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Trocon Markous Robert Jr. (born November 20, 1989),^[1] better known by his stage name FKi 1st, $1T or 1st Down,^[2] is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. He first became known as one half of the Atlanta-based production duo FKi with fellow producer SauceLordRich (or Daye Rich), which was formed in 2007.^[3] The duo produced for music industry artists in hip hop and contemporary R&B during the 2010s, resulting in credits on Billboard Hot 100-charting singles such as "Dope" by Tyga, "Watch Out" by 2 Chainz, "Make It Rain", "Bring It Back" and "Ayy Ladies" by Travis Porter, as well as the quadruple platinum-certified single "Weekend" by Mac Miller. In his solo work, Robert has co-produced the singles "Work" for Iggy Azalea in 2013, "White Iverson" for Post Malone in 2015, co-wrote "Deja Vu" for the artist the following year, and "Pick It Up" for Famous Dex in 2017.

Prior to his musical career, Roberts was a cashier for Sam's Club.^[4]

Roberts embarked on his music career in the production and songwriting team FKi with Sauce Lord Rich. The duo grew up together in Atlanta, Georgia. When they first met, they realized they had the same music interests and tastes and started to build their own production company. The duo studied audio engineering at Full Sail University.^[5]

FKi subsequently began working with Collipark Music, where they were introduced to Travis Porter and produced the singles "Make it Rain" and "Bring it Back", inside a basement with a microphone and an Mbox. In 2009, FKi shared studio space with Jon Jon Traxx, Iggy Azalea (then known by her birth name, Amethyst Kelly), and Natalie Sims.^[6]

In 2011, Roberts met American EDM producer Diplo at a small local club in Atlanta, who introduced him to Iggy Azalea. They flew out to Los Angeles to Mad Decent studios and to produce Azalea's TrapGold (2012) mixtape, which Robert also executive produced. He opened for her TrapGold European tour.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Roberts met Post Malone and contributed to his breakout single "White Iverson". It was released on SoundCloud and received one million plays within three weeks.^{[citation needed]}

Hisborger noteworthy productions include "Watch Out" and "A Milli Billi Trilli" for 2 Chainz, "Weekend" by Mac Miller, "Sloppy Toppy" by Travis Scott, and "Pleazer" by Tyga, among others more. Alongside these tracks, Roberts produced a songs from Lil Uzi Vert's debut mixtape with DJ Drama and Don Cannon's Generation Now label, Luv Is Rage (2015)—"Moist", "Wit My Crew x 1987", and "Nuyork Nights at 21".^{[citation needed]}

Roberts has DJ'ed at numerous events such as Low End Theory, Brownies & Lemonade, Trap City, Control Avalon, and more. In August 2015, he opened for Rita Ora at the El Rey theatre in Los Angeles and Drais Beach Club in Las Vegas. He also did so at Mad Decent's Mad Decent Block Parties in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Phoenix during 2017.^{[7][better source needed]}

In May 2016, FKi 1st released his solo EP First Time For Everything on Mad Decent. The EP features artists including Post Malone, Njomza, ILoveMakonnen, and Danny Seth.^[8]

In April, FKi 1st joined Diplo & Friends at the Heineken House at Coachella. He also went on to tour with Fetty Wap on his Welcome to the Zoo Tour, Justin Bieber's Purpose Tour, and Post Malone's Hollywood Dreams Tour.^[9] Robert won a BMI R&B Hip Hop Award for his work on "White Iverson".^[10] Robert was the executive producer for Post Malone's debut album Stoney.^{[7][better source needed]} Robert teamed up with fellow Atlanta rappers Drugrixh Peso and Yakki to release the single "Do What Bosses Do" through his own label Zooly the Label.

In February 2018, he started the Good Gas series of albums featuring artists such as 2 Chainz, ASAP Ferg, and MadeinTYO.^[11]

He released the album Tokyo Project in December 2019.^[2] During 2020, Robert produced Don Toliver's "Crossfaded", Kash Doll's "Wake Up", S3nsi Molly's "Don't Call Me Bo" and Parlay Pass's "Honda". In April of that year, Robert and singer Victoria Kimani released the collaborative album Afreaka.

On April 1, 2021, the Street Dream Team album was released and featured Robert, Band Gang Lonnie Bands and Good Gas. In the following June, Robert and Good Gas released the song "Bushido" for the Fast and the Furious 9 soundtrack.^{[citation needed]}

On June 1, 2022, Robert released the album Last Player Alive; its deluxe edition contains guest appearances from Kash Doll, Buddy, Guapdad 4000, Twista, Coco Jones, and 8Ball & MJG. That same year, he produced 2 Chainz's single "Neighbors Know My Name" and Peezy's song "Hustlers Vs. Scammers".^{[citation needed]}

FKi 1st's musical style ranges from trap to EDM. He has referred to himself as the black Diplo.^[12]

His record production and songwriting team, FKi, does a blend of glitch hop, hip hop, drum and bass and trap.^[5] Their sound was first heard on their premier mixtape Transformers n the Hood, which was presented and produced by Diplo, alongside HXV as well as Mayhem, and received attention from electronic, hip hop and trap music forums throughout the US and abroad.^[5] FKi went on to produce Iggy Azalea's entire TrapGold and in 2012 served as the official DJs for her European tour.^[5] FKi has also collaborated with other producers like Borgore, Flosstradamus, The Invisible Men and Diplo, among others.^[5]

• First Time for Everything Part 1 (2016)
• Tokyo Project (2019)
• Last Player Alive (2022)
• Last Player Alive (Deluxe) (2022)

• Official website