Dope, dope DJ and graffiti writer from the Left Coast. Dropped a ton of classic underground hip hop, reggae, and breakbeat tapes and hosted the Fly ID Show at Cal State University Northridge (CSUN). Dude also a huge influence on DJ Dusk, who would go on to host the pioneering "Soundclash" events. Unfortunately, Rob passed in 2000 at age 27, from complications due to leukemia. A real shame, not only because he was young and hella talented but because according to most Rob was a super-nice, down-to-earth cat that really loved this hip hop shit and often went out of his way to support not only the music, but the culture as a whole.
Here are some of the mixtapes Rob dropped back in his day:
Hip Hop Can't Be Stopped
Jiggy Reggae Volumes 1, 2 & 3
(Dancehall reggae/hip hop blends)
The New Shit for the Summah, Volume 1 (1994)
...plus a grip of others including a "Bootleg Best" of Sugar Hill Records, the Foundation (old-school rap jams), "Rob One Meats Keisha" (a dope porno-themed mixtape, all late-90's underground bangers...filthy) and a "Best of the Beat Box" mix.
These days it seems pretty difficult to track down any of Rob's mixtapes. This blog had a ton of Rob One tapes posted, but all of the links were hosted through Megaupload and we all know how THAT story turned out. Andyman187, who post on this forum and runs the Rekordz on Wheelz blog, also had a grip of tapes posted but most of the links have expired. I never got around to downloading most of them because, well, I guess I never though the filesharing bubble would burst (or at least deflate as much as it has). Shame on me for sleeping...but someone's gotta have those tapes, right?
I'll add links as I find them, but if anyone else has some Rob tapes they'd like to share it would be much appreciated.
