Ducko McFli

Charles Singleton, known by his stage name Ducko McFli, is an American record producer, DJ, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially gained recognition in 2014 for his production work on Drake's "Draft Day". He has since gone on to produce tracks for numerous notable artists including Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz, Khalid, and Joey Purp, among others. He is currently signed to Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music, and he was also a member of Mike WiLL Made-It's Ear Drummers label.

Early life

Charles Singleton was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He began participating in informal rap battles while in high school. This led to him rapping over tracks and eventually producing his own beats. In 2010, he began using the Ducko McFli stage name and partnered with fellow Nashville producer Syk Sense to compete in local beat battles. The two competed and placed second in the Soundtrack Beat Battle that year. This led to them forming a working relationship with notable producer, Boi-1da, who was one of the judges of the competition.

Career 2011–2013: Early rap mixtapes and production work

In 2011, Ducko McFli released the mixtape, King Duck, on which McFli himself was the featured rapper. He also released numerous collaborations with artists as a producer including, Molotov (with OpenMic) In 2012, he traveled on Drake's Club Paradise Tour, serving in a behind-the-scenes role as French Montana's photographer and videographer. After returning to Nashville from the tour, McFli released another album entitled The Return of the Real.

In November 2012, he released a collaboration with Dee Goodz called "We Wit It". In January 2013, McFli released the track "N.I.Y.S." featuring Trinidad James. The following month, the music video for his song, "Cruising", was premiered on Vibe. That song would also reach number 3 on Hype Machine. which was produced entirely by Syk Sense.

2013–2016: Move to Atlanta, "Draft Day", and increased production

In late 2013, McFli opted to leave Nashville and move to Atlanta where he planned to focus more on producing songs. He spent six months in the city consisting of himself, Syk Sense, and Atlanta producer, DJ FU. Additionally, McFli was signed to Mike WiLL Made-It's Ear Drummers record label in 2014. ASAP Ferg ("This Side" featuring YG), OG Maco ("Fuckemx3" featuring Migos), and Audio Push ("Heavy" featuring OG Maco). Complex also listed McFli as one of "10 producers to watch for in 2015".

That year, he continued producing tracks, including those for acts like EarthGang ("Momma Told Me") and Mike Floss ("Dopeboy Dreaming"). In February 2015, he released the track "I'm Serious" featuring Problem, Snootie Wild, and Reese. He followed that with the release of a collaborative EP, Dreams, with Jace of Two-9. He also released a mixtape called Lowlife in August 2015 with guest appearances from Jace, OG Maco, Audio Push, Problem, and others. In 2016, he continued earning prominent placements including those with Lil Yachty ("Not My Bro"), Joey Purp ("Money & Bitches" featuring Mick Jenkins), and Khalid ("Reasons"). That same month, he released a second collaborative EP with Jace entitled Dreams 2. In June 2018, it was announced that McFli was among the inaugural roster of Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music. That year, he produced several songs including Skooly's "Dope Fiend" and Mike Floss's "Background Check".

In January 2019, he was among over 100 invitees to join J.Cole for his Revenge of the Dreamers III recording sessions.

Discography

Mixtapes

+ List of mixtapes with selected details Title Details King Duck Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download The Return of the Real Released: July 5, 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Ratchet Life, Sophisticated Dreams Released: February 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Lowlife Released: August 26, 2015 Label: Ear Drummers Formats: Digital download

EPs

+ List of EPs with selected details Title Details SykDuck Released: June 7, 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Dreams(with Jace) Released: March 27, 2015 Label: Ear Drummers Formats: Digital download The Lost Beauxs Released: November 19, 2016 Label: Ear Drummers Formats: Digital download Dreams 2(with Jace) Released: April 21, 2017 Label: Ear Drummers Formats: Digital download

Singles

+ List of singles with selected details Title Year Album "N.I.Y.S." (feat. Trinidad James) 2013 Ratchet Life, Sophisticated Dreams "Cruising" "Trill$hit" (feat. Key! and Fortebowie) SykDuck "I'm Serious" (feat. Problem, Snootie Wild, and Reese) 2015 Lowlife "Take Yours" (with Mike Floss and Syk Sense) 2017 "I Told Y'all Niggas" (with Jace) "CheeseSteak" (feat. Key! and Jace) 2018

Songwriting and production

+List of songwriting and production creditsSong YearArtistAlbumRole "We Wit It" 2012 Dee Goodz Co-producer "Draft Day" 2014 Drake Care Package Co-producer "Stay Da Same" Fredo Santana (featuring Lil Reese) Walking Legend Co-producer "Riot" FatKidsBrotha Producer "I Arise Because" Danny Seth Perception Co-producer "NothinLikeUs" Curtis Williams (feat. Key! and Danny Seth) Danco James Producer "Space Danco" Curtis Williams (feat. Danny Seth, Jace, JID, and Lightskinmac11) Producer "Fuckemx3" OG Maco (feat. Migos) OG Maco Producer, co-writer "This Side" ASAP Ferg (feat. YG Ferg Forever Co-producer "Heavy" Audio Push (feat. OG Maco) Producer "That Got Damn (Freestyle)" Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Swae Lee, Jace, Andrea) Ransom Producer "Hasta Lauego" Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Rich Homie Quan) Producer "Momma Told Me" 2015 EarthGang Strays with Rabies Producer "Dopeboy Dreaming" Mike Floss Don't Blame the Youth Producer "Reasons" 2016 Khalid Producer "Not My Bro" Lil Yachty Lil Boat Producer, co-writer "Fucked Over" Producer, co-writer "Money & Bitches" Joey Purp (feat. Mick Jenkins) iiiDrops Co-producer "Black Iphone Flex" Trinidad James (feat. Moeazy) Producer "Poor Fool" 2017 2 Chainz (feat. Swae Lee) Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Co-producer, co-writer "Saturday Night" 2 Chainz Co-producer, co-writer "Big God" Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Problem and Trouble) Ransom 2 Co-producer, co-writer "Roger & Zapp" Brian Brown Producer "Fucc It Up Suh" Skooly BAcCWArdFeELiNgS Producer "Dope Fiend" 2018 Don't You Ever Forget Me 3 Producer