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. 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 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 Autotune.

Notable singles

 * Santa (2017)
 * #TellonMe (2017)
 * State of Georgia vs. Kaine (2021)
 * Shopping Spree (2022)
 * Fuck Tha Streets (2023)

Studio albums

 * Forever Kaine (2017)
 * Underdog (2018)
 * Bad Kid From the 4 (2020)
 * Underdog 2 (2020)
 * Thank You Kaine (2020)
 * After the Storm (2021)
 * After the Storm (Deluxe Version) (2021)
 * Hardhead (2021)
 * A Dogg's Influence (2022)
 * Faith Like Esther (2022)
 * Kaine's Diary (2022)
 * Family Guy (2022)
 * Underdog 3 (2022)
 * Old Files (2022)
 * Warning B4 Destruction (2022)
 * Remember Who Started The Wave (2023)
 * DuwapSoBased (2023)
 * Feels Like Summer (2023)
 * Darkest Days (2023)
 * You Influenced Me (2023)
 * On the Way (2023)
 * Bully (2023)
 * Thank You Kaine II (2023)
 * Goldmine (2024)
 * Mistreated (2024)
 * Southside’s Most Wanted (2024)
 * Thank You Kaine III (2024)