DUCKBOY

DUCKBOY is a solo persona of Aristos Petrou, better known as Ruby da Cherry, one half of the hip-hop duo $uicideboy$. Where his work with $uicideboy$ leans into their signature dark, horrorcore-adjacent trap sound, DUCKBOY functions as a separate creative outlet, blending rock and rap influences into something distinct from his main-project output.

The DUCKBOY name first surfaced on a $uicideboy$ album track before becoming a full solo project, with a self-produced debut release arriving a few years later. The material leans on abrasive, self-produced instrumentals and confessional, often self-deprecating lyricism, channeling themes of anxiety, regret and dark humor through a rock-inflected filter rather than straightforward trap production.

As an offshoot of one of the most prominent names in the underground trap and horrorcore scene of the last decade, DUCKBOY carries built-in credibility with that audience while giving Petrou room to experiment outside the sonic boundaries $uicideboy$ is known for. It sits within a broader trend of artists from that scene launching alter-ego side projects to explore genres adjacent to their main sound.