Tamia Monique Carter, known professionally as Flo Milli, is an American rapper and songwriter. She is best known for her 2019 singles, "Beef FloMix" and "In The Party" which went viral on social media platforms such as TikTok. She is currently signed to RCA Records. Her debut mixtape titled Ho, Why Is You Here?, was released on July 24, 2020.
Early life
Tamia Monique Carter was born on January 9, 2000 in Mobile, Alabama, where she was also raised. Carter began rapping at age 11, in middle school, forming rap group Real & Beautiful, later known as Pink Mafia. After watching an episode of BET's music video countdown show 106 & Park that featured Nicki Minaj, she was inspired and began writing short verses that grew into songs. She released her first solo song, "No Hook", in 2015. She grew up listening to Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.
Career
2019–present: Breakthrough and ''Ho, Why Is You Here?''
Carter recorded the original version of her breakout single, "Beef FloMix", which is a freestyle over the instrumental of Playboi Carti and Ethereal's track "Beef", in October 2018. It went viral on Instagram and other social media sites, including TikTok, where it spawned a number of memes and where users posted tens of thousands of videos to it. It reached number two on Spotify's Viral 50 in April 2019. A fully produced version, released in July 2019, received over 33 million plays on Spotify in its first eight months. Carter's follow-up single was "In the Party," released in October 2019. In its first five months it netted over 24 million Spotify plays, along with over 11 million on YouTube, with co-signs by Cardi B and others. Her 2019 tour schedule included a performance at El Cid in Los Angeles, California. In February 2020, she released the single "My Attitude". In reaction, the New York Times described her as a "clever, cheerful lyricist" and the track a "persistently tough blend of aw-shucks sexual candor and eye-rolling dismissals". Nylon also featured the track. She followed the track up with the singles "Not Friendly" and "Eat It Up" in March and April 2020 respectively. In June 2020, Flo Milli released the J. White Did It-produced single "Like That B***h". The video was released on July 10, alongside another new track "Weak". Preceded by the singles; "Beef FloMix", "In the Party", "Not Friendly", "Like That B***h" and "Weak", Carter's debut mixtape titled, Ho, Why Is You Here?, was released on July 24, 2020.
