103-509: Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida ( / f l oʊ ˈ r aɪ d ə / , 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. Flo Rida's debut studio album, 2008's Mail on Sunday , reached number four in
206-601: A gated community in Los Angeles , California . In 2018, Khaled purchased a waterfront home in Miami for $ 25.9 million. The mansion is larger than 12,000 square-feet and has been dubbed as “the Resort” by Khaled. Khaled owns several cars, including a Maybach which is one of 150 special-edition models custom-designed by Virgil Abloh . Khaled has named this vehicle the “Cappuccino”. In 2014, Khaled has described himself as
309-415: A "living meme " or "meme in human form". In October 2016, he appeared in advertising for the alcoholic beverage Cîroc Mango and starred in "Let's Get It: Khaled's Odyssey", an episode of Let's Get It . On December 24, 2016, Khaled announced on Twitter that he was working on his tenth studio album. In January 2017, he was seen in the studio on his Snapchat with potential collaborators, such as Chance
412-451: A 10-karat diamond ring from Rafaello & Co., valued at about $ 500,000. Later, he reaffirmed his proposal in an interview with Power 106 's DJ Felli Fel , stating: "I ain't a young boy no more. I'm on my thinking the future. I just had to be honest. I always liked her. She's my friend, of course. And I like her. It's more than a crush." On July 29, 2013, in an interview with Funkmaster Flex , Minaj denied Khaled's proposal, saying: "Khaled
515-643: A Hold on Me ". Following the death of Etta James on January 20, 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory. The song peaked at No. 3 in the United States, and topped the charts in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom. 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 . It reached the top five in nine other countries. The next two singles from
618-539: A cover of this song on "THA $ C3N3 MiXTaPe" in 2008. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker added a drum version cover of the song. On October 23, 2012, the cast of The Big Bang Theory made a flash mob during the live taping of an episode, which featured the song as well as others. The song was featured in Suburgatory . The song was also featured in Tropic Thunder , Rio 2 and Zookeeper . In 2019,
721-585: A devout Muslim . Khaled provided a voice in the animated film Spies in Disguise , which was released on December 25, 2019. He also appeared in Bad Boys for Life and Bad Boys: Ride or Die . In 2016, he wrote a book, The Keys: A memoir , which includes his opinions on success, recounts life stories, and describes contributions from other musicians. The book became a New York Times bestseller . Inspired by his own home and lifestyle, he designed
824-646: A female colleague how to referee games as she was new to the Carol City Basketball Organisation (CCBO), and had made some questionable calls. On April 1, 2012, Flo Rida appeared at WWE 's WrestleMania XXVIII in a segment with Heath Slater , Curt Hawkins , and Tyler Reks , in which Slater called Flo Rida "Florida" and the rapper shoved him into a wall. Later that night, he performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out for his match against John Cena . An exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling
927-484: A few scenes. The music video reached the number one spot on MTV Jams for five days and 22 days on TRL . The music video was also nominated at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video , but lost to Hurricane Chris ' " Playas Rock " (Best Male Video) and Birdman 's " Pop Bottles " (Best Hip-Hop Video) music videos. European CD single Europe maxi-CD 71 Digits x Flo Rida - Digital download The song debuted at number 91 on
1030-588: A fictionalized version of himself in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), in which his character is featured as both a performer and a major plot point. Also that year, he announced he would join Demi Lovato as the opening act for their Tell Me You Love Me Tour . On March 1, 2018, Khaled announced his eleventh studio album would be titled Father of Asahd , titled after his older son Asahd. The album's lead single, " Top Off ", featuring Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Future,
1133-492: A guest appearance on the single " 100 Million " as part of Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna . In 2008, Ross featured on the single " Out Here Grindin " as part of Khaled's third album, We Global . In 2010, Ross featured on the hit single " All I Do Is Win ", part of Khaled's fourth album Victory . The track became triple platinum-certified . In 2011, Ross featured on what became a Billboard Hot 100 top ten single, " I'm on One ", as part of Khaled's fifth studio album, We
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#17327931314951236-516: A management-only deal with Jay Z's company, Roc Nation and announced his ninth studio album, Major Key , was going to be released in 2016, specifically on July 29, and has a lion on the cover. On June 3, 2016, Khaled released the first single off Major Key, " For Free ", which was produced by the OVO team of Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman. He announced his album would feature Jay Z, Future, Kanye West, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross. He later released
1339-549: A minute," Khaled revealed. "It's not that I'm here to promote that I've been off. That's family. But, nah, it's just We The Best. Nothing negative, everything's beautiful." On the same day, DJ Khaled released the third single off the album I Changed a Lot titled " How Many Times ", featuring Chris Brown , Lil Wayne and Big Sean produced Bkorn , Lee on the Beats and OZ. DJ Khaled revealed that his long-delayed album, I Changed A Lot , released on October 23, 2015, and also revealed
1442-512: A mixtape hosted by Khaled on 23 May 2013. In April 2014, Ross featured on the song " They Don't Love You No More ", the first single from Khaled's eighth studio album I Changed a Lot . In August 2014, both Khaled and Ross featured on " Don't Shoot ", a single by American rapper the Game . In November 2014, Ross also featured on the remix to " Hold You Down ". In 2016, Ross featured on two songs from Khaled's ninth studio album, Major Key :
1545-760: A new luxury furniture line "We the Best Home" and launched it in August 2018. Khaled is known for his love of golf, paired with his catchphrase: “Let's go golfing!” He has appeared on the cover of Golf Digest and is a frequenter of the Miami Beach Golf Club. Khaled's We the Best Foundation hosted its inaugural golf tournament in 2023, raising thousands for organisations which aid youth in Miami . Sean Combs alone reportedly donated $ 150,000 to
1648-473: A new single titled "Dancer" followed shortly afterwards by the Just Dance 2019 track "Sweet Sensation". On multiple occasions, Flo Rida has addressed his progress on a fifth studio album. In 2017, he said it was 70 percent finished, while in 2020 he put it at 88% and alluded to a 2021 release date. Flo Rida was featured on the song " Adrenalina " by Italian singer Senhit who represented San Marino in
1751-548: A new version of their single, " Higher ". In December 2010, Flo Rida created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj 's signing with Lil Wayne 's. He has signed an 18-year-old rapper, Brianna and Git Fresh to International. Flo Rida's fourth album, Wild Ones (originally titled Only One Rida (Part 2) ) was released in July 2012. Its debut single was " Good Feeling ", released on August 29, 2011. The song samples Etta James ' 1962 song, " Something's Got
1854-406: A perfect symmetry along his face. When he's trying to muster up the right word, either for clarity or comedic timing, his eyes carry a piercing seriousness, like an athlete laser-focused on a play. But he's largely instinctive in his delivery — in plucking whatever he's trying to convey from his brain and placing it into yours.” He has also been described as “a natural in front of the camera”. Khaled
1957-531: A phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment . Flo Rida was associated with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz , as featuring artist in 2000. In year 2004, he began affiliating himself for with other Southern hip hop artists, such as Rick Ross , Trina , T-Pain , and Trick Daddy . A promotional single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with
2060-554: A promotional video for Suffering for Success , and the music video for the aforementioned single. The single was premiered the following day and released to iTunes of April 19, 2013. "No New Friends" has since debuted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Suffering from Success would be released on September 24, 2013. On July 25, 2013, Khaled publicly "proposed" to fellow Cash Money artist Nicki Minaj via MTV . He supported his offer with
2163-473: A real friend, family. [He] loves me and I love him back. Me and him are forever. Music or no music. It's Khaled and Ross forever.” In 2006, Khaled produced the song "I'm a G" (featuring Lil Wayne and Brisco ) on Ross's debut, Port of Miami . The same year, Ross made guest performances on two singles from Khaled's debut Listennn... the Album : " Born-N-Raised " and " Holla at Me ". In 2007, Ross featured on
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#17327931314952266-469: A track called " I Got the Keys " with Jay Z and Future, that premiered after the 2016 BET Awards. In late 2015 to early 2016, a number of Snapchat videos of Khaled's detailing his "key to success" received significant attention on the internet due to his larger-than-life persona. This newfound online recognition caused him to gain popularity; becoming an " internet phenomenon ", with some now describing him as
2369-425: A track which also garnered Khaled his first Grammy Award . On July 17, 2020, Khaled released two singles simultaneously, titled " Popstar " and " Greece ", both featuring Canadian rapper Drake . Two days prior, on July 15, Khaled announced his twelfth studio album would be titled Khaled Khaled , after his legal name. The announcement was accompanied with a video trailer documenting his life and career, including
2472-802: A verse from someone "very special", which was later revealed as Scarface . The first single released was " Take It to the Head ", featuring Chris Brown , Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. The second single was " I Wish You Would ", featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross. Kiss the Ring was released on August 21, 2012 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The third single was "Bitches and Bottles" featuring T.I. , Lil Wayne, and Future . In 2012, Khaled and other producers, including No I.D. , worked with Kanye West on his sixth studio album Yeezus , although Khaled's contributions were ultimately omitted from
2575-572: A young age, and his parents supported his interest. He worked in a local Merry-Go-Round record store. During his early career, Khaled became acquainted with several young artists and helped them before their breakthrough; these include Birdman , Lil Wayne , and Mavado . One of his first jobs was at the New Orleans record store Odyssey where he met both Birdman and Lil Wayne in 1993. After leaving Odyssey, he began DJing in reggae sound clashes , mixing dancehall and hip-hop. His first radio gig
2678-471: Is a crunk song that contains electronic elements such as 808 -style handclaps and an arpeggiated ostinato note sequence instead of a chord progression. Flo Rida has sexually charged (but not explicit) lyrics, for example he refers to a woman's buttocks as "birthday cakes" which "stole the show". T-Pain also relies heavily on synthesizers . The song is written in the key of E♭ minor and at different times different instrumentation cycles, i.e., sometimes only
2781-527: Is also the longest-running number one single in the history of the Billboard Digital Songs chart, topping the chart for 13 weeks, and also on the now-defunct Pop 100 chart, where it ruled for 12 weeks. For the week of June 29, 2008, it became the first song ever to sell four million digital copies in the US, and then for the week of June 21, 2009, the first to sell over five million copies. It
2884-407: Is described in the chorus as wearing " Apple Bottom jeans " and "boots with the fur". The music video of "Low" was directed by Bernard Gourley and contains certain clips from Step Up 2: The Streets . It also contains cameos from Rick Ross , DJ Khaled , Cool & Dre , Briana Evigan , Torch and Gunplay of Triple C's and Jermaine Dupri . Also, T-Pain and Flo Rida are in a nightclub in
2987-670: Is in "fake covers," where the song is remixed and sung in the style of a different artist, under the title of "Apple Bottom Jeans". DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled ( / ˈ k æ l ɪ d / ; born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled , is an American DJ, record producer, and record executive. Originally a Miami -based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry artists to perform on singles and albums, for which he often serves as hype man . His distinctions are his booming voice presence, "motivational" abstractions, and numerous catchphrases . While his musical contribution
3090-584: Is known for his social media presence; he states: “I don't do too many interviews… cause I've got my own interview: I say what I want to say anytime I want.” Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have a son, Asahd Tuck Khaled, born on October 23, 2016. Khaled garnered national attention after streaming the birth live on his Snapchat account. On January 20, 2020, Tuck gave birth to their second son, Aalam Tuck Khaled. In January 2017, Khaled purchased Robbie Williams 's former house in Mulholland Estates ,
3193-486: Is my brother and Khaled was not serious with that damn proposal, ya'll. Please let it go. He was kidding." The same day, Flex premiered Khaled's new single, "I Wanna Be with You", which featured Minaj, as well as frequent collaborators Future and Rick Ross. This lead some to believe that his proposal was a "publicity stunt" to promote his new single. On April 28, 2014, DJ Khaled announced in an interview with MTV that Jay-Z would be featured on his new single. The interview
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3296-487: Is often questioned, Khaled's role has been described as "organization, direction, [and] promotion". Khaled was born in New Orleans to Palestinian immigrant parents. He first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s for the radio station 99 Jamz , and translated his popularity by working with Fat Joe 's hip hop collective, Terror Squad , as a DJ for their live performances. Following his production credits on
3399-683: The 65th Annual Grammy Awards : Song of the Year , Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance . Outside of music, Khaled has gained success as a writer, with his book The Keys featuring on the New York Times Best Seller list . He has also performed as an actor for the films Spies in Disguise (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). His record label, We the Best Music Group has distributed his releases since its formation in 2008, though Khaled signed other artists to
3502-562: The Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards . His tenth album, Grateful (2017), became his second consecutive number-one album and was preceded by the singles " I'm the One " (featuring Justin Bieber , Quavo , Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne ) and " Wild Thoughts " (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller ), which peaked at numbers one and two on
3605-707: The Billboard 200. DJ Khaled announced the title his next album, We the Best Forever , on Twitter . On August 19, Khaled signed to Cash Money Records along to Universal Motown , the album will be released under the label, also under E1 Entertainment , Terror Squad , Def Jam South , and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group , with confirmed guests as Fat Joe , Chris Brown , Keyshia Cole , Cee Lo Green , Cool & Dre , Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z , Nas, Birdman , Lil Wayne, T.I. , Akon , Drake, and Nicki Minaj The first single, " Welcome to My Hood ", featuring Rick Ross, Plies , Lil Wayne and T-Pain
3708-511: The Billboard Hot 100, respectively. His eleventh album, Father of Asahd (2019), contained the song " Higher " (featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend ), which won Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards —Khaled's first Grammy Award win. His eponymous twelfth album (2021) and thirteenth album, God Did (2022), both debuted atop the Billboard 200. The latter's title track (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z , John Legend and Fridayy ) earned three nominations at
3811-513: The Billboard Hot 100. With over seven million digital downloads it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA , and was the most downloaded single of the 2000s decade , measured by paid digital downloads. The song was named third on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. Several of T-Pain's stylistic effects are present in this song, including Auto-Tune and call and answer during the chorus. It
3914-716: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam , the Netherlands, together with Senhit . Flo Rida was born as Tramar Lacel Dillard on September 16, 1979, in the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida . He has seven sisters, the youngest of whom is his twin. Some of his sisters sang in a local gospel group. His brother-in-law was a hype man for local rap group 2 Live Crew , and while in ninth grade, Flo Rida joined an amateur rap group called
4017-425: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . Two days before the second semi-final of the contest, it was confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage. San Marino, represented by Senhit, finished 22nd overall out of 26 countries in the final of the contest. In 2022, Flo Rida released country rap singles "High Heels" featuring Walker Hayes and "No Bad Days" featuring Jimmie Allen . On January 18, 2023, Flo Rida
4120-462: The J. R. Rotem -produced "Roll", which was co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya. Various other guests include Birdman , Brisco, and Yung Joc . "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. His second collaboration with T-Pain , "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina , named "Bout It", both did not make
4223-646: The September 11 attacks to avoid appearing insensitive. On June 6, 2006, his debut album, Listennn... the Album , was released by Koch Records ; it premiered on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 12. We the Best (2007) is his second album, with singles "I'm So Hood" (with T-Pain , Trick Daddy , Plies , and Rick Ross ) and "We Takin' Over" (with Akon , T.I. , Rick Ross, Fat Joe , Birdman , and Lil Wayne). "We Takin' Over" peaked at number 28 on
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4326-469: The UK R&;B Chart . "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single, and third promo single , on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris , Gucci Mane , and Git Fresh . Flo Rida also made guest appearances on " iYiYi ", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson , and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana . Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays , recording
4429-455: The UK Singles Chart , several months after its official release. Although it failed to reach number one in the UK, it amassed 53 weeks inside the UK top 75 (making it the joint 20th longest-runner of all-time), and 75 weeks inside the top 100. As of January 2012, the song has sold 613,434 copies in the UK. The song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard 's All Time Hot 100. The song was also ranked
4532-649: The 2012 edition of WWE's Tribute to the Troops . In November 2012, he collaborated with Olly Murs for his song " Troublemaker ". In June 2013, Flo Rida collaborated with Marc Mysterio on the song "Booty on the Floor" to benefit the families and victims of the Boston Marathon bombing via One Fund Boston. In January 2014, Flo Rida was featured in the song "One Night Stand" by Slovak duo TWiiNS . In November, he appeared on Nickelback 's album No Fixed Address in
4635-553: The Ayer " featuring will.i.am , and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed, and both charted on the Hot 100 and other charts. In addition to T-Pain , there were many featured guests throughout Mail on Sunday . Timbaland , who produced the second single " Elevator ", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross , and Trey Songz made appearances as well. Lil Wayne appeared on the track "American Superstar", while Sean Kingston appeared on
4738-459: The Best Forever . Ross also featured on the song " Welcome to My Hood " in the same album . In 2012, Ross featured on two singles from Khaled's sixth album, Kiss the Ring : " Take It to the Head " and " I Wish You Would ". In early 2013, Ross featured on the single " No New Friends " as part of Khaled's seventh album, Suffering from Success . On 16 May 2013, Birdman and Ross announced that their collaborative album The H would be released as
4841-643: The EP, in December 2015, Flo Rida released the single "Dirty Mind", featuring Sam Martin . On February 20, 2016, Flo Rida released "Who Did You Love", a collaboration with Arianna . On February 26, 2016, Flo Rida released a standalone single " Hello Friday " featuring Jason Derulo , that peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On March 24, 2016, he released the promotional single "Who's with Me". On July 29, 2016, Flo Rida released " Zillionaire ", that
4944-550: The GroundHoggz. The GroundHoggz had been a three-man group, with members who lived in the same apartment complex as Flo Rida. They started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches . The GroundHoggz, in this four-man incarnation, remained together for eight years. Early on in his career one of his sisters, Julia, died due to bronchitis . Her death greatly affected Dillard and his career, with him telling MTV, "I
5047-504: The Khaled family's religious beliefs and spirituality in Islam . The album included 14 tracks and song features with the likes of Nas , Beyoncé and Jeremih . Two days after the release of the album, Khaled revealed an updated track listing that added the track "Big Paper", which features American rapper Cardi B , which was not on the previous track listing. On July 6, 2022, he announced
5150-451: The No. 1 billboard hit "Whistle" about his love for basketball and his time as a coach. In the song he sings "Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Let me know. Girl, I'm gonna show you how to do it and we start real slow. You just put your lips together and you come real close. Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Here we go." Here, Flo Rida stated that he was referring to teaching
5253-468: The Rapper , Justin Bieber , Migos and Mariah Carey . On February 9, DJ Khaled announced his tenth studio album would be titled Grateful and said that it was going to be released in June. On February 12, DJ Khaled released " Shining ", the lead single of Grateful which features Beyoncé and Jay-Z. He had a cameo appearance in promotional material for Spider-Man: Homecoming , and later appeared as
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#17327931314955356-447: The Ring (2012), Suffering from Success (2013), and I Changed a Lot (2015)—were released to moderate critical and commercial reception. Throughout 2015 and 2016, Khaled gained wider recognition as a public figure due to his social media activity. This, along with several Internet memes , foresaw the release of his ninth studio album, Major Key (2016), which was met with further critical and commercial success as it debuted atop
5459-403: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 6, 2007, and reached number one for the week of December 30, 2007. The song generated the second greatest one-week digital sales in the history of Billboard ' s Digital Songs chart (behind Flo Rida's " Right Round "), with 467,000 digital copies in one week. "Low" was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks and remained in
5562-908: The US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007. Khaled made a guest appearance on Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna on the single " 100 Million ", which also features Rick Ross, Dre , Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne. That year, Khaled won two Ozone Awards: one for Best Video ("We Takin' Over") and another for Best Radio DJ. In 2008, Khaled's third album We Global came out with singles " Out Here Grindin " (with Akon, Rick Ross, Lil' Boosie , Trick Daddy, Ace Hood , and Plies) followed by " Go Hard " (featuring Kanye West and T-Pain). RIAA certified
5665-524: The US Top 100 chart on iTunes. 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 . The single reached the No. 43 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. 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. Following
5768-701: The US, becoming the eighth best-selling rap album of 2009. Flo Rida made guest performances on " Feel It " by DJ Felli Fel , " Starstruck " by Lady Gaga , and " Feel It " by Three 6 Mafia . " 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. Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1)
5871-516: The US. The album was succeeded by R.O.O.T.S. , the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010's Only One Flo (Part 1) and 2012's Wild Ones , also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists . 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. ", and " My House ". He represented San Marino in
5974-516: The United Kingdom. The second official single was " Sugar ", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon . The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Jump ", featuring singer Nelly Furtado , was the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009, in the United Kingdom, and July 28, 2009, worldwide. " Be on You ", featuring singer Ne-Yo , was the album's fourth official single, released on October 6, 2009. Both songs charted in
6077-627: The album were the title track, " Wild Ones ", released in December 2011, and " Whistle ", released in April 2012. "Wild Ones" reached No. 1 in various countries, and hit #5 in the US, while "Whistle" reached No. 1 in 20 countries, including the United States. 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. Flo Rida stated in an interview with TMZ that he wrote
6180-400: The album's artwork. On February 5, 2016, DJ Khaled premiered the debut his new We The Best Radio show on Beats 1 with the premiere of Future 's fourth studio album EVOL . On February 14, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would debut French Montana 's new mixtape on We The Best Radio. The Wave Gods titled mixtape premiered on February 19, 2016. On February 29, 2016, Khaled signed
6283-466: The album. In January 2013, Khaled announced that he began work on his seventh album, Suffering from Success . After attending a doctor due to a bald spot on his beard, Khaled was told that he was "suffering from success", which inspired the album's title. The first single from the album, " No New Friends ", features Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, and was produced by Canadian producers Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib . On April 14, 2013, Khaled released
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#17327931314956386-504: The attention of DeVante Swing , a member of the band Jodeci . However, he was rejected by several of the major labels , so he sought a number of other jobs outside of music. After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two months and attended Barry University for two months. He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving
6489-473: The birth of his sons Asahd and Aalam, who both would executive produce the album, and winning his first Grammy Award . In March 2021, Khaled collaborated with Dolce & Gabbana on a collection of ready-to-wear and beachwear pieces. On April 30, 2021, Khaled released his 12th studio album, " Khaled Khaled ". The title of the album is taken from Khaled's real name, Khaled Khaled. Allah is, as well as Khaled's two sons, credited as an executive producer due to
6592-534: The cause. In November 2018, together with Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Khaled agreed to a total settlement of $ 750,000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to disclose payments accepted from issuers of an initial coin offering, specifying a personal $ 50,000 promotional payment from beleaguered cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech Inc., whose co-founders were indicted for fraud in May 2018. According to
6695-478: The final tracklist, but were recorded. 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 . During
6798-517: The first verse of the title track of Khaled's thirteenth album, God Did . The song earned three nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards : Song of the Year , Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance . The same year, Ross and Khaled both featured on the GQ Hype Debate Show, debating the greatest snack of all time. Ross was a proponent of his own Rap Snacks whereas Khaled endorsed Cinnamon Toast Crunch . In 2023, Khaled produced
6901-409: The former's debut studio album Mail on Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets . An official remix was made which also features Pitbull . The song peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . The song was a massive success worldwide and was the longest-running number-one single of 2008 in the United States, spending ten consecutive weeks atop
7004-415: The group's material, Khaled enlisted several hip hop artists associated with the group and his native Miami to perform on his debut studio album, Listennn... the Album (2006). His second album, We the Best (2007), spawned the hit single " I'm So Hood " (featuring T-Pain , Trick Daddy , Rick Ross and Plies ). His two subsequent releases— We Global (2008) and Victory (2010)—both peaked within
7107-402: The hit single " I'm So Hood " as part of Khaled's second album, We the Best . Ross also contributed vocals to “ We Takin' Over ”, a song on the same album, which peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007. The same year, both Ross and Khaled made
7210-485: The imprint including Ace Hood , Kent Jones , Mavado , Flipp Dinero , and Vado , among others. Khaled Mohammed Khaled was born on November 26, 1975, in New Orleans , Louisiana , to Palestinian parents who immigrated to the United States; his father was from Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya , and his mother from Ramallah . His brother Alec Ledd (Alaa Khaled) is an actor. His musician parents played Arabic music ; Khaled started developing an interest in rap and soul music at
7313-882: The number-one song for 2008 in Billboard ' s ranking of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 . For the week of December 28, 2008, it was listed at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart year-end countdown and was named the highest-selling single in Australia in 2008. The song became either a hit in most of European countries, reach the top ten like in Finland (no.9), in Denmark (no.9) or again in Belgium (Flanders charts) (no.7). The song reach
7416-589: The official artwork for the second single from I Changed A Lot entitled " Hold You Down " which features Chris Brown , August Alsina , Future and Jeremih , and is produced by Bkorn , Lee on the Beats and LDB. The single was released on August 11, 2014, along with a music video, directed by Gil Green . On November 3, 2014, Khaled released the remix to "Hold You Down" featuring Usher , Rick Ross, Fabolous , and Ace Hood . On May 11, 2015, DJ Khaled revealed that he had amicably parted ways with Cash Money Records. "I'm not signed to Cash Money at all. I've been off for
7519-595: The publicity, simply stating: "I'm not gonna let him bait me". His fourth studio album Victory was released on March 2, 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Drake , Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas , Snoop Dogg , Ludacris , Nelly , and more. The single " All I Do Is Win " featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, and T-Pain was certified as a double-platinum single. Other singles include: " Put Your Hands Up " featuring Ross, Young Jeezy , Plies , and Schife, and " Fed Up " featuring Usher , Drake, Ross, and Jeezy. The album had low sales and debuted at number 12 on
7622-448: The room yelling, ‘I got some shit, Rozay!' — and nine times out of 10, when he's that excited, it's something that's going to end up feeling good. That's always been the dynamic, since “ I'm So Hood ,” and the list goes on.” On their relationship, Khaled states: “Ross is my brother,” he said. “That's Day 1. That's family. Me and him come from the bottom, the mud, to marble floors. When he's shouting me out on that record, that's what you call
7725-609: The single "I'm So Hood" Platinum on June 4, 2008. That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards . He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in February 2009. That same month, 50 Cent released a video titled "A Psychic Told Me" in which he spoke of harming Khaled's mother and showed alleged footage of Khaled's mother's workplace and his mother herself. Following this, Khaled refused to comment, not wanting to give 50 Cent
7828-487: The single “ Do You Mind ” and the track "Fuck Up the Club". In 2017, Ross featured on three tracks from Khaled's tenth studio album, Grateful : "On Everything", "Down for Life" and "Whatever". In 2019, Ross featured on one track from Khaled's eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd : "Big Boy Talk". In 2021, Ross featured on one song from Khaled's twelfth studio album, Khaled Khaled : "This Is My Year". In 2022, Ross rapped
7931-476: The song " Club Can't Handle Me " featuring David Guetta , which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D soundtrack. On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced, and featuring by Electrixx, which is not featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, " Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) "
8034-471: 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 . Flo Rida's debut album, Mail on Sunday , was released on March 18, 2008. The first single was " Low ", featuring T-Pain , which was also included in the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets . "Low" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Elevator ", featuring Timbaland , " In
8137-550: The song “Above the Law” from Rick Ross’ thirteenth album, Too Good to Be True . The relationship between Drake and Khaled has been described as “uniquely fruitful”. Lil Wayne has stated: “DJ Khaled is one of one… He's produced so many memorable tracks. There's no one like him.” Jeff Ihaza of the Rolling Stone has described Khaled thus: “Khaled wears a pristinely lined haircut. His beard follows sharp angles that enforce
8240-512: The start of 2021, the ads became a minor Internet meme with user-generated YouTube and TikTok remixes. Also, a parody of the song highlighting price drop was used in the 2021 Lazada 11.11 TV commercial featuring K-Pop boy group Seventeen in the ASEAN region, where it was sung in Indonesian , Tagalog , Thai , Vietnamese , and English . Another way the song is used in meme culture
8343-569: The summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance in the US and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada. He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled , Gutta by Ace Hood , and The Fame by Lady Gaga . Flo Rida began recording his second album, R.O.O.T.S. , 9 months after Mail On Sunday . The album was released on March 31, 2009. The first single, " Right Round " featuring Kesha,
8446-487: The synthesizer plays, sometimes only the bass, sometimes only the vocals. Flo Rida uses a style that is common in 1990s hip-hop party music. "Low" is written in common time with a moderate tempo of 128 beats per minute while T-Pain's vocal range spans nearly two octaves from B♭ 2 to F ♯ 4 . Thematically, the song describes a sexually desirable girl twerking in a club, and the singer's efforts to hook up with her, primarily by flaunting displays of cash. The girl
8549-540: The title of his upcoming 13th studio album, God Did , and released the album on August 26, 2022. On August 10, 2023, DJ Khaled announced via Instagram that he will release his upcoming fourteenth studio album Til Next Time , promoted by its lead single, " Supposed to Be Loved ", which features rappers Future , Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert . Rick Ross has been described as one of Khaled's “longest-running collaborators”. With reference to Khaled, Ross has stated: “He knows what's going to get me excited… He'll run in
8652-429: The top 100 in various countries. " Available ", featuring Akon , was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. A music video was, however, shot in mid-2009. R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States, and 536,000 worldwide. By the end of 2009, the album sold 247,000 copies in
8755-578: The top ten of the Billboard 200 ; the latter was supported by the single " All I Do Is Win " (featuring T-Pain, Ludacris , Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross), which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth studio album and major label debut, We the Best Forever (2011), saw continued commercial success and brought Khaled to mainstream prominence by spawning his first Billboard Hot 100 -top ten single, " I'm on One " (featuring Drake , Rick Ross and Lil Wayne ). His following three albums— Kiss
8858-468: The top ten of the chart for 23 weeks, making it both T-Pain and Flo Rida 's most successful single to date. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 39 weeks, before dropping out in June 2008. As the first number one on the Hot 100 of 2008, "Low" held the top position longer than any song did in 2008 (see List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 ), and was the longest-running Hot 100 number one single since Beyoncé 's " Irreplaceable ". The song
8961-602: The top twenty in Germany, in Hungary and Norway, the top forty in France and top sixty in Netherlands. Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The song was performed live with the band Simple Plan at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards . Albuquerque, New Mexico based crunkcore group Brokencyde released
9064-510: The track "Got Me Runnin' Round". Flo Rida was also featured in Jeremih 's track " Tonight Belongs to U! ". On September 29, 2014 (October 21 in the U.S), Flo Rida released the lead single from his EP My House (2015) titled " G.D.F.R. " featuring Sage the Gemini . The song became his tenth top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 3 in
9167-509: The viral video "Jessica" or "Jessica, did you sleep with your teacher?" used the song in the background that "Jessica" sung along with until her "Mom" confronted her about sleeping with her teacher. A year later, in 2020, the American grocery chain Kroger and their subsidiary stores began to use the song's chorus for a series of animated ads, appropriately highlighting coupons and low prices. At
9270-473: Was awarded $ 82.6 million by a Florida jury in his lawsuit against Celsius, the maker of energy drinks with whom Flo Rida had an endorsement deal, serving as a brand ambassador from 2014 to 2018. He and his production company, Strong Arm Productions, claimed that Celsius breached their contract and attempted to hide money. Studio albums Low (Flo Rida song) " Low " is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida featuring American singer T-Pain , from
9373-425: Was best-selling digitally-downloaded song of all time until it was surpassed by The Black Eyed Peas ' " I Gotta Feeling " in May 2010. The song sold over six million in digital sales by August 7, 2011, and reached its seven millionth sales mark in sales in June 2014. The physical release of the single occurred in the UK for the week of March 24, 2008. For the week of July 20, 2008, the song moved up to number 19 on
9476-532: Was featured in the trailer for Masterminds . Flo Rida was also featured on Liz Elias' single "At Night" as well as on Pitbull 's single " Greenlight ", included on Pitbull's tenth album Climate Change . 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. 77 on the Hot 100. On November 17, 2017, Flo Rida released another single "Hola" featuring Colombian singer/songwriter Maluma . On March 2, 2018, Flo Rida released
9579-410: Was noted due to Khaled "cursing, gesturing, and tossing the microphone to the floor in an effort to convey the importance and impact of the music he has coming this summer." A few hours after that, he released the single called " They Don't Love You No More ", also featuring frequent collaborators Rick Ross, Meek Mill and French Montana. The song will be on his eight studio album, I Changed A Lot , which
9682-582: Was on a pirate station. In 1998, he moved to Miami and co-hosted The Luke Show on WEDR "99 Jamz" with 2 Live Crew 's Luther Campbell . In 2003, he started hosting a weeknight radio show on 99 Jamz called The Takeover . During his career, Khaled has used many monikers, including "Arab Attack", "Big Dog Pitbull", "Terror Squadian" (used during his time with the hip hop group Terror Squad ), Beat Novacane (a moniker under which he produces beats), The Don Dada, Mr. Miami etc. Khaled explained that "Arab Attack" meant "attack with music"; he stopped using it after
9785-476: Was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store . It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010. After the release of the album in the UK, " Who Dat Girl " started to receive a strong number of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136 on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on
9888-550: Was released for airplay in January 2009. "Right Round" jumped from number 58 to the top spot in one week in late February. The song broke a record for the most digital one week sales in the US, with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with " Low ". "Right Round" sampled " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) ", a 1985 hit by British band Dead or Alive . "Right Round" also became Flo Rida's first chart-topping song in
9991-471: Was released in 2015. The following day, "They Don't Love You No More" was serviced to mainstream urban radio in the United States. On July 1, 2014, Khaled announced that he has partnered with Danish audio company Bang & Olufsen to launch his own brand of headphones, titled "We the Best Sound". The brand is advertised in the video "They Don't Love You No More." On August 8, 2014, Khaled released
10094-654: Was released in Australia on April 6, which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes. It debuted at No. 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart On May 22, 2012, Flo Rida performed and closed the show at the first Q102 Springle Ball Concert, and the following day he performed "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez on the America Idol finale. On September 13, Flo Rida performed his new single " I Cry " on America's Got Talent . On December 9, he performed " Let It Roll " and "Wild Ones" at
10197-579: Was released on January 13, 2011; it was produced by the Renegades, and co-produced by DJ Khaled himself along with the Nasty Beatmakers. The song was his first release under Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records , a music video was filmed in Miami, Florida, and directed by Gil Green , featuring cameos by Flo Rida , Bow Wow , Busta Rhymes , and other artists. The next single, " I'm on One ", featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne,
10300-586: Was released on May 20, 2011. Khaled performed the song at BET Awards 2011 , which aired on June 26, 2011. On December 10, 2011, DJ Khaled announced the title of his next album, Kiss the Ring in an online video, with the release date as "coming soon" in 2012. Guests on the album include T-Pain , French Montana , Future , Wiz Khalifa , Nas, Plies , Ace Hood , Kanye West, Rick Ross, Meek Mill , Big Sean , 2 Chainz , Jadakiss , Kirko Bangz , Mack Maine , Tyga , T.I. , J. Cole , Kendrick Lamar , Big K.R.I.T. , Mavado , and Wale . Khaled mentioned that he had
10403-411: Was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One . Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album. A promo single , titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain , was released on the internet; though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released
10506-485: Was released the following day, on March 2. On July 23, Khaled announced the next single, titled " No Brainer ", featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo, which was released on July 27. On March 5, 2019, Khaled announced that the album would be released in May 2019. It was released on May 17, 2019. He released several music videos for the album's singles on that day through May 20, including one for " Higher ", featuring late rapper Nipsey Hussle and John Legend ,
10609-476: Was very close to her, and I told myself that I was going to do this for my sister." 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. Flo Rida considers this period his schooling. With The GroundHoggz, they were featured guests on Fresh Kid Ice's album Freaky Chinese (2004). Flo Rida's work with Fresh Kid Ice attracted
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