Atlanta, GA 12/16/2010 10:51:20 PM
Flo Rida isn't worried about his sales figures.
The US rapper has had huge success with his singles, including 'Low' -
which was named the seventh most downloaded song of all time on iTunes
in February this year - and 'Right Round', which reached number one in
the UK and US single charts, but said commercial success isn't what he
strives for.
He said: "You're trying to sell records, sell singles - do it all. But I'm not too fond of even just worrying about that.
"The most important thing is just, you know, connecting with the fans
on a worldwide basis because a lot of times you'll see numbers and that
doesn't play a part in the whole worldwide numbers."
Flo has also recently embraced a new sound, working with DJ and
producer David Guetta on 'Club Can't Handle Me' to produce a dance
music influenced hip hop hit, and Flo explained he had been very keen
to fit his words to the DJs dance-pop style for a long time.
He told the Los Angeles Times: "I'd seen David's following and really
wanted to work in his universe, in the European club scene. Tight,
melodic raps really fit with that style."
Flo added his next album, 'Only One Flo (Part 2)' will have a more
traditional hip hop sound and will be released "in the next couple of
months".
