Ryan Carter (born December 2, 1991 in Detroit, MI) is an American recording artist, songwriter, producer, and philanthropist known globally for his parody hip-hop albums. In 2013, Ryan Carter released his debut "Welcome to Planet Earth: Grand [Schemes] and Bad [Dreams]" , followed by Welcome to Planet Earth 2: Supreme (Machines) and Devolved [Monsters] in 2014, and Mind of the Court Jester in 2015. Ryan Carter gained worldwide recognition with his 2016 album The Exaggerated Tales Of... which exceeded 1 million digital streams within 6 months of it's release. In 2017, Carter followed with his politically-charged, Nightmares in America which also went on to exceeded 1 million digital streams. Following up with his first double-LP, The Doctorate on New Year's Day 2018 which went on to do over 2 million streams. With several writing and production awards for his work, Carter landed his first major label distribution deal in 2018 with "HUH! HAA! (Is This For Real?)" on Sonorous/Universal Records. Carter's first instrumental hip-hop album Space Between Thoughts was released on December 5th 2018, his 7th album Human Error on October 18th, 2019, and his 8th album The Setup on February 22, 2022. Ryan's latest release Juicy Gooey was released exclusively by Roc Nation Distribution on September 27, 2024. Ryan spends his spare time doing philanthropic work for underprivileged children through his non-profit, The Ryan Carter Foundation.