Skinhead Rob
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Skinhead Rob (right) performing in 2005.
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| Birth name | Robert Aston |
| Also known as | Skinhead Rob |
| Born | October 29, 1978 Fresno, California, US |
| Genres | Hip hop, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, turntables |
| Associated acts | BootParty, Death March, Transplants, Expensive Taste |
Robert Aston (born October 29, 1978), better known by his stage name Skinhead Rob, is an American rapper best known as a founding member of the rap rock group the Transplants.[1] He is also the lead vocalist in a D-Beat punk band named Death March and a former member of hip-hop group Expensive Taste.
Career
Aston's career began as a roadie for bands BootParty, AFI, and Rancid. He eventually started a solo career, releasing the song "Show Me". He became involved in the Transplants when Tim Armstrong asked for lyrics to the songs Aston had been writing. The two started jamming in Armstrong's basement. They eventually invited Travis Barker of Blink-182 to provide drum tracks, instead of using drum-loops as originally planned.
At the end of the 2005 Vans Warped Tour, Transplants took a hiatus and Rob and Travis joined Houston rapper Paul Wall, who chopped and screwed the Transplants' Haunted Cities album, to form a new group called Expensive Taste. He has been interviewed by Nardwuar the Human Serviette, along with Travis. As of January 2010, according to drummer Travis Barker, the Transplants are active again and currently planning a third album.[2]
Aston sang on the track "Red Hot Moon" about his sister, from Rancid's Indestructible album and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards song "Switchblade". He was also featured on Bun B's 2005 album Trill, on the track "Late Night Creepin". Aston also credited as additional background vocalist for Death by Stereo's third album Into the Valley of Death and Travis Barker & Yelawolf's collaborative EP Psycho White.
Discography
Studio albums
- With Transplants
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- Transplants (2002)
- Haunted Cities (2005)
- In a Warzone (2013)
Mixtapes
- With Expensive Taste
- DJ Skee Presents: Expensive Taste (2007)
Guest appearances
- 2003 - "Red Hot Moon" by Rancid from Indestructible
- 2004 - "Switchblade" by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards from Viking
- 2005 - "Late Night Creepin'" by Bun B from Trill
- 2007 - "Satanic Shamrocks" by Danny Diablo, Slaine, Danny Boy and Big Left from Thugcore 4 Life
- 2007 - "Slidin' On That Oil" by Paul Wall and Unique of the Grit Boys from Get Money, Stay True
- 2007 - "Mechanix" by Danny Diablo, Necro and Prince Metropolitan from Thugcore 4 Life
- 2009 - "Pop One Of These" by Paul Wall, Too Short and The Federation from Fast Life
- 2010 - "Not My Friend" by Paul Wall and Slim Thug from Heart of a Champion
- 2010 - "Life" by Strong Arm Steady from In Search of Stoney Jackson
- 2010 - "Heart Of A Hustler" by Paul Wall and Travis Barker from Heart of a Champion
- 2016 - "Chthonian" by Prayers
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