Ronald Nathan LaTour Jr. (born September 24, 1984), professionally known as Cardo Got Wings or simply Cardo, is an American record producer and rapper.
Early life and career
Cardo was born and raised in
St. Paul, Minnesota. He then moved to
Fort Worth, Texas
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.
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
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,
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
Extended plays
Collaborative albums / mixtapes
Production discography
Songs produced
Production credits
References
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American hip-hop record producers
Songwriters from Texas
Rappers from Dallas
Living people
Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas
Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Songwriters from Minnesota
1984 births
Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Record producers from Texas