Rapper Black Rob, known for hit ‘Whoa!,’ dead at 52
Associated PressNEW YORK — Rapper Black Rob, known for his hit “Whoa!” and key contributions to Diddy’s dominant Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and early 2000s, has died. “You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance!” Born Robert Ross and raised in Harlem, New York City, Black Rob started rapping even before he became a teenager. After signing to Bad Boy, he made striking guest appearances alongside labelmates in the 1990s and early 2000s, including Diddy’s “Bad Boy for Life” and remixes of Total’s “What About Us” and 112’s “Come See Me.” He spun a 13-bar story of revenge on the 1998 posse cut “24 Hrs. “He always felt like he took the label on his back.” His second album, “The Black Rob Report,” was his last with Bad Boy, and his career stalled due to legal troubles.
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