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.
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. 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 styleedit
He is known as one of the pioneers of the Soundcloud rap era. His rapping style includes layered vocals and Autotune.
Discographyedit
Notable singlesedit
Santa (2017)
#TellonMe (2017)
State of Georgia vs. Kaine (2021)
Shopping Spree (2022)
Fuck Tha Streets (2023)
Studio albumsedit
Forever Kaine (2017)
Underdog (2018)
Bad Kid From the 4 (2020)
Underdog 2 (2020)
Thank You Kaine (2020)
After the Storm (2021)
After the Storm (Deluxe Version) (2021)
Hardhead (2021)
A Dogg's Influence (2022)
Faith Like Esther (2022)
Kaine's Diary (2022)
Family Guy (2022)
Underdog 3 (2022)
Old Files (2022)
Warning B4 Destruction (2022)
Remember Who Started The Wave (2023)
DuwapSoBased (2023)
Feels Like Summer (2023)
Darkest Days (2023)
You Influenced Me (2023)
On the Way (2023)
Referencesedit
^ ab"Information on Duwap Kaine's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
^ ab"NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – NEW ALBUMS FROM DUWAP KAINE, G PERICO, FRENCH MONTANA + MORE". HipHopDx. June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
^ ab"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.
^ ab"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.
duwap, kaine, donald, george, ruffin, born, february, 2002, known, professionally, american, rapper, singer, songwriter, from, savannah, georgia, known, projects, underdog, from, well, early, collaborations, with, record, producer, erre, bourne, july, 2019back. 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 Duwap KaineDuwap Kaine in July 2019Background informationBirth nameDonald George Ruffin 1 Born 2002 02 21 February 21 2002 age 22 Savannah Georgia U S 2 GenresHip hoptrappluggSoundCloud rapR amp B 3 4 5 Occupation s Rappersongwritersingerrecord producerYears active2011 presentLabelsTAF Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Musical style 4 Discography 4 1 Notable singles 4 2 Studio albums 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editDuwap was born in Savannah Georgia Career editDuwap 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 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 amp 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 editHe is known as one of the pioneers of the Soundcloud rap era His rapping style includes layered vocals and Autotune Discography editNotable singles edit Santa 2017 TellonMe 2017 State of Georgia vs Kaine 2021 Shopping Spree 2022 Fuck Tha Streets 2023 Studio albums edit Forever Kaine 2017 Underdog 2018 Bad Kid From the 4 2020 Underdog 2 2020 Thank You Kaine 2020 After the Storm 2021 After the Storm Deluxe Version 2021 Hardhead 2021 A Dogg s Influence 2022 Faith Like Esther 2022 Kaine s Diary 2022 Family Guy 2022 Underdog 3 2022 Old Files 2022 Warning B4 Destruction 2022 Remember Who Started The Wave 2023 DuwapSoBased 2023 Feels Like Summer 2023 Darkest Days 2023 You Influenced Me 2023 On the Way 2023 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 amp Duwap kaine oweee thots remix retrieved December 3 2023External links editDuwap Kaine at AllMusic Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Music nbsp Georgia nbsp United States nbsp This biographical article related to hip hop music in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duwap Kaine amp oldid 1223402835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
