Robert Frazier (born May 15), known professionally as Chill Rob G, is an American hip hop artist from

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collective, which included

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, and

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, among others. He signed with Stu Fine's

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in 1987, and released one album, ''

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'', on the label. ''Ride the Rhythm’s'' tracks alternated between a somewhat

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sound and an easygoing, conversational tone. It was chosen by ''

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'' as one of the 100 Greatest Rap Albums. In 1989, the a cappella version of his song "Let the Words Flow" were

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illegally and without permission by the

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pop-dance group

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on their hit record " The Power". The song was a remix created by German producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti (under the pseudonyms Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III.) After the song gained in popularity in Europe, and Arista/BMG records came calling (via Ariola/BMG, the group's label in its home country), Münzing and Anzilotti recruited Durron Butler (aka

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) to record a new version of the song, rather than continue lip-syncing the original Chill Rob G lyrics. It was this version that was ultimately used and promoted as Snap!’s official version. Chill Rob G virtually disappeared from the hip hop scene for the next decade. He stated in an interview that it was primarily stress within his personal life (and hints at frustration with his label, Wild Pitch) that caused his recession into obscurity at the peak of his career. He recorded a second album, ''Black Gold'', on independent label Echo International. A deal with the record company was not reached and the album remained unreleased for years before appearing on iTunes on May 6, 2008. In 1996, his track "Bad Dreams" was covered by the British

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artist Tricky on his album ''

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''. In 2002, he appeared on DSP's album ''In the Red''. He also recorded a song with

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. He has been active intermittently in the years since, recording with Skamadix, Dayta120 and

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. He is at work on several projects, but these remain unreleased.

Discography

Albums * ''

'' (1989) Wild Pitch/EMI Records *''Black Gold'' (2000/2008) Echo-Fuego Music Group *Empire Crumbles (March 2022) Singles *"Dope Rhymes" (1988)

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*"Court Is Now in Session" (1988) Wild Pitch/EMI Records *"The Power" (1989) Bellaphon Records *"Let Me Show You" / "Make It" (1990) Wild Pitch/EMI Records *"Let Me Know Something" (1996) Echo International Records *"Look Out Below" / "Higher" (1997) Truly Hype Recordings *"Whatever" (1999) Echo International *"Chilled Not Frozen" (2015) Nobody Buys Records

References

External links

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