Conservatory trained pianist turned super-producer, Rogét Chahayed, ends his 2020 with a Best Rap Song nomination for “Laugh Now Cry Later” by Drake and Lil Durk, at the upcoming 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. Responsible for the underlying horns and piano of Drake’s record-breaking hit (Billboard Hot 100 #2 debut), the nomination marks his second Grammy nom of his career, his first for Best Rap Song on Travis Scott & Drake’s 2018 phenomenon, “Sicko Mode.” Having become one of the driving forces behind the production of some of the greatest songs to define the last decade, Rogét’s production and songwriting has helped sell over 30 million+ copies in the US alone, and he shows no signs of slowing down. [...] Read More
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will air Sunday, January 31st on CBS.
"I'm incredibly grateful to be nominated again and see my name next to so many of my friends and heroes,” says Chahayed. “Thanks to the artists, producers and songwriters who I got to work with on these special records for including me in their projects."
In addition to Chahayed’s nomination for Best Rap Song, Nas’ King’s Disease earned a nod for Best Rap Album (Rogét produced “27 Summers” and “Blue Benz”); Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle’s collab “Deep Reverence” earned Best Rap Performance (Rogét is credited as a producer and songwriter); and “Laugh Now Cry Later” earned a second nomination for Best Melodic Rap performance.
Considered one of the industry’s most sought after producers for “[killer] hooks, unique intros and outros, and irresistible synth lines,” Dr. Dre’s former protegé has seen his star status grow since his first chart-topping release for D.R.A.M. and Lil Yachty’s “Broccoli” (Grammy nominated - 7x Certified Platinum). Cementing his production work on tracks for Miguel, Khalid, Calvin Harris, Halsey and more, Rogét has broken down his production work on SiriusXM’s Sway’s Universe and Fight Nation, been praised by Billboard, Pitchfork, and Complex, and recently collaborated with music software company, Native Instruments for a review of his work. Despite the insanity that has been 2020, Rogét had an incredible year, landing production and songwriting credits on Nas’ thirteenth studio album King’s Disease for “27 Summers” and “Blue Benz;” Kehlani’s “Open Passionate” from It Was Good Until It Wasn’t; six tracks off of Big Sean’s Detroit 2 including the three stories featuring Dave Chapelle, Erykah Badu and Stevie Wonder; along with production work on Joji’s “Nitrous” and the DRAX Project’s “Firefly” featuring Fetty Wap.
In the midst of producing multi-Platinum selling and Grammy Award-nominated records, Rogét recently ventured into music publishing, launching his own publishing company TruSauce, with longtime manager Greg Katz, in July 2019. A partnership with Kobalt Music Group, Rogét’s publisher throughout his career, TruSauce allows Chahayed the opportunity to develop a roster of songwriters who see the world the way he does, and who put creativity and collaboration among friends, first. In addition to Kobalt’s A&R staff, sync licensing, royalty collection, and financial transparency, Kobalt also provides the opportunity for Chahayed to continue owning the copyrights to all his classic songs – a perk that almost no other songwriter of his stature enjoys. Having signed producers Wes Singerman and Taylor Dexter in 2019, Rogét and his team have added female-producer/artist Chong The Nomad (aka Alda Agustiano) to their roster. An Indonesian-American songwriter and producer from Seattle, WA, Chong co-produced and co-wrote Australian singer-songwriter Wafia’s single, “Pick Me,” which has since amassed over 1.5 million streams to-date.
For more information, and to stay up-to-date with Rogét, follow him on socials at @rogetchahayed.