Chubb Rock
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Biography
Born Richard Simpson in Kingston, Jamaica on May 28, 1968, the rapper and hip hop star is better known by his stage name, Chubb Rock. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was discovered by his cousin, fellow Jamaican-born DJ / producer âHitmanâ Howie Tee. Chubb Rock worked with his cousin on two albums â Chubb Rock (1988) and And the Winner Is⦠(1989) â both of which made Billboardâs Top R&B / Hip Hop Albums chart. He came to prominence in 1989 with âJust the Two of Us,â his first number 1 on the Rap Singles chart. He achieved two more number 1 singles in 1990 â âTreat âEm Rightâ and âThe Chubbsterâ â before the release of his debut solo album The One (1991), which reached number 13 on Billboardâs R&B / Hip Hop Albums chart and number 71 on the Billboard 200. Chubb Rockâs second album, 1992âs I Gotta Get Mine You! (Book of Rhymes), included the number 1 single âLost in the Stormâ and hit number 24 on the R&B / Hip Hop Albums chart. Chubb Rockâs next project was performing as a member of hip hop collective the Crooklyn Dodgers, a supergroup that also featured Jeru the Damaja and OC. In 1997, Chubb Rockâs third solo album, The Mind, reached number 45 on the R&B / Hip Hop Albums chart but the albumâs singles failed commercially. In the 2000s and beyond, Chubb Rock stepped away from his career as a recording artist and only released a handful of tracks. He focused his attention on a career as a radio show host. He did return for the occasional single including âMidas Touchâ (2019), âCanât Dance to a Track That Ainât Got No Soulâ (2019), and âGrown and Sexy (G.a.S.)â (2022).
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Treat 'Em Right
- The Chubbster
- Just The Two Of Us
- Stop That Train
- Talkin' Loud, Ain't Sayin' Jack
- The Bad Boyz
- 718 by Chubb Rock
- The Big Man
- The Five Deadly Venoms
- The Mind
- The One
- The Regiments Of Steel
- This Is So Hard
- What A Difference (with Hitman Howie Tee)
- What's The Word
- Ya Bad Chubb
- Back to the Grill featuring Chubb Rock
- All-Right by Chubb Rock
- Let's Have a Party by Chubb Rock
- The Night Scene
- Chubb Rock Can You Please Pay Paul the $2200 You Owe Him (People, ...) featuring Chubb Rock
- The Chase by Chubb Rock
- Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers featuring Chubb Rock
- Back In by Chubb Rock
