“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 work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted attention of DeVante, a member of the band Jodeci. However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought many other jobs outside of music and briefly attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (where he played basketball) and Barry University. He returned to his home state of Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment.
Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2007, and began affiliating himself with other Florida rappers, such as Rick Ross, Trina, and Trick Daddy. A promotional street single entitled “Birthday”, featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He would make his mainstream debut with the song “Bitch I’m from Dade County” on DJ Khaled’s album We the Best.
Flo Rida received worldwide acclaim and popularity due to the chart-topping success of his first single, “Low”, featuring T-Pain. It was his first official single from his debut album Mail On Sunday and the first single off the movie soundtrack from Step Up 2 The Streets. The song remained #1 on the Billboard 100 for 10 weeks. “Elevator”, featuring Timbaland, became his second official single. It received early airplay on urban and pop radio stations climbed to #16 on the Billboard 100. His third single is “In the Ayer”, featuring will.i.am. It has recently become a top 10 Billboard 100 hit and its video has received airtime on stations such as on BET and MTV.”
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