FKi 1st
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| Birth name | Trocon Roberts |
| Also known as | 1st, 1st Down |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | fki1st |
Trocon Roberts, professionally known as FKi 1st, 1st Down or simply 1st, is an American record producer and disc jockey (DJ) from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the production and songwriting team FKi.
1st's production has yielded 10 Gold and Platinum records, including the 4x platinum viral hit "White Iverson" by Post Malone, Iggy Azalea "Work," Travis Porter "Bring It Back" & "Make It Rain" and the urban smash "Watch Out" by 2 Chainz.
in 2016, 1st released his own EP First Time For Everything on Mad Decent and Toured with Fetty Wap, Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Diplo, and more. He was also executive producer of Post Malone's debut album Stoney that recently went platinum.
1st embarked on his music career in the production and songwriting team FKi with Sauce Lord Rich. The duo grew up together in Atlanta Georgia and both attended Full Sail University, studying audio engineering. 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 2012, FKi met American EDM producer Diplo, at a small local club in Atlanta and introduced him to their longtime friend and frequent collaborator Iggy Azalea. They flew out to Los Angeles to Mad Decent studios and went on to executive produce Azalea's TrapGold mixtape. Which led to them opening for her TrapGold European tour. The video for "I Think She Ready" became the world's first interactive shoppable music video.
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