Cardo (record producer)

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Cardo
Birth nameRonald Nathan LaTour Jr.[1]
Also known as
  • Cardo
  • Cardo Got Wings
Born (1984-09-24) September 24, 1984 (age 37)
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts

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]

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 current CEO of 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]

On December 21, 2017, Cardo and Payroll Giovanni of Detroit-based Doughboyz Cashout announced their partnership 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[]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Lost in a World

Collaborative albums[]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Big Bossin, Vol. 1
(with Payroll Giovanni)
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Label: BYLUG, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download
Big Bossin, Vol. 2
(with Payroll Giovanni)
  • Released: January 26, 2018
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Format: Digital download
Game Related
(with Larry June, Payroll Giovanni & HBK Kid)
  • Released: January 27, 2020
  • Label: EI$G, TFM, BYLUG
  • Format: Digital download
Another Day Another Dollar
(with Payroll Giovanni)
  • Released: February 26, 2021
  • Label: BYLUG, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download

Production discography[]

Songs produced[]

See also: Category:Song recordings produced by Cardo (record producer)
List of singles produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name[10]
Title Year Peak chart positions[11] Certifications Album
US US R&B/HH CAN FRA UK
"Levels"
(Meek Mill) 		2013 — 43 — — — Self Made Vol. 3
"Seen It All"
(Jeezy featuring Jay-Z) 		2014 85 24 — — —
  • RIAA: Gold
 Seen It All: The Autobiography
"100"
(The Game featuring Drake) 		2015 82 25 63 — 179 The Documentary 2
"untitled 07 | levitate"
(Kendrick Lamar) 		2016 90 27 — 197 93 untitled unmastered
"That Part"
(ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West) 		40 13 51 — —
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
 Blank Face LP
"Through the Late Night"
(Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi) 		— 43 — — —
  • RIAA: Platinum
 Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight[12]
"Goosebumps"
(Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar) 		32 21 56 — 90
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum
"God"
(Kendrick Lamar) 		2017 58 33 50 192 81
  • RIAA: Gold
 Damn
"No Promises"
(A Boogie wit da Hoodie) 		74 32 — — —
  • RIAA: Gold
 The Bigger Artist
"God's Plan"
(Drake) 		2018 1 1 1 11 1
  • RIAA: 11× Platinum
 Scary Hours[13]
"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 featuring Lil Durk) 		2 2 1 50 4 Certified Lover Boy
"Waze"

(Skepta, Chip and Young Adz)

2020 - - - -

Production credits[]

List of songs produced, with any other producers, showing year released and album name[14]
Title Year Other producers Album
"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 featuring Rockie 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 featuring Dom 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 featuring Cam'ron) 		Macadelic
"Showroom"
(Curren$y) 		The Stoned Immaculate
"New Beginning"
(C-Bo featuring Marvaless, Rydah J. Klyde & T-Nutty) 		Orca
"Keep It So Real"
(King Chip) 		Represent The Stripes
"Great"
(Sir Michael Rocks featuring Casey Veggies & Mac Miller) 		Lap of Lux
"The Vision"
(Jet Life featuring Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy) 		Jet World Order 2
"Intro"
(Wiz Khalifa) 		O.N.I.F.C.
"Escobar"
(Young Jeezy) 		It's tha World
"Chun Li"
(Wale featuring Nipsey Hussle) 		Folarin
"Three 60"
(Curren$y featuring Juicy J) 		2013 New Jet City
"F.A.M.E."
(Freddie Gibbs featuring Daz Dillinger & Spice 1) 		ESGN
"No Sleep Gang"
(Crooked I) 		Apex Predator
"Bossed Up"
(HBK Gang featuring Iamsu! & P-Lo) 		Gang Forever
"Brodee Bro"
(Dizzy Wright featuring Capo) 		The Golden Age
"I'm Leanin (Intro)"
(Meek Mill featuring Travis Scott, Birdman & Diddy) 		Dreamchasers 3
"Money Ain't No Issue"
(Meek Mill featuring Future & Fabolous)
"On Now"
(Snow Tha Product featuring Trae 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 featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Bluntsmoker) 		Dream. Zone. Achieve
"Ready for 'Em"
(Lil Durk) 		Signed To The Streets 2
"Keep It G, Pt. II"
(Joey Fatts featuring A$AP Rocky) 		Chipper Jones Vol. 3
"Black Eskimo"
(Jeezy) 		Johnny Juliano Seen It All: The Autobiography
"Don't Worry"
(PARTYNEXTDOOR featuring Ca$h Out) 		YeX PNDCOLOURS
"Big Daddy"
(Nicki Minaj featuring Meek Mill) 		Johnny Juliano & Yung Exclusive The Pinkprint
"I Got the Juice"
(Meek Mill) 		2015 Yung Exclusive Dreams Worth More Than Money
"Vice City"
(Jay Rock featuring Black Hippy) 		Yung Exclusive 90059
"My Place"
(Gerald Walker) 		Target
"Back On The Bullshyt"
(2 Chainz featuring Lil Wayne) 		2016 Felt Like Cappin
"untitled 02 | 06.23.2014."
(Kendrick Lamar) 		Yung Exclusive untitled unmastered
"Headaches & Migraines"
(Mac Miller featuring Dave East) 		Smoke Till I'm Dead
"Grammys"
(Drake featuring Future) 		40, Southside & Yung Exclusive Views
"Coolaid Man"
(Snoop Dogg) 		Cubeatz Coolaid
"Affiliated"
(Snoop Dogg featuring Trick Trick)
"By Any Means"
(ScHoolboy Q) 		Yung Exclusive Blank Face LP
"Overtime"
(ScHoolboy Q featuring Miguel & Justine Skye) 		Yung Exclusive & Frank Dukes
"See What You On"
(Dreezy) 		OZ No Hard Feelings
"through the late night"
(Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi) 		Cubeatz Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Type of Time"
(Dave East) 		Kairi Chanel
"Can't Ignore"
(Dave East featuring 2 Chainz)
"Slow Down"
(Dave East featuring Jazzy Amra)
"In a Minute / In House"
(DRAM) 		Yung Exclusive Big Baby D.R.A.M.
"Good Thang"
(DRAM) 		Cubeatz
"London Town"
(A$AP Mob featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ant & Playboi Carti) 		Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
"Deadz"
(Migos featuring 2 Chainz) 		2017 Culture
"God"[15][16][17]
(Kendrick Lamar) 		Ricci Riera, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Bēkon & Anthony Tiffith Damn
"The Other Side"
(Dizzee Rascal) 		Dizzee Rascal Raskit[18]
"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)

"Open It Up"
(Migos) 		2018 Culture II
"Big Shot"
(Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott) 		Cubeatz and Sounwave Black Panther: The Album[19]
5X

(Don Toliver)

2021 Mike Dean Life of a Don

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2018/rs-awards
  2. ^ Freedman, Pete (July 26, 2011). "Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo".
  3. ^ "ON THE BEAT: Get to Know Rising Producer CARDO – The Hundreds". Archived from the original on September 25, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Beat Construction: Cardo".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rya, Dan. (September 13, 2011). "ILoLa Monroe And Cardo Are No Longer Affiliated With Taylor Gang". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Frydenlund, Zach. (April 6, 2011). "Interview: Cardo Talks Working With Kendrick Lamar and Hints Rihanna Has Another 'ANTI'". Complex Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  8. ^ S, Nathan. (August 2, 2015). "How Cardo Started Producing & The Origin of "Cardo Got Wings" #A3CProAudio". DJBooth.net. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Cardo Plans 'Lost in a World' Album For 2017". XXL. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cardo – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  11. ^ "Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video".
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Travis Scott – Goosebumps". RIAA.
  13. ^ "Cardo Talks Collaborating With Drake On "God's Plan"". HNHH. January 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "All Tracks by Cardo as a Producer". WhoSampled.
  15. ^ "A Look at Who's Who on Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn'". Complex. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  16. ^ "Here Are the Full Production Credits for Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.' Album". XXL. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  17. ^ "Listen to Kendrick Lamar's Fierce New Album 'Damn.' Featuring Rihanna, U2". Rolling Stone. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "Raskit". HNHH. July 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By by Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA". iTunes. February 9, 2018.

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