Valdes began his career in 2002 at
Def Jam Recordings, where he worked as an
A&R assistant for two years. In 2004, Valdes discovered American singer
T-Pain and managed his career in a joint venture with
RCA Records for ten years. In 2012, Valdes signed pop singer
Austin Mahone to his first recording contract in a joint venture with
Universal Republic Records, and later
Cash Money Records the following year. In 2018, he became the manager of
Orlando, Florida-based rapper
9lokkNine. He produced his song "
223's" (featuring
YNW Melly), which was released commercially the following year as Melly's single; where it then reached at number 34 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart. That same year, Valdes shifted focus onto further work in production and songwriting. In the following years, he has been credited on the singles "
Jump" by
DaBaby, "
Tick Tock" by
Young Thug, "
Alone" by
Kim Petras and
Nicki Minaj, and "
Blick Blick" by
Coi Leray. He produced and co-wrote
Saweetie's 2021 single "
Best Friend", which became a hit on the
Billboard Hot 100 and
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaked on the
Rhythmic chart, and was nominated for
Best Rap Song at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards. He has contributed to
Lil Durk's 2023 single "
All My Life", which won
Best Melodic Rap Performance at the
65th Annual Grammy Awards. == Charted singles ==