Robert Aston (born October 29, 1978), better known by his stage name Skinhead Rob, is an American rapper best known as a founding member of the rap rock group the Transplants. He is also the lead vocalist in a D-beat punk band named Death March and a former member of hip-hop group

Expensive Taste Expensive Taste (styled as Expen$ive Taste) was an American hip hop super-group formed by Paul Wall, Skinhead Rob ( Transplants), and Travis Barker ( The Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, +44 and Transplants). Expensive Taste released ...

Career

Aston's career began as a roadie for bands Boot Party,

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, and Rancid. He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the Transplants when

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asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited

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to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned. At the end of the 2005

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, Transplants took a hiatus and Rob and Travis joined

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rapper

Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse Records, and has released several albums under the label and collabor ...

, who

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the Transplants' ''

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'' album, to form a new group called

. He has been interviewed by

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, along with Travis. As of January 2010, according to drummer

, the Transplants are active again and currently planning a third album. As of 2021, it has indeed been released. Aston sang on the track "Red Hot Moon" about his sister, from Rancid's '' Indestructible'' album and participated in the music video. Aston also credited as additional background vocalist for

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's third album ''

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'' and

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's collaborative EP ''

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''. In 2006 Aston has made extra performance in stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by John Roecker "''

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''".

Discography

Studio albums

; With Transplants * '' Transplants'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Take Cover'' (2017) With Death March * ''A Different War'' (2014)

Mixtapes

; With

* ''DJ Skee Presents: Expensive Taste'' (2007)

Guest appearances

* 2003 – "Red Hot Moon" by Rancid from " Indestructible" * 2004 – "Switchblade" by

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from "

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" * 2005 – "Late Night Creepin'" by

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from " Trill" * 2005 – "Untitled" by Self Scientific and Kevin Sandbloom from "Change" * 2007 – "Satanic Shamrocks" by

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, Slaine,

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and Big Left from "

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" * 2007 – "Slidin' On That Oil" by

and Unique of the Grit Boys from " Get Money, Stay True" * 2007 – "Mechanix" by

, Necro and Prince Metropolitan from "

" * 2009 – "Pop One Of These" by

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and The Federation from " Fast Life" * 2010 – "Not My Friend" by

and

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from " Heart Of A Champion" * 2010 – "Life" by

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from "

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" * 2010 – "Heart Of A Hustler" by

and

from " Heart Of A Champion" * 2015 – "Chthonian" by Prayers and

from "Young Gods" * 2016 – "Production Recall" by Homesick Abortions and

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from "The Art Of Apathy"

References

{{Authority control West Coast hip hop musicians Rappers from California American punk rock musicians Living people 1978 births People from Fresno, California 21st-century American rappers Transplants (band) members Expensive Taste members