Rapper Flo Rida charges up to $1 million for private gigs and does at least 30 each year
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- Flo Rida charges up to $1 million to perform at private events, according to The New Yorker.
- The "Low" rapper's lawyer told the publication that he does "at least" 30 each year.
- In January, Flo was awarded $82.6 million after successfully suing energy drink company Celsius.
Flo Rida charges up to $1 million to perform at private events and does "at least" 30 each year, according to The New Yorker.
In a piece published Monday, titled "How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party," Flo Rida's lawyer, Reginald Mathis, told the publication that the rapper charges between $150,000 and $300,000 for private gigs in the United States, "depending on location, scale, and other particulars."
For international gigs, Flo charges up to $1 million, Mathis said.
For example, Flo Rida recently performed at a bar mitzvah in Lincolnshire, Chicago.
Mathis said that for the gig, which lasted just 30 minutes, Flo's contract stipulated "private-jet travel, suitable accommodations" and a fee "in the six figures."
Compared to some other big-name artists, booking Flo Rida for a private gig is relatively cheap. To book Drake, for example, the starting price range is between $1.5 million to $2 million, according to Celebrity Talent International.
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Flo Rida rose to fame in 2007 thanks to his hit song with T-Pain, "Low," which went platinum 10 times over and spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
His 2009 and 2012 hits "Right Round" and "Whistle" also topped the charts. In total, he's sold over 100 million records worldwide.
In January, the "Elevator" rapper was awarded $82.6 million after successfully suing energy drink company Celsius – money he's using to launch his own energy drink, JettSet1.
Flo was recently taken to family court by Alexis Adams, his ex-girlfriend and the mother to his son, Zohar, who in March was seriously injured in a five-story fall.
Last week, a court in New York ruled that the rapper must pay Adams nearly $500,000 a year in child support.
He was also ordered to set up a $300,000 escrow account for Zohar's needs, which must be replenished annually. On top of that, Flo was told to make an immediate one-time $188,000 payment to Adams to compensate her for outstanding expenses, including Zohar's school costs.
"She's grateful to the court, and that it's over," Adams' attorney, Dror Bikel, told Insider.