Cardo (record producer): Difference between revisions

{{short description|American record producer and rapper from Minnesota}}

| name = Cardo

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| birth_name = Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2018/rs-awards |title=2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards |access-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201120181235/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2018/rs-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| alias = {{hlist|Cardo|Cardo Got Wings}}

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1984|9|24}}}}

| birth_place = [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]

* [[Trap music (hip hop)|trap]]

* [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]}}

| years_activeoccupation = 2010–present{{flatlist|

Cardo was born and raised in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. He then moved to [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehundreds.com/blog/on-the-beat-cardo-interview/ |title=ON THE BEAT: Get to Know Rising Producer CARDO – The Hundreds |date=August 4, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925085120/http://thehundreds.com/blog/on-the-beat-cardo-interview/ |archive-date=September 25, 2016 }}</ref>

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 [[Hip hop production|beats]], which would end up on Khalifa's ''[[Kush & Orange Juice]]'' mixtape.<ref>{{citeCite web|url=httphttps://www.thefader.com/2012/10/15/beat-construction-cardo|title=Beat Construction: Cardo|website=Thefader.com|access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> Cardo then started producing for other artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1860273/cardo-big-sean-jeezy-jay-z-seen-it-all/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707053006/http://www.mtv.com/news/1860273/cardo-big-sean-jeezy-jay-z-seen-it-all/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2014|title=Cardo Explains How Big Sean Almost Had Jeezy And Jay Z's 'Seen It All' Beat|last=Markman|first=Rob.|date=July 2, 2014|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

Cardo is the founder and current CEO of the record label Everything is Gold Music (EISG). Cardo was previously a member of, and producer on, [[Taylor Gang Records]], and is currently signed to [[Fool's Gold Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/lola-monroe-cardo-longer-affiliated-taylor-gang/|title=ILoLa Monroe And Cardo Are No Longer Affiliated With Taylor Gang|last=Rya|first=Dan.|date=September 13, 2011|publisher=XXL Magazine|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> He has produced on many rappers' albums and singles including [[Curren$y]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], [[Skepta]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Travi$ Scott]], [[ScHoolboy Q]], [[Meek Mill]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Jeezy]], [[Jay Z]], [[Frank Dukes]] and [[Swizz Beatz]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/cardo-interview-on-working-with-kendrick-lamar-hints-rihanna-has-another-anti|title=Interview: Cardo Talks Working With Kendrick Lamar and Hints Rihanna Has Another 'ANTI'|last=Frydenlund|first=Zach.|date=April 6, 2011|publisher=Complex Magazine|access-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture with [[Epic Records]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}

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

Cardo's professional name was derived from relatives who named him 'Ricardo' the [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]], despite being fully aware of his [[White Americans|Caucasian]] and [[African American]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://djbooth.net/news/entry/cardo-started-producing-cardo-got-wings-drop/|title=How Cardo Started Producing & The Origin of "Cardo Got Wings" #A3CProAudio|last=S|first=Nathan.|date=August 2, 2015|publisher=DJBooth.net|access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

* Released: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/11/cardo-lost-in-a-world-album/|title=Cardo Plans 'Lost in a World' Album For 2017|date=November 21, 2016 |publisher=XXL|access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>

* Label: EI$GEISG, TFM, BYLUG

|+List of singlessongs produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cardo-mn0002749940/credits|title=Cardo – Credits – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

! colspan="5" scope="col" | Peak chart positions<ref>{{citeCite web|url=httphttps://www.billboard.com/|title=Billboard|website=Billboard.com|access-date=June – Music Charts1, News, Photos & Video2023}}</ref>

| rowspan="23"|2020

! scope="row"| "[[Waze (song)|Waze]]"<br />{{Small|([[Skepta]], [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]] and [[Young Adz]])}}

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! scope="row"| "The Vision"<br /><small>([[Jet Life]] featuring [[Trademark Dada Skydiver]] & Young Roddy)</small>

! scope="row"| "[[Vice City (Jay Rock song)|Vice City]]"<br /><small>([[Jay Rock]] featuring [[Black Hippy]])</small>

|''[[Black Panther: The Album]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-panther-the-album-music-from-and-inspired-by/1331258584|title=Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By by Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA|website=[[iTunes]]|date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>

|''[[Life of a Don]]''

== References ==

[[Category:MusiciansRappers from Dallas]]

[[Category:PeopleMusicians from Fort Worth, Texas]]