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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 stylesof music and
was a follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, MuddyWaters, Ultramagnetic
MC's, The Clash among many others.
In 2000, Rob gained critical acclaim as the front man of the group Sonic Sum, whose album The Sanity Annex won rave reviews inthe U.S.,
Europe and Japan, with Spin voting it the “2nd Best Album of the Year that No One Heard”.
Word got around and soon came offers from ar ...read more
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 stylesof music and
was a follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, MuddyWaters, Ultramagnetic
MC's, The Clash among many others.
In 2000, Rob gained critical acclaim as the front man of the group Sonic Sum, whose album The Sanity Annex won rave reviews inthe U.S.,
Europe and Japan, with Spin voting it the “2nd Best Album of the Year that No One Heard”.
Word got around and soon came offers from artists like DJ Krush and Funkstörung to work with them on their albums, acollaboration with Slug
(from Atmosphere) and Mike Ladd, plus shout outs from Radiohead, Bobbito Garcia, Autechre and others.
During 2003, he signed to Definitive Jux after he and label head El-P realised they shared the same management, and released hisfirst solo
album, Telicatessen, on the label in 2004. The track "Sniper Picnic" from Telicatessen was featured in the Activision gameTony Hawk's American
Wasteland. He appears on the tracks "Dark Heart News" and "The Harbor Is Yours" from Def Jux labelmateAesop Rock's 2007 album None Shall
Pass. « hide |
Similar Bands: Aesop Rock, Hail Mary Mallon, Sonic Sum Contributors: Meuric, elephantREVOLUTION, WooHa, WooHa,
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