Jared Lee (born May 13, 1989), better known by his

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Duckwrth (pronounced "duckworth" and stylized in

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), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and artist.

Early life

Jared Lee was born in

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on May 13, 1989. He grew up in a Christian household, always surrounded by music. Before going into music, Duckwrth studied

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in college. He appeared in several TeamBackpack

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on the

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channel World Emcee.

Career

In the mid-2010s, Duckwrth began releasing his own songs online under the Duckwrth moniker and expanded his audience when he collaborated and released a split project with

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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

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. His single "Start a Riot" was featured in the 2018 film '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. His song "MICHUUL." was featured in the

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series ''Insecure'' and

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series ''All American''. In 2019, he released the EP ''The Falling Man'' and released his major label debut album on Republic, ''SuperGood'', in 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

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

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, also released as a single. *''Giants'' (in collaboration with

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, as part of the group ''True Damage'', featuring Duckwrth,

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, Soyeon of

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, and

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, 2019) *''Read Your Mind'',

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featuring Duckwrth on '' We Need to Talk'', 2019. *''Get Together'',

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featuring Duckwrth on ''

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'', 2020. *''Settle the Score'', with

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on the Space Jam: A New Legacy soundtrack, 2021.

References

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