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Robert Ford Jr.

Robert Ford Jr. is credited on 427 releases across 141 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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427

Pressings credited

141

Albums

6

Decades active

253

In collections

Biography

Robert "Rocky" Ford Jr. (June 30, 1949 – May 19, 2020) was an American journalist and record producer. While working for Billboard in 1978, Ford wrote the first article about hip-hop to appear in any major publication. He went on to produce albums and write songs for acts including Kurtis Blow, Rodney Dangerfield, and Full Force, and has been recognized as having played "a crucial role in early commercial hip-hop". Ford has been credited as a mentor by entrepreneur Russell Simmons.

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Credited work

427 releases · 141 albums · active 1979–2025

  • Performance · 302
  • Production · 279
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: Greene St. Recording · Thomas Crown Studio · The Hit Factory Criteria · Chalice Recording Studios

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