Cardo: Choosing the Right Loop, Directing Artists, Sample Chopping, Making Hits w/ Drake & Baby Keem (Footnotes in op)

[KingsOfKings]

:00 - Being a producer & artist, staying busy, inspiration, experimenting with other genres
07:50 - Cardo sampling process, old records, sample maker advice
13:52 - Laugh Now Cry Later, relationship with Drake, Cardo’s collaborators
19:25 - Loop secrets, working with YoDogg, building with artists, mixtape era, lack of creativity
32:42 - Dealing with criticism, using samples, melody vsts, drum kits
37:40 - Mixing, what makes Cardo unique, Grammy nomination, relationship w/ Baby Keem
42:10 - Best way to network, moving up the ladder, working with Kevin Durant
47:00 - What to expect moving forward, films, expanding your career
50:20 - Favorite artists to work with, communicating with artists, texting beats, how many beats do you send

 

[greenvale]

Subs. Cardo is easily one of the best in the game. Very underrated the different styles he can do

 

[LevelUp]

Props

 

[Piff Perkins]

Dope. When you think he's quiet, he's just working with smaller artists giving them heat. Then he gets with the bigger artists again. Lots of versatility.