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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 "

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" by

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, " Jump" by

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, " Tick Tock" by

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, among others. As a producer, he frequently co-produces with

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and

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. In 2021, he also produced the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 radio-friendly " Best Friend" by

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and

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which was nominated for Best Rap Song at the

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Life

Rocco was born in

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, where he attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School. After High School, Rocco developed an interest in music and decided to go

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. 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

where he worked as an assistant for two years. In 2004, Rocco becomes a music manager and started managing music producer

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. In 2005, Rocco discovered artist T-Pain and managed his career for 10 years. In 2012, Rocco also discovered artist

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and in 2018 he discovered artist 9lokknine. In 2019, Rocco Produced 223's by

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

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and

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Discography (producer/composer)

Charted singles

References

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* * {{Authority control Living people 1980 births People from Hialeah, Florida Record producers from Florida American hip hop record producers