Flo Rida Reveals Sister’s Death Motivated Him to Succeed
Bruno Mars and Flo Rida are making their Top 20 debuts this week, with 'Locked Out of Heaven' at No. 11 and 'I Cry' at No. 20, respectively. Lower down the chart, fun. continue to inch their way up with 'Some Nights,' which comes in at No. 3, while Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never...' and Maroon 5's 'Some Nights' take the top two spots.
Pop rapper Flo Rida is everywhere, from live TV appearances to his own No. 1 hits on the radio to features on new songs by British pop stars like Olly Murs.
He's the hardest working man in mainstream rap, that's for sure, and his work with Murs on 'Troublemaker' is crazy catchy and fun. These guys have good, clean musical chemistry.
Even though his flow seems effortless, fun-loving rapper Flo Rida works incredibly hard, and now that he's topped the charts, he's getting back to his roots. "It wasn't easy getting to the top," Flo confessed in the opening montage of his moving 'I Cry' video. "I went through more than any man should have to growing up in the projects. Now I'm back for the kids," he affirms. "This was my struggle. What's yours?"
The stars, like Lea Michele, Bella Thorne, Ne-Yo, will.i.am and Flo Rida, came out for the 2012 Do Something Awards, which were held in Santa Monica, California last night (Aug. 19).
The awards recognize the most charitable people, places and events of the past year. So it's refreshing in that it's not another ceremony where Hollywood pats itself on the back for being talented and good-looking. Instead, good works are celebrated.