Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced /floʊ ˈraɪdə/), is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday: "Elevator" and "In the Ayer". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single "Right Round" was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks. Since then, he has released his third studio album titled Only One Flo (Part 1), which will see a sequel titled Wild Ones. Tramar Dillard was born in the 187th Street projects of Carol City, Florida. His mother raised him and his seven sisters, some of whom sang in a local gospel group. Dillard's brother-in-law was a hypeman for local rap group 2 Live Crew, and while in ninth grade, Dillard formed his own amateur group with some friends called the GroundHoggz. Born and raised in Miami, the GroundHoggz formed in the 187 apartments in Carol City. Similar to Goodie Mob, they were making music for the love of the art and to feed their souls. With only three members, 1Bred, Key Lime, and
Flo Rida has been ordered to cough up $80,000 to a concert promoter in Australia for mysteriously bailing on a 2011 show at the last minute. Flo came under some serious fire when he failed to… READ MORE >
No good deed goes unpunished -- at least according to Flo Rida's lawyer, who claims the so-called ex-assistant that's suing the rapper is an ungrateful freeloader who took advantage of his… READ MORE >
WANTED: Assistant to rapper Flo Rida ... must be willing to work 65 hours a week ... answer phones ... organize mail, etc ... and pays $3.08 per hour ... this according to a new lawsuit. A woman… READ MORE >
Flo Rida just scored big in his DUI case -- TMZ has learned, the rapper struck a sweet deal with prosecutors that will land him in a classroom ... rather than a jail cell.As TMZ first reported ...… READ MORE >
Flo Rida knows ... it's not very safe to keep a MILLION DOLLAR car in your garage when you go out of town ... so he worked out a deal to leave it with a local exotic car shop -- and the move is… READ MORE >
Flo Rida is in the middle of a paternity war -- even though the rapper claims he has scientific PROOF he's NOT the baby daddy. Mr. Rida is accused of fathering a son with a woman named Gloria… READ MORE >
Flo Rida made a rich Jewish boy very happy last Sunday -- because the rapper DOMINATED the kid's Bar Mitzvah ... with an incredibly awesome (and sweaty) performance ... and TMZ has the footage.… READ MORE >
Flo Rida's precious $1.7 million Bugatti was thiiiiiis close to being dragged to an impound lot after the rapper's DUI yesterday -- if not for Flo's trusty sidekick who came through with a… READ MORE >
All of a sudden, the man who drives a $1.7 million Bugatti doesn't want you to look at him ...Flo Rida sprung from the pokey in Miami this afternoon -- barreling through a media snapstorm with a… READ MORE >
Right before Flo Rida was busted for DUI this morning ... the rapper was at a birthday party at a Miami nightclub, participating in a toast with a full glass. Flo was hanging at Dream… READ MORE >
