Flo Rida, Elevator | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 19^th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Elevator” by Flo Rida. 

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark type $hi†, ya dig? These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the 19^th edition of Midnight Heat (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Elevator” by Flo Rida.

“Got you stuck (Yeah) on my elevator (Uh-huh) / Get it up (Yeah) on my elevator – check it out!” Woo! Being stuck in an elevator is band in most contexts but being stuck on a personal elevator that’s rising up… Sounds pleasing 😈. “Elevator” was one of the gems from Mail on Sunday, the 2008 album by Grammy-nominated rapper, Flo Rida. The third track from Mail on Sunday peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually earning platinum certification from the RIAA. It was produced by the one-and-only Timbaland, and Hannon Lane. The sound of “Elevator” is idiomatic of Timbaland given the sick beat and those creative percussive sounds.

In addition to his work behind the boards, Tim brings ample personality with this vocals in the hella catchy chorus (excerpted above) where the sexual innuendo is through the roof.  He continues melodically rapping, “My first flo’ stuck on the gold digger / Second flo’, stuck on the dime piece /… She’s stuck on my ele-eh-el-eh-vator.” My, my, my! These women! Of course, Flo Rida brings his own personality and swagger to the table, making this elevator joint a surefire vibe.  Case in point, verse one:

“Used to date Kanye, now she want me

Flo Rida got the juice, wanna take my OJ

It ain’t her birthday but her name on the cake

If I ever pay for nookie grade A.”

Take my OJ, huh? Now that’s just freaky! Flo Rida thinks with his elevator a couple more times throughout “Elevator” (“Plenty ghetto booty, plenty ghetto booty on her” and “She don’t fake, she’ll put it in your face”), but it’s a tamer brand of midnight heat compared to more contemporary rap, pop, and R&B.

Flo Rida // Mail on Sunday // Atlantic // 2008

Flo Rida, Elevator: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 19 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Werbefuzzy68 via Pixabay]