Cardo

Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr. (born September 24, 1984), professionally known as Cardo Got Wings or simply Cardo, is an American record producer and rapper. He's known for his works with Playboi Carti, Kendrick Lamar, and Wiz Khalifa, among others. He also produced God's Plan by Drake, as well as Goosebumps by Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar.

Early life and career Cardo was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He then moved to Fort Worth, Texas.

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. Cardo then started producing for other artists.

Cardo and Payroll Giovanni signed record deals with Def Jam Records in December 2017.

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 to Fool's Gold Records. 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. In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture with Epic 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.

Discography

Mixtapes + List of albums, with selected details Title Album details Mademanefn-ua|Stylized as MADeMAN. Label: Madhouse, Empire Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays + List of albums, with selected details Title EP details LSC: Everybody's Favourite Cousin Released: July 27, 2019 Label: EI$G Formats: Digital download, streamingThe Green Tape EP (with Curren$y)Released: April 10, 2020 Label: Jet Life Recordings Formats: Digital Download, streaming

Collaborative albums / mixtapes + 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 downloadPi'erre & Cardo's Wild Adventure Released: December 25, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming Game Related(with Larry June, Payroll Giovanni & HBK Kid) Released: January 27, 2020 Label: EISG, TFM, BYLUG Format: Digital download Cruise USA(with Larry June) Released: May 7, 2020 Label: EISG, TFM, BYLUG Format: Digital download Another Day Another Dollar(with Payroll Giovanni) Released: February 26, 2021 Label: BYLUG, Empire Format: Digital download Into the Late Night(with Larry June) Released: September 24, 2021 Label: EISG, TFM, BYLUG Format: Digital download Wiz Got Wings(with Wiz Khalifa & Sledgren) Released: December 10, 2021 Label: Taylor Gang Format: Digital download Raised by Wolves(with YoDogg) Released: July 15, 2022 Label: EISG, Epic Format: Digital download The Night Shift(with Larry June) Released: November 10, 2023 Label: Empire Format: Digital download

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