RoccStar


Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood Jr. 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, 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. 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