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>> Flo rida is in our house.
Flo's in the house right now.
I like the drip.
Who better to welcome us to
Florida than Flo ride.
What's the best thing about
Florida, man?
>> Definitely being born and
raised here.
The sunshine.
Definitely just going out to the
theme parks, different things
like that.
South beach and Miami.
>> Got to represent.
>> But the theme parks.
Are you a roller costar guy?
Do you go on the thrill rides?
>> I'm a rider coaster.
>> He's his own rider.
Because we're in Florida, I feel
like you'll give me the answer
this time.
Did you ever go through other
names to represent where you're
from?
Did you ever Tallahassee?
Miami?
>> I got it right the first
time.
>> First time.
>> Very first time.
>> I love it.
This is the crazy story but last
week the national weather
service was warning people about
falling iguanas because it went
a little chilly.
Have you ever seen a falling
iguana.
>> I haven't seen any falling
iguanas but I witness a lot of
iguanas down in Miami.
>> Really?
Do you know anybody that got hit
by one or was that a rumor?
>> Fortunately I haven't.
>> You should say I caught one
in the morning and one in the
afternoon.
We saw you're just back from
dubai.
Incredible trip.
Tell us about this and what
brought you there.
>> I had a couple of shows out
there.
Much love to the family.
I had a chance to go out there
and hang out with my guys T polo
team out there.
They're like family.
That's like a second home going
to dubai.
I love it over there.
>> What's cool too is you grew
up performing with family, with
your sisters, right?
>> Yeah.
>> How did that come about and
transpire for you to go solo?
>> Early on we had a gospel
group.
I have seven sisters.
>> I love that.
>> Whenever I needed background
singers for my group, I would
use my sisters.
We won a couple of contests at
night clubs and things like
that.
>> That's kind of what sealed
the deal for you?
>> Definitely inspired me.
>> Seven sisters?
>> Yes.
>> Do they critique you, how
you're looking, what you're
wearing?
>> Everything.
Girls to all of that.
>> Sisters even more than your
mom will get you.
>> So, you're a patient man.
You've got relationships
probably on point.
>> Very patient.
>> After all that.
What's cool about you too is I
know you like to give back,
you're into sports a lot.
>> Flow rider youth football
league.
Shoutout to snoop Dogg.
I got the chance to take the
kids to L.A.
>> How was that?
>> Amazing.
Snoop embraced the kids very
well.
A lot of kids had been on
planes.
That was the first time getting
on planes for a lot of the kids.
I thrive on giving back.
>> He's got a lot of pro
athletes coming it of there.
Speaking of pro athlete, I'm
looking at you, brother.
You're bronze, tall.
What's the workout thing that's
going on right now?
Bro, you're taut.
Is that the word?
Taut?
>> Mario had to give me a little
bit of space.
>> You know, definitely you
knowing be on stage, you know,
the amount of time that I'm on
stage I have to keep my cardio
up.
I love lifting weights.
It's organic to me growing up.
>> Keeps everything on point.
You're dropping a new album
coming up.
Tell us about that.
>> Look out for a Flo rida album
in the summer.
Going to come up with a name for
it.
My brother Mr. 305 got another
record coming out.
>> You're not going to do us
like Rihanna and say sometime in
2020 we're going to get the
album and we don't get the
album.
>> We're going to drop that.
>> I love you Rihanna, that's
love, that's love.
>> Can we expect more of the
same, music makes me want to
dance?
>> I love partying.
I love great energy.
I want to get people up dancing.
>> Would you sisters collaborate
on anything?
>> Never know.
>> I love that.
>> The hands were together.
Something in the works.
>> Mo money.
Mo money.
>> What about when you're just
chilling?
>> I'm always with family.
God is my family, I've been
knowing from day one.
But sometimes I might drive
around the whole neighborhood,
go out on south beach, things
like that.
I'm really low key.
>> Keep it low key.
>> What about food though real
quick because we're in the
park -- Florida, this food is
deep.
>> I just opened up a spot out
on south beach called the lick
'N.
>> What kind of food?
>> We have seafood, soul food,
like a combination.
>> Yeah.
Look at that.
>> The lickin '.
>> If you want to go party you
can go to bar idol.
>> I'm walking in like Flo ride
sent me.
Where's my table?
>> Then we go to studio 183, my
other spot.
>> Come on, brother.
>> Does everyone in the 305 -- I
know like you and pit bull and
D.J. Cali all from the same
area.
Are you all friendly with each
other?
>> Most definitely.
It's a blessing to have them
all.
It's amazing to bump shoulders
from traveling overseas or just
see each other, get different
accolades and things like that.
>> I've to start with the 404
from Atlanta.
I've got to get my cruise on.
>> All right.
>> Start a crew.