Chubb Rock

Chubb Rock (born Richard Simpson on May 28, 1968 in Jamaica) is rapper who released several commercially successful hip hop albums circa 1990. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ...

His 1991 release entitled The One, reached #13 on Billboard's "Top Hip-Hop/R&B" chart for that year. Three singles from that release made it to #1 on Billboard's "Top Rap Single" chart list for the same year. The One can refer to several things: The Absolute The Downbeat is the first beat in the bar. ...

The following year saw the release of I Gotta Get Mine Yo, a release which features guest performances from Grand Puba Maxwell, Poke, and Rob Swinga. This release also helped the Trakmasterz on their rise to prominence, as they handled production duties on the recording.

Rock was also a member of the Crooklyn Dodgers, a rap act that also featured O.C and Jeru The Damaja. Crooklyn Dodgers was the name of two different groups which recorded solely for the Spike Lee films, Clockers and Crooklyn. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jeru The Damaja (born Kendrick Jeru Davis) is hip hop rapper from Brooklyn, New York. ...

External links

• Chubb Rock at the All Music Guide
• Discogs: Chubb Rock