Bobby Raps
Bobby Raps | |
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| Birth name | Robert John Richardson |
| Born | December 22, 1992 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Republic |
Robert John Richardson (born December 22, 1992), professionally known as Bobby Raps, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper and singer.[1] He has been a member of Thestand4rd,[2] Audio Perm,[2] and Dequexatron X000.[3]
Early life
Robert John Richardson[4] was born on December 22, 1992 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[5] While in high school, he started rapping and producing beats.[5] He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School.[6]
Career
In 2011, Bobby Raps released his debut mixtape, Gimme Daps.[7] In 2015, he released a collaborative EP with Corbin, titled Couch Potato.[8] Entirely produced by Bobby Raps, it features a guest appearance from Izell Pyramid.[9] City Pages described it as "a thoroughly haunting dose of ethereal hip-hop that sounds like if James Blake cut a record with Earl Sweatshirt."[10] The opening song of the EP, titled "Welcome to the Hell Zone", was included on Complex's "Best Songs of the Week" list.[11] The duo's live performances have received favorable reviews from City Pages[12] and Billboard.[13] In 2017, he released his major-label debut, Mark, on Republic Records.[14] It includes production from Shlohmo and D33J.[15] Complex called it "[Bobby Raps'] strongest body of work to date."[16]
Discography
Studio albums
- Thestand4rd (2014) (with Allan Kingdom, Corbin, and Psymun, as Thestand4rd)
- Mark (2017)
Mixtapes
- Gimme Daps (2011)
- Wicked City (2015) (with SinGrinch)
- Weird Lil World (2018)
EPs
- Couch Potato (2015) (with Corbin)
References
- ^ Price, Joe (August 17, 2017). "Watch Bobby Raps' Cinematic "Desensitized" Video". Complex. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Riemenschneider, Chris (July 7, 2017). "Twin Cities wiz kid Bobby Raps makes his major-label 'Mark' today". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Boller, Jay (April 1, 2016). "Hamburger Helper drops Watch the Stove mixtape featuring Bobby Raps, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip". City Pages. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Robert John "Bobby Raps" Richardson". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Yeung, Neil Z. "Bobby Raps – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Isa, Maria (November 4, 2014). "You Scream? Who Screams? Little Girls Scream for the Stand4rd". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Spencer, Jack (June 7, 2011). "Twin Cities rap mixtape roundup, Vol. 1". City Pages. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (June 1, 2015). "Download Corbin's New Couch Potato EP With Bobby Raps". The Fader. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Bolton, Aaron (June 2, 2015). "Corbin and Bobby Raps, Rich Mattson, and more: This week's Minnesota record releases". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Mehta, Raghav (June 2, 2015). "'Hello Fuck Heads': Corbin and Bobby Raps Drop Surprise EP". City Pages. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Price, Joe (June 5, 2015). "Best Songs of the Week: 5. Bobby Raps & Corbin – "Welcome to the Hell Zone"". Complex. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Spencer, Jack (June 18, 2015). "Review: Corbin & Bobby Raps feed off Varsity crowd". City Pages. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Leight, Elias (July 13, 2015). "Corbin & Bobby Raps Bring 'Couch Potato' to New York City: Live Review". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Madden, Michael (August 7, 2017). "Bobby Raps, Greg Grease, and more in this month's 10-song Twin Cities rap roundup". City Pages. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ India, Lindsey (July 7, 2017). "Bobby Raps Releases New 'Mark' Mixtape". XXL. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Price, Joe (July 8, 2017). "Listen to Bobby Raps' New Mixtape 'Mark'". Complex. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
External links
- Bobby Raps on SoundCloud
- Bobby Raps discography at Discogs