
This week has been proclaimed Rocko Da Don week in the ATL by honorary mayor JD. Tonight, Rocko signs autographs at a couple of retail outlets. Then Rocko’s debut album, “Self Made” on Island Def Jam goes on sale tomorrow at a retail store near you.
Also tomorrow, Rocko’s big album release party pops off at Club E.S.S.O. with celebrity guests Monica, Rocko’s fiancee who is featured on the album, Ciara, Young Dro, Shawty Lo, Juelz, and more.
It’s all hosted by Island Urban Music president Jermaine Dupri who produced tracks on the album. The party is already shaping up to be the the most talked about event of the year.
Many fans don’t realize Rocko is a label owner himself. That puts him in a unique position to deal with record label execs from an executive’s standpoint. Word is when an art department staffer decided to go with album artwork that Rocko didn’t approve of, Rocko flew to NY to set the staffer straight. That’s gangsta!
Click the links to hear select tracks from “Self Made”.
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Rocko Da Don week…….
As far as I am concerned Rocko is just a Young Jeezy rip-off merchent.
sorry typo “merchant”
I project that his album will sell Double Wood, Nobody out their right mind would buy this Young Jeezy & T.I rip off.
GTFOH…I LIVE IN ATLANTA AND I DIDN’T HEAR NOTHING ABOUT A “ROCKO DA DON” WEEK, FIRST OF ALL WE ALL KNOW THIS NINJA IS WHACK!! AND WHO CARES BECAUSE HE WENT TO NY BECAUSE HE DIDN’T LIKE HIS ALBUM COVER…A LOT OF RAPPERS DONE AND THEY MAKE THE LABEL CHANGE IT…I SEE NOTHING GANSTA ABOUT THAT AT ALL. I JUST WISH YOU STOP BLOWING THIS DUDE UP LIKE HES THE NEXT GREATEST RAPPER….HES GONNA BE THE NEXT GREAT SANDWHICH WRAPPER WHEN THAT ALBUM GOES COPPER!!
what fans?
I often wonder Sandra if you’re being serious. Was this post written with your tongue firmly in your cheek? I’m sorry but you cannot be serious about Rocko. You cannot seriously believe that people have any real interest in him as an artist.
LMAO!!!
Have you listened to the tracks Miss B? Don’t let your jealousy and envy for his girlfriend deprive you of experiencing this album. The tracks are actually pretty good. Especially “Hustle Fo’” featuring Lloyd. That track is hot!
Congrats to ROCKO!
*sigh* I hope you’re getting a check or some Sunday dinners outta blowing him up.
“Sandra Rose Says:
Have you listened to the tracks Miss B? Don’t let your jealousy and envy for his girlfriend deprive you of experiencing this album. The tracks are actually pretty good. Especially “Hustle Fo’” featuring Lloyd. That track is hot!”
I didn’t even mention Monica! LOL!! But for the record I have nothing against the woman. I was a fan of her’s back in the day. As for Rocko… Sandra ‘Umma Do Me’ was enough…
my mom always says if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.
Why do you keep adverstising Wacko Da Don??? I’m not a rap fan adn I can tell that he is weak as hell.
typo: I meant “and” not “adn”
THE TRACKS ARE NOT AS BAD AS PEOPLE MAKING THEM OUT TO BE…I LIKE ABOUT 3 OR 4…..THE ONE WITH MONICA IS FIREEEE..OF COURSE IT WOULD BE MONICA IS A REAL SINGER AND GOING FOR HERS THIS TIME..WHEW GIRL IS SANGIN
WISHES FOR MUCH SUCCESS TO ROCKO!
damn, as usual Rocko gets ripped a new one (lol) he does sound like a Jeezy in the making!! I guess all I can say is oh Monica…..
whether the tracks are hot or not is really irrelevant. sandra, the point is people are tired of the same old crap. period.
although, people have their own reasons for not liking him, one thing u can’t deny is the record business is some BS, right now.
Yes the entire album is all over the internet and after first listen its not even worth my hard drive space…..even at the low cost of FREE!
Rocko is a joke. To even think that JD proclaimed Rocko Da Don week in the ATL is pretty comical in my eyes. If this particular event is shaping up to be the event of the year, what does that say for other events that have already happened or those to come? Sandra obviously has a great deal of respect for his artistry and I can respect that, but I believe a lot of her comments are far fetched. Sandra takes delight in gloating when other artists don’t sell too well when their product is released. I’m curious to see if she will post Rocko’s numbers next week and the week after.
Love Monica. Don’t get Rocko at all. I hate that song where his English is so throwed that I can’t even understand half the song and I live in Texas where we have to disect conversations everyday. Sorry Sandra. I know this your boy. At least he makes cute kids. Producers should produce and rappers should rap. I don’t even want to listen to the free tracks all over the internet. Ughh. JD slippin.
sandra you couldnt hear a train in the front yard if you was standin in the back. is it garbage, no i wouldnt go that far. does it mean anything to the world no. the whole point is to re invent the wheel. not sound like somebody else. we got a jezzy, we got a ti. we got a luda. this record is point less. i aint made at him tho for gettin that up front money. hey if they was givin he should have took it, an laughed all the way to the bank. so sandra rose stop swingin on the. but then again dude does spend mony with you, so i aint really mad. oh yea have you come out yet?
Haven’t played my copy yet, but he did shout you out in the album Thank You’s Sandra. Are you gonna be at his video shoot?
Em, em, em… Laughing My M-Fing A to the SS off. {Signs}
I just hope that Monica isn’t the scapegoat for this failure. By the way anyone can have record label. It’s nothing more that a trademark. It didn’t think I saw “major” in front of that statement though.
He flew to NY, because someone got the cover wrong? Did he do something to make news when he got there? What’s so gangsta about catching a $150 flight to NY another $20-30 by cab fair? Even if he b*tch slapped the dept head, was that suppose to be impressive? Maybe if I was 15, I’d be behide my desk saying:
“oh oh Rocko flew to NY to check that dude in NY, oh man, man Rocko is so hard, I gotta run out and buy homeboy album, yea yea, he be spitting that real, yea boy, yea Rocko is a thug, I know this cause he got a song with Monica that say so, yea yea, a thug that’s what I need, a thug, yep a thug, thugs are cool, Rocko so cool he’s even bringing back the word thug, man that Rocko, man he’s so real”
LMBAO
Girlfriend ? I though Monica was his fiancee ?
Sandra you’re too much with these subliminals.
Congrats Rocko!!!
I hope you do better than Shawty Lo!!!
I don’t about call this week “Rocko Da Don Week”. We all know the man has an album to promote but the radio has been advertising the hell out of his appearance at ESSOS. This weekend, I purchase a mixCD that Rocko has with DJ Scream…it’s a pretty good CD to ride too, and the tracks off of “Self-Made” seems to be on this mixCD, but with more tracks, so it seems like I’m not missing out on much with self made. So if you like songs that carries a more street motivation message, alot of bass and crunk muzik, I say buy it, if not, don’t waste yo time. And I prefer the mix over “Self-Made”…
I have truly been entertained reading these comments. I have been laughing myself to death….funny stuff.
Since I love Monica and her craft so much, I am not going to disrespect her kids’ father.
RoJay Says:
Haven’t played my copy yet, but he did shout you out in the album Thank You’s Sandra. Are you gonna be at his video shoot?
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I have to find out where he’s shooting. Either me or my photographer will be on the set.
SANDRA IS CIARA REALLY GONE BE THERE I WOULD THINK 50 CENT THE JEALOUS TYPE YALL KNOW THEM ATL NIGGERS GON BE SWEATING HER HARD SANDRA DONT YOU THINK SHE DESERVES SOMEONE BETTER THAN 50.
@ tunanny:
Once and for all, Ciara and 50 Cent are NOT dating! They never did date. It was a publicity stunt. Take my word for it.
ok well sandra didnt he buy the rolls royce 4 her the clues are so there someone spotted them coming out of a hotel in dc last week even the dc radio station jeanie jones saw ciara backstage at 50 concert in dc sorry sandra u are wrong on this one even remy ma hosted with 50 cent and she mentioned it even floyd maywether said it
I’m not a Rocko fan, but I have no reason to dislike him either. I really feel bad for him that his whole album was leaked on the internet. I’m shocked to see Sandra broadcasting it. This is going to make his sales even lower than they were already going to be.
I think Rocko is talented but I agree, he sounds to much like Jeezy. He needs to switch his style up, I wish him luck because he is trying.
Make that mula Rocko or at least “do u”
@pmap
preach girl preach
I havent listened to this(no speakers at work) but I already know I don’t need to. The VAST majority of hip hop currently is WACK and then we have the carbon copys of wack. Hopefully the weak sales of most music these days will force the powers to let the artist move in a more creative direction.
JD JUST SAID YESTERDAY ON 10 AND PARK THAT HE HATES TO SAY THAT A LOT OF ATL RAPPERS ARE 1 HIT WONDERS, BUT ROCKO ISN’T…GTFOH JD..THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS THAT THESE LIL BUBBLE GUM RAPPERS AREN’T GOING TO SELL SH*T!!! WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO DFB(DEM FRANCHISE BOYS)??? MY POINT EXACTLY..IN THE WORDS OF JOE BUDDEN…”ONE HOT SONG WON’T FLY N RAP”