Rick Rock

Biography

Rick Rock doesn’t have a marquee name like Dr. Dre, Timbaland, the Neptunes, or Scott Storch, even though he was one of the most reliable and employed West Coast rap producers.

Based in the California Bay Area and aligned closely with E-40, Rock began earning major credits in 1996, when he contributed tracks to both 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and E-40‘s Hall Of Game.

In the years to follow, he cranked out productions mainly for West Coast rappers like Keak da Sneak, Spice 1, and Xzibit; however, he also worked with mainstream artists like Will Smith, Fabolous, and Method Man.

He eventually signed a contract with Virgin Records to present a group of his own, Federation. The group debuted in 2003, releasing the single “Hyphy,” whose title would soon become the common stylistic tag for Bay Area rap of the E-40 variety.

Production
Compton Bomb MC Eiht Featuring CMW - We Come Strapped	Epic Street	1994
Record Haters E-40 – Tha Hall Of Game	Jive	1996
Ain’t Hard 2 Find 2Pac - All Eyez On Me	Interscope Records	1996
Niggas Done Changed Richie Rich - Seasoned Veteran	Def Jam Recordings	1996
The Individual RBL Posse - An Eye For An Eye	Big Beat	1997
Murder 2 Mystikal - Unpredictable	Jive, No Limit Records	1997
Black Ass The Mossie - Have Heart Have Money	Sick Wid’ It Records, Jive	1997
Mayhem E-40 - The Element Of Surprise	Jive	1998
Fearless Marvaless - Fearless	AWOL Records, Noo Trybe Records	1998
Professional Ballers C-Bo - Til My Casket Drops	AWOL Records , Noo Trybe Records	1998
No Time For That Herm - Solo Album	Black Power Productions	1998
Old School Days Boss Ballin’ 2: The Mob Bosses	Shot Records	1998
Wanna Be A G Spice 1 - Hits	Jive	1998
Fuck Tha World Celly Cel - The G Filez	Jive, Sick Wid’ It Records	1998
Thug Poetry Spice 1 - Immortalized	Jive	1999
Fuck Tha World The Best Of Celly Cel	Jive, Sick Wid’ It Records	1999
Ballaholic E-40 - Charlie Hustle: Blueprint Of A Self-Made Millionaire	Jive	1999
Who Wanna Battle (as Riq Roq) Foe Loco – Foecus	Odysea Music	2000
D.N.A. (Drugs-N-Alkahol) Xzibit - Restless	Loud Records, Epic	2000
Parking Lot Pimpin’ Jay-Z - The Dynasty Roc La Familia	Roc-A-Fella Records	2000
The Club Hoppa Phife Dawg - Ventilation	Groove Attack Productions	2000
Keep It Gangsta Mack 10 - The Paper Route	Priority Records, Hoo Bangin’ Records	2000
Hit The Gas Again The Best Of 3X Krazy: 3 x 4 Life	Not On Label	2000
Hit The Gas Again Dual Committee - Dual Committee	Mo Beatz Records!	2000
Snake Eyes Killa Tay - Snake Eyes	D1A Records	2000
We Boguard Laroo The Hard Hitter - Fear No Fate	AWOL Records, Noo Trybe Records	2000
Enemy Of The State C-Bo - Enemy Of The State	Warlock Records, West Coast Mafia	2000
Can’t Deny It Fabolous - Ghetto Fabolous	Elektra	2001
For My Niggas Beanie Sigel - The Reason	Roc-A-Fella Records	2001
We Gone Ride Yukmouth - Thug Lord: The New Testament	Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records	2001
Change The Game Jay-Z - Guilty Until Proven Innocent	Roc-A-Fella Records	2001
Change The Game (Remix) DJ Clue - The Professional 2	Roc-A-Fella Records	2001
So Quick, So Fast Marvaless - Ghetto Blues 2001	Out Of Bounds	2001
Gang Bangin Shit Jayo Felony - Crip Hop	American Music Corporation	2001
Blowin’ Hot Air The Click - Money & Muscle	Jive	2001
The Whoo Ride Killa Tay - Thug Thisle	Greedy Green Entertainment	2001
Flirt WC - Ghetto Heisman	Def Jam Recordings	2002
If I Could Go Angie Martinez - Animal House	Elektra	2002
Make It Clap Busta Rhymes - It Ain’t Safe No More…	J Records	2002
Born To Reign Will Smith - Born To Reign	Columbia	2002
Do You Want Me State Property (The Soundtrack)	Roc-A-Fella Records	2002
Automatic E-40 - Grit & Grind	Jive	2002
So International B-Legit - Hard 2 B-Legit	Koch Records	2002
Dub C M’d Out C-Bo - West Coast Mafia	West Coast Mafia	2002
Born A Soulja Kastro & E.D.I. - Blood Brothers	Outlaw Recordz	2002
Ghetto RL - RL:Ements	J Records	2002
Not A Give A Fuck Fabolous - Street Dreams	Desert Storm Records, Elektra	2003
Tradin’ War Stories 2Pac - The Prophet	Death Row Records	2003
Countin’ Money JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight Vol. 2	Get Low Recordz	2003
Breakin News E-40 - Breakin’ News	Jive	2003
Into What You Say Ma$e - Welcome Back	Bad Boy Entertainment	2004
The Prequel Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel	Def Jam Recordings	2004
Muthafucka Xzibit - Weapons Of Mass Destruction	Columbia	2004
Mayhem Federation - Federation	Virgin	2004
The Soil Turf Talk - The Street Novelist	Sick Wid’ It Records	2004
Well… Messy Marv - Disobayish	Sumday Entertainment	2004
Freestyle Over Tape Kingz 15th Anniversary	Shady Records	2004
Godumb Part 2 Murder Dog Celebrating 10 Years	Blood Rush Music	2004
Step Ya Game Up Ya’ Boy - Rookie Of The Year	SMC Recordings	2005
My Apology Ras Kass - Institutionalized	Re-Up Entertainment	2005
Keep Bouncin’ Too Short - Blow The Whistle	Jive	2006
Hard On A Hoe Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active	Koch Records	2006
Bumpin’ My Music Ray Cash - C.O.D.	Get-O-Vision	2006
Candy (Drippin’ Like Water) Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	Geffen Records	2006
Jellysickle Tech N9ne - Everready (The Religion)	Strange Music	2006
Rollin’ Xzibit - Full Circle	Koch Records	2006
18 Dummy Nuthin’ But Slap! Vol. 2	Demolition Men	2006
Thizz How We Eat Thizz Is How We Eat	Thizz Entertainment	2006
On Top Nuthin But Slap! Vol. 3	Demolition Men	2006
Skrilla Guerilla Freestyle Celph Titled - The Gatalog: A Collection Of Chaos	Endless Recordings	2006
Bang Bang Federation - It’s Whateva	Reprise Records	2007
I Got Chips Bay Bidness 3.5: Position Of Power	Not On Label	2007
Not That Nigga Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - T.H.U.G.S.	Ruthless Records	2007
Caution Ras Kass - Razzy Kazzy	Frequent Music	2007
King Of Oakland Bavgate - The King Of Oakland	Thizz Entertainment	2007
Look At Me WC - Guilty By Affiliation	Lench Mob Records	2007
Take You Down Hyphy Hitz	TVT Records (Europe)	2007
Cool Nigga P.S.D. Tha Drivah, Keak Da Sneak & Messy Marv - Da Bidness	Thizz Entertainment	2007
Ready Made Marvaless - Ready Made	West Coast Mafia	2007
You Created Me Mob Figaz - The Life And Times Of….	Mob Figaz LLC	2007
I Got Chips Turf Talk - West Coast Vaccine (The Cure)	Sick Wid’ It Records	2007
Go Hard Or Go Home Stomp The Yard (The Soundtrack)	Artists’ Addiction Records	2007
Rider Pt. 2 G-Unit - T.O.S.: Terminate On Sight	G Unit, Interscope Records	2008
What That Mean Crooked I - St. Valentine’s Day Bossacre	Not On Label (Dubcnn Series)	2008
On My Mama I’m A Boss Crooked I - Block Obama II: COB (Circle Of Bosses)	Treacherous Records	2008
Staxxx In My Jeans Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin	Geffen Records	2008
The Ambassador E-40 - The Ball Street Journal	Sick Wid’ It Records	2008
Caution Building With Bricks Volume 3	Brick Records	2008
Stretch 50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct	Interscope Records, Shady Records	2009
Denial Grouch & The Eligh - Say G & E	Legendary Music (US)	2009
How We Get It B.A.R.S. Awards	NorCal NoiseFest, Artist Records	2009
Gettin’ Money Guce - West Coast Gangsta	Demolition Men, Git Paid Entertainment	2009
Tell It Like It Is Nuthin’ But Slap! Vol. 8	Demolition Men	2009
The Weed Man Western Hospitality Vol. 15	Cali Untouchables	2010
The Server Bay Area Bangers Vol. 1	Immaculate Entertainment	2010
The Weedman E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Day Shift	Heavy On The Grind Entertainment	2010
Over The Stove E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Night Shift	Heavy On The Grind Entertainment	2010

Rick Rock

Biography

Production

MC Eiht Featuring CMW - We Come Strapped

2Pac - All Eyez On Me

Mystikal - Unpredictable

Xzibit - Restless

Jay-Z - The Dynasty Roc La Familia

Phife Dawg - Ventilation

Mack 10 - The Paper Route

Fabolous - Ghetto Fabolous

Beanie Sigel - The Reason

Jay-Z - Guilty Until Proven Innocent

DJ Clue - The Professional 2

Jayo Felony - Crip Hop

WC - Ghetto Heisman

Angie Martinez - Animal House

Busta Rhymes - It Ain’t Safe No More…

Will Smith - Born To Reign

State Property (The Soundtrack)

Kastro & E.D.I. - Blood Brothers

RL - RL:Ements

Fabolous - Street Dreams

2Pac - The Prophet

Ma$e - Welcome Back

Method Man - Tical 0: The Prequel

Xzibit - Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Federation - Federation

Tape Kingz 15th Anniversary

Murder Dog Celebrating 10 Years

Ya’ Boy - Rookie Of The Year

Ras Kass - Institutionalized

Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active

Ray Cash - C.O.D.

Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

Tech N9ne - Everready (The Religion)

Xzibit - Full Circle

Nuthin’ But Slap! Vol. 2

Thizz Is How We Eat

Celph Titled - The Gatalog: A Collection Of Chaos

Federation - It’s Whateva

Bay Bidness 3.5: Position Of Power

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - T.H.U.G.S.

Ras Kass - Razzy Kazzy

WC - Guilty By Affiliation

Hyphy Hitz

Stomp The Yard (The Soundtrack)

G-Unit - T.O.S.: Terminate On Sight

Crooked I - St. Valentine’s Day Bossacre

Crooked I - Block Obama II: COB (Circle Of Bosses)

Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin

E-40 - The Ball Street Journal

Building With Bricks Volume 3

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct

Grouch & The Eligh - Say G & E

B.A.R.S. Awards

Guce - West Coast Gangsta

Nuthin’ But Slap! Vol. 8

Western Hospitality Vol. 15

Bay Area Bangers Vol. 1

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Day Shift

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Night Shift