Rob Lewis
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| Rob Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Bronx, New York City, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Rob Lewis is a record producer from the Bronx, New York. Rob came up with D.J. Chuck Chillout, a legendary New York hip-hop D.J. and radio personality, and crew (Kool Chip, Deuces Wild and D.J. Funkmaster Flex) during the late 1980's / early 1990's.
Rob's introduction to D.J. Chuck Chillout came via a meeting arranged by a mutual friend who suggested that Rob create a radio promo for Chuck. A radio promo is a short musical segment giving props and promotion to the radio D.J. and these promos were very popular at the time. Rob's promo, known as "Chuck Is Chillin', was revolutionary for that time as it was created using individual word samples taken from various records and strung together to create a new lyric line. This style of sampling has since been copied numerous times both in radio promos as well as complete songs.
Rob went on to produce the Chuck Chillout and Cool Chip classic album "Rhythm is the Master" and later produced the majority of songs for the Bronx artist known as Nine (rapper) whose two albums, Nine Livez and Cloud Nine, are widely sought-after. Rob's production for Nine includes classic songs such as “Whutcha Want?” "Any Emcee," "Lyin' King," and "Make or Take” (featuring Smooth Da Hustler), among others.
