Rob Sonic

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Name = Rob Sonic


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rob Smith
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Born = Washington, D.C., United States
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Origin = Bronx, New York City, United States
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Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Rapper, producer
Years_active = 1998–Present
Label = Definitive Jux
Associated_acts = Sonic Sum
URL = [http://www.robsonic.com/ RobSonic.com]
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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 styles of music and was a 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.

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”.

Word got around and soon came offers from artists like DJ Krush and Funkstörung to work with them on their albums, a collaboration 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 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".

Albums

*"Telicatessen" (2004)
*"Telicatessen Instrumentals" (2005)
*"Sabotage Gigante" (2007)

Singles

*"Death Vendor b/w Dyslexia" (2004)
*"Shoplift" (2004)
*"Fatman & Littleboy b/w The Over Under" (2006)
*"Rock The Convoy" (2007)

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)
*"Dark Heart News" - from "None Shall Pass" by Aesop Rock (Definitive Jux, 2007)

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)

External links

* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Rob+Sonic/ SuicideGirls Interview with Rob Sonic]