Cardo_(record_producer)

Cardo (record producer)

Cardo (record producer)

American record producer and rapper

Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr. (born September 24, 1984), professionally known as Cardo Got Wings or simply Cardo, is an American record producer and rapper.[2]

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Early life and career

Cardo was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He then moved to Fort Worth, Texas.[3]

In 2010, Cardo was producing for Mac Miller and Chevy Woods and subsequently met Wiz Khalifa at a show in Texas through Chevy Woods and his Uncle Motor. Cardo gave Khalifa a couple of his beats, which would end up on Khalifa's Kush & Orange Juice mixtape.[4] Cardo then started producing for other artists.[5]

Cardo is the founder and CEO of the record label Everything is Gold Music (EISG). Cardo was previously a member of, and producer on, Taylor Gang Records, and currently signed to Fool's Gold Records.[6] He has produced on many rappers' albums and singles including Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Drake, Skepta, Kendrick Lamar, Travi$ Scott, ScHoolboy Q, Meek Mill, The Game, Wiz Khalifa, R. Kelly, Jeezy, Jay Z, Frank Dukes and Swizz Beatz, among others.[7] In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture with Epic Records.[citation needed]

On December 21, 2017, Cardo and Payroll Giovanni of Detroit-based Doughboyz Cashout announced their record deal with Def Jam Records.

Cardo's professional name was derived from relatives who named him 'Ricardo' the Puerto Rican, despite being fully aware of his Caucasian and African American descent.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

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Production discography

Songs produced

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References

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    "2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards". Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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    Freedman, Pete (July 26, 2011). "Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo". Dallasobserver.com.
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    "ON THE BEAT: Get to Know Rising Producer CARDO – The Hundreds". August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "Beat Construction: Cardo". Thefader.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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    Markman, Rob. (July 2, 2014). "Cardo Explains How Big Sean Almost Had Jeezy And Jay Z's 'Seen It All' Beat". MTV. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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    Rya, Dan. (September 13, 2011). "ILoLa Monroe And Cardo Are No Longer Affiliated With Taylor Gang". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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    Frydenlund, Zach. (April 6, 2011). "Interview: Cardo Talks Working With Kendrick Lamar and Hints Rihanna Has Another 'ANTI'". Complex Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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    S, Nathan. (August 2, 2015). "How Cardo Started Producing & The Origin of "Cardo Got Wings" #A3CProAudio". DJBooth.net. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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    "Cardo Plans 'Lost in a World' Album For 2017". XXL. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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    "Stream Pi'erre Bourne and Cardo Got Wings's collab project Wild Adventure". Thefader.com. December 23, 2018.
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    "Raised by Wolves by YoDogg & Cardo" – via Apple Music.
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    "The Night Shift by Larry June & Cardo" – via Apple Music.
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    "Cardo – Credits". AllMusic.
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    "Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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    "American single certifications – Travis Scott – Goosebumps". RIAA.
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    "Cardo Talks Collaborating With Drake On "God's Plan"". HNHH. January 26, 2018.
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    "All Tracks by Cardo as a Producer". WhoSampled.
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    "A Look at Who's Who on Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn'". Complex. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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    "Here Are the Full Production Credits for Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.' Album". XXL. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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    "Listen to Kendrick Lamar's Fierce New Album 'Damn.' Featuring Rihanna, U2". Rolling Stone. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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    "Raskit". HNHH. July 21, 2017.
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    "Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired by Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA". iTunes. February 9, 2018.
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