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, Lee 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", featuring Shaboozey, 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. 2025 would see the release of his third full-length album All American F*ckBoy, which would later receive a nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
Discography Studio albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details I'm Uugly Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Them Hellas, The Blind Youth, Empire Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl SuperGood Released: August 21, 2020 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl All American F*ckBoy Released: April 2, 2025 Label: Them Hellas, The Blind Youth Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Mixtapes +List of mixtapes, with release date and label shown Title Details Ducktape Released: August 16, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Taxfree V.1 Released: February 19, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital DownloadNowhere Released August 21, 2015 Label: Them Hellas Formats: Digital download, streaming An Xtra Uugly Mixtape Released: November 3, 2017 Label: Them Hellas, Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette
EPs +List of extended plays, with release date and label shown Title Details The Falling Man Released: May 17, 2019 Label: Them Hellas, Republic Formats: Digital download, streamingSG8* Released: September 3, 2021 Label: SuperGood, The Blind Youth Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinylChrome Bull Released: October 21, 2022, October 20, 2023 (Deluxe) Label: SuperGood, The Blind Youth Formats: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Super Soaker" 2014 "Indica la Roux"2015Nowhere "Naruto" "Psycho" "Curtis Maypush"2016 "Get Uugly"I'm Uugly "Rare Panther / Beach House" "I'm Dead"2017 "Bernal Heights" "Michuul."An Xtra Uugly Mixtape "Tamagotchi" 2018 "Boy" "Fall Back"The Falling Man "Soprano" "Nobody Falls" 2019 "Crush" "Find a Way" 2020 SuperGood "Coming Closer" "Quick" "Kiss U Right Now" 2021 "Birthday Suit" "Make U Go" SG8* "4K" "Power Power" 2022 Chrome Bull "Ce Soir" "Beg" "Big Bewts" / "Vertigo" 2023 "Grey Scale" 2024 All American F*ckBoy "Had Enough" "Toxic Romantic" 2025 "Hurricane J.I.M" "Wyl' Out" rowspan="2" "I Wanna Be Your Dog Again" 2026
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown Title Year Album "U.G.L.Y" 2018 Samurai Sessions, Vol. 3 - World Collide "Sad and Bored" Damaged Vol. 2 "Bigbright" Slowshine "Supposed to Be" 2019 Way Back When "Good Girls" Happy Endings with an Asterisk "Love Me Like" Love Me Like "Play Too Much" 2020 Suga "Work" rowspan="3" "High Hopes" 2021 "Specific" "Fav Flav"Crossover "Favorite" 2022 rowspan="2" "Pieces" "All Around The World"Never Worry "Can't Fake What You Feel" 2023Do It To Me "Say Less" 2024Love in Stereo
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. "Found But Dilla", Portraits of Tracy featuring Duckwrth on Driving Home: Parting Gifts, 2024. "Clocks", a cover of the Coldplay song done for the Grammy ReImagined series, 2024. Til' My Fingers Bleed, with Dino & The Word Alive, the official anthem for the 2025 Esports World Cup.
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