Ducko McFli

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Ducko McFli
Birth nameCharles Singleton
Born Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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Years active2010–present
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Charles Singleton, known by his stage name Ducko McFli, is an American record producer, DJ, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially gained recognition in 2014 for his production work on Drake's "Draft Day". He has since gone on to produce tracks for numerous notable artists including Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz, Khalid, and Joey Purp, among others. He is currently signed to Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music, and he was also a member of Mike WiLL Made-It's Ear Drummers label.

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Early life

Charles Singleton was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He began participating in informal rap battles while in high school. This led to him rapping over tracks and eventually producing his own beats. In 2010, he began using the Ducko McFli stage name and partnered with fellow Nashville producer Syk Sense to compete in local beat battles. The two competed and placed second in the Soundtrack Beat Battle that year. This led to them forming a working relationship with notable producer, Boi-1da, who was one of the judges of the competition. [1]

Career

2011–2013: Early rap mixtapes and production work

In 2011, Ducko McFli released the mixtape, King Duck, [2] on which McFli himself was the featured rapper. [3] He also released numerous collaborations with artists as a producer including, Molotov (with OpenMic) [2] N.O.B.O.T.S. (with Chancellor Warhol), [3] and Chicago: Lake Shore Drive (with MC Drupy Fli). [4] In 2012, he traveled on Drake's Club Paradise Tour, serving in a behind-the-scenes role as French Montana's photographer and videographer. After returning to Nashville from the tour, McFli released another album entitled The Return of the Real. [5]

In November 2012, he released a collaboration with Dee Goodz called "We Wit It". [6] In January 2013, McFli released the track "N.I.Y.S." featuring Trinidad James. [7] The following month, the music video for his song, "Cruising", was premiered on Vibe . [8] That song would also reach number 3 on Hype Machine . [1] Both songs were featured on McFli's project, Racthet Life, Sophisticated Dreams. [7] [8] In June 2013, he released another project in the EP, SykDuck, [9] which was produced entirely by Syk Sense. [10]

2013–2016: Move to Atlanta, "Draft Day", and increased production

In late 2013, McFli opted to leave Nashville and move to Atlanta where he planned to focus more on producing songs. He spent six months in the city [1] before landing a production placement on Drake's "Draft Day" alongside Syk Sense. The song sampled Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)". He also began producing tracks as part of a collective known as "The Fam" [11] consisting of himself, Syk Sense, and Atlanta producer, DJ FU. [12] Additionally, McFli was signed to Mike WiLL Made-It's Ear Drummers record label in 2014. [1] Because of his increased profile, McFli began earning further placements with artists like Fredo Santana ("Stay Da Same" featuring Lil Reese), [13] ASAP Ferg ("This Side" featuring YG), [14] OG Maco ("Fuckemx3" featuring Migos), [15] and Audio Push ("Heavy" featuring OG Maco). Complex also listed McFli as one of "10 producers to watch for in 2015". [16]

That year, he continued producing tracks, including those for acts like EarthGang ("Momma Told Me") [17] and Mike Floss ("Dopeboy Dreaming"). [18] In February 2015, he released the track "I'm Serious" featuring Problem, Snootie Wild, and Reese. [19] He followed that with the release of a collaborative EP, Dreams, with Jace of Two-9. [20] He also released a mixtape called Lowlife in August 2015 with guest appearances from Jace, OG Maco, Audio Push, Problem, and others. [21] In 2016, he continued earning prominent placements including those with Lil Yachty ("Not My Bro"), Joey Purp ("Money & Bitches" featuring Mick Jenkins), and Khalid ("Reasons"). [17] He also released another EP in November 2016 called The Lost Beauxs. [1]

2017–present: Further production work and signing to Same Plate

In 2017, McFli produced two tracks ("Saturday Night" and "Poor Fool" featuring Swae Lee) off of the 2 Chainz mixtape Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and one ("Big God") off of Mike WiLL Made-It's Ransom 2 project. [17] In April of that year, he released a remix that combined 21 Savage's "No Heart" and Kanye West's "Heartless". [22] That same month, he released a second collaborative EP with Jace entitled Dreams 2. [23] In June 2018, it was announced that McFli was among the inaugural roster of Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music. [24] That year, he produced several songs including Skooly's "Dope Fiend" [25] and Mike Floss's "Background Check". [26]

In January 2019, he was among over 100 invitees to join J.Cole for his Revenge of the Dreamers III recording sessions. [27]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected details
TitleDetails
King Duck
The Return of the Real
Ratchet Life, Sophisticated Dreams
Lowlife

EPs

List of EPs with selected details
TitleDetails
SykDuck
Dreams
(with Jace)
The Lost Beauxs
Dreams 2
(with Jace)

Singles

List of singles with selected details
TitleYearAlbum
"N.I.Y.S." (feat. Trinidad James)2013Ratchet Life, Sophisticated Dreams
"Cruising"
"Trill$hit" (feat. Key! and Fortebowie)SykDuck
"I'm Serious" (feat. Problem, Snootie Wild, and Reese)2015Lowlife
"Take Yours" (with Mike Floss and Syk Sense)2017Non-album single
"I Told Y'all Niggas" (with Jace)
"CheeseSteak" (feat. Key! and Jace)2018

Songwriting and production

List of songwriting and production credits
Song
[1] [14] [17] 		YearArtistAlbumRole
"We Wit It"2012Dee GoodzNon-album singleCo-producer
"Draft Day"2014 Drake Care Package Co-producer
"Stay Da Same" Fredo Santana (featuring Lil Reese)Walking LegendCo-producer
"Riot"FatKidsBrothaNon-album singleProducer
"I Arise Because"Danny SethPerceptionCo-producer
"NothinLikeUs" Curtis Williams (feat. Key! and Danny Seth)Danco JamesProducer
"Space Danco"Curtis Williams (feat. Danny Seth, Jace, JID, and Lightskinmac11)Producer
"Fuckemx3" OG Maco (feat. Migos) OG Maco Producer, co-writer
"This Side" ASAP Ferg (feat. YG Ferg Forever Co-producer
"Heavy" Audio Push (feat. OG Maco)Non-album singleProducer
"That Got Damn (Freestyle)" Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Swae Lee, Jace, Andrea)RansomProducer
"Hasta Lauego"Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Rich Homie Quan)Producer
"Momma Told Me"2015 EarthGang Strays with RabiesProducer
"Dopeboy Dreaming"Mike FlossDon't Blame the YouthProducer
"Reasons"2016 Khalid Non-album singleProducer
"Not My Bro" Lil Yachty Lil Boat Producer, co-writer
"Fucked Over"Producer, co-writer
"Money & Bitches" Joey Purp (feat. Mick Jenkins) iiiDrops Co-producer
"Black Iphone Flex" Trinidad James (feat. Moeazy)Non-album singleProducer
"Poor Fool"2017 2 Chainz (feat. Swae Lee) Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Co-producer, co-writer
"Saturday Night"2 ChainzCo-producer, co-writer
"Big God"Mike WiLL Made-It (feat. Problem and Trouble) Ransom 2 Co-producer, co-writer
"Roger & Zapp"Brian BrownNon-album singleProducer
"Fucc It Up Suh" Skooly BAcCWArdFeELiNgSProducer
"Dope Fiend"2018Don't You Ever Forget Me 3Producer

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