Cardo (record producer)

Cardo
Cardo
Birth name	Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr.
Also known as	Cardo; Cardo Got Wings;
Born	September 24, 1984 (age 40); St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; trap; R&B;
Occupations	Record producer; rapper; songwriter;
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Def Jam; Fool's Gold; Taylor Gang;

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 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.^[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] In June 2022, he signed Atlanta rapper YoDogg to EISG, in a joint venture with Epic Records.^{[citation needed]}

On December 21, 2017, Cardo and Payroll Giovanni of Detroit-based Doughboyz Cashout announced their record deal 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

Mixtapes

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
MADeMAN	Released: September 24, 2024^[9] Label: Madhouse, EMPIRE Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
LSC: Everybody's Favourite Cousin	Released: July 27, 2019 Label: EI$G 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 download
Pi’erre & Cardo's Wild Adventure (with Pi'erre Bourne)	Released: December 25, 2018^[10] 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)^[11]	Released: July 15, 2022 Label: EISG, Epic Format: Digital download
The Night Shift (with Larry June)^[12]	Released: November 10, 2023 Label: EMPIRE Format: Digital download

Production discography

Songs produced

List of songs produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name^[13]
Title	Year	Peak chart positions^[14]					Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B/HH	CAN	FRA	UK	Certifications	Album
"Levels" (Meek Mill)	2013	—	43	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold	Self Made Vol. 3
"Seen It All" (Jeezy featuring Jay-Z)	2014	85	24	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum	Seen It All: The Autobiography
"100" (The Game featuring Drake)	2015	82	25	63	—	179	RIAA: Platinum	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: 2× Platinum	Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight^[15]
"Goosebumps" (Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar)		32	21	56	—	90	RIAA: 15× Platinum	Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight^[15]
"God" (Kendrick Lamar)	2017	58	33	50	192	81	RIAA: Gold	Damn
"No Promises" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	2017	74	32	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum	The Bigger Artist
"God's Plan" (Drake)	2018	1	1	1	11	1	RIAA: 16× Platinum	Scary Hours^[16]
"Big Shot" (Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott)	2018	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	RIAA: 6× Platinum	Non-album singles
"Waze" (Skepta, Chip and Young Adz)		—	—	—	—	—
"Euphoria" (Kendrick Lamar)	2024	3	3	5	76	11

Production credits

List of songs produced, with any other producers, showing year released and album name^[17]
Title	Year	Other producers	Album
"Mezmorized" (Wiz Khalifa)	2010		Kush & Orange Juice
"In the Cut" (Wiz Khalifa)	2010		Kush & Orange Juice
"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)			From the Westside with Love, II
"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)			Mac & Devin Go to High School
"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)			Dreamchasers 3
"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$h Out)		YeX	PNDCOLOURS
"Big Daddy" (Nicki Minaj featuring Meek Mill)		Johnny Juliano & Yung Exclusive	The Pinkprint
"I Got the Juice" (Meek Mill)	2015	Yung Exclusive	Dreams Worth More Than Money
"Vice City" (Jay Rock featuring Black Hippy)		Yung Exclusive	90059
"My Place" (Gerald Walker)			Target
"Back On The Bullshyt" (2 Chainz featuring Lil Wayne)	2016		Felt Like Cappin
"untitled 02 \| 06.23.2014." (Kendrick Lamar)		Yung Exclusive	untitled unmastered
"Headaches & Migraines" (Mac Miller featuring Dave East)			Smoke Till I'm Dead
"Grammys" (Drake featuring Future)		40, Southside & Yung Exclusive	Views
"Coolaid Man" (Snoop Dogg)		Cubeatz	Coolaid
"Affiliated" (Snoop Dogg featuring Trick Trick)			Coolaid
"By Any Means" (ScHoolboy Q)		Yung Exclusive	Blank Face LP
"Overtime" (ScHoolboy Q featuring Miguel & Justine Skye)		Yung Exclusive & Frank Dukes	Blank Face LP
"See What You On" (Dreezy)		OZ	No Hard Feelings
"through the late night" (Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi)		Cubeatz	Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Type of Time" (Dave East)			Kairi Chanel
"Can't Ignore" (Dave East featuring 2 Chainz)
"Slow Down" (Dave East featuring Jazzy Amra)
"In a Minute / In House" (DRAM)		Yung Exclusive	Big Baby D.R.A.M.
"Good Thang" (DRAM)		Cubeatz	Big Baby D.R.A.M.
"London Town" (A$AP Mob featuring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ant & Playboi Carti)			Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
"Deadz" (Migos featuring 2 Chainz)	2017		Culture
"God"^[18]^[19]^[20] (Kendrick Lamar)		Ricci Riera, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Bēkon & Anthony Tiffith	Damn
"The Other Side" (Dizzee Rascal)		Dizzee Rascal	Raskit^[21]
"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 and Sounwave	Black Panther: The Album^[22]
"5X" (Don Toliver)	2021	Mike Dean	Life of a Don
"Sanjuro" (Denzel Curry featuring 454)	2022		Melt My Eyez See Your Future

References

^ "2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards". Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ Freedman, Pete (July 26, 2011). "Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo". Dallasobserver.com.
^ "ON THE BEAT: Get to Know Rising Producer CARDO – The Hundreds". August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Beat Construction: Cardo". Thefader.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ Markman, Rob. (July 2, 2014). "Cardo Explains How Big Sean Almost Had Jeezy And Jay Z's 'Seen It All' Beat". MTV. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
^ Rya, Dan. (September 13, 2011). "ILoLa Monroe And Cardo Are No Longer Affiliated With Taylor Gang". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
^ Frydenlund, Zach. (April 6, 2011). "Interview: Cardo Talks Working With Kendrick Lamar and Hints Rihanna Has Another 'ANTI'". Complex Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
^ S, Nathan. (August 2, 2015). "How Cardo Started Producing & The Origin of "Cardo Got Wings" #A3CProAudio". DJBooth.net. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
^ "MADeMAN - Album by Cardo Got Wings". Apple Music. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Stream Pi'erre Bourne and Cardo Got Wings's collab project Wild Adventure". Thefader.com. December 23, 2018.
^ "Raised by Wolves by YoDogg & Cardo" – via Apple Music.
^ "The Night Shift by Larry June & Cardo" – via Apple Music.
^ "Cardo – Credits". AllMusic.
^ "Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Travis Scott – Goosebumps". RIAA.
^ "Cardo Talks Collaborating With Drake On "God's Plan"". HNHH. January 26, 2018.
^ "All Tracks by Cardo as a Producer". WhoSampled.
^ "A Look at Who's Who on Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn'". Complex. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^ "Here Are the Full Production Credits for Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.' Album". XXL. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^ "Listen to Kendrick Lamar's Fierce New Album 'Damn.' Featuring Rihanna, U2". Rolling Stone. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^ "Raskit". HNHH. July 21, 2017.
^ "Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired by Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA". iTunes. February 9, 2018.

[1] "2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards". Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

[2] Freedman, Pete (July 26, 2011). "Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo". Dallasobserver.com.

[3] "ON THE BEAT: Get to Know Rising Producer CARDO – The Hundreds". August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] "Beat Construction: Cardo". Thefader.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[5] Markman, Rob. (July 2, 2014). "Cardo Explains How Big Sean Almost Had Jeezy And Jay Z's 'Seen It All' Beat". MTV. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. 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] "MADeMAN - Album by Cardo Got Wings". Apple Music. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[10] "Stream Pi'erre Bourne and Cardo Got Wings's collab project Wild Adventure". Thefader.com. December 23, 2018.

[11] "Raised by Wolves by YoDogg & Cardo" – via Apple Music.

[12] "The Night Shift by Larry June & Cardo" – via Apple Music.

[13] "Cardo – Credits". AllMusic.

[14] "Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[15] "American single certifications – Travis Scott – Goosebumps". RIAA.

[16] "Cardo Talks Collaborating With Drake On "God's Plan"". HNHH. January 26, 2018.

[17] "All Tracks by Cardo as a Producer". WhoSampled.

[18] "A Look at Who's Who on Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn'". Complex. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

[19] "Here Are the Full Production Credits for Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.' Album". XXL. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

[20] "Listen to Kendrick Lamar's Fierce New Album 'Damn.' Featuring Rihanna, U2". Rolling Stone. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

[21] "Raskit". HNHH. July 21, 2017.

[22] "Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired by Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA". iTunes. February 9, 2018.

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