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'{{Short description|American record producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rocco Did It Again! | image = Rocco Valdes Grammy.jpg | caption = Rocco Did It Again! at the 2022 [[Grammy Awards]] | alias = Roc | birth_name = Rocco Valdes | birth_date = October 2, 1984 | birth_place = [[Hialeah, Florida]], U.S. {{Infobox person | child = yes | education = [[Full Sail University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}} | occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter|music publisher|record executive}} | years_active = 2002–present | label = 21Summer }} '''Rocco Valdes''', better known by his stage name '''Rocco Did It Again!''', is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher, and music executive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=T-Pain's Managers Say The Best Place To Do Business Deals In Miami Is ... A Strip Club!|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2575906/t-pains-managers-say-the-best-place-to-do-business-deals-in-miami-is-a-strip-club/|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Rising Producer Rocco Did It Again!|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2020/04/meet-rising-producer-rocco-valdes/|website=The Hype Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> Beginning his career in 2002, Valdes shares business and creative operations in the hip hop genre and music industry. He was appointed [[Artists and repertoire|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]], "[[Blame It on Baby|Jump]]" by [[DaBaby]], "[[Tick Tock (Young Thug song)|Tick Tock]]" by [[Young Thug]], among others. As a producer, he frequently co-produces with [[Dr. Luke]] and [[Ryan Ogren]]. In 2021, he also produced the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] radio-friendly "[[Best Friend (Saweetie song)|Best Friend]]" by [[Saweetie]] and [[Doja Cat]] which was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]] at the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]]. == Life == Rocco was born in [[Hialeah, Florida]], where he attended [[Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Making of Baby Bieber|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/making-baby-bieber-333039|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 5, 2012|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Rocco "Did It Again!" Valdes|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rocco-did-it-again-valdes|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> == 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|9lokknine]]. In 2019, Rocco Produced 223's by [[YNW Melly]] and [[9lokkNine|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 [[DaBaby|Da Baby]] and [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again|Youngboy Never Broke Again]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocco Valdes {{!}} Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rocco-valdes-mn0001026134|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Making Of YNW Melly "223s" With 9lokknine & Rocco Did It Again!|url=https://genius.com/a/the-making-of-ynw-melly-223s-with-9lokknine-rocco-did-it-again|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2020}} </ref> == Charted singles == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B/HH]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br />Rap]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Media Control Charts|GER]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]] |- ! scope="row" | "[[223's]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[[YNW Melly]] featuring [[9lokkNine]]</span> | rowspan="1" | 2019 | 34 || 17 || 14 || - || 27|| 53 ||38 || 69||-||- | *[[RIAA]]: 2× Platinum | rowspan="1" | ''[[Melly vs. Melvin]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[Jump (DaBaby song)|Jump]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[[DaBaby]] featuring [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]]</span> | rowspan="1" | 2020 |17 || 9 || 6 || —|| —|| 62|| —||77||-||12 | *[[RIAA]]: Platinum | rowspan="1" |''[[Blame It on Baby]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[Best Friend (Saweetie song)|Best Friend]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[[Saweetie]] featuring [[Doja Cat]]</span> | rowspan="2" | 2021 |14 || 6 || 6 || 16 || 25 || 39 || 1 || 36||96||39 | *[[RIAA]]: 2× Platinum |''[[Pretty Bitch Music]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[Tick Tock (Young Thug song)|Tick Tock]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> [[Young Thug]]</span> |96 || —|| 37 || —|| —|| —|| 34 || —||-||34 | | rowspan="1" | |- ! scope="row" | "[[Blick Blick]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> [[Coi Leray]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] </span> | rowspan="1" | 2022 |37 || 10||10 || 71|| - || 68|| —||—||-||10 | *[[RIAA]]: Gold | rowspan="1" | ''[[Trendsetter (Coi Leray album)|Trendsetter]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[Lu Kala|Pretty Girl Era]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[[Lu Kala]] </span> | rowspan="4" | 2023 | -|| -|| -|| -|| 57 || —|| —||—||-||- | | rowspan="1" | |- ! scope="row" | "[[Lottery (Latto song)|Lottery]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> [[Latto]] featuring [[Lu Kala]] </span> |83 ||9 ||29 || 32|| 62 || 15|| —||—||-||32 | | rowspan="1" | |- ! scope="row" | "[[Alone (Kim Petras song)|Alone]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> [[Kim Petras]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] </span> |55 ||- ||- || 37|| - || 32|| —||—||17||4 | | rowspan="1" | |- ! scope="row" | "[[All My Life (Lil Durk song)|All My Life]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> [[Lil Durk]] featuring [[J. Cole]] </span> |2 ||1 ||1 || 6|| 7 || 11|| —|| 23||-||11 | | rowspan="1" | |- | colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} == Discography (producer/composer) == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ List of songs as either producer or composer |- |+List of songs written or co-written for other artists ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |- |[[All My Life (Lil Durk song)|All My Life]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[J.Cole]])}} | rowspan="9"| 2023 |[[Lil Durk]] | * [[Almost Healed]] |- |[[Tyga discography|Day One]] | [[Tyga]] | * |- |[[Alone (Kim Petras song)|Alone]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Nicki Minaj]])}} | [[Kim Petras]] | * |- |Georgia Peach |[[Quinn XCII]] | * [[Quinn XCII|The People's Champ]] |- |1-800 Bad Bitch | [[Saucy Santana]] | * |- |Problem | [[Big Boss Vette]] | * |- |[[Lottery (Latto song)|Lottery]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Lu Kala]])}} | [[Latto]] | * |- |Pretty Girls Walk | [[Big Boss Vette]] | * |- |Pretty Girl Era | [[Lu Kala]] | * |- | Tick Tock | rowspan="10"| 2022 | [[JNR Choi]] | * |- |[[Dirty Heads discography|Make Me]] || [[Dirty Heads]] | * [[Dirty Heads discography|Midnight Control]] |- |[[Blick Blick]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Nicki Minaj]])}} | [[Coi Leray]] | * [[Trendsetter (Coi Leray album)|Trendsetter]] |- |[[Coi Leray|Anxiety]] | [[Coi Leray]] | * [[Trendsetter (Coi Leray album)|Trendsetter]] |- |[[Kim Petras discography|Throat Goat]] | [[Kim Petras]] | * [[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] |- |[[Kim Petras discography|Super Power Bitch]] | [[Kim Petras]] | * [[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] |- |[[Kim Petras discography|XXX]] | [[Kim Petras]] | * [[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] |- |[[Kim Petras discography|Treat Me Like A Slut]] | [[Kim Petras]] | * [[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] |- |[[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] | [[Kim Petras]] | * [[Kim Petras discography|Slut Pop]] |- |Wootie Woot | A1 LaFlare | * |- |[[Kim Petras discography|Coconuts]] | rowspan="5"| 2021 | [[Kim Petras]] | * |- |[[Saweetie discography|Icy Chain]] || [[Saweetie]] | * PBM |- |[[Tick Tock (Young Thug song)|Tick Tock]] | [[Young Thug]] | * |- |Trouble | [[347aidan]] | * |- |[[Best Friend (Saweetie song)|Best Friend]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Doja Cat]])}} | [[Saweetie]] | * |- |[[Jump (DaBaby song)|Jump]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Youngboy Never Broke Again]])}} | rowspan="4"| 2020 | [[Da Baby]] | * [[Blame It On Baby]] |- |Homeless Lottery | [[347aidan]] | * |- |Neighborhood | Miles Wesley | * |- |Boy Bye | Big Klit | * |- |[[223's]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[9lokkNine]])}} | rowspan="1"| 2019 | [[YNW Melly]] | * [[Melly vs. Melvin]] |- |[[9lokkNine|Xmas Song]] | rowspan="1"| 2018 | [[9lokkNine]] | * [[9lokkNine|Lil Glokk That Stole Kristmas]] |- |[[After Hours (Timeflies album)|Somebody Got Get It]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[T-Pain]])}} | rowspan="1"| 2014 |[[Timeflies]] | * [[After Hours (Timeflies album)]] |- |[[Lil Wayne|You Da Shit]] | rowspan="2"| 2011 | [[Lil Wayne]] | * |- |[[Bow Wow discography|Sweat]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Lil Wayne]])}} | [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] | * [[Bow Wow discography|I'm Better Than You]] |- |[[Armando (album)|Orgullo]] | rowspan="2"| 2010 |[[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] | * [[Armando (album)]] |- |[[Maejor discography|Impressed]] | [[Maejor]] | * [[Maejor discography|Upside Down 2]] |- |[[Three Ringz|Change]] <br />{{small|(featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Akon]] and [[Mary J. Blige]])}} | rowspan="2"| 2008 | [[T-Pain]] | * [[Three Ringz]] |- |[[Three Ringz|Long Lap Dance]] | [[T-Pain]] | * [[Three Ringz]] |- |[[J-Shin|Send Me An Email]] <br />{{small|(featuring[[T-Pain]])}} | rowspan="1"| 2006 | [[J-Shin]] | * [[J-Shin|All I Got Is Love]] |- |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{twitter|roccovaldes|name=Rocco Valdes}} * {{IMDb name|nm3830681|name=Rocco Valdes}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:People from Hialeah, Florida]] [[Category:Record producers from Florida]] [[Category:American hip hop record producers]]'