Birth name Leon Youngblood Jr. Website www.iamroccstar.com Name Leon Jr. | Role Musical Artist | |
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Born October 31, 1989 (age 34) Los Angeles, California, United StatesLeon Youngblood Sr. Father ( 1989-10-31 ) Similar People Jon Levine, Jason Evigan, Jerry Duplessis, Savan Kotecha, Harmony David Samuels | ||
Rude (Lyric Video) - Terrence Coles & Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood - Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack
Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood Jr. (born October 31, 1989) is a Grammy-nominated American music producer, songwriter, recording artist and rapper. Youngblood has written and produced songs for artists such as Chris Brown, Rihanna, Usher, Rita Ora, Fergie, Prince Royce, Kendrick Lamar, J.Lo, Iggy Azalea, 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.
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- Rude Lyric Video Terrence Coles Leon Roccstar Youngblood Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack
- Roccstar confidence official music video
- Career
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Youngblood is signed to Atlantic Records as an artist. The music video for his own debut single, "Confidence," premiered on Billboard in 2014.
Roccstar confidence official music video
Career
Youngblood took Visual and Performing Arts programs at Hollywood High School. Leon Youngblood Sr, Roccstar's father brokered the deal with David Lighty who connected his brother Chris Lighty who became Roccstar's manager and helped him get a contract with Epic Records. He signed with Primary Wave Music in 2012.
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.