Rhythm Roulette: Cardo Got Wings | Mass Appeal

Don't sleep on Cardo. Over the past eight years the Texas-based producer has become a force to be reckoned with, first making his mark on tracks for Mac Miller, Chevy Woods, and Wiz Khalifa's 'Kush & Orange Juice.' After establishing himself with Taylor Gang he expanded his portfolio by crafting heaters for the likes of Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jeezy, and Jay Z. Late last year Cardo and Detroit rapper Payroll Giovanni of Doughboyz Cashout announced a partnership with Def Jam.
For the latest episode of MASS APPEAL's Rhythm Roulette, Cardo stopped by A-1 Records in NYC to snatch up three records at random. After tying a star-spangled bandana over his eyes, he picked up albums by Graham Central Station, Con Funk Shun, and a disco joint by France Joli-then headed back to the studio.
While he was blowing dust off these vintage vinyls his phone rang to tell him that a record he co-produced-"God's Plan" by Drake-was going to be #1 on the Billboard charts. Nevertheless he stayed focused on the task at hand, having fun while he listened to tracks until he found something that made him exclaim "That shit hard!"
After chopping and reversing the sample Cardo came up with a track that "got wings." Watch the action unfold right now on Rhythm Roulette.
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[@winedrinka]

Mass appeal should really release a beat tape with all the beats the producers made on rythme roulette

[@wmcroy3306]

boombox boy Lol sample clearances?

[@winedrinka]

wmcroy3306 yeah, after they get cleared

[@messiahblack4816]

boombox boy cost bread bruh lol

[@a1d5]

they don't have enough money to clear the samples. shit is stupid expensive.

[@Pharoah510]

heavvy eyes unless they release it as a free-to-download project,theres no monetary gain from it so therefore no worries regarding sample clearances and lawsuits 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@FlyMelodies]

been a fan of Cardo since I heard his beats with Wiz, legend

[@candyblueswangas]

with le$

[@tonyk174]

Yeeeees my favourite producer since 2011. Him and Harry Fraud

[@Frankoshack]

tonyk174 same here famo

[@lukejamesbgn]

Cardo makes some of the waviest beats out. That work he did with Payroll on Big Bossin Vol. 2 is RIDICULOUS!

[@Min-kp7ei]

Luke James your vids are always dope man!

[@Glez-qr4rq]

The beats on that project is immaculate

[@Wasie55]

thats what im saying that tape is definitely underrated.

[@brother6379]

Big facts no cap

[@Kevinlos_]

You should hear what he doing this year

[@TKWPresents]

Cardo's beats are so fire. I miss his old days with Wiz. Might be worth making a new video on

[@GhettoManAF]

TKW Presents his new shit is way better. Listen

[@TKWPresents]

Word? I've heard some things but tbh haven't gotten that deep into it. I'll listen to Big Bossin' 2

[@stephonfoster7488]

TKW Presents production on big bossin 2 lowkey 🔥🔥 tho

[@TKWPresents]

Stephon Foster I’m checking it out - good looks

[@elzrobinson9243]

BeHaze28g I wouldn't say that, but he has stayed consistent.

[@nelson198623]

"Quatanize"

[@DMUSA-gd6kq]

😂 😂

[@mistaUHOH215]

I laughed too hard at this

[@nonymous590]

Neil Taylor Kinda like quantize with a twang

[@HomageBeats]

i was about to leave this comment, then i read the comments lol

[@illuzeweb]

problem is tht allot of them old school players would speed up and slow down so you have to really know how to chop to get that shit on but when you a drag and drop era mfka you don't learn how to do that.

[@THEGMSSHOW]

I remember 2010-2012 i was on soundclick religiously writing to cardo, sledgren, johnny juliano, and idlabs beats from like 7am to 3pm like a full time fuckin job...it helped me perfect my writing and the way i deliver in my music. i owe alot to those guys

[@WunHaffOnDemDrumz]

BlackK GMS likewise man. Help me become better with writing, and also inspired me to become a producer myself.

[@MerkhVision]

Great choice of producers right there!

[@gonzosaccount29]

yall gotta get sledgren too

[@ibarramurda]

facts '

[@pursuitofhappinesss1]

This guy is from my hometown, and has made a lot of the beats to my favorite bodies of work, mixtapes, albums, singles, it makes me feel like I could amount to anything if Cardo did it, huge inspiration to the city

[@Lonte915]

Yall gotta get Johnny Juliano next!

[@MDOTDASUPA]

Lontenotes I agree, Johnny Juliano definitely deserves an episode. I could only imagine the type of insanity he would create.

[@smokingprod416]

it wouldnt even be fair jj goes to hard

[@yuppy5956]

i dont think johnny would be satisfied with a quick beat like that. he perfects his shit! but what do i know...

[@xavierwalkerthompson]

Bruhhhh... he'd kill it

[@vanteg9834]

Lontenotes definitely

[@thejacoshow1]

He said ' bitch shutup" hahahaha 1:56

[@ilovecody7514]

Cardo always got heat on deck.

[@capitalproductions98]

Cardo a legend 💯

[@bloodysolaire2168]

Capital Productions no its style you’ll never get it

[@massappeal]

shout out to Cardo for coming thru and making some 🔥🔥🔥 go check out Big Bossin' Vol. 2, you won't be disappointed....

[@poloregal]

Mass Appeal yall finally got Cardo

[@bloccboi4]

Listening to payroll as we speak!!

[@nicoleyahneffi7599]

Mass Appeal 😂😂😂 i died when he start Boogie to the woman's song with disco beat!! does cardo having booking information for artist?? Email or something?? bcuz I'll need that A.S.A.P! 😁💯

[@johnarobinson5640]

Mass Appeal Can you tell me the beat at the beginning of the video???

[@j0k311]

We need DJ SMOKEY!!!

[@itsnvsv]

he skipped over so many great samples. doubt he'll revisit. he just went with what was safe.

[@mikedabeast360]

Official NVSVmusic Cardo barely samples. So it's tough to adjust, making beats. AarabMuzik the same way.

[@itsnvsv]

mikedabeast360 I guess. And arabmuzik sampled from CDs. Thought that was cool

[@theadmiral460]

Cardo barely samples? whaaaaa?

[@swishersweets727]

mikedabeast360 what?? Cardo samples all the time. You're crazy

[@owlvisionsound]

i never thought of this take!

[@deelane6205]

Guy does the smoothest beats ever heard every damn time. Always throws that steel drum sound on his beats which im a sucker for. Hope he does somethin wit Curren$y and Wiz again soon

[@TCapo1185]

Cow bell

[@Brazi.WorldWide]

INTRO BEAT CURREN$Y - SHOWROOM 2 CLASSIC

[@johnw2984]

Thank you!

[@lexielawson697]

thank u sm

[@stakkzz]

appreciate you boss

[@jakekosich4072]

1:16 cardo doesn't know how to read a clock hahahaha

[@nephxw]

Cardooooo got waaaannnggggsssssss (Insert fire emoji)

[@apexnino5230]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ThaGreat96]

I feel like a duck. All these years I thought it said "cardo got white", u know like cocaine.....😑

[@nephxw]

lmaooo @dont worry bout that

[@ThaGreat96]

Donovan Burrell lol shit crazy bruh

[@nephxw]

aye bruh i use to think it was a sound effect that people used in there beats lmfao

[@sosavinchey3886]

That jacket made me uncomfortable

[@shodisbeats]

Sosa Vinchey I thought I was the only one😂

[@MaxJulien2701]

Sosa Vinchey the whole time I was like, is this dude gonna take the jacket off orrr

[@j.armand1363]

Kevin Sylvester Lol

[@King_Marzz]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mr.z3853]

He was tryna be like Tay k

[@LordSuprem90s]

Does any one else get satisfaction when the hand that hits the pads on the mpc on the intro is in sync with the instrumental playing lol

[@massappeal]

🤣🤣🤣

[@badnewzscubasteve]

Oneil Knight yesss

[@big_kapp4425]

My name is MercLyfe_B and I approve this comment

[@diamondwest35]

Been on a Cardo journey over the last 24 hours and stumbled across this. Not sure how I missed it back in the day, but from a producer/beat makers point of view what he actually did here was genius! Salute!

[@audiodopebeats]

Dude been nice since Kush & OJ days. #FLGANG

[@aidanfine]

PLEASE get J Cole on here. That'd be crazy!

[@MrBarberboy42]

You're right!

[@owlvisionsound]

yes! and xavier stone!

[@simcard940]

He looked like J Cole in the thumbnail

[@tricoastalelite]

beat was hot but with a Con Funk Shun record AND a Graham Central Station record he could’ve done WAAAY better.

[@ricoterrell8889]

aug green thank you i was thinking the exact same thing

[@tylowe78]

Especially with the Graham Central Station joint. They are dope! Alot of gems with their albums.

[@SenecaTyree]

My thoughts exactly. I was not impressed with this video at all.

[@ListenJus]

"Time is 9:11, how convenient" lmfao this dudes hilarious.

[@psychomuzik24]

Little hand on the 9 big hand on the 11 is not 9:11 LOL

[@bizzionary1]

lmao.

[@SlothLoudAndBangin]

He tried to save it with "or close to it" 😅

[@BrotherTayro]

lol never knew what cardo looked like

[@gangsquad967]

He makes the best beats for Spitta. ✈ Life

[@Dreamer88keys]

Him and sledgren

[@acartier_3131]

And alchemist

[@axelrice7422]

jet life breh

[@dobybeatz5325]

those 808s slap, my boy killed this sample great to see one of my favorite producers on rhythm roulette

[@SisekeloG3E]

Liked before I even saw it. My fav producer since way back with Wiz. Homie has really elevated now and I continue to be inspired. Thank you Mass Appeal!

[@JHS1095]

wear the jacket or take it off lol

[@arriewoodard2873]

man for real... that shit was bothering me.lmao

[@nsp932]

SoniiV Productions lmao shit was mad annoying

[@THEINFAMOUS1011]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nicoleyahneffi7599]

At least it's not a tight-fitting woman's coat like everyone else wears LOL😂 he knows that s h i t not masculate!!! big up to cardo for that!!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

now it's gone from the pants to the jackets 😅

I like how he chopped the sample with 2 different pitches to match the keys of his 808s. Dope

[@NORYtheGAWD]

That Big Bossin’ 2 Is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Kevinlos_]

All are fire

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

Dude is a rap record producing legend.

[@mpbourke9019]

ya'll should do a series where you give two producers a 30 second sample and see how each of them flip it

[@sail1h4]

Cardo produced God's Plan for Drake, who's name is Aubrey Graham. This comes full circle. Drake's Uncle is a famous bassist named Larry Graham who was friends with Prince back in the day and founded a funk group called, "Graham Central Station," and Cardo just came across their vinyl. not-coincidentally, this is God's Plan

[@zosevvv]

Bruh

[@kingjewelz9948]

Cardo got WAAANGS

[@HellfireBeats]

@1:16 he said "the time is 9:11 I can read". LMFAO!!

[@therecklessescapades]

Mass Appeal thanks for filming this at The Cutting Room Studios. I used to work there back in 2012 for a few months, great memories.

[@Bhunibelza]

Cardo's beat are so dope on the Big Bossin albums!

[@meimportaunagarompa]

I wad already wondering what happened to this show

[@themoneyplay_]

This should have 100,000,000 views...

[@urageek21]

give that to spitta puhhh-lease!!

[@altomatic]

All these nobodies hating but I don't see you guys getting asked to be on any of these shows...

[@altomatic]

Sorry bro it won't connect me to your link.

[@Rxghteous]

EESTBOUND NEXT

[@tyrusjones]

Mihji Grey my guy

[@enjrbless]

LARRY JUNE BROUGHT ME HERE!! CARDO DOPE!

[@garthybrookens4839]

I Fell in Love with Cardo as a producer when i heard Wiz Khalifa - Mesmorized Then i heard Dave East - Slow down and i was sold. Cardo has a way of infusing some dark and haunting elements into some Urban beat.

[@KINGDAVID230]

didnt he produce Different type of time for Dave East?

[@thugspoet]

King Day that what i was saying....how could poster not add that to description

[@890128008]

Yes he did.

[@JavTheRipper]

This dude has produced my so much fire man!

[@waveyseason8910]

Hardest song on the album

[@zip2kx]

Ass beat... Not his fault tho he pulled some terrible samples.

[@yvenereugene201]

This beat as a Money Trees vibe 🔥

[@matthart8463]

Getting a call his song going number one mid show. Hard

[@Kev_-qm1je]

Cardo & Sledro created that " Kush & OJ " Sound 💯💯🤙

[@YoungAngus23]

This honestly could of been way better and longer

[@GhettoManAF]

Fat Hezeus that’s what your girl tells you huh

[@YoungAngus23]

BeHaze28g you lame asf 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jerzwhite4548]

Fat Hezeus agreed

[@jerzwhite4548]

Seems like he was rushing to get it done trying in a different type of vibe

[@THEINFAMOUS1011]

This.

[@timothyjacobs2998]

Yo this is a dope ass show. The fans of these dope beats get to see the masterminds behind them. Man I'm literally finding my love for music again watching these amazing brothas do they thing. Amazing for the culture.

[@harmonicsmadeahit]

so glad to see this! Cardo is my fav producer! now all we need is a beat breakdown of one of his hits he produced!!! #CardoGotWings

[@aidancanoli]

This man said they didn't quantize in the 70s lmao

[@MotivBeats]

Aidan Connolly lol

[@jglad2524]

What was he trying to say?!?

[@thablackkat9905]

J Glad basically: 70's had live instrumentation, THERE WAS NO QUANTIZE IN EFFECT!

[@TheMattmatic]

Yeah I think they were on Ableton version 5 or 6 back then

[@eightynines3615]

it dont sound right until it has that live swing

[@oscar4215234]

I stopped mid stroke to watch this

[@oscar4215234]

okay that shit slapped. imma go tuna sub backwards

[@martydrake2835]

Oscar Villanueva u wasn't hitting dat shit right anyway

[@brutalkid1993]

yoooooo, does this cat seriously think the time on that cover is 9:11 and not 8:55?

[@1way163]

“Bitch shut up” HAHAHAHAHAH I died

[@Infamous3rdchild]

Cardo + Larry June 🍊

[@kelvin88keyes]

Cardo is so dope! definitely one of my favorite producers right now..Type of Time(Dave East) and Front(Le$ feat Slim Thug) are my joints right now

[@scooterloc9832]

This has curren$y written all over it!

[@AceDramaBeats]

"You gotta put it in reverse sometime baby"🎶 Cardo my fav producer! Drop a new 2021 drum kit I'm ready to buy!!

[@o.t.n_ofthenightproduction1952]

Cardo been on fire last year and so far this year for real!

[@lamarwalker2315]

I wish I was high enough too understand what's going on with this cover.

[@ancientbandit7783]

on my soul i never clicked on some shit so damn fast

[@MrShellyj]

Cardo has been top 5 since the Wiz days...Minnesota's finest!

[@vernonjreacts4603]

Sounds like a vintage cardo and wiz beat 🔥🔥

[@noahb7942]

Did anyone else notice that the 808 sank up with the person hitting the drum pad at 0:25 ?

[@THEINFAMOUS1011]

“Sank up” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@unclesam530]

u mean stank up

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

THEINFAMOUS1011 😂😂🤣

[@ThaGreat96]

I AM DOOM NOT GROOT sync'd up

[@SilverfoxclawHD]

This is honestly the best beat i´ve ever heard on rythm roulette. Props to Cardo!

[@REDACTEDK]

Odin facts

[@iLLa_SkriLLa]

Smooth...sounding like it could be oj & kush

[@Nako1997]

I love Cardo he is a Genius and his beats are fire, one of my favorite producers!! 🔥

[@nocuh]

2:02 hahahahaha

[@rakeem176]

Cardo the best amazing beats to smoke sum kush 👍👍👍👍💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏🌱🌱🌱🌱🚬🚬🚬🚬

[@sweetjamezn]

when he said "bitch shut up" i literally lol'd

[@marcussmith7534]

Big bossin 2 , rap album of the year for sure . Every song snaps !

[@hijoseph100]

He missed the girl singing that was the sample

[@riccoonthebeat]

And that there my friend is the reason he’s where he is and who is is and you who you are. Get it? No offense

[@hijoseph100]

@@riccoonthebeat I have more views than you lol but okay

[@wavy9181]

@@hijoseph100you been on here for 13 years give it up 😂😂😂

[@KingArthurBeats]

CARDOOOOO

[@bryankelly335]

My boy Payroll though ..? Doughboyz Cashout my shit forreal ..! *_♪ ♫ ♪ ♫_*

[@michaelchacon4784]

Mezmorized by wiz is probably one of his best. So is from the west side with love II

[@CheWavera]

That France Joli record tho.

[@bsd918]

Payroll that 🥷 now!! 💯 both of em!

[@joevera5250]

Get Lord Jamar!!😂😂

[@ianyoung9983]

That beat came out great !!

[@DawishKhush]

Showroom 2, how did I forget Cardo 😭

[@NeekoRozay]

this sound like a curren$y beat. this 🔥🔥🔥

[@donwinton720]

Allday!!

[@JaymacDrums]

quantize in the 70s hahaha

[@PrimeInfinite]

Fav producer for the last 5 yrs

[@commnthomas]

"Bisshh shut up" I got snot. lmao

[@parkerflemmings]

Graham Central Station!Larry Graham is Drake's Uncle

[@massappeal]

that's crazy! especially considering during the episode he gets the call that he's going to be number 1 on billboard for producing drake's new record "god's plan."

[@parkerflemmings]

Wow!That's amazing!Congrats to that brother!!

[@ericv4380]

Great find fellas.

[@CheyneQueezy]

Larry Graham is a musical genius. Kinda suprised Cardo didn't know him. Dude was the bassist for Sly and the Family Stone, and did Graham Central Station ish for a minute.

[@etizzzle415]

Wooow

[@jcas98jc]

Y’all gotta get lex Luger next...

[@Tooliebleu]

might just be the coolest man alive

[@gabel13]

dude produced like all my favorite songs

[@majestymxnt7384]

Cardo is a beast. From Seen It All by Jeezy, to 100 by The Game, to Every Season by Cousin Stizz, to God's Plan by Drake and so much more he just kills everything he does and been doing so since 2011.

[@kangjames6091]

Before that because he was instrumental in Kush & OJ too. That was 2009 or’10

[@J.Mingsy92]

Mezmorized and Never been

[@amoneydaproducer]

Get Johnny Juliano!

[@jdub90081]

Payroll Giovanni big bossing vol 1 & 2 are instant street classic!

[@jaronmcreynolds130]

"The time says 9:11... I can Read" 😂😂😂 BRUUUUH the time says 8:55 😂😂😂

[@187mrsmith]

So this Drake's secret weapon oh boy he about to be another forgotten producer in OVOs sweatshop 🤕🤦😂

[@justinbryces]

Celtics fan #MambaOut RIP A True Legend clever

[@prod_ralph]

CashMoneyAP next

[@AndreLor]

Lol what

[@AndreLor]

James Carson that was my reaction to "cashmoney AP next" lol, he has nothing to do with rhythm roulette

[@louislepine7400]

LMAO u igght bruh, smoke a blunt or somethin

[@soundsbymusa6362]

he wack al his beats the samw

[@gameplayer222]

No

[@noluck3622]

Been waiting for this more than anything

[@shivaniinavihs708]

Still don’t know how someone so sick is so underrated