Rob Sonic
Background information
Birth name	Rob Smith
Born	Washington, D.C.
Origin	Bronx, New York City, United States
Genre(s)	Hip Hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	1998–Present
Label(s)	Definitive Jux
Associated acts	Sonic Sum
Website	RobSonic.com

Rob Sonic is a hip hop artist from the The Bronx, born in Washington DC. As a child growing up, he devoted himself to many styles of music and was a keen follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, Muddy Waters, Ultramagnetic MC's, The Clash among many others. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see The Bronx (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For the English folk dance, see Rapper sword. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Definitive Jux or Def Jux (both shortened forms of Definitive Juxtaposition) is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States, co-founded in 1999 by former Company Flow member El-P (real name Jaime Meline) and Amaechi Uzoigwe. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see The Bronx (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group from Düsseldorf that has made key contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical... Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the Father of Chicago blues. He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. ... The Ultramagnetic MCs were a rap group whose members included Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love and Moe Love. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2000, Rob gained critical acclaim as the front man of the group Sonic Sum, whose album The Sanity Annex won rave reviews in the U.S., Europe and Japan, with Spin voting it the “2nd Best Album of the Year that No One Heard”. Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ...

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During 2003, he signed to Definitive Jux after he and label head El-P realised they shared the same management, and released his first solo album, Telicatessen, on the label in 2004. The track "Sniper Picnic" from Telicatessen was featured in the Activision game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. He appears on the tracks "Dark Heart News" and "The Harbor Is Yours" from Def Jux labelmate Aesop Rock's 2007 album None Shall Pass. Definitive Jux or Def Jux (both shortened forms of Definitive Juxtaposition) is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States, co-founded in 1999 by former Company Flow member El-P (real name Jaime Meline) and Amaechi Uzoigwe. ... El-P aka El-Producto (born Jaime Meline on 4 March 1975) is an American hip hop artist and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City. ... Telicatessen is the debut solo album by Rob Sonic, an American hip hop musician signed to Definitive Jux. ... None Shall Pass is the fifth full-length album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, his sixth major release. ...

Albums

• Telicatessen (2004)
• Telicatessen Instrumentals (2005)
• Sabotage Gigante (2007)

Telicatessen is the debut solo album by Rob Sonic, an American hip hop musician signed to Definitive Jux. ... Sabotage Gigante is the second solo album by American rapper and producer Rob Sonic, set to be released on 2007-09-25 by the Definitive Jux label. ...

Singles

• Death Vendor b/w Dyslexia (2004)
• Shoplift (2004)
• Fatman & Littleboy b/w The Over Under (2006)

Guest appearances

• "F.U. For Failure Ugly" - from Def Jux Presents 2 compilation (Definitive Jux, 2002)
• "Truancy" - from Fantastic Damage by El-P (Definitive Jux, 2002)
• "Dyslexia" - from Def Jux Presents 3 compilation (Definitive Jux, 2004)
• "One Night At The Bar" (with Camu Tao, Cryptic One, El-P, Murs) - from "The Barhoppin Single" by Hangar 18 (Definitive Jux, 2004)
• "Walk Through" - from Year of the Beast by C-Rayz Walz (Definitive Jux, 2005)
• "Long Division" - from A Heap of Broken Images by Blue Sky Black Death (Mush Records, 2006)
• "Flyentology" (with Trent Reznor) - from I'll Sleep When You're Dead by El-P (Definitive Jux, 2007)

Def Jux Presents 2 is a compilation album that served as a sample from the quickly growing Definitive Jux label. ... Definitive Jux or Def Jux (both shortened forms of Definitive Juxtaposition) is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States, co-founded in 1999 by former Company Flow member El-P (real name Jaime Meline) and Amaechi Uzoigwe. ... Fantastic Damage is the debut solo album by Brooklyn, New York rapper and producer El-P, released on his own Definitive Jux label on May 14, 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... El-Producto or El-P (born Jaime Meline) is well known in underground hip hop circles as a pioneer whose work with the trio Company Flow (El-P, Big Jus and Mr. ... Definitive Jux or Def Jux (both shortened forms of Definitive Juxtaposition) is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States, co-founded in 1999 by former Company Flow member El-P (real name Jaime Meline) and Amaechi Uzoigwe. ... Def Jux Presents 3 is a compilation album for the Definitive Jux independent record label. ... Camu Tao (b. ... El-P aka El-Producto (born Jaime Meline on 4 March 1975) is an American hip hop artist and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Hangar 18 is an American hip hop group currently signed to Definitive Jux. ... Year of the Beast is an album by New York rapper C-Rayz Walz, released on the Definitive Jux label on May 17, 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... C-Rayz Walz is a rapper from New York. ... A Heap of Broken Images is the debut album by Hip Hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death, released June 23, 2006 on Mush Records. ... Blue Sky Black Death is a Hip hop production duo from San Francisco, California. ... Mush Records is an independent record label that has released albums for many underground artists. ... Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Ill Sleep When Youre Dead is the second full-length studio album by Brooklyn, New York producer and rapper El-P, released on his own Definitive Jux label on March 20, 2007, almost a full five years after his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Fantastic Damage. ...

Production Credits

• "Winners Take All" - Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives by Aesop Rock (Definitive Jux, 2005)
• "New Vandals" - from Definitive Swim (Adult Swim/Definitive Jux, 2007)
• "Dark Heart News" - from None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock (Definitive Jux, 2007)