Black Rob

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Black Rob (* 12. July 1969 in Buffalo , New York as Robert Ross ; † 17th April 2021 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was an American rapper .

Life

Ross grew up in Harlem and began rapping when he was eleven or twelve. Musically he was influenced by Spoonie Gee , Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick, among others . At 22, he formed his first rap group, The Schizophrenics, but they did not release any music. At that time he was known under the pseudonym "Bacardi Rob".

In 1996 he made contact to the label Bad Boy of Sean Combs . His first release was a guest appearance on a remix of the song Come See Me by 112 . He then had other guest appearances, including on Totals What About Us, Faith Evans' Love Like This , Mases 24 Hrs. to Live and on albums by Puff Daddy & the Bad Boy Family and The Notorious BIG .

In 2000 his debut single Whoa! which was produced by Buckwild . With a chart placement at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it became his greatest success. His debut album Life Story followed in the same year , on which Puff Daddy, Lil 'Kim and Jennifer Lopez were among the guests. In the United States, it was awarded platinum by the RIAA .

Subsequently, he was still represented on publications by P. Diddy, as Combs called himself at the time, and G. Dep , but could not land another hit single as a solo artist. With his features on Bad Boy for Life and Let's Get It , however, he celebrated two more single chart placements alongside P. Diddy.

In 2005, his second solo album, The Black Rob Report , was released, which reached number 40 on the Billboard 200, but was also unable to build on the previous successes.

In 2006 Black Rob was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison. Back in 2004, he was sentenced to two to six years in prison on charges of aggravated theft after pleading guilty to having in his possession a hotel theft worth $ 6,000. He was detained because he was not responsible for a new trial to determine the final sentence. He was fired in May 2010 and interviewed by hip-hop magazine BET just two hours later .

After his stay in prison, the business relationship with Fr. Diddy finally broke up. With Duck Down he found a new label, where his third album Game Tested, Streets Approved was released in 2011 .

In 2015 he took part in a season of the reality series Come Back Kings starring Ed Lover, Calvin Richardson, David “Davinch” Chance (Ruff Endz), Jeff Sanders, Jameio, Mr. Cheeks and Horace Brown. In the same year his fourth album Genuine Article was released .

He died of kidney failure on April 17, 2021 at the age of 51 .

Discography

Albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2000 Life Story
Bad Boy Records 		- - - - US3
platinum
platinum

(19 weeks)US
First published: March 7, 2000
2005 The Black Rob Report
Bad Boy Records 		- - - - US40 (3 weeks)
US
First published: October 18, 2005
2011 Game Tested, Streets Approved
Duck Down 		- - - - -
First published: July 26, 2011
2015 Genuine Article
Slimstyle 		- - - - -
First published: April 17th, 2015
Mixtape

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Nothin 'Move But the Money (Remix)
- 		- - - - US70 (6 weeks)
US
First release: 1997
Mic Geronimo feat. DMX & Black Rob
1998 Got Ya Back
A Dream Come True 		- - - - -
First release: 1998
Drea feat. Black Rob
2000 Whoa!
Life story 		- - - UK44 (2 weeks)
UK 		US43 (17 weeks)
US
First published: February 15, 2000
Espacio
Life Story 		- - - - -
First release: 2000
feat. Lil 'Kim
2001 Let's Get It
The Saga Continues ... 		- - - - US80 (9 weeks)
US
First publication: 2001
P. Diddy feat. Black Rob & Mark Curry
Bad Boy For Life
The Saga Continues ... 		DE6 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT41 (9 weeks)
AT 		CH20 (19 weeks)
CH 		UK13th
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK 		US33 (12 weeks)
US
First published: November 27, 2001
P. Diddy feat. Black Rob & G. Dep
2005 Ready
The Black Rob Report 		- - - - -
First published: 2005

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adam Storer: All you need to know on Black Rob's cause of death. In: The US Sun. April 17, 2021, accessed April 18, 2021 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b Isha Torpe: Black Rob passes away. In: revolt.tv. April 17, 2021, accessed April 17, 2021 .
  3. ^ Tara C. Mahadevan: Black Rob Has Passed Away at 51. In: Complex. April 17, 2021, accessed April 18, 2021 .
  4. ↑ a b Robbie: Black Rob - The Unkut Mini Interview, Part One. In: Unkut.com. February 28, 2013, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Robbie: Black Rob - The Unkut Interview, Volume Two. In: Unkut.com. April 13, 2015, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Black Rob Released From Prison, Talks Diddy, Bad Boy Records. In: HipHopDX. May 7, 2010, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Black Rob Reacts To Post-Prison Life, Clarifies Image, And Praises Duck Down. In: HipHopDX. July 27, 2011, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Come Back Kings (TV Series 2015–). In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
  9. ↑ a b Chart tracking: US UK AT DE CH . Retrieved December 16, 2018
  10. ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK US
personal data
SURNAME Black Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ross, Robert (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Atlanta , Georgia