Black Rob Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
By Samuel Coleman
Black Rob Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Black Rob Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Black Rob was an American rapper and songwriter who released several albums and tracks such as Life Story, The Black Rob Report, Whoa!, Celebration (ft. Breyan Isaac), Ready, Espacio (ft. ), and Game Tested, Streets Approved. He was signed to Bad Boy Records and spent 4 years in prison in connection with a hotel robbery in 2004. In May 2010, Black Rob was released from prison and was interviewed by Black Entertainment Television (BET) two hours later.
Born Name
Robert Ross
Other Names
Black Rob, Rob Marciano, Robbie O, Blanco Pop, Bacardi Rob
Age
He was born on June 8, 1968.
Died
On April 17, 2026, Black Rob died at the age of 52 due to kidney failure in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Rapper, Songwriter
Genre
Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Fontana, Duck Down, Bad Boy, Atlantic, Arista
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Note – He fathered children named Million and Diamond.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Deep-set eyes
Black Rob Facts
- He was raised in the East Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City.
- He started rapping around the time when he was 11 or 12 years old.
- Growing up, Black Rob was inspired by listening to the music of artists like Spoonie Gee, Doug E. Fresh, and .
- He was signed to ‘ Bad Boy Entertainment record label.
- Black Rob joined his first rap group called the Schizophrenics when he was 22 years old. However, the group did not release any albums.
- On March 7, 2000, he released his debut studio album Life Story via Bad Boy Entertainment and Arista. The album included songs like Whoa!, Can I Live (ft. the LOX), Lookin’ At Us (ft. ), Espacio (ft. Lil’ Kim and G-Dep), PD World Tour (ft. Puff Daddy), Muscle Game (ft. Mark Curry and Mario Winans), Thug Story, I Love You Baby (ft. Puff Daddy), and Down the Line Joint (ft. Puff Daddy, Mark Curry, , and G-Dep).
- His album Life Story peaked at #1 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart and at #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Also, it was certified ‘Platinum’ by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
- Black Rob made appearances on Cru‘s 1997 album Da Dirty 30 as well as on albums by , Channel Live, The Madd Rapper, , Tony Touch, and others.
- His 2nd album titled The Black Rob Report came out on October 18, 2005. It did not perform as well as his debut album and quickly fell off the Billboard 100 charts.
- The rapper was sentenced to over 7 years in prison in 2006 after he failed to appear in court for his sentencing (which was set to be 2 to 6 years initially) on a charge of grand larceny from 2004. He had pleaded guilty to criminal possession of more than US$6,000 worth of jewelry stolen in a hotel.
- Black Rob’s 3rd and final album Game Tested, Streets Approved was released on July 26, 2011, through Duck Down Music Inc. and it included songs like Wanna Get Dough, Welcome Back, Up North, This is What it Is, Sand to the Beach, Celebration, and Made Me a Man. It peaked at #44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
- Along with Ed Lover, Calvin Richardson, David “Davinch” Chance (of Ruff Endz), Jeff Sanders, Jameio, Mr. Cheeks, and Horace Brown, Black Rob joined the reality series Come Back Kings in 2013.
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