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Trocon Roberts, known professionally as FKi 1st, is an award-winning producer, rapper, songwriter, DJ and artist hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the production and songwriting team FKi.

Touching the alternative music scene, he is known for infusing Atlanta trap and EDM, creating melodic instrumentation. His production has yielded 10 Gold and Platinum records, including the recently 5x Platinum viral hit “White Iverson” by Post Malone, Iggy Azalea “Work,” Travis Porter “Bring It Back” & ”Make It Rain” and the Platinum urban smash “Watch Out” by 2 Chainz.

In 2014 Billboard Magazine honored FKi as one of the “Top 5 Producers Shifting the Sound of Atlanta Rap” and highlighted the FKi x Key! collaboration EP. On a trip to LA, he discovered artist Post Malone and began developing his sound. “White Iverson” took off as a viral hit and gained over 1 million plays on Soundcloud within 1 month, leading to a major label bidding war for Post and signing a record deal with Universal Republic. 1st went on to Co-Executive Produce Post Malone’s debut album Stoney released December 2016, which later went 3x platinum.

In 2015 FKi 1st also began rising in the club and festival scene as a DJ. He played Low End Theory, Mad Decent Block Party, Camp Trill (Soulection/Brownies & Lemonade), Trillectro, Trap City San Francisco and more. In 2016 he played the Heineken House at Coachella. He opened with a DJ set for Post Malone on the Fetty Wap “Welcome to the Zoo Tour,” Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” Tour, as well as Post Malone’s “Hollywood Dreams” Tour.

Last year, FKi 1st released his debut EP First Time for Everything thru Mad Decent which has over 11M streams and received positive reviews from The Fader, Pitchfork, Hypetrak, Noisey, Vibe, XXL and more. 1st’s next EP “First Time For Everything (Part 2)” is slated for release in 2018.