Pardison Fontaine
High-energy rapper and Grammy-winning songwriter Pardison Fontaine is known most as a close associate of Cardi B, having co-written numerous songs his fellow MC has either headlined or assisted as a featured artist. Fontaine leapt from the underground in 2017 as co-composer of the Cardi's breakthrough number one pop single "Bodak Yellow" and G-Eazy's Top Ten "No Limit," and is also a common link between additional smashes such as "I Like It" (by Cardi, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin), "Savage Remix" (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé), and "WAP" (Cardi and Megan). As a headliner, Fontaine had a Top 40 pop hit with 2018's "Backin' It Up" (joined by Cardi), followed by the 2019 album Under8ed and a handful of additional singles.
Born Jorden Kyle Lanier Thorpe (and often credited as Jordan Thorpe), Pardison Fontaine was devoted to basketball until his first year at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. He had a full-ride athletic scholarship but made a "now or never" decision to return to his native Newburgh, New York to work on music. He made his recorded debut in the early 2010s, released his first mixtape, Not Supposed to Be Here, in 2015, and throughout the next two years issued a crop of singles highlighted by "Jumpin Jumpin."
As a songwriter, Fontaine made a major splash in 2017 via "Bodak Yellow," Cardi B's breakthrough number one hit single. Success behind the scenes continued with G-Eazy's number five hit "No Limit" and Rita Ora's "Girls," both of which featured Cardi, and Kanye West's Ye, containing five songs Fontaine had a hand in writing. Success continued in 2018 with "I Like It," a number one single for Cardi, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin. That September, Fontaine took a step forward as a headliner with "Backin' It Up," released on major-label Atlantic. Yet another Cardi collaboration, the rowdy single reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum. In 2019, Fontaine issued solo singles including "Rodman" and "Peach," as well as the album Under8ed, and in 2020 topped the Hot 100 with Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage Remix" (featuring Beyoncé) and Megan and Cardi's "WAP." "Savage Remix" subsequently won Best Rap Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Over the next couple years, Fontaine issued solo singles such as "Wrong wit Me," "By Myself," and "Hoop Earrings," the last two of which were released independently.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Backin' It Up (feat. Cardi B)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 20 sep. 2018
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Take It Down (feat. Offset)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 11 nov. 2019
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Thee Person
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Section 8 Format on 17 nov. 2023
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Peach (feat. City Girls)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 26 jul. 2019
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Rodman
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 7 mrt. 2019
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Take It Down (feat. Offset)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 11 nov. 2019
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Oyyy
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Pardison Fontaine on 28 nov. 2013
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Wrong Wit Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 30 jan. 2020
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Madden Flow
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 8 mrt. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo