Duwap Kaine
Duwap Kaine | |
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 Duwap Kaine in July 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Donald George Ruffin[1] |
| Born | February 21, 2002 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.[2] |
| Genres | [3][4][5] |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | TAF |
Donald George Ruffin[1] (born February 21, 2002), known professionally as Duwap Kaine is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Savannah, Georgia. He is known for his projects Underdog and Bad Kid from the 4,[2][6][7] as well as his early collaborations with record producer Pi'erre Bourne.
Early life
[edit]Duwap was born in Savannah, Georgia. He grew up alongside rapper Lil Candy Paint.
Career
[edit]Duwap began making music in the early 2010s, with his first song being a single he uploaded to YouTube in 2011 under the alias Dolphin God. A song about Elmo from Sesame Street he made at this time became an internet meme in 2019. He was in the fourth grade at the time. Prior to adopting the Duwap Kaine alias, he went by DolphinGod, Retro, OfficialRetro, and Duwap. He released his debut mixtape Diffrent in 2013 under the DolphinGod alias.
One of his first singles to gain attention, specifically as Duwap Kaine, was the song "A Stove Is a Stove", which he released in 2016, with the song since reaching over a million plays.[3] In 2017, he released the Pi'erre Bourne-produced song "Santa" which remains his most streamed song to date. In September 2017, he was co-signed by American rapper Lil Yachty as one of his favorite rappers.[5] Kaine has many other music relationships in the music industry such as Trippie Redd.[8] In 2017, he also worked with artists like K$upreme, Lil Wop, and Lil Tracy. He released 2 mixtapes that year, Friends Till The End & Forever Kaine.
In 2018 he released the notable mixtape Underdog. Most of the tape's instrumentals were made by Duwap's frequent collaborator Nine9, with Duwap making the beat to the mixtape's twelfth song "G-Star".
Kaine released the single "Playin Wit Da Autotune" on 11 August 2021.
Kaine released his album Faith Like Esther on 26 June 2022.
As of 2024, Kaine has released 12 albums, 29 mixtapes, 3 extended plays, and 195 singles.
Musical style
[edit]He is known as one of the pioneers of the Soundcloud rap era. His rapping style includes layered vocals and Autotune.
Discography
[edit]Studio Albums
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| What a Time to Be Wild |
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| Bad Kid from the 4 |
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| Underdog 2 |
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| Thank You Kaine |
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| After the Storm |
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| A Dogg's Influence |
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| Family Guy |
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| Duwap So Based |
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| Darkest Days |
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| You Influenced Me |
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| On The Way |
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| Bully |
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| Thank You Kaine II |
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| Thank You Kaine 3 |
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Deluxe Albums
[edit]| Title | Deluxe details |
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| After the Storm (Deluxe Version) |
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Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Trappin Fever |
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| Trappin Fever 2 |
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| Kaine's Collection |
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| Fourteen |
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| Kaine's Mansion 5 |
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| Citgo Stories |
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| 88 Kaine |
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| Candy Kaine |
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| Friends Till the End |
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| Forever Kaine |
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| Underdog |
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| Heardhead |
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| Faith Like Esther |
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| Kaine's Diary |
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| Underdog 3 |
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| Warning B4 Destruction |
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| Remember Who Started the Wave |
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| Feels Like Summer |
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| Southside's Most Wanted |
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Extended Plays
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| Mr. 4 |
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| FreeLilEBG |
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| Mistreated |
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| Kaine's Laboratory |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Information on Duwap Kaine's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – NEW ALBUMS FROM DUWAP KAINE, G PERICO, FRENCH MONTANA + MORE". HipHopDx. June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Duwap Kaine Is the Best Rapper That Won't Show Up in Your Algorithm". Pitchfork. September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Duwap Kaine – Feel Like Esther". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Next Generation Of SoundCloud Rappers". Complex. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Song You Need: Duwap Kaine is more than a humble pop star on "ASMR"". The Fader. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Listen to Duwap Kaine's "Mad 2": The Ones". Pitchfork. June 27, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Trippie Redd & Duwap kaine- oweee / thots (remix), retrieved December 3, 2023
External links
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