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Revision as of 19:14, 28 July 2023

Rocco Did It Again!
Rocco Did It Again! at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Rocco Did It Again! at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Background information
Birth nameRocco Valdes
Also known asRoc
Born (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 40)
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
EducationFull Sail University (BS)
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • music publisher
  • record executive
Years active2002–present
Labels21Summer, Def Jam
Frequent collaboratorsDr. Luke, LunchMoney Lewis, Ryan OG, Vaughn Oliver

Rocco Valdes, better known by his stage name Rocco Did It Again!, is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher, and music executive.[1][2]

Beginning his career in 2002, Valdes shares business and creative operations in the hip hop genre and music industry. He was appointed A&R for Def Jam Recordings in 2002. In 2005, he discovered and managed American singer T-Pain, and served as executive producer for his studio albums until 2011. On the creative side, he served as a record producer for singles including "223's" by YNW Melly, "Jump" by DaBaby, "Tick Tock" by Young Thug, among others.

In 2021, he also produced the single "Best Friend" by Saweetie and Doja Cat, which became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaked on the Rhythmic chart, and was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Life

Rocco was born in Hialeah, Florida, where he attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School. After High School, Rocco developed an interest in music and decided to go Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Initially, Rocco wanted to be a music engineer but decided to he was more intrigued by the business side of music only to find himself back on the technical side of music later in his career.[3][4]

Career

Rocco's music career started in 2002 at record label Def Jam Recordings where he worked as an assistant for two years. In 2004, Rocco becomes a music manager and started managing music producer Jim Jonsin. In 2005, Rocco discovered artist T-Pain and managed his career for 10 years. In 2012, Rocco also discovered artist Austin Mahone and in 2018 he discovered artist 9lokknine. In 2019, Rocco Produced 223's by YNW Melly and 9lokknine which ranked at #2 on Spotify Top 50 in the United States and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2020, Rocco produced the song "Jump" for Da Baby and Youngboy Never Broke Again.[5][6]

Charted singles

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name List of singles written or co-written for other artists
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US R&B/HH US
Rap 		UK AUS CAN GER IRE SWI NZ
"223's"
YNW Melly featuring 9lokkNine 		2019 34 17 14 69 27 53 38 69 - 38 Melly vs. Melvin
"Jump"
DaBaby featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again 		2020 17 9 6 - - 62 - 77 - 12 Blame It on Baby
"Best Friend"
Saweetie featuring Doja Cat 		2021 14 6 6 16 25 39 1 36 96 39 Pretty Bitch Music
"Tick Tock"
Young Thug 		96 - 37 - - - 34 - - 34
"Blick Blick"
Coi Leray featuring Nicki Minaj 		2022 37 10 10 71 - 68 - - - 10 Trendsetter
"Pretty Girl Era"
Lu Kala 		2023 - - - - - 56 - - - -
"Lottery"
Latto featuring Lu Kala 		83 9 29 32 62 15 - - - 32
"Alone"
Kim Petras featuring Nicki Minaj 		55 - - 37 - 32 - 35 17 4
"All My Life"
Lil Durk featuring J. Cole 		2 1 1 6 7 11 - 23 - 11
"Stand By Me"
Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen 		22 8 8 - - 27 - - - 5
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Discography (producer/composer)

List of songs as either producer or composer List of songs written or co-written for other artists
Title Year Artist Album
I Can't Stop
(featuring Omah Lay) 		2023 Big Boss Vette
Stand By Me
(featuring Morgan Wallen) 		Lil Durk
All My Life
(featuring J.Cole) 		Lil Durk
Day One Tyga
Alone
(featuring Nicki Minaj) 		Kim Petras
Georgia Peach Quinn XCII
1-800 Bad Bitch Saucy Santana
Problem Big Boss Vette
Lottery
(featuring Lu Kala) 		Latto
Pretty Girls Walk Big Boss Vette
Pretty Girl Era Lu Kala
Tick Tock 2022 JNR Choi
Make Me Dirty Heads
Blick Blick
(featuring Nicki Minaj) 		Coi Leray
Anxiety Coi Leray
Throat Goat Kim Petras
Super Power Bitch Kim Petras
XXX Kim Petras
Treat Me Like A Slut Kim Petras
Slut Pop Kim Petras
Wootie Woot A1 LaFlare
Coconuts 2021 Kim Petras
Icy Chain Saweetie
  • PBM
Tick Tock Young Thug
Trouble 347aidan
Best Friend
(featuring Doja Cat) 		Saweetie
Jump
(featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again) 		2020 Da Baby
Homeless Lottery 347aidan
Neighborhood Miles Wesley
Boy Bye Big Klit
223's
(featuring 9lokkNine) 		2019 YNW Melly
Xmas Song 2018 9lokkNine
Somebody Got Get It
(featuring T-Pain) 		2014 Timeflies
You Da Shit 2011 Lil Wayne
Sweat
(featuring Lil Wayne) 		Bow Wow
Orgullo 2010 Pitbull
Impressed Maejor
Change
(featuring Diddy, Akon and Mary J. Blige) 		2008 T-Pain
Long Lap Dance T-Pain
Send Me An Email
(featuringT-Pain) 		2006 J-Shin

References

  1. ^ Reid, Shaheem. "T-Pain's Managers Say The Best Place To Do Business Deals In Miami Is ... A Strip Club!". MTV News. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet Rising Producer Rocco Did It Again!". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Making of Baby Bieber". The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rocco "Did It Again!" Valdes". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rocco Valdes | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Making Of YNW Melly "223s" With 9lokknine & Rocco Did It Again!". Genius. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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