Genre: R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop

Style: Trap, Southern Rap, Contemporary R&B

Decades Active: 10's, 20's

Rod Wave Booking Fee and Availability

Rod Wave’s booking fee depends on your date, your market, and where he sits in his touring cycle. Tell us the proposed date and time of your event and what budget level you can commit to the artist’s fee. We will be able to advise you regarding the feasibility of booking Rod Wave.

Rod Wave has made three consecutive albums that hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. That is a run placing him in the company of Taylor Swift and Drake. He may be available for your event.

Genre: R&B and Soul, Rap and Hip-Hop Style: Trap, southern rap, contemporary R&B, soul-trap Active: 2010s, 2020s Origin: St. Petersburg, Florida

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How Much to Book Rod Wave?

Several factors go into calculating an artist’s booking fee, and those factors can change from place to place and year to year.

What we can tell you is where he sits in the market. Rod Wave is a headline arena draw in the United States, playing venues like Barclays Center, TD Garden, United Center, and State Farm Arena. A private or corporate date competes against that touring income.

That is why Rod Wave’s booking price for a midweek date in a secondary market can look very different from a weekend date in a major one, even in the same month.

If you want to understand how talent budgets are structured before you inquire, our guide to getting affordable talent walks through how artist fees and event costs fit together.

What Determines the Rod Wave Booking Fee

Occasions for Booking Rod Wave

• Public concerts and arena dates
• Music festivals and fairs
• College and university events
• Corporate events and conventions
• Private parties and VIP events
• Charity events and fundraisers
• Non-performance appearances, such as attending as a guest or doing a meet-and-greet
• Virtual or streamed performances

Non-performance and virtual formats are requested less often than stage shows and are priced on a different basis. Include the format you have in mind when you send your details.

About Rod Wave

Rodarius Marcell Green, aka Rod Wave, from St. Petersburg, Florida, built one of the most commercially durable catalogs in modern hip-hop by doing the opposite of what the genre rewards. The songs trade bravado for grief, regret, and hard-won perspective, delivered in a singing voice closer to soul than rap. The style he pioneered is widely called soul-trap.

He started with his family behind him. His father, Rodney “Fatz” Green, and his uncle Derek Lane founded Hit House Entertainment to support his early career, and Rod Wave serves as its CEO.

His breakout came in 2019, when “Heart on Ice” went viral and reached the Billboard Hot 100. That year brought his debut album Ghetto Gospel, executive produced by Kevin Gates. The album debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.

What came next is the part that matters to a talent buyer. Pray 4 Love (2020) debuted at No. 2. Then SoulFly (2021), Beautiful Mind (2022), and Nostalgia (2023) each debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Last Lap (2024) debuted at No. 2 and took his fourth straight No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, his fifth consecutive top-three debut in five years. Don’t Look Down (2026) is his seventh studio album. He also recorded “Sinners” for Ryan Coogler’s film of the same name.

His catalog includes the 4x platinum “Heart on Ice” and the 3x platinum “Street Runner,” alongside “Tombstone,” “Richer” with Polo G, and “Cuban Links” with Kevin Gates. He is a Grammy-nominated artist and one of the strongest ticket sellers in hip-hop.

Artists Similar to Rod Wave

These acts pull from an overlapping audience and share his melodic, emotionally direct approach.

Melodic and emotionally driven rap Lil Durk, who appeared on the “Heart on Ice” remix, and Polo G, his collaborator on “Richer”

Southern rap and street storytelling Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates, both cited by Rod Wave as formative influences

Soul and R&B crossovers Erykah Badu, another influence he has named

Our A-List R&B roster goes deeper, and the music genres page covers every other style.

How to Request Availability and Pricing

Send us your event details through the information request form and include:

• Your event date, or a few date options
• City and venue
• Event type and expected audience
• What artist fee budget level you have in mind
• The performance format you want

Six months ahead is a good target for a headline act, and 90 days to 18 months covers most bookings we handle. Shorter timelines are sometimes workable depending on the artist’s schedule.

Rod Wave Booking FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Rod Wave to perform.