Chubb Rock

Richard Anthony Simpson (born May 28, 1968), also known as Chubb Rock, is a Jamaican-American rapper who released several successful hip hop albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

1990s and earlier Discovered and produced by his first cousin DJ-Producer Howie Tee, Chubb Rock first appeared on the national scene with his 1988 self-titled debut Chubb Rock and 1989's And the Winner is... The latter produced the minor hit "Ya Bad Chubbs" which garnered air play on Yo! MTV Raps during that time.

His 1990 release entitled The One reached No. 13 on Billboard's Top Hip-Hop/R&B chart for that year. Three singles from that release, "Treat 'Em Right", "Just The Two of Us" and "The Chubbster", made it to No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Singles chart list for the same year. they left the station and later started a syndicated afternoon radio show.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B/HH The OneReleased: May 21, 1991 Label: Select Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming 7113I Gotta Get Mine Yo! (Book of Rhymes)Released: September 1, 1992 Label: Select Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming 12724The MindReleased: May 27, 1997 Label: Select Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming —45 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with year released Title Mixtape details A Crack in the Bridge(Wordsmith featuring Chubb Rock & The Nu Revolution Camp) Released: May 13, 2009 Label: HipHopDX Formats: digital download

Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USR&B/HH USR&B Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS USDance US R&B US Rap UK "Rock 'N Roll Dude"(featuring Hitman Howie Tee & Domino) 1987————— Chubb Rock "DJ Innovator"(featuring Hitman Howie Tee) 1987 "Rock 'n Roll Dude" — — — — — 1988 "DJ Innovator" (with Hitman Howie Tee) — — — — — "Caught Up" — — — — — 1989 "Ya Bad Chubbs" — — 15 — 82 "Stop That Train" — — 23 — — 1990 "Just the Two of Us" — 20 1 — — "Treat 'Em Right" 95 33 1 32 67 "The Chubbster" — 41 1 8 — 1992 "The Big Man" — 96 30 — — "Lost in the Storm" — 37 1 — — 1993 "Yabadabadoo" — — 6 — —1996"I Dream You" 1997 "Beef" — — — — — "Life" — — — — —2022 "Grown and Sexy (G.a.S.)"————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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