ones. ʻO ke alakaʻi hoʻokahi "Good Feeling", i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ka makahiki 2011, ua hoʻohālike i ke mele ʻo Etta James "Something's Got a Hold On Me" a ua hoʻoikaika ʻia e ka hula hula nui a Avicii "Levels", i hoʻohana pū i kahi laʻana.
Ua lilo ia i pop pop nui ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa a hiki i ka # 3 ma ka US pop chart. ʻO ke mele poʻo inoa no ka album i hoʻolauna iā Sia ma hope koke o kona puka ʻana ma ke mele nui a David Guetta "Titanium". Ua hōʻea ʻo "Wild Ones" i ka #5 ma ka Chart Singles.
Ua hōʻike pū ʻo Flo Rida i kāna mele nui loa no ke kolu o ka "Whistle" ma kēia album. ʻOiai ʻo ka hoʻopiʻi koʻikoʻi e pili ana i ka moe kolohe, ua hiki ke mele i ka helu ʻekahi ma ka palapala pop US a lilo i mea kaulana hou no Flo Rida ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa.
ʻO Wild Ones, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ke kauwela o 2012, ua loaʻa i kahi pop 10 kiʻekiʻe loa me "I Cry". ʻOiai ma muli paha o ʻehā mau mele pop 10 kiʻekiʻe, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ke kūʻai ʻana i nā album, me nā Wild Ones e piʻi ana ma #14.
"Koʻu Hale" a me nā mele hou
Ma kahi o kahi album lōʻihi, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i ka EP My House i ka makahiki 2015. Hoʻokomo ʻia ka "GDFR" hoʻokahi e kū nei no "Going Down For Real". Ua pili ka mele i ka hip hop kahiko ma mua o ka hapa nui o nā mele a Flo Rida.
Ua kūleʻa ka hoʻololi ʻana a ua hiki ʻo "GDFR" i ka # 8 ma ka pakuhi pop, e piʻi ana i ka # 2 ma ka pakuhi rap. Ua lilo ka title track My House i mea hoʻokahi hope. Me ka hoʻohana koʻikoʻi o ke mele no ka hoʻolaha haʻuki kīwī, ua piʻi ʻo ia i nā palapala pop a hiki i ka #4.
Ma hope o ka pau ʻana o ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka EP, i Dekemaba 2015 ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i ka "Dirty Mind" hoʻokahi me Sam Martin. Ma ka lā 26 Pepeluali, 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i ke mele kūʻokoʻa "Hello Friday" e hōʻike ana iā Jason Derulo i piʻi i ka helu 79 ma ka Billboard Hot 100. Ma Malaki 24, 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo ia i ke mele hoʻolaha "ʻO wai me aʻu?".
Ma Mei 20, 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i ʻelua mau mele, "ʻO wai i aloha iā ʻoe" e hōʻike ana iā Arianna a me "Night" me Liz Elias lāua ʻo Akon. Ma Iulai 29, 2016, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida iā "Zillionaire", i hōʻike ʻia ma ka trailer no Masterminds.
Ma Kekemapa 16, 2016, ua hoʻokomo ʻia ke mele ʻo Flo Rida "Cake" me ka Bay Area rap duo 99 Percent ma ka hui hula ʻAkelanika "He Paʻakikī kēia" a laila hoʻouna ʻia i ka lekiō 40 kiʻekiʻe ma Pepeluali 28, 2017 ma kāna mea hou.
I Iulai 2017, ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia i loko o kahi hālāwai ninaninau e hoʻomohala mau ana kāna album ʻelima a ʻo 70 pakeneka ka piha. Ma ka lā 17 o Nowemapa, 2017, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i kahi "Hola" hou e hōʻike ana i ka mea mele/mele mele Kolombia ʻo Maluma. Ma Malaki 2, 2018, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo Flo Rida i kahi mele hou i kapa ʻia ʻo "Dancer" i ukali koke ʻia e "Just Dance 2019: Sweet Sensation".
Nā hana nui o Flow Ride
Ua lilo ʻo "Low" i album lōʻihi loa o 2008 ma US a paʻa i ka US Billboard Hot 100 wahi no nā pule he ʻumi. Ua piʻi i ka helu 3 ma ka US Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
ʻO "Low", ka mea hoʻokahi i hoʻoiho ʻia i loko o nā makahiki he ʻumi me ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i nā kūʻai kikohoʻe ma mua o ʻeono miliona, ua hōʻoia ʻia ʻo 8x platinum e ka RIAA, ma kahi o ka platinum a me ke gula i hōʻoia ʻia e nā mea he nui.
Ua kūʻai aku ʻo "Right Round" i nā kope kikohoʻe 636 i kāna pule mua, e wāwahi ana i ka moʻolelo ponoʻī a Flo Rida me "Low". Ua lilo ʻo ia i kāna mea kūʻai maikaʻi loa me ka ʻumikūmālua miliona mau hoʻoiho i hōʻoia ʻia, a ʻo ka wikiwiki hoʻi i waena o nā miliona o nā hoʻoiho i ka mōʻaukala o ke au kamepiula US.
ʻO ke ola pilikino o Flo Rida
I loko o nā makahiki, ua hele ʻo Flo Rida ma nā ʻano he nui. Ua pili ʻo ia iā Milisa Ford (2011-2012), Eva Marcil (2010-2011), Brandy Norwood (2009-2010), Brenda Song (2009) a me Phoenix White (2007-2008).
He makua kāne ʻo ia, ʻaʻole naʻe e noho pū me kāna keiki. Ua uku ʻo Flo Rida i $5 i hoʻokahi mahina no kāna keiki, ʻo Zohar Paxton, i hānau ʻia ma Kepakemapa 2016.
Ua hele ʻo Alexis (makuahine) i ka ʻaha no ka uku hou a ʻōlelo ʻo ia ʻaʻole lawa ke kākoʻo keiki i loaʻa iā ia. Eia kekahi, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Alexis ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke mālama i ke keiki a ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke hele i ka hana me ka haʻalele ʻana i ke keiki.
ʻAʻole ʻo ia ka manawa mua i hele ai ʻo Flo Rida i ke kaua kānāwai no ka pili ʻana i ka makua kāne a me ke kākoʻo keiki. Ma mua o ʻApelila 2014, ua hoʻopiʻi ʻo Natasha Georgette Williams iā Flo Rida ʻo ia ka makuakāne o kāna keiki.
Ua lilo nā kuleana makua kāne i mau hihia pili kānāwai, a ma hope o nā palapala paternity maoli e hōʻike ana ʻo Flo ka makua kāne o ke keiki. Eia naʻe, i kēia lā ʻaʻohe lono mai kona ola pilikino!
