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Rocko
Rap / Hip Hop / Hardcore

"THE REALEST FROM DA "A""

ATLANTA, Georgia
United States

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Last Login:  5/14/2008
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Member Since2/5/2007
Band Websiterockyroadrecords.com
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Record LabelIsland Urban/Rocky Road
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For some, the rocky road to success is easy to navigate. Take Atlanta rapper Rocko for instance. After working for years writing, producing and developing major label aritsts, Rocko realized no one was going to take his advice as well as himself. Proving he knew exactly what the rap game needed, just a year after becoming an artist himself, Rocko secured a deal with Def Jam Records. Thanks to the overwhelming popularity of his Drumma Boi produced single, “Umma Do Me,” Rocko is now at the forefront of the new Southern movement in hip-hop where business acumen and consumer awareness reign supreme.

Raised with his two sisters in Atlanta, Rocko learned at a young age how to improve upon the not so perfect conditions around him. “I was back and forth between my mother and my grandmother for the majority of my life,” says the rapper born Rodney Hill. “My father wasn’t in the picture so I had to learn from a lot of older people. I saw a lot of things growing up and I decided that I didn’t want to become a statistic. So I stayed focused.”

After graduating from high school, Rocko started working for his cousin who owned and operated multiple businesses in and around Atlanta.

“I was doing all types of things,” says the Georgia MC today. “I was selling T-shirts, working at my cousin’s transportation company. I was just trying to figure out what it was that I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to do entrepreneurial things, but I was still trying to find myself. Then I found music.”

In 2002, Rocko started Rocky Road, a development company that allowed him to play a role in every aspect of budding artists’ growth. “I was infatuated with the way people produced music form scratch, how you go in and make something out of nothing,” says Rocko. “I kinda like feel in love with that whole idea. I wanted to learn how to write and format songs and make beats.” Hitman Sammy Sam was one of Rocko’s first clients, and together the two released “Step Daddy.” The novelty dance song’s popularity lead to Sammy Sam getting signed to Universal and releasing his debut in ’02 which included the Rocky Road logo on the album’s packaging.

Rocko worked with Young Dro next, a middle school friend who would go on to sign with T.I.’s Atlantic Records distributed label Grand Huslte. In the years that followed, Rocko’s production company tracked songs for Dem Franchize Boyz, Lil’ Flip and Pastor Troy, and while the vision for his company had been fulfilled, Rocko still wanted more.

In early 2006, Rocko decided it was time to become the artist he had always hoped to develop. “I knew I had the swagger to pull it off,” he says. “I was seeing all these guys who were not really who they said they were and getting away with it so I was like, ‘Ok, if it’s that easy, lemme do me.’”

Rocko immediately reached out to all the key people who he had built relationships with throughout his years in the music business. He recorded songs with Rick Ross, and Jim Jones and occasionally leaked a song or two to test his product. “Once I realized that people were feeling me I just went out and hit the streets real hard,” says the resourceful MC who recorded his hit “Umma Do Me” in August of ‘06. “I just started emailing the record out and going through different markets and promoting. We would be passing out CDs and posters and going out partying and making sure they played my song. The buzz just started to grow and before I knew it ‘Umma Do Me’ was at like 300 spins.”

In October, Shakir Stewart, the senior vice president of A&R at Def Jam, contacted Rocko and persuaded him to fly to New York City to meet with the head of the famed label. “At that time I was in the process of closing a deal somewhere else but Shakir was like, ‘Roc, you gotta come up here, LA Reid wants to meet with you,’” he remembers. “My first time meeting with Def Jam we closed the deal the same day. There were no negotiations. They had their mind made up. I couldn’t even leave the building.”

Rocko’s debut album Self Made is now slated to drop in the first quarter of 2008. Inspired by his tireless drive and self sufficient know how, Rocko’s LP is filled with tracks that inspire listeners to follow in his footsteps. Songs like the motivational “This Morning” and “Tomorrow” are all about manifesting your own destiny, while another standout cut, “Shoot Me Down” focuses on overcoming whatever obstacles arise along the way. With the majority of the production handled by Drumma Boi (Young Jeezy, Juvenile, Yung Joc, etc.), Self Made is sure to knock heads nationwide.

With a tireless work ethic, Rocko will continue to build a future through his love of creating music. “I’m a workaholic,” says Rocko. “For the next few years I’m going to go hard and I’m gonna keep it turned up to the max until I get to where I feel like I wanna be.” Spoken like a true star.


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May 14 2008 2:08 PM

Whats been good man? Footwork Customs checking in!!!
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May 14 2008 2:03 PM

Im still new please leave me a comment and add me yall...
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May 14 2008 1:48 PM

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May 14 2008 1:44 PM

JUST PASSING THROUGH TO SHOW SOME LOVE TO YOUR PAGE THANX FOR THE ADD U JUST DO U N UMMA DO ME :)
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May 14 2008 1:24 PM

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May 14 2008 1:00 PM

JUST SHOWIN SUM LUV FOLK! KEEP IT 100!
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May 14 2008 12:09 PM

showin luv 2 u and your pag3'z ....
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May 14 2008 10:46 AM

Rock, what it dew! Get at me Bra......
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May 14 2008 10:23 AM

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May 14 2008 10:08 AM

wazup folk holla at ya boie
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May 14 2008 10:01 AM

Hey! Thank you for your support! I truly appreciate it!

If you're in Toronto Wednesday May 28th come through to REVIVAL for my Problem Woman Release Party & Show,(the only place to cop a physical copy of the mixtape!)
(see flyer on my page)

Make sure you check me out June 1st to get a free download of the "Problem Woman" mixtape!!

Love, Ayah :)
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May 14 2008 9:56 AM

To the best that ever did it... Thanks for making these niggas get they swag up.. Much appreciated:)
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May 14 2008 9:17 AM

thanks for the add
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May 14 2008 8:27 AM

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May 14 2008 7:11 AM

LOOK OUT FOR ME ROCKO SEE U AT THE TOP
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May 14 2008 7:01 AM

Cat in dat hat azz rappers is fucking the game up. This shit ain't rap no more, this shyt is Pop music. Niggaz is really buying that shyt, cuz ain't no real niggaz left in da game. Remember this name muthafukaz, LORD BIZIL. Cuz if you hear it on da radio or t.v., its the end of the cat-in-da-hat era. Thanks for letting me speak Rocko.
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May 14 2008 6:47 AM

Stoppin thru to show love
Cant Hide Behind Da blinds B/c a real chic can C!





May 14 2008 6:41 AM

I woke up this morning sayin ROCKO! ROCKO! LOL Na had 2 come thru ur page and show some luv of course swagg Drippin B/C I DO THIS!
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May 14 2008 6:39 AM

Thanx For Tha Add!
You wanna see how itz done then watch me do me!! LMFAO
Looking fine ass heck @ The Spring Bling...
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May 14 2008 6:38 AM

rocko i did ya banger umma do me over i want 2 check it out tell me wat u think thanx much luv my nigg
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May 14 2008 6:37 AM

What's crackin Rocko just showing some love to your page keep doing your thing bra holla
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May 14 2008 6:30 AM

Cruzin thru showin lotta luv fo ya. -MichelleJ.
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May 14 2008 6:25 AM

WATS GOOD WIT IT PIMPIN U SEE U DOIN YA THANG I;M FEELIN DAT JOINT BUSY I LIKES DAT KEEP MAKIN THEM HITS MY NIGG 100 PIMP
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May 14 2008 6:24 AM

what it do my nigga.

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May 14 2008 4:23 AM

thanks for the add sexy...got ur song on my page..........xoxo
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May 14 2008 2:45 AM

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May 14 2008 1:17 AM

just showing some love
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May 13 2008 10:37 PM

<span style='font-size:20px; font-weight:bold'>Hey Rocko, I just bought you as my PET! <a href='http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=361263053'><span style='font-size:larger;'>Click here</span></a> to find out how much I think you're $$WORTH$$!</span><br/><br/><a href='http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=361263053'><img src='http://static-lb-2.slicezero.com/oyf_prod/images/ffs_money2_myspace.gif' border='0' /></a><br/> i own ya now lol<br /><br /> -------------------------------<br /> <i>This comment was sent by your friend via the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/361263053">Own Your Friends!</a> application. To block comments sent via Apps. click <a href="http://profileedit.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=accountSettings.applicationSettings">here</a>.</i> <br />
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May 13 2008 8:46 PM

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