Jacob Cardec, artistically known as Cardec Drums, is a Puerto Rican

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and

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, specializing in Christian urban music ( hip hop,

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and

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) who has worked with artists from

Reach Records Reach Records is an American independent record label specializing in Christian hip hop. The label was founded in 2004 by Ben Washer and the hip-hop artist Lecrae. In addition to Lecrae, the Reach Records roster contains artists like Tedashii, ...

, Reflection Music Group and

Funkytown Music Luis Raul Marrero (born January 23, 1974), also known by his stage name Funky, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter. With seven solo albums and multiple jobs as a producer, Marrero is internationally recognized as a hip hop and reggaeton Chri ...

. He has received various awards for his work with KB,

Lecrae Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979), mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the president, co-owner and co-founder of the ind ...

Redimi2 Redimi2 (born Willy González Cruz; June 3, 1979) is a Dominican Christian music rapper and songwriter. González began releasing music in 1999 as a part of Redimi2 Squad, alongside his brother JG. After all members besides González left the grou ...

, Almighty and Andy Mineo.

Trajectory

Jacob Cardec studied music at the Atlanta Institute of Music. Upon graduation, he was featured as a touring drummer for artists like

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, Dominic Balli, Andy Mineo and more. In 2012, Cardec Drums got their chance to work for

Social Club Misfits Social Club Misfits, known as Social Club from 2012 until 2016, is a Christian hip hop duo from Miami, Florida made up of rappers FERN and Marty Mar. They formed their musical partnership in 2011 and released their first free album, entitled ...

with their single "New Years". The following year, he continued to thrive as a producer by winning Lecrae's "I Know" remix contest. After stepping away from touring, he has continued to produce for notable artists such as Andy Mineo, Lecrae, Derek Minor, Tedashii, KB, Xavier Omär, and ELHAE. In 2018, his participation in KB's

Today We Rebel ''Today We Rebel'' is the third album by KB. Reach Records released the project on October 20, 2017. Accolades On August 8, 2018, the Gospel Music Association announced the nominees of the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards, with ''Today We Rebel'' ...

album earned him joint honors with his first Dove Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year. At one time, he used a particular auditory signature of a female voice saying "push your hands in the air for Cardec". In 2019, he co-founded the independent record label No Apologies Music, with a mission to connect American hip-hop and Latin-based urban music. This led to the signing of the first artist, Tommy Royale. Cardec has produced for Latin artists such as Funky,

Manny Montes Emmanuel Rodríguez, better known as Manny Montes, is a Puerto Rican rapper, known one of the major Christian artists in Puerto Rico. He has been nominated multiple times for the Premios Arpa and recently, at the Tu Música Urbana Awards for "Mejo ...

, Gabriel Rodríguez EMC, Eliud L'Voices, and the award-winning production with Latin American artists such as Redimi2 and Almighty in Filipenses 1:6, Urban Christian Song of the Year at the Tu Música Urbano Awards, later considered again as Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year, this time, at the 2020 Dove Awards, where it was only nominated. In 2020, the desire to merge the two music markets produced an alliance between Reach Records and their No Apologies label, they merged with 116 Clique for the release of the Sin Vergüenza album, where artists such as Funky, Manny Montes, Lecrae,

Lizzy Parra Lisbet Plata Parra, musically known as Lizzy Parra, is a Dominican Christian singer of Latin trap born in Santo Domingo. Her lyrics usually focus on positive messages for society. She has collaborated with artist such as Redimi2, Funky, Manny Mon ...

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, among others, creating the desired union that Cardec pursued in the mission of his label. He has continued to produce for artists such as Jaydan, Tommy Royale and Don Ryvcko. On March 14, 2022, 1K Phew and Cardec launched a project that paid homage to the

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and

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shows/movies they grew up with. Months later, they released a second part with samples dealing with Power Rangers, Arthur,

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, Reading Rainbow and

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Discography

Studio albums

* 2018: Hopetober 2 (with Eliud L'Voices) * 2020: Sin Vergüenza (with his label and

) * 2022: Phew Skylark (with 1K Phew) * 2022: Phew Skylark 2 (with 1K Phew)

Credits

References

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