Duckwrth

Jared Leonardo Lee (born May 13, 1989), better known by his stage name Duckwrth (pronounced "duckworth" and stylized in all caps), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, songwriter, and artist.

Early life

Lee was born in South Central Los Angeles on May 13, 1989. He grew up in a Christian household, always surrounded by music. Before going into music, Duckwrth studied graphic design in college. He appeared in several TeamBackpack cyphers on the YouTube channel World Emcee.

Career

In the mid-2010s, Duckwrth 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 Republic Records. His single "Start a Riot" was featured in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. His song "MICHUUL." was featured in the HBO series Insecure and the CW 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 Palms Casino Resort, also released as a single.
• Giants (in collaboration with Riot Games, as part of the group True Damage, featuring Duckwrth, Keke Palmer, Soyeon of (G)I-dle, Becky G, and Thutmose, 2019)
• Read Your Mind, Tayla Parx featuring Duckwrth on We Need to Talk, 2019.
• Get Together, Louis the Child featuring Duckwrth on Here for Now, 2020.
• Wildlings, Tobe Nwigwe featuring EARTHGANG and Duckwrth on Cincoriginals, 2020.
• Settle the Score, with Cordae on the Space Jam: A New Legacy soundtrack, 2021.
• Drip, Kyle Dion featuring Duckwrth on Sassy, 2021.

References

1. Tobe Nwigwe
2. Shaboozey
3. Channel Tres
4. Syd (singer)
5. Keke Palmer
6. League of Legends
7. Electric Forest
8. EarthGang
9. Alexander Spit
10. Jeon So-yeon
11. Duckworth
12. List of hip hop musicians
13. List of Tiny Desk Concerts
14. 2019 League of Legends World Championship
15. Umi (singer)
16. Bülow (singer)
17. Neal H Pogue
18. List of Austin City Limits lineups by year
19. Madison Beer discography
20. List of R&B musicians