Flo Rida's list of demands for lyric writers leaks

[THE 101]

Be it the man or the phenomenon, Flo Rida poses many questions – but few answers.

How does someone who recycles one, single joyless backing-track measure his YouTube hits in the hundreds of millions and become “the biggest selling digital hip hop artist in the world”?

Who are these hundreds of millions watching videos for ‘Sweet Spot‘ (a cleavage cam attached to a woman’s chin rolling for 4 minutes) and ‘Club Can’t Handle Me‘ (Flo enters said club from Lamborghini butterfly-doors and throws cash into the air)?

But the biggest question – and the question we can help answer today – is just where is it from that Mr Rida get lyrics like “Whistle baby / Whistle baby / Let me know” or “You and me / Just me and you / Emotions I feel /Emotions are real”?

We’ve come into possession of a genuine email from Flo Rida’s “team” at Atlantic Records to prospective songwriters which sheds some light on just how the magic works.

Here it is in full:

Hey everyone!

I’ve attached a Zip file (Idea & Instrumental) for a Flo Rida idea that the whole team love the melody.. Just needs new lyrics.. Lyric brief is below..Would be great if you had any songwriters who could nail it!

Overall key with Flo Rida is to be masculine, macho, and iconic. Meaning we stay away from soft topics (like “your beautiful” or anything with love in it, unless something nonromantic like “I Love This shyt”).

We try to use concepts that have been #1s before but not interpolate (example “Jump” has been a #1 for Van Halen, Pointer Sisters, Kriss Kross, House Of Pain, and others). We love catch phrases, edgy/sexual double entendres, commands, and HUGGGEEEE melodies + lots of energy.

Please feel free to offer your own masculine, macho, and iconic lyrics for Flo’s consideration by posting in the comments below.

http://www.factmag.com/2014/04/09/r...ist-of-demands-for-prospective-lyric-writers/


Masculine, macho, and iconic

 

[Matt504]

Muscle Muscle baby, Muscle baby, call me Hercules (repeat 3x) (fist pump)

 

[boskey]

at that corporate ass email.

This is the future of hip hop that some of ya'll defend. Industry plants and focus group tested "just good music"

*paypals Lord Jamar 15 dollars*

 

[mortuus est]

seems like a perfect time for b pumper to become a ghost writer

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

So you're telling me he doesn't even write his own trash he calls music?

 

[THE 101]

at that corporate ass email.

This is the future of hip hop that some of ya'll defend. Industry plants and focus group tested "just good music"

*paypals Lord Jamar 15 dollars*

It's sad.

It's basically nothing more than assembly line music.

There's almost something vaguely sociopathic in the wording of that e-mail. I find it unsettling.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

(B section)

"Pour her a drink (drink)
And Make her happy/
You need a man girl
I'll be yo sugar daddy....


*insert autotune and generic pop chorus break*

(Chorus)
DAYYYYYYYYYYYYDEEEEEE
(Cause baby girl, I need you in my world)

DAYYYYYYYYYYDEEEEEEEEEE
(Girl just take my hand, you need a real man)

DAYYYYYYYYYYYYDEEEEHEEEEHEEEE
(When he's not around you know I put it down)

DAYYYYYYYYYYDEEEEEEEEEE
(So just leave and come with me, and take a shot with me)

GIRLHURRRRLLL!!! "



















That greasy receeding hairline ass nikka

 

[boskey]

It's sad.

It's basically nothing more than assembly line music.

There's almost something vaguely sociopathic in the wording of that e-mail. I find it unsettling.

I know exactly what you mean. I'm picturing some Jerry Sandusky looking old man sending this email...

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

I know exactly what you mean. I'm picturing some Jerry Sandusky looking old man sending this email...

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

at that corporate ass email.

This is the future of hip hop that some of ya'll defend. Industry plants and focus group tested "just good music"

*paypals Lord Jamar 15 dollars*

Yeah its crazy.....to think that Florida needs a team of ghostwriters to help craft those pathetic lyrics of his...

"HIP POP"!!

 

[desp]

Not surprised Dude's just another pop artist who raps a lil bit.

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

Not surprised Dude's just another pop artist who raps a lil bit.

Yup...he is just one big muscle headed marketing scheme



"Dont worry if i write rhymes...im busy working on my pecs!"-FLO RIDA

 

[h2o_proof]

It's sad.

It's basically nothing more than assembly line music.

There's almost something vaguely sociopathic in the wording of that e-mail. I find it unsettling.

I imagine this is also how veteran pastry chefs feel about all the cupcake stores that are flooding the market.

 

[desp]

Yup...he is just one big muscle headed marketing scheme



"Dont worry if i write rhymes...im busy working on my pecs!"-FLO RIDA