Rocco Did It Again!

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Rocco Valdes
Born (1980-10-02) October 2, 1980 (age 41)
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • music publisher
  • record executive
Years active2002–present
Associated acts

Rocco Valdes (born October 2, 1980) better known by his stage name Rocco Did It Again!, is a Grammy Nominated 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 Billboard Hot 100 radio hit "Best Friend" by Saweetie & Doja Cat which is 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]

Discography (producer/composer)[]

List of songs as either producer or composer
Artist(s) Year Album Song(s)
J-Shin 2006 All I Got Is Love
T-Pain 2008 Three Ringz
T-Pain 2008 Three Ringz
Maejor 2010 Upside Down 2
Pitbull 2010 Armando (album)
Bow Wow 2011 I'm Better Than You
Lil Wayne 2011 --
Timeflies 2014 After Hours (Timeflies album)
9lokkNine 2018 Lil Glokk That Stole Kristmas
YNW Melly 2019 Melly vs. Melvin
Big Klit 2020 --
  • Boy Bye
DaBaby 2020 Blame It on Baby
  • Jump featuring (Youngboy Never Broke Again)
347aidan 2020 --
  • Homeless Lottery
Miles Wesley 2020 --
  • Neighborhood
Saweetie 2021 PBM
347aidan 2021 --
  • Trouble
Young Thug 2021 Punk
Saweetie 2021 PBM
Kim Petras 2021

Singles produced[]

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US R&B US
Rap 		AUS CAN GER IRL NZ SWI UK
"223's"
YNW Melly Feaat 9lokkNine 		2019 34 17 14 - 27 — 53 38 — 69
  • RIAA: 2x Platinum
 Melly vs. Melvin
"Jump"
DaBaby Feat YoungBoy Never Broke Again 		2020 17 9 6 — — — — - — -
  • RIAA: Platinum
 Blame It on Baby
"Best Friend"
Saweetie featuring Doja Cat 		2021 14 6 6 35 40 1 36 29 - 16
  • RIAA: 2x Platinum
"Tick Tock"
Young Thug 		2021 96 37 35 - - - 34 - -
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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. 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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