$pade

$PADE, the artist name of Logan Nunery, founded FOR THE $OUL. The label's story starts with his debut project, Dayton Soul (2021), and it first operated as a publishing entity. In 2023 he and RCKLSS came together to shape it into what 4T$ is today: an independent record label, creative collective and production company from Cincinnati.

He is a producer, rapper and engineer, and the most present name in the catalogue. Since 2021 he has put out around thirty-five releases on FOR THE $OUL RECORDS: the albums Dayton Soul, The JUNGLE, Vol. 1 (2022, with RCKLSS) and Spade (2024, with CANTRELL and buddhasac, and VER$E producing FLOWERS), the EPs FOR the ROAD, Vol. 1 and Last Candidate, and a steady run of singles, from Monsoon and 2HRS to vita nova, before the war and HoldYourOwn!.

He leads the label's group records. He executive-produced FOR THE $OUL (2025), 28 tracks with more than eighteen artists. INTERSTATE (2026), an eight-track mixtape produced with VER$E and gery228, explores "a subgenre of rap that is predominantly found in the Rust Belt region of the Midwestern United States, specifically capturing sounds from Michigan and Ohio". HOUSE OF VOODOO (2026) pairs him with Gusto Leimert and kappafvr. He also produced beanie's TEMPER and co-produced OVER MY CUP with VER$E.

$PADE also built The Soul Recording Studios in Mount Adams. In his words, "THE SOUL" "started off as a home studio", until he wanted to evolve it into "a true community hub of sorts" with a space of its own. He records and engineers sessions there, and shares beats, remixes and studio sessions on his YouTube channel.