| Intro | American rapper | |
| Is |
Rapper Record producer Musician Composer |
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| From | United States of America | |
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Business Music |
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| Gender | male | |
| Birth | 31 October 1989, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
| Age: | 30 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio | |
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Leon “Roccstar” Youngblood Jr. (born October 31, 1989) is an American music producer, songwriter, recording artist and rapper. Youngblood has written and produced songs for artists such as Chris Brown, Post Malone, Usher, Rita Ora, Fergie, Prince Royce, Kendrick Lamar, J.Lo, and Melissa Etheridge. He wrote and produced a number of tracks on Chris Brown’s album X, which was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy Award in 2014. The Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, which featured Youngblood’s song “Rude”, was also nominated for a Grammy for best soundtrack in December 2015.
Youngblood is signed to Atlantic Records as an artist. The music video for his own debut single, “Confidence”, premiered on Billboard in 2014.
Career
Youngblood took Visual and Performing Arts programs at Hollywood High School. Leon Youngblood Sr, Roccstar’s father set up and brokered the deal with Chris Lighty for Roccstar’s deal with Primary Wave. Chris Lighty who became Roccstar’s manager and helped him get a contract with Epic Records. He signed with Primary Wave Music in 2012. (November 2015) Leon Youngblood SR, collaborated with his son “Roccstar to put together the highly acclaimed Maya Angelou project. Leon Youngblood Sr, brought in Roccstar to produce nearly a dozen of Maya Angelou’s iconic poems, he set them to music.
In 2013, Youngblood began working with Chris Brown, producing and writing alongside Diplo and Timbaland and landing six songs on Brown’s album X, including the lead single, “Fine China”. Youngblood wrote multiple tracks for J.Lo’s album in 2014, and is currently working with a number of other prominent artists. He formed his own company, called RoccAge Entertainment. His debut EP is set for release in 2015.
Selected discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Record label | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Post Malone | “Zack and Codeine” (Beerbongs & Bentleys) | Republic Records | Producer |
| 2017 | Fergie | “Just Like You” (Double Dutchess) | Dutchess, BMG | Producer, writer |
| Fergie | “Kleopatra” (Double Dutchess) | Dutchess, BMG | Producer, writer | |
| 2015 | Terence Coles, RoccStar | “Rude” (Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Republic Records | Producer, writer, artist |
| Prince Royce | “With You” (Double Vision) | RCA Records | Writer | |
| Chris Brown ft. Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, and Kelly | “Counterfeit” (Before the Party mixtape) | — | Producer, writer | |
| Chris Brown | Second Hand Love (Before the Party mixtape) | — | Producer, writer | |
| Chris Brown | “Sex” (Before the Party mixtape) | — | Producer, writer | |
| 2014 | Usher | “Clueless” | RCA Records | Producer, writer |
| Jasmine V | “I Love Your Crazy” | Interscope Records | Producer, writer | |
| Chris Brown | “Fine China” (X) | RCA Records | Producer, writer | |
| Chris Brown | “X” (X) | RCA Records | Writer | |
| Chris Brown | “Add Me In” (X) | RCA Records | Writer | |
| Chris Brown | “Stereotype” (X) | RCA Records | Writer | |
| Chris Brown ft Kendrick Lamar | “Autumn Leaves” (X) | RCA Records | Producer, writer | |
| Chris Brown | “Body Shots” (X) | RCA Records | Writer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | “A.K.A.” (A.K.A.) | Capitol Records | Producer, writer | |
| Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea | “Acting Like That” (A.K.A.) | Capitol Records | Producer, writer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | “So Good” (A.K.A.) | Capitol Records | Producer, writer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | “Charades” (A.K.A.) | Capitol Records | Producer, writer | |
| Melissa Etheridge | “Ain’t That Bad” | ME Records | Producer, writer | |
| 2013 | K Koke featuring Rita Ora | “Lay Down Your Weapons” (single) | RCA Records | Producer, writer |