Lil Rob
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Roberto Flores best known by his stage name
Lil Rob, is a Mexican American
rapper, producer
, and actor
.
In the early 1990s, he began performing under the name Lil Rob and the Brown Crowd, and recorded a single titled "Oh What a Night in the 619
." Though it did not chart, it was later featured on his 1997 debut album Crazy Life
,
with the title shortened to "Oh What a Night." In 1994, his chin was shattered when he was shot in the jaw and in the eye later.
During his career, Lil Rob has collaborated with fellow Chicano rappers Mr. Shadow, Mr. Sancho, and OG Spanish Fly, and mainstream artists such as Paul Wall
, The Game
, E-40
, and Pitbull
. Lil Rob and Mr. Shadow were in a group called "The Mahem Click". The numbers twelve and eighteen, which are tattoo
ed on his forearms, represent the numeric value of the letters L and R, the initials of his stage name. The number was used during his days as a graffiti
tagger.
In 2002, Lil Rob left Low Profile Records and signed in to Upstairs Records. He found commercial success with the 2005 release Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1
, in which the single "Summer Nights" received national airplay, a first in his career. "Summer Nights" peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100
and #13 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The followup single, "Bring Out the Freak In You," peaked at #85 on the Hot 100, and at #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks. The exposure led to small roles in the 2005 Cuba Gooding, Jr.
film Dirty and the 2007 Rob Schneider
vehicle Big Stan
, both of which were released straight to DVD in the U.S. In 2009, his ninth album, Love & Hate, was released.
On June 29, 2007, Lil Rob made his very first appearance overseas in Okinawa, Japan. Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 2
, was released in 2008 and featured the single "Let Me Come Back." featuring Fingazz
, but was unable to repeat the success of its predecessor.
Lil Rob had beef with Mr. Shadow because Lil Rob's then girlfriend, had an affair with Mr. Shadow. At the time, Mr. Shadow dissed Lil Rob on "Shadow of Your Death", "Excited" and "Excited 2" off of the album "Till I Die". One of the reasons why Mr. Shadow had beef with Lil Rob was because Mr. Shadow said that Lil Rob was not from San Diego, he's from Solana Beach. Mr. Shadow felt that Lil Rob was lying to everyone about being raised in San Diego, CA. In 2005 on the Twelve Eighteen Part 1 Album, Lil Rob released a diss towards Mr. Shadow, entitled "I Who Have Nothing."
Lil Rob feuded with Royal T, and eventually left his label, on account of marketing issues. Royal T, the executive producer of Low Profile Records, had created a scam that involved Lil Rob's albums to have the same bar code as Royal T's cd's, which resulted Royal T automatically receiving the profits. According to Lil Rob's manager, Lil Rob sold over $1 million worth of his own cd's and didn't receive a dime. As soon as Lil Rob left Low Profile, Lil Rob recorded a diss aimed towards Low Profile, entitled "The Last Laff" on "The Last Laff EP". Low Profile Records responded with a track entitled "Riders", featuring Royal T, Payaso (Dukes Click), Lil' Bandit & Mr. Sancho. Lil Rob recorded another diss track entitled "Call the Cops", directed at Royal T on 2003's The Album
. Lil Rob also recorded diss tracks, "Bluffin'", dissing directly at Royal T and "Boo Hoo Hoo" dissing both, Royal T and Mr. Shadow off of 2004's "Neighborhood Music".
Mister D had beef with Lil Rob because Lil Rob stopped his alleged gang affiliations with Sureños . That's when Mister D and Sleepy Malo collaborated with Mr. Shadow on a response titled "Gangsters Make The World" off of Mister D & Sleepy Malo's album "Still In the Valle" in 2007.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Lil Rob, is a Mexican American
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
rapper, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and actor
Biography
Roberto Flores was born in the La Colonia area of Eden Gardens, an upscale neighborhood near Solana Beach, CaliforniaSolana Beach, California
Solana Beach is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 12,867 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Solana Beach is located at ....
.
In the early 1990s, he began performing under the name Lil Rob and the Brown Crowd, and recorded a single titled "Oh What a Night in the 619
619
Year 619 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 619 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* The Second Perso-Turkic War is fought and...
." Though it did not chart, it was later featured on his 1997 debut album Crazy Life
Crazy Life
- Track listing :* 1. Do My Thing* 2. Jump Into The Ride* 3. If You Should Lose Me* 4. Stop Look & Listen* 5. The Payback* 6. Shells Stackin' Up* 7. Brown Crowd* 8. Mexican Gangster* 9. Pachuco's Night* 10. Somethin' 2 Relate 2* 11. Soy Chingon...
,
with the title shortened to "Oh What a Night." In 1994, his chin was shattered when he was shot in the jaw and in the eye later.
During his career, Lil Rob has collaborated with fellow Chicano rappers Mr. Shadow, Mr. Sancho, and OG Spanish Fly, and mainstream artists such as Paul Wall
Paul Wall
Paul Michael Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as...
, The Game
The Game (rapper)
Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name Game, formerly The Game, is an American rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit, he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations...
, E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
, and Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
. Lil Rob and Mr. Shadow were in a group called "The Mahem Click". The numbers twelve and eighteen, which are tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
ed on his forearms, represent the numeric value of the letters L and R, the initials of his stage name. The number was used during his days as a graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
tagger.
In 2002, Lil Rob left Low Profile Records and signed in to Upstairs Records. He found commercial success with the 2005 release Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1
Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1
-Samples:"Back In The Streets" samples "I Was Married" by Billy Paul."I Who Have Nothing" samples "I Who Have Nothing" by Linda Jones-Chart performance:...
, in which the single "Summer Nights" received national airplay, a first in his career. "Summer Nights" peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and #13 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The followup single, "Bring Out the Freak In You," peaked at #85 on the Hot 100, and at #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks. The exposure led to small roles in the 2005 Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and his critically acclaimed performance as Tré Styles in John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.-Early life:Gooding was born...
film Dirty and the 2007 Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...
vehicle Big Stan
Big Stan
Big Stan is a 2007 American comedy film produced, directed by and starring Rob Schneider. It is his directorial debut. Although released in some overseas markets during the fall of 2008, it was released straight to DVD in the U.S. on March 24, 2009. It debuted at number 17 on the DVD rental charts...
, both of which were released straight to DVD in the U.S. In 2009, his ninth album, Love & Hate, was released.
On June 29, 2007, Lil Rob made his very first appearance overseas in Okinawa, Japan. Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 2
Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 2
1218, Pt. II is an album by Chicano rapper Lil Rob. The album was set to be released in 2006, advertisement posters were created stating April 2007, but it ended up just getting pushed back because songs kept being leaked. Lil Rob decided he needed to remake some songs so they would differ from...
, was released in 2008 and featured the single "Let Me Come Back." featuring Fingazz
Fingazz
-Biography:John Stary was born in Pomona, CA and has dedicated most of his life to playing and creating music. Growing up appreciating all genres of music gave him the ability to write and produce any style. A self-taught keyboardist, Fingazz played for years in funk bands opening for old school...
, but was unable to repeat the success of its predecessor.
Feuds
Lil Rob was in conflict with Mr. Shadow, Royal T (CEO of Low Profile Records), and Mister D (CEO of Southland Records).Lil Rob had beef with Mr. Shadow because Lil Rob's then girlfriend, had an affair with Mr. Shadow. At the time, Mr. Shadow dissed Lil Rob on "Shadow of Your Death", "Excited" and "Excited 2" off of the album "Till I Die". One of the reasons why Mr. Shadow had beef with Lil Rob was because Mr. Shadow said that Lil Rob was not from San Diego, he's from Solana Beach. Mr. Shadow felt that Lil Rob was lying to everyone about being raised in San Diego, CA. In 2005 on the Twelve Eighteen Part 1 Album, Lil Rob released a diss towards Mr. Shadow, entitled "I Who Have Nothing."
Lil Rob feuded with Royal T, and eventually left his label, on account of marketing issues. Royal T, the executive producer of Low Profile Records, had created a scam that involved Lil Rob's albums to have the same bar code as Royal T's cd's, which resulted Royal T automatically receiving the profits. According to Lil Rob's manager, Lil Rob sold over $1 million worth of his own cd's and didn't receive a dime. As soon as Lil Rob left Low Profile, Lil Rob recorded a diss aimed towards Low Profile, entitled "The Last Laff" on "The Last Laff EP". Low Profile Records responded with a track entitled "Riders", featuring Royal T, Payaso (Dukes Click), Lil' Bandit & Mr. Sancho. Lil Rob recorded another diss track entitled "Call the Cops", directed at Royal T on 2003's The Album
The Album (Lil Rob album)
- Track listing :* 1. Intro * 2. Brought Up In Small Neighborhood* 3. City That Everyone Knows Me* 4. Barely Getting By* 5. California* 6. Linda Mujer* 7. I Remember* 8. Saw You On The Dance Floor* 9. Drinking On My Driveway...
. Lil Rob also recorded diss tracks, "Bluffin'", dissing directly at Royal T and "Boo Hoo Hoo" dissing both, Royal T and Mr. Shadow off of 2004's "Neighborhood Music".
Mister D had beef with Lil Rob because Lil Rob stopped his alleged gang affiliations with Sureños . That's when Mister D and Sleepy Malo collaborated with Mr. Shadow on a response titled "Gangsters Make The World" off of Mister D & Sleepy Malo's album "Still In the Valle" in 2007.
Studio Albums
- 1997: Crazy LifeCrazy Life- Track listing :* 1. Do My Thing* 2. Jump Into The Ride* 3. If You Should Lose Me* 4. Stop Look & Listen* 5. The Payback* 6. Shells Stackin' Up* 7. Brown Crowd* 8. Mexican Gangster* 9. Pachuco's Night* 10. Somethin' 2 Relate 2* 11. Soy Chingon...
- 1998: Natural HighNatural High (Lil Rob album)-Track listing:* 1. Intro* 2. The Outcome* 3. Natural High* 4. I Remember* 5. Wickie Wicked* 6. La Cantina* 7. Let Me Try* 8. If You Should Loose Me* 9. No Soy De Ti* 10. Those Who Talk* 11. No One To Depend On* 12. Outro* 13...
- 2000: Still Smokin
- 2002: Can't Keep a Good Man DownCan't Keep a Good Man Down (Lil Rob album)- Track listing :* 1. Intro* 2. Naughty Boy* 3. The Other Side* 4. Side 2 Side* 5. Forever Live My Name* 6. Peek A Boo* 7. New Drug * 8. Can't Keep A Good Man Down* 9. Sureno Blues* 10. When I Do What I Do* 11. San Diego...
- 2002: The Last Laff (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 2003: The AlbumThe Album (Lil Rob album)- Track listing :* 1. Intro * 2. Brought Up In Small Neighborhood* 3. City That Everyone Knows Me* 4. Barely Getting By* 5. California* 6. Linda Mujer* 7. I Remember* 8. Saw You On The Dance Floor* 9. Drinking On My Driveway...
- 2004: Neighborhood MusicNeighborhood Music-Track listing:* 1. Intro - 0:49* 2. I'm Still Ridin' Like That - 3:24* 3. Neighborhood Music - 4:12* 4. Can We Ride? - 3:36* 5. Back Up - 3:26* 6. Bluffin' - 4:12* 7. Just One of Your Kisses - 4:12* 8. I Know How It Feels - 3:46...
- 2005: Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1-Samples:"Back In The Streets" samples "I Was Married" by Billy Paul."I Who Have Nothing" samples "I Who Have Nothing" by Linda Jones-Chart performance:...
- 2008: Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 2Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 21218, Pt. II is an album by Chicano rapper Lil Rob. The album was set to be released in 2006, advertisement posters were created stating April 2007, but it ended up just getting pushed back because songs kept being leaked. Lil Rob decided he needed to remake some songs so they would differ from...
- 2009: Love & Hate
- 2010: Oldies Collection
Compilations
- 2004: Greatest Hits Non-Stop
- 2005: Gangster ClassicsGangster Classics-Track listing:* 1. Intro* 2. On The Southside * 3. Area Code Hoe* 4. I Like The Way You Love Me* 5. Try To Down Me* 6. Locos* 7. If I Was You* 8. The Connect* 9. Armed Robbery* 10. Up In Your Barrio* 11. You Ain't Nothing...
- 2005: InstrumentalsInstrumentals (Lil Rob album)-Track listing:* 1. No One To Depend On* 2. Now They Don't Ask* 3. Tha Truth* 4. From Dago To L.A.* 5. High Til I Die* 6. Oldie * 7. Peak-A-Boo* 8. San Diego* 9. About To Go Down* 10. Can't Keep A Good Man Down* 11. New Drug* 12. I Remember...