Jared Leonardo Lee (born May 13, 1989), better known by his

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Duckwrth (pronounced "duckworth" and stylized in

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), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, songwriter, and artist, best known for touring with

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Early life

Lee was born in

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on May 13, 1989. He grew up in a Christian household, always surrounded by music. Before going into music, Duckwrth studied

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in college. He appeared in several TeamBackpack cyphers on the

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channel World Emcee.

Career

In the mid-2010s, Lee began releasing his own songs online under the Duckwrth moniker and expanded his audience when he collaborated and released a split project with The Kickdrums in 2015 titled ''Nowhere''. In 2016, Duckwrth released his first full-length album, ''I'm Uugly''. In late 2017, he released a mixtape, ''An XTRA UUGLY Mixtape'', being his first record with

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. His single "Start a Riot", featuring Shaboozey, was featured in the 2018 film '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. His song "MICHUUL." was featured in the

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series ''Insecure'' and

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series ''All American''. In 2019, he released the EP ''The Falling Man'' and released his major label debut album on Republic, ''SuperGood'', in 2020. Following the release of SuperGood, he released his following two EPs, 2021's ''SG8*'', a project with a look at the present time and soundscapes and 2022's ''Chrome Bull'', a more dance oriented project, under his own imprint, SuperGood Creative Studios.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other appearances

*"Start a Riot", with Shaboozey, on the ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' soundtrack, 2018. *"Unstatus Quo", done for a 2019 promotional video for

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, also released as a single. *"Giants" (in collaboration with

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, as part of the group True Damage, featuring Duckwrth,

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, Soyeon of

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, and

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, 2019) *"Read Your Mind",

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featuring Duckwrth on '' We Need to Talk'', 2019. *"Get Together",

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featuring Duckwrth on ''

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'', 2020. *"Wildlings", Tobe Nwigwe featuring

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and Duckwrth on ''Cincoriginals'', 2020. *"Settle the Score", with

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on the ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' soundtrack, 2021. *"Drip", Kyle Dion featuring Duckwrth on ''Sassy'', 2021. * "

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", a cover of the Coldplay song done for the Grammy ReImagined series, 2024.

References

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