Rob Sonic
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Rob Sonic is a Hip-Hop musician from the The Bronx, born in Washington DC. He is known for his intelligent lyrics performed over electronic beats. As a child growing up, he devoted himself to many styles of music and was a keen follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, The 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 magazine 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 and later released his first album entitled Telicatessen. This was met with critical acclaim and cemented his place as one of underground Hip-Hops unsung heroes.
