Before Flo Rida took on an EDM sound for crossover success, he excelled at gritty crunk anthems like his 2007 debut single “Birthday” featuring Rick Ross, and he held his own with Trick Daddy and Trina on DJ Khaled posse cuts. And even after becoming a pop superstar, Flo Rida fused rave beats with Southern rap on tracks like the 2013 Future collaboration “Tell Me When You Ready”.