His most recent appearance was on the K'naan single "ABC's". Chubb Rock also released " Obama We Believe" in support of President Obama. In 2008, his single "Treat 'em Right" was ranked number 82 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. In 2001 he appeared in the soundtrack for Wet Hot American Summer on the song Summer in America. never that!" He made an appearance alongside Vast Aire on the 2007 Zimbabwe Legit album House of Stone with the song "Wake Up".
Len on the song "Dummy Smacks", where he says, "Some people thought I was gone. He appears on a song for Raptivism Records' "No More Prisons" project with Lil' Dap of Group Home and Ed O.G., and also worked with Mr. The album, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as a masterpiece by The Source magazine.Ĭhubb Rock's work in the 2000s has been limited to only a few songs.
In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others. His backup dancers started another group, A.T.E.E.M, which released its debut, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich, in 1992 on Select Records. Chubb Rock also made an appearance on MC Serch's 1992 song "Back to the Grill."Ĭhubb Rock was a member of the 1995 incarnation of the Crooklyn Dodgers, a hip hop act that also featured OC and Jeru the Damaja. This release also helped fledgling music producers Trackmasters, on their rise to prominence, as the group handled production duties on the recording. The following year saw the release of I Gotta Get Mine, Yo, a release that featured guest performances from Grand Puba Maxwell and Poke. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Singles chart list for the same year. Three singles from that release, " Treat 'Em Right", "Just The Two of Us" and "The Chubbster", made it to No. 13 on Billboard's Top Hip-Hop/R&B chart for that year. His 1990 release entitled The One reached No. The latter produced the minor hit "Ya Bad Chubbs" which garnered air play on Yo! MTV Raps during that time. Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal.Discovered and produced by his first cousin DJ / Producer Howie Tee, Chubb Rock first appeared on the national scene with his 1988 self-titled debut Chubb Rock and 1989's And the Winner is.
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Pay attention to “The Chubbster (Clark’s Smooth Haus Mix)”, definitely one of the best “Hip House” tracks from that era, a period in Hip Hop where the crossover House track was almost mandatory but often subpar if not straight up bad! Not the case with this one! Full album on YouTube: Other than the album, we’ve compiled below some live performances and interviews but also all the remixes from the 12 inches. The Jamaica born Brooklyn based artist commanding flow and lyrical dexterity are displayed throughout the album, cementing his place into the list of early 90’s best MC’s. The three singles “Just the Two of Us”, “Treat ‘Em Right” and “The Chubbster” all did well on the US chart. Even if Chubb Rock had a minor hit with “Ya Bad Chubbs” from his second album “And The Winner Is…”, his real breakthrough project is definitely “The One” released in 1991 with his partner and cousin Howie Tee.
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