Deonte Chapman, known by the stage name of Tae Retro, is an upcoming rapper hailing from Kinston, North Carolina.

On December 5, 2016, Retro dropped his first mixtape, ILoveArcades. Slowly ascending his ability over the next few years, he dropped five other mixtapes before November 2018’s +UNATTRACTIVE+, displaying a new peak in listening streams. Releasing seven more mixtapes over three years, Retro released his fifteenth project, Galaxy Opal on January 23, 2021.

Tae truly announced his name in the SoundCloud scene with his January 2019 single, “Promotion Freestyle,” and has since released tracks and projects to an ever-growing audience, including May 2021’s “Cortex Freestyle.” He frequently collaborates with fellow SoundCloud-based rappers and online producers such as Kevin and Donnie Katana, MrHeadA$$Trendy, ​yvngxchris, Khalil?, and much more.

Tae’s second project of 2022, The Main Protagonist, sprouted the hit song “Phil Jackson” with ShittyBoyz members BabyTron and StanWill, gaining more focus onto his work.