# Duwap Kaine

Donald George Ruffin (born February 21, 2002), known professionally as Duwap Kaine is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Savannah, Georgia. He is known for his projects Underdog and Bad Kid from the 4, as well as his early collaborations with record producer Pi'erre Bourne.

## Early life

Duwap was born in Savannah, Georgia. He grew up alongside rapper Lil Candy Paint.

## Career

Duwap began making music in the early 2010s, with his first song being a single he uploaded to YouTube in 2011 under the alias Dolphin God. A song about Elmo from Sesame Street he made at this time became an internet meme in 2019. He was in the fourth grade at the time. Prior to adopting the Duwap Kaine alias, he went by DolphinGod, Retro, OfficialRetro, and Duwap. He released his debut mixtape Diffrent [sic] in 2013 under the DolphinGod alias.
One of his first singles to gain attention, specifically as Duwap Kaine, was the song "A Stove Is a Stove", which he released in 2016, with the song since reaching over a million plays. In 2017, he released the Pi'erre Bourne-produced song "Santa" which remains his most streamed song to date. In September 2017, he was co-signed by American rapper Lil Yachty as one of his favorite rappers. Kaine has many other music relationships in the music industry such as Trippie Redd. In 2017, he also worked with artists like K$upreme, Lil Wop, and Lil Tracy. He released 2 mixtapes that year, Friends Till The End & Forever Kaine.
In 2018 he released the notable mixtape Underdog. Most of the tape's instrumentals were made by Duwap's frequent collaborator Nine9, with Duwap making the beat to the mixtape's twelfth song "G-Star".
Kaine released the single "Playin Wit Da Autotune" on 11 August 2021.
Kaine released his album Faith Like Esther on 26 June 2022.
As of 2024, Kaine has released 12 albums, 29 mixtapes, 3 extended plays, and 195 singles.

## Musical style

He is known as one of the pioneers of the SoundCloud rap era. His rapping style includes layered vocals and Auto-Tune.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details |
| What a Time to Be Wild | Released: October 9, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Bad Kid from the 4 | Released: February 21, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Underdog 2 | Released: June 10, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Thank You Kaine | Released: September 1, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| After the Storm | Released: 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| A Dogg's Influence | Released: March 7, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Family Guy | Released: September 16, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Duwap So Based | Released: May 21, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Darkest Days | Released: July 17, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| You Influenced Me | Released: August 16, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| On The Way | Released: September 27, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Bully | Released: November 9, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Thank You Kaine II | Released: December 3, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Goldmine | Released: March 26, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Thank You Kaine 3 | Released: June 21, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Double YL (You Live You Learn) | Released: August 28, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| I Am Not A Human Being | Released: October 23, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Nobody Is Coming To Save You | Released: January 1, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Deluxe albums

| Title | Deluxe details |
| After the Storm (Deluxe Version) | Released: June 17, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Mixtape details |
| Trappin Fever | Released: November 29, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Trappin Fever 2 | Released: December 27, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Kaine's Collection | Released: January 26, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Fourteen | Released: February 21, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Kaine's Mansion 5 | Released: April 15, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Citgo Stories | Released: May 11, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| 88 Kaine | Released: July 2, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Candy Kaine | Released: September 10, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Friends Till the End | Released: February 1, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Forever Kaine | Released: August 19, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Underdog | Released: July 4, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Heardhead | Released: October 13, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Faith Like Esther | Released: June 26, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Kaine's Diary | Released: August 26, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Underdog 3 | Released: October 25, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Warning B4 Destruction | Released: December 16, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Remember Who Started the Wave | Released: January 6, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Feels Like Summer | Released: June 3, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Southside's Most Wanted | Released: May 18, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Lost Files, Vol. 1 | Released: September 30, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Down South Down 2 Earth | Released: November 10, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

| Title | Extended play details |
| Mr. 4 | Released: November 22, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| FreeLilEBG | Released: March 3, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Mistreated | Released: April 1, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Kaine's Laboratory | Released: July 25, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |