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| Born | Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr.[1] (1984-09-24)September 24, 1984 (age 41) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr. (born September 24, 1984), professionally known asCardo Got Wings or simplyCardo, is an American record producer and rapper.[2] He's known for his works withPlayboi Carti,Kendrick Lamar, andWiz Khalifa, among others. He also producedGod's Plan byDrake, as well asGoosebumps byTravis Scott and Kendrick Lamar.
Cardo was born and raised inSt. Paul, Minnesota.[3] He then moved toFort Worth, Texas.[4]
In 2010, Cardo was producing forMac Miller andChevy Woods and subsequently metWiz Khalifa at a show in Texas through Chevy Woods and his uncle Motor. Cardo gave Khalifa a couple of hisbeats, which would end up on Khalifa'sKush & Orange Juice mixtape.[5] Cardo then started producing for other artists.[6]
Cardo and Payroll Giovanni signed record deals withDef Jam Records in December 2017.[7]
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 is currently signed toFool's Gold Records.[8] He has produced on many rappers' albums and singles includingCurren$y,2 Chainz,Drake,Skepta,Kendrick Lamar,Travi$ Scott,ScHoolboy Q,Meek Mill,The Game,Wiz Khalifa,R. Kelly,Jeezy,Jay Z,Frank Dukes andSwizz Beatz, among others.[9] In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture withEpic Records.[10]
Cardo's professional name was derived from relatives who named him 'Ricardo' thePuerto Rican, despite being fully aware of hisCaucasian andAfrican American descent.[11]
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| Mademan[A] |
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| LSC: Everybody's Favourite Cousin |
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| Big Bossin, Vol. 1 (with Payroll Giovanni) |
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| Big Bossin, Vol. 2 (with Payroll Giovanni) | |
| Pi'erre & Cardo's Wild Adventure (withPi'erre Bourne) |
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| Game Related (withLarry June, Payroll Giovanni & HBK Kid) |
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| Cruise USA (with Larry June) |
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| Another Day Another Dollar (with Payroll Giovanni) |
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| Into the Late Night (with Larry June) |
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| Wiz Got Wings (withWiz Khalifa & Sledgren) |
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| Raised by Wolves (with YoDogg) | |
| The Night Shift (with Larry June) |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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| US | US R&B/HH | CAN | FRA | UK | ||||
| "Levels" (Meek Mill) | 2013 | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| Self Made Vol. 3 |
| "Seen It All" (Jeezy featuringJay-Z) | 2014 | 85 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Seen It All: The Autobiography |
| "100" (The Game featuringDrake) | 2015 | 82 | 25 | 63 | — | 179 |
| The Documentary 2 |
| "untitled 07 | levitate" (Kendrick Lamar) | 2016 | 90 | 27 | — | 197 | 93 | untitled unmastered | |
| "That Part" (ScHoolboy Q featuringKanye West) | 40 | 13 | 51 | — | — |
| Blank Face LP | |
| "Through the Late Night" (Travis Scott featuringKid Cudi) | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight[24] | |
| "Goosebumps" (Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar) | 32 | 21 | 56 | — | 90 |
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| "God" (Kendrick Lamar) | 2017 | 58 | 33 | 50 | 192 | 81 |
| Damn |
| "No Promises" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie) | 74 | 32 | — | — | — |
| The Bigger Artist | |
| "God's Plan" (Drake) | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Scary Hours[25] |
| "Big Shot" (Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott) | 71 | 35 | 54 | — | 55 | Black Panther: The Album | ||
| "Landed" (Drake) | 2020 | 39 | 22 | 35 | — | — | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | |
| "Laugh Now Cry Later" (Drake featuringLil Durk) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
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| "Waze" (Skepta,Chip andYoung Adz) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Euphoria" (Kendrick Lamar) | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 11 | ||
| "K Pop" (Playboi Carti) | 2025 | 38 | 18 | 50 | — | 77 | Music | |
| "Mojo Jojo" (Playboi Carti) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Philly" (Playboi Carti withTravis Scott) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Toxic" (Playboi Carti withSkepta) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crank" (Playboi Carti) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Credit" (Playboi Carti withKendrick Lamar) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "HBA" (Playboi Carti) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Backr00ms" (Playboi Carti withTravis Scott) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Title | Year | Other producers | Album |
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| "Mezmorized" (Wiz Khalifa) | 2010 | Kush & Orange Juice | |
| "In the Cut" (Wiz Khalifa) | |||
| "Shaft" (Chevy Woods) | 2011 | Red Cup Music | |
| "Goodnight" (Gerald Walker) | On Your Side | ||
| "Follow Your Dreams, Forget The Scene" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "We Don't Give A F*ck" (Gerald Walker) | Sledgren | ||
| "Highspeed" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "Circles" (Gerald Walker featuring El Prez, Bryant Stewart & Taylor Kaye) | |||
| "Here's Everything I've Always Meant To Say" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With Her..." (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "Miserable At Best" (Gerald Walker featuringRockie Fresh) | |||
| "Dro By The Pound" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "Become What You Hate" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "On Your Side" (Gerald Walker) | |||
| "Grind'n" (Dom Kennedy) | From the Westside with Love, II | ||
| "I Love Dom" (Dom Kennedy) | |||
| "We Out" (Smoke DZA) | Rolling Stoned | ||
| "It's All Real" (Gerald Walker) | The Other Half of Letting Go | ||
| "B.A.N.ned" (Freddie Gibbs) | Cold Day in Hell | ||
| "My Homeboy's Girlfriend" (Freddie Gibbs) | |||
| "Menace II Society" (Freddie Gibbs featuringDom Kennedy & Polyester) | |||
| "My Dawgz" (Freddie Gibbs) | |||
| "I Want It All" (Gerald Walker) | It's Christmastime Again, Gerald Walker | ||
| "World Class" (Snoop Dogg &Wiz Khalifa) | Mac & Devin Go to High School | ||
| "That Good" (Snoop Dogg &Wiz Khalifa) | |||
| "California" (Wiz Khalifa) | 2012 | Taylor Allderdice | |
| "Mary 3x" (Wiz Khalifa) | |||
| "O.N.I.F.C." (Wiz Khalifa) | Sledgren | ||
| "Brainstorm" (Wiz Khalifa) | |||
| "Ignorant" (Mac Miller featuringCam'ron) | Macadelic | ||
| "Showroom" (Curren$y) | The Stoned Immaculate | ||
| "New Beginning" (C-Bo featuringMarvaless,Rydah J. Klyde & T-Nutty) | Orca | ||
| "Keep It So Real" (King Chip) | Represent The Stripes | ||
| "Great" (Sir Michael Rocks featuringCasey Veggies &Mac Miller) | Lap of Lux | ||
| "The Vision" (Jet Life featuringTrademark da Skydiver & Young Roddy) | Jet World Order 2 | ||
| "Intro" (Wiz Khalifa) | O.N.I.F.C. | ||
| "Escobar" (Young Jeezy) | It's tha World | ||
| "Chun Li" (Wale featuringNipsey Hussle) | Folarin | ||
| "Three 60" (Curren$y featuringJuicy J) | 2013 | New Jet City | |
| "F.A.M.E." (Freddie Gibbs featuringDaz Dillinger &Spice 1) | ESGN | ||
| "No Sleep Gang" (Crooked I) | Apex Predator | ||
| "Bossed Up" (HBK Gang featuringIamsu! &P-Lo) | Gang Forever | ||
| "Brodee Bro" (Dizzy Wright featuring Capo) | The Golden Age | ||
| "I'm Leanin (Intro)" (Meek Mill featuringTravis Scott,Birdman &Diddy) | Dreamchasers 3 | ||
| "Money Ain't No Issue" (Meek Mill featuringFuture &Fabolous) | |||
| "On Now" (Snow Tha Product featuringTrae Tha Truth) | Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover | ||
| "Wit It" (Chevy Woods) | GangLand 2 | ||
| "Crazy Sex" (R. Kelly) | R. Kelly | Black Panties | |
| "Wood & Leather (Whenever)" (Ty Dolla $ign featuring Big TC & Pops) | 2014 | Beach House EP | |
| "White Girl" (Shy Glizzy) | Young Jefe | ||
| "Pass Off" (Smoke DZA featuringTy Dolla $ign & Bluntsmoker) | Dream. Zone. Achieve | ||
| "Ready for 'Em" (Lil Durk) | Signed To The Streets 2 | ||
| "Keep It G, Pt. II" (Joey Fatts featuringA$AP Rocky) | Chipper Jones Vol. 3 | ||
| "Black Eskimo" (Jeezy) | Johnny Juliano | Seen It All: The Autobiography | |
| "Don't Worry" (PARTYNEXTDOOR featuringCa$h Out) | YeX | PNDCOLOURS | |
| "Big Daddy" (Nicki Minaj featuringMeek Mill) | Johnny Juliano & Yung Exclusive | The Pinkprint | |
| "I Got the Juice" (Meek Mill) | 2015 | Yung Exclusive | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
| "Vice City" (Jay Rock featuringBlack Hippy) | Yung Exclusive | 90059 | |
| "My Place" (Gerald Walker) | Target | ||
| "Back On The Bullshyt" (2 Chainz featuringLil Wayne) | 2016 | Felt Like Cappin | |
| "untitled 02 | 06.23.2014." (Kendrick Lamar) | Yung Exclusive | untitled unmastered | |
| "Headaches & Migraines" (Mac Miller featuringDave East) | Smoke Till I'm Dead | ||
| "Grammys" (Drake featuringFuture) | 40,Southside & Yung Exclusive | Views | |
| "Coolaid Man" (Snoop Dogg) | Cubeatz | Coolaid | |
| "Affiliated" (Snoop Dogg featuringTrick Trick) | |||
| "By Any Means" (ScHoolboy Q) | Yung Exclusive | Blank Face LP | |
| "Overtime" (ScHoolboy Q featuringMiguel &Justine Skye) | Yung Exclusive &Frank Dukes | ||
| "See What You On" (Dreezy) | OZ | No Hard Feelings | |
| "through the late night" (Travis Scott featuringKid Cudi) | Cubeatz | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | |
| "Type of Time" (Dave East) | Kairi Chanel | ||
| "Can't Ignore" (Dave East featuring2 Chainz) | |||
| "Slow Down" (Dave East featuring Jazzy Amra) | |||
| "In a Minute / In House" (DRAM) | Yung Exclusive | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | |
| "Good Thang" (DRAM) | Cubeatz | ||
| "London Town" (A$AP Mob featuringA$AP Rocky, A$AP Ant &Playboi Carti) | Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | ||
| "Deadz" (Migos featuring2 Chainz) | 2017 | Culture | |
| "God"[26] (Kendrick Lamar) | Ricci Riera,Sounwave,DJ Dahi, Bēkon & Anthony Tiffith | Damn | |
| "The Other Side" (Dizzee Rascal) | Dizzee Rascal | Raskit[27] | |
| "Bop N Keep It Dippin" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "She Knows What She Wants" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Dummy" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Man of the Hour" (Dizzee Rascal) | |||
| "Where U From" (Huncho Jack) | Cubeatz | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho | |
| "Long Gone" (Juice Wrld) | 2018 | Goodbye & Good Riddance | |
| "Open It Up" (Migos) | Culture II | ||
| "Big Shot" (Kendrick Lamar &Travis Scott) | Cubeatz andSounwave | Black Panther: The Album | |
| "5X" (Don Toliver) | 2021 | Mike Dean | Life of a Don |
| "Sanjuro" (Denzel Curry featuring 454) | 2022 | Melt My Eyez See Your Future |
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