Rocco Valdes, better known by his stage name Rocco Did It Again!, is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher, and music executive.
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
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
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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
"223's" is a song by American rapper YNW Melly featuring American rapper 9lokkNine, released as the lead single from YNW Melly's debut studio album '' Melly vs. Melvin'' on August 9, 2019. It reached the top 40 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ...
" by
YNW Melly
Jamell Maurice Demons (born May 1, 1999), known professionally as YNW Melly (initialism for Young Nigga World Melly), is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his songs " Murder on My Mind", " Mixed Personalities" (featuring Kany ...
, "
Jump
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Jump or Jumping also may refer to:
Places
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" by
DaBaby
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, "
Tick Tock" by
Young Thug
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, among others. As a producer, he frequently co-produces with
Dr. Luke
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and
Ryan Ogren
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.
In 2021, he also produced the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 radio-friendly "
Best Friend" by
Saweetie
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and
Doja Cat
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which was nominated for
Best Rap Song
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at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards
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.
Life
Rocco was born in
Hialeah, Florida
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...
, where he attended
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
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. After High School, Rocco developed an interest in music and decided to go
Full Sail University
Full Sail University is a private for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida. It was formerly a recording studio in Ohio named Full Sail Productions and Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts. The school moved to Florida in 1980 and began ...
in
Winter Park, Florida
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Winter Park was f ...
. 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.
Career
Rocco's music career started in 2002 at record label
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
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where he worked as an assistant for two years. In 2004, Rocco becomes a music manager and started managing music producer
Jim Jonsin
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. In 2005, Rocco discovered artist
T-Pain and managed his career for 10 years. In 2012, Rocco also discovered artist
Austin Mahone
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and in 2018 he discovered artist
9lokknine
Jacquavius Dennard Smith (born May 1, 2000), professionally known as 9lokkNine (pronounced and formerly typeset GlokkNine), is an American rapper. He is best known for his songs "10 Percent", which has received over 30 million views on YouTube, ...
. In 2019, Rocco Produced 223's by
YNW Melly
Jamell Maurice Demons (born May 1, 1999), known professionally as YNW Melly (initialism for Young Nigga World Melly), is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his songs " Murder on My Mind", " Mixed Personalities" (featuring Kany ...
and
9lokknine
Jacquavius Dennard Smith (born May 1, 2000), professionally known as 9lokkNine (pronounced and formerly typeset GlokkNine), is an American rapper. He is best known for his songs "10 Percent", which has received over 30 million views on YouTube, ...
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
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again (also known as NBA YoungBoy or simply YoungBoy), is an American rapper. Between 2015 and 2017, he released eight independent mixtapes and steadi ...
.
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Discography (producer/composer)
Charted singles
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Living people
1980 births
People from Hialeah, Florida
Record producers from Florida
American hip hop record producers