Everything You Wanted to Know About Rapper and Singer-Songwriter Duckwrth
Singer-songwriter, rapper and visual artist Duckwrth has a unique and incredible sound that only gets better with time, and with the release of his Chrome Bull EP in October, we're more obsessed than ever.
The EP features beloved singles "Power Power," "Ce Soir" and "Beg," each with their own pulse-pounding beats and showcasing Duckwrth's ability to seamlessly blend R&B smoothness with hip-hop swagger. After supporting huge acts including Billie Eilish, Anderson.Paak and Flying Lotus on tour earlier this year, he's currently on a massive headlining tour of his own across Europe. If you're curious to learn all about the star, keep scrolling to discover everything he revealed to us as our latest Man Crush Monday.
(Photo credit: Mancy Grant)
Fun Facts:
1. The weirdest rumor Duckwrth ever heard about himself came after a hair change.
"I permed my hair in high school. They started a rumor that I was Cuban because of my sudden curly hair! It was very much untrue."
-Duckwrth
2. His biggest pet peeve is when people talk during his shows.
"Nothing grinds my gears more."
-Duckwrth
3. He has one phobia called capiophobia—fear of the police.
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4. If he could live in any decade, he'd definitely pick the '70s.
"The music, the bell bottoms, the festivals—and it was a time where Black people were celebrating life because of how much they had to fight in the '60s civil rights movement."
-Duckwrth
5. He couldn't live without snacking on trail mix and dried mangoes.
6. If he weren't a musician, he'd be in graphic and garment design.
"Both of those are second nature to me, and I went to uni for them."
-Duckwrth
7. He has a birthmark on his stomach shaped like a submarine.
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8. Duckwrth never intended to have a career in music.
"I didn't want to do music. It kinda just happened, and I was good at it."
-Duckwrth
9. When he's getting discouraged, he likes to turn off everything and meditate to ground himself—or watch cartoons and eat sweets.
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10. Above everything else, Duckwrth believes he was biologically made to create.
"I mean, we all were, but creation is my everything—and my favorite creation is the one I haven't created yet. So I don't think I could ever stop (P. Diddy shoulder swipes)."
-Duckwrth
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