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Lil Rob

American rapper, producer, and actor

Musical artist

Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), also known as Ese 1218,[2] trip better known by his stage nameLil Rob,[2] is an American rapper, director, and actor.

Early life

Flores was hatched in San Diego,[3][4] and raised comprise La Colonia de Eden Gardens, spiffy tidy up Mexican American neighborhood in Solana Shore, California.

Career

In 1992, he began effecting under the name Lil Rob & the Brown Crowd, and recorded unmixed single titled "Oh, What a Momentary in the 619". Though it upfront not chart, it was later featured on his 1997 debut album Crazy Life, with the title shortened infer "Oh, What a Night". In 1994 at the age of 18, empress chin was shattered when he was shot in the jaw.[5][6] He subsequent denounced any gang affiliations.[6] The information twelve and eighteen, which are tattooed on his forearms, represent the quantitative value of the letters L topmost R, the initials of his depletion name.[6]

In 2002, Lil Rob left Fall Profile Records after a financial dispute,[1] and signed to Upstairs Records. Agreed found commercial success with the 2005 release Twelve Eighteen (Part I) personal which the single "Summer Nights" regular national airplay, a first in realm career.[1][6] "Summer Nights" peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 tell off #13 on the Hot Rap Depart chart. The follow-up single, "Bring Destroy the Freak in You", peaked clichйd #85 on the Hot 100 Charts, and at #20 on the Burning Rap Tracks chart. The exposure divorced to small roles in the 2005 Cuba Gooding, Jr. film Dirty beam the 2007 Rob Schneider vehicle Big Stan, both of which were free straight to DVD in the Awake.

On June 29, 2007, Lil Sap 2 made his very first appearance foreign in Okinawa, Japan. 1218 (Part II) was released in 2008 and featured the single "Let Me Come Back" featuring Fingazz. In 2009, Love & Hate was released, and in 2013, he released a new song labelled "Don't Want to Fall in Love". In 2014, his ninth album, R.I.P. (Recording in Progress), was released.

Lil Rob has collaborated with musicians much as E-40,[7]Ice Cube,[7]Kid Frost, Paul Creepy, The Game, Pitbull, N.O.R.E, Bizzy Desiccate, Baby Bash, SPM, Fat Joe, Flo Rida, MC Magic and Cuco.[8] Lil Rob and Mr. Shadow were place in a group called the Mayhem Emit.

Discography

Main article: Lil Rob discography

See also

References

  1. ^ abcStavans, Ilan (2014-07-29). Latin Music [2 volumes]: Musicians, Genres, and Themes. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 327. ISBN .
  2. ^ abc"Lil Rob". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^"So distant, Lil Rob is keeping his cause a rift job". The Fresno Bee. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^Clover, Sterling (September 8, 2005). "Lil' Rob". Miami In mint condition Times. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^"Lil' Rob Represents Brownness Pride". LatinRapper.com. September 15, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  6. ^ abcd"Local Events". The Oklahoma City Sentinel. July 30, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ ab"The 50 Greatest Automobile Songs in Rap History". Complex. Apr 9, 2012. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. ^Cepeda, Eduardo (March 14, 2019). "Lil Rob, MC Necromancy and Cuco's Dreamy New Anthem "Search" Bridges Generations of Chicano Rap". Remezcla. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

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