Rod Wave
American rapper and singer
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| April 2025 | Released 'Sinners', the lead single for the film soundtrack, with a music video starring Woody McClain, Dominique Madison, Charles A. Black, and Michael B. Jordan. |
| October 11 2024 | Released his sixth studio album 'Last Lap', which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, moving 127,000 album-equivalent units. The album featured guest appearances from Be Charlotte, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Rylo Rodriguez, and Wild Rivers. |
| September 27 2024 | Released the second single 'Fall Fast in Love' from the upcoming album, which peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| September 26 2024 | Announced the release of his sixth studio album 'Last Lap', scheduled for October 11. |
| September 13 2024 | Released the lead single 'Passport Junkie' from his upcoming album, which peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| September 4 2024 | Announced his 2024 'Last Lap Tour' in the United States, supported by Moneybagg Yo, Toosii, Lil Poppa, Dess Dior, and Eelmatic. |
| April 2024 | Rod Wave was subsequently released after authorities determined the information about him being a convicted felon was inaccurate. |
| April 2024 | Rod Wave was arrested in Manatee County, Florida on two counts of illegal firearm or ammunition possession, related to an Easter Sunday shooting outside the Sonic Sports Bar in St. Petersburg that injured four people. Three associated men (Christopher Atkins, Keith Westby, and Kevontre Wesby) were also arrested on shooting-related charges, allegedly connected to the Young Gangsters gang. Two additional suspects were reportedly in the process of being arrested. |
| 2023 | Participated in a Billboard interview following the release of his album Nostalgia, where he cited Ed Sheeran as one of his favorite artists and discussed how Adele and Ed Sheeran helped him find his musical voice. |
| 2023 | Rod Wave conducted the Nostalgia Tour, continuing to connect with his fanbase through live performances. |
| November 10 2023 | Made a guest appearance on 'Better Than Ever' from YoungBoy Never Broke Again's mixtape 'Decided 2', being the only featured artist on the project. |
| September 15 2023 | Released his fifth studio album 'Nostalgia', which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, moving 137,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The album featured guest appearances from Wet, 21 Savage, and Sadie Jean. |
| September 14 2023 | Released the single 'Checkmate', which peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| September 13 2023 | Released the single 'Boyz Don't Cry', which peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| September 1 2023 | Released the single 'Come See Me', which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| August 18 2023 | Released the second single 'Call Your Friends' from his upcoming album, which peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| March 31 2023 | Rod Wave released 'Fight the Feeling' as the lead single for his upcoming album, which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| 2022 | Rod Wave embarked on the Beautiful Mind Tour, showcasing his growing popularity and musical career progression. |
| November 18 2022 | Rod Wave released Jupiter's Diary: 7 Day Theory, which peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200, marking his fourth top ten debut. |
| November 10 2022 | Rod Wave released 'Break My Heart', the lead single for his EP Jupiter's Diary: 7 Day Theory. |
| August 12 2022 | Rod Wave released Beautiful Mind, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, moving 115,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, marking his second consecutive #1 album. |
| May 1 2022 | Rod Wave (Rodarius Green) was pulled over and arrested by St. Petersburg Police Department on an out-of-county warrant from Osceola County, Florida. He faced a felony domestic battery by strangulation charge, to which he pleaded not guilty. His lawyer subsequently secured a Nolle Pross agreement, resulting in the charge being dropped within a few weeks. |
| January 17 2022 | Rod Wave released the single 'Cold December'. |
| November 14 2021 | Rod Wave released 'By Your Side' as the lead single from his fourth album, Beautiful Mind. |
| October 23 2021 | Rod Wave concluded his SoulFly tour in Seattle, Washington. |
| August 27 2021 | Rod Wave began his thirty-six-stop US tour in support of SoulFly, starting in Houston, Texas. |
| August 20 2021 | Rod Wave released the deluxe edition of SoulFly, featuring guest appearances from Lil Durk and Kodak Black. |
| May 2021 | The NMPA announced Rod Wave as the biggest artist-songwriter in Q1 of 2021, with ten certifications in the US. |
| April 8 2021 | Rod Wave performed the song 'Tombstone' on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. |
| March 26 2021 | SoulFly was released, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and moving 130,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, marking Green's first chart-topping album. |
| March 6 2021 | Rod Wave revealed the track list for his album SoulFly. |
| January 2021 | Rod Wave shared the album cover art for SoulFly on Instagram, criticizing Alamo Records for not paying him and threatening to withhold the album's release. |
| August 11 2020 | Named to XXL's 2020 Freshman Class. |
| August 7 2020 | Released deluxe edition of Pray 4 Love with additional features from Yo Gotti and Lil Baby. |
| May 18 2020 | Signed a global co-publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. |
| April 2020 | Conducted a Billboard interview discussing his musical influences, including Tupac Shakur and Adele, leading up to the release of his album Pray 4 Love. |
| April 6 2020 | Selected by Audiomack as the first artist in their 'Up Now' emerging artist program. |
| April 3 2020 | Released second full-length studio album Pray 4 Love, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. |
| January 2020 | Announced the twenty-two stop United States Ghetto Gospel Tour, scheduled to run from March 3 to April 3. |
| November 1 2019 | Released debut album Ghetto Gospel, executively produced by Kevin Gates, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200. |
| July 2019 | Began supporting Kevin Gates on the I'm Him Tour, which ran from July to October. |
| June 14 2019 | Released mixtape PTSD, which included the viral song 'Heart on Ice' that peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| 2018 | Signed with Alamo Records. |
| 2016 | Rod Wave was arrested for carrying a pellet gun to school, which resulted in the school being placed on lockdown. He pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed firearm and received probation for the misdemeanor. |
| 2015 | Rod Wave began his music career, releasing the Rookie of the Year mixtape and starting the Hunger Games mixtape trilogy. |
| 2014 | Rod Wave (then 15 years old) was arrested following a break-in on 62nd Avenue S, where he admitted to stealing a .357 revolver and shooting another teen in the foot at Lake Vista Recreation Center. He subsequently spent months in and out of juvenile detention and wore an ankle monitor to school. |
| 2010 | Selected for All-State Elementary Chorus for the second consecutive year. |
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