Flo Rida

Solo Artist

Photo: Eva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0
Active 2006-present
Origin Miami Gardens, Florida
Albums 4
Tracks 43
Most frequent collaborator Mike Caren · 6 tracks
Genres Hip HopPop RapDance-Pop
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 43 of 43 tracks

Did Flo Rida write his own songs?

Flo Rida writes his own rap verses, as most hip-hop artists do, and is credited as a co-writer on most of his tracks. His biggest hits, though, are built on interpolations and samples of other songs, so records like 'Low,' 'Right Round,' and 'Good Feeling' carry large teams of credited songwriters rather than being written by him alone.

By the Numbers

4
Studio Albums
43
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
over 80 million
Records Sold
20
Years Active
212
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 43 / 43 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 43 tracks: how many Flo Rida wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Flo Rida has a writing credit100%
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Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written43tracks100%
Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Flo Rida's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 43 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer0%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Flo Rida's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

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2008Mail on Sunday
2009R.O.O.T.S.
2010Only One Flo (Part 1)
2012Wild Ones
Early · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2000s
Mail on Sunday, R.O.O.T.S.
100%
2010s
Only One Flo (Part 1), Wild Ones

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Flo Rida sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Flo Rida
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
The Pussycat Dolls21%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
Rihanna44%
Destiny's Child69%
Kesha77%
Chris Brown91%
100%Flo Rida
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Low
Mail on Sunday
Written by Tramar Dillard, Montay Humphrey, T-Pain
Co-wrote
In the Ayer
Mail on Sunday
Written by Tramar Dillard, William Adams, Tony Butler
Co-wrote
Elevator
Mail on Sunday
Written by Tramar Dillard, Timothy Mosley, Hannon Lane
Co-wrote
Right Round
R.O.O.T.S.
Written by Tramar Dillard, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Justin Franks, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Peter Burns, Stephen Coy, Michael Percy, Timothy Lever
Co-wrote
Sugar
R.O.O.T.S.
Written by Tramar Dillard, Montay Humphrey, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Maurizio Lobina, Gianfranco Randone, Massimo Gabutti, William Jones, Mike Caren
Co-wrote
Be on You
R.O.O.T.S.
Written by Tramar Dillard, Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Co-wrote
Jump
R.O.O.T.S.
Written by Tramar Dillard, Mike Caren, Travis Barker, Oliver Goldstein, Nelly Furtado, Ester Dean
Co-wrote
Club Can't Handle Me
Only One Flo (Part 1)
Written by Tramar Dillard, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Mike Caren, Carmen Key, Kasia Livingston, Giorgio Tuinfort
Co-wrote
Whistle
Wild Ones
Written by Tramar Dillard, David Glass, Justin Franks, Breyan Isaac, Antonio Mobley, Marcus Killian
Co-wrote
Good Feeling
Wild Ones
Written by Tramar Dillard, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Breyan Isaac, Arash Pournouri, Tim Bergling, Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
Co-wrote
Wild Ones
Wild Ones
Written by Tramar Dillard, Raphael Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Sia Furler, Axel Hedfors, Jacob Luttrell, Marcus Cooper, Benjamin Maddahi
Co-wrote
I Cry
Wild Ones
Written by Tramar Dillard, Alex Schwartz, Joe Khajadourian, Raphael Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Brenda Russell, Scott Cutler, Jeffrey Hull
Co-wrote

Discography 4 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Flo Rida43 tracks
MC6Mike Caren, 6 tracks 5DJ Frank E, 5 tracks 4Dr. Luke, 4 tracks 4Axwell, 4 tracks on Swedish House Mafia's page BI4Breyan Isaac, 4 tracks S&4SoFly & Nius, 4 tracks SJ3Sly Jordan, 3 tracks AM3Antonio Mobley, 3 tracks RJ3Raphael Judrin, 3 tracks PM3Pierre-Antoine Melki, 3 tracks CM2Carlton Mays, 2 tracks HC2Honorable C.N.O.T.E., 2 tracks JR2Jonathan Rotem, 2 tracks JR2J. R. Rotem, 2 tracks MH2Montay Humphrey, 2 tracks DM2DJ Montay, 2 tracks TT2Theron Thomas, 2 tracks TT2Timothy Thomas, 2 tracks WA2William Adams, 2 tracks on Black Eyed Peas's page W2will.i.am, 2 tracks on Black Eyed Peas's page OG2Oliver Goldstein, 2 tracks ED2Ester Dean, 2 tracks O2Oligee, 2 tracks PL2Philip Lawrence, 2 tracks BM2Bruno Mars, 2 tracks K2Kesha, 2 tracks A2Akon, 2 tracks BL2Benjamin Levin, 2 tracks BB2Benny Blanco, 2 tracks CK2Carmen Key, 2 tracks AH2Axel Hedfors, 2 tracks JL2Jacob Luttrell, 2 tracks DS1Darius Stanley, 1 track DC1Dwayne Carter, 1 track on Lil Wayne's page LW1Lil Wayne, 1 track JP1Jamil Pierre, 1 track D1Deputy, 1 track TM1Timothy Mosley, 1 track HL1Hannon Lane, 1 track T1Timbaland, 1 track CL1Christopher Lanier, 1 track SK1Sean Kingston, 1 track T1T-Pain, 1 track CH1Chauncey Hollis, 1 track JW1Jesse Woodward, 1 track B1Birdman, 1 track H1Hit-Boy, 1 track CN1Chase N. Cashe, 1 track KB1Kane Beatz, 1 track AB1André Benjamin, 1 track SB1Sleepy Brown, 1 track RM1Ray Murray, 1 track AP1Antwan Patton, 1 track on OutKast's page RW1Rico Wade, 1 track TB1Tony Butler, 1 track BK1Bosco Kante, 1 track DG1David Gamson, 1 track RT1Roger Troutman, 1 track LD1LaDamon Douglas, 1 track F1FATBOI, 1 track CT1Courtney Travis, 1 track JR1Jasiel Robinson, 1 track YJ1Yung Joc, 1 track TC1Tony Castillo, 1 track AW1Amir Williams, 1 track GT1Gorilla Tek Drum Majorz, 1 track TS1Trey Songz, 1 track JT1Javon Thomas, 1 track WR1William Roberts, 1 track B1Brisco, 1 track J"1Javon "4Mill" Thomas, 1 track RR1Rick Ross, 1 track S1Sounwave, 1 track C"1Christopher "Spitfiya" Lanier, 1 track TB1Travis Barker, 1 track on Blink-182's page NF1Nelly Furtado, 1 track MK1Mark Knopfler, 1 track JS1James Scheffer, 1 track RB1Richard Butler Jr., 1 track AH1Andre Harris, 1 track VD1Vidal Davis, 1 track RZ1Rex Zamor, 1 track JJ1Jim Jonsin, 1 track D&1Dre & Vidal, 1 track PP1Pleasure P, 1 track AG1Allan Grigg, 1 track AB1Aaron Bay-Schuck, 1 track PB1Peter Burns, 1 track SC1Stephen Coy, 1 track MP1Michael Percy, 1 track TL1Timothy Lever, 1 track KK1Kool Kojak, 1 track JB1Jean Borges, 1 track J1JRock, 1 track N1Ne-Yo, 1 track MS1Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, 1 track TE1Tor Erik Hermansen, 1 track S1Stargate, 1 track EH1Eric Hudson, 1 track N"1Noel "Detail" Fisher, 1 track AT1Aliaune Thiam, 1 track on Akon's page HC1Harold Clayton, 1 track SA1Sigidi Abdullah, 1 track KS1K. Sebert, 1 track on Kesha's page HP1Happy Perez, 1 track CB1Carlos Battey, 1 track SB1Steven Battey, 1 track ML1Maurizio Lobina, 1 track GR1Gianfranco Randone, 1 track MG1Massimo Gabutti, 1 track WJ1William Jones, 1 track WG1Wynter Gordon, 1 track KR1Kobe R, 1 track WJ1Wyclef Jean, 1 track MC1Maurice Carpenter, 1 track LM1Lee Major, 1 track JM1Johnny Mollings, 1 track LM1Lenny Mollings, 1 track TI1The Inkredibles, 1 track KR1Kevin Rudolf, 1 track JK1Jacob Kasher, 1 track PP1Priscilla Polete, 1 track JT1Josh Thomas, 1 track X1Xplicit, 1 track OC1Olle Cornéer, 1 track SE1Stefan Engblom, 1 track GK1George Kranz, 1 track BB1Boris Blank, 1 track DM1Dieter Meier, 1 track TM1The Monsters & The Strangerz, 1 track DL1Dada Life, 1 track JS1Jordan Suecof, 1 track J"1John "D.O.E." Maultsby, 1 track AD1Antario Dion Holmes, 1 track RL1Rufus Lee Copper, 1 track KT1Katari T. Cox, 1 track YA1Yafeu A. Fula, 1 track JP1Joseph Paquette, 1 track TS1Tupac Shakur, 1 track HF1Hussein Fatal, 1 track TJ1Tyron J. Wrice, 1 track I1Infinity, 1 track A"1Antario "Tario" Holmes, 1 track CK1Claude Kelly, 1 track MS1Matthew Samuels, 1 track JB1Julian Bunetta, 1 track JJ1Jamal Jones, 1 track TW1Tyler Williams, 1 track JL1Jordan Lewis, 1 track PD1Polow da Don, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 203. MC Mike Caren · BI Breyan Isaac · S& SoFly & Nius

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Flo Rida's catalog is a clear case of the modern hit-single machine. He co-writes his own verses (the hip-hop standard) and is credited as a writer on most of his tracks, but his biggest songs lean on interpolations and samples that bring large teams of credited songwriters and producers, so authorship is shared widely rather than held by him alone.

Quick Facts

  • Real nameTramar Dillard, from Carol City in Miami Gardens, Florida
  • Signature hit'Low' featuring T-Pain, ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
  • No. 1 singles'Low' and 'Right Round' both topped the Billboard Hot 100
  • Digital record'Right Round' sold 636,000 downloads in its first week (2009)
  • Records soldOver 80 million worldwide, among the best-selling artists
  • Studio albumsFour, all on Atlantic between 2008 and 2012

Creative Fingerprint

A hooks-and-samples hitmaker: Flo Rida writes his own verses like most rappers, but his biggest singles are built on interpolations that spread the songwriting credit across large teams.

The Story

Flo Rida (Tramar Dillard) is an American rapper from the Carol City area of Miami Gardens, Florida, who became one of the best-selling artists of the late-2000s and 2010s on the strength of crossover club and pop-rap singles. His four studio albums, all released on Atlantic Records between 2008 and 2012, are built around radio-ready hooks and heavy sampling, from the chart-topping debut single 'Low' through 'Right Round', 'Good Feeling', 'Wild Ones', and 'Whistle'. Since Wild Ones (2012) he has released singles and EPs rather than full studio albums.

Awards & Recognition

'Low' featuring T-Pain spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (2007-2008)
'Right Round' set a record for first-week digital sales with 636,000 downloads (2009)
Over 80 million records sold worldwide, among the best-selling music artists

Frequently Asked Questions Flo Rida

Did Flo Rida write his own songs?
Flo Rida writes his own rap verses, as most hip-hop artists do, and is credited as a co-writer on most of his tracks. His biggest hits, though, are built on interpolations and samples of other songs, so records like 'Low,' 'Right Round,' and 'Good Feeling' carry large teams of credited songwriters rather than being written by him alone.
Who wrote 'Low' by Flo Rida?
'Low,' which features T-Pain, was co-written by Flo Rida and T-Pain along with its producers. Released on 2008's Mail on Sunday, it spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the defining hit of Flo Rida's career.
What are Flo Rida's number-one hits?
Flo Rida has two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: 'Low' featuring T-Pain and 'Right Round' featuring Kesha. 'Right Round' shot from number 58 to the top in a single week in 2009 on the strength of record-breaking digital sales.
Who sings the hook on 'Wild Ones'?
The hook on 'Wild Ones' is sung by Sia, who co-wrote it. The song appears on Flo Rida's 2012 album Wild Ones alongside his other big single from that record, 'Whistle.'
How many records has Flo Rida sold?
Flo Rida has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He is especially known as one of the top-selling digital singles artists, led by 'Low' and 'Right Round.'
How many studio albums has Flo Rida released?
Flo Rida has released four studio albums, all on Atlantic Records: Mail on Sunday (2008), R.O.O.T.S. (2009), Only One Flo (Part 1) (2010), and Wild Ones (2012). Since then he has focused on singles and EPs rather than full albums.
Why do Flo Rida's songs list so many writers?
Many of his hits sample or interpolate earlier songs, and everyone credited on the original track must also be credited on his version. 'Right Round' reworks Dead or Alive's 'You Spin Me Round,' and 'Good Feeling' is built on Etta James, which is why the songwriting credits run long even though Flo Rida wrote his own raps.

Sources

Wikipedia: Flo Rida Wikipedia: Mail on Sunday Wikipedia: R.O.O.T.S. Wikipedia: Only One Flo (Part 1) Wikipedia: Wild Ones (Flo Rida album)