Memphis rapper Duke Deuce has signed to Motown Records/Capitol Music Group. The 28-year-old Whitehaven native — real name Patavious Isom — confirmed a deal with the iconic companies on Tuesday via his social media accounts. Since 2019, Deuce has been part of the Atlanta-based indie label Quality Control Music, which has a joint deal with Capitol/Motown, and has developed a roster of hip-hop stars via the pact, including Lil Baby and City Girls. “QC is still an independent label, but most of their bigger artists, like City Girls and Lil Baby get upstreamed to Capitol/Motown,” explained Deuce's manager, Steven “Soulman” Snipes. “Duke just got his deal done a couple weeks ago. It’s a significant deal, came with a nice check. And now we have the same resources and infrastructure as anybody else at the top of the game. Lil Baby had a No. 1 album last year. We expect Duke Deuce to do the same type of numbers.”