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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.

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

Extended plays

Collaborative albums / mixtapes

Production discography

Songs produced

Production credits

References

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7. Ivey, Justin (December 21, 2017). "Def Jam Signs Payroll Giovanni & Cardo". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
8. Rys, Dan (September 13, 2013). "LoLa Monroe And Cardo Are No Longer Affiliated With Taylor Gang". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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10. Siwel, G. (September 28, 2022). "Upcoming Atlanta Rapper YoDogg Unveils Visuals For "Fonyuns" Along With Platinum-Producer Cardo". Grooverelly. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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• Southern hip-hop musicians
• 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