Scarub
Birth nameArmon Collins
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
Years active1997–present
Labels
  • Heavenbound
  • Legendary Music
  • Mary Joy Recordings
Websitewww.facebook.com/scarub

Armon Collins, better known by his stage name Scarub, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California.[1] He is a member of the collective Living Legends.[2] He has also been a member of Log Cabin,[3] 3 Melancholy Gypsys,[4] and Afro Classics.[5]

Biography

Scarub was born Armon Collins.[6] He grew up in Los Angeles, California.[7] He attended Alexander Hamilton High School.[8]

Scarub's first solo studio album, The Answer 2wo the Meaning, was released in 1997.[7] He released A Fact of the Matter in 1999, Heavenbound in 2000, A New Perspective in 2004, and One for the Road: Volume One in 2006.[7] In 2011, he released The California EP.[9] In 2014, he released Want for Nothing, which featured guest appearances from Mimi Fresh, Emily Afton Moldy, and Anderson .Paak, among others.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Answer 2wo the Meaning (1997)
  • Project (1999) (with Basik, Eligh, and Murs, as The Righteous Brothers)
  • A Fact of the Matter (1999)
  • Heavenbound (2000)
  • Afro Classics? (2002) (with Very, as Afro Classics)
  • A New Perspective (2004)
  • One for the Road: Volume One (2006)
  • Classic Rock (2009) (with Very, as Afro Classics)
  • Want for Nothing (2014)
  • Girls Girls Girls (2019)

EPs

  • The Classic EP (2009) (with Very, as Afro Classics)
  • The California EP (2011)

Singles

  • "Savvy Traveler" (1999)
  • "Good Times" (2001)
  • "Don't Worry" (2002) (with Very)
  • "Gangsta Wit It" (2005)
  • "Keep On Stepping" (2006)

Guest appearances

  • Eligh - "8Tred" from A Story of 2 Worlds (1997)
  • Eligh - "Lifesize Puzzle" from Gas Dream (1999)
  • Sunspot Jonz - "Unstoppable" from Don't Let 'Em Stop You (2003)
  • The Grouch & Eligh - "Atlantis" from No More Greener Grasses (2003)
  • Crown City Rockers - "Balance" from Earthtones (2004)
  • Sunspot Jonz - "The Conductor" from No Guts No Glory (2005)
  • The Grouch - "Hot Air Balloons" from Show You the World (2008)
  • Acid Reign - "Comfort Zone" from Time & Change (2008)
  • Felt - "Protagonists (Full Clip Remix)" (2009)
  • Toki Wright - "Rise" from A Different Mirror (2009)
  • Mystik Journeymen - "There Will Be Blood" from Return 2 the Love (2010)
  • Eligh - "Beneath the Sea" from Grey Crow (2010)
  • Inspired Flight - "It's the Chemicals" from We All Want to Fly (2010)
  • Himself - "Do What You Feel" from Feel Like a Star (2011)
  • Luckyiam - "Prolly Get Slapped" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
  • Souls of Mischief - "Stone Cold" from There Is Only Now (2014)
  • Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge - "Rise Up" and "Death's Invitation" from Twelve Reasons to Die II (2015)
  • The Funk Junkie - "Touch the Ground" from Moondirt (2017)
  • The Grouch - "The Drummer" from Unlock the Box (2018)

References

  1. ↑ Sather-Olson, Ira (April 19, 2007). "Little things matter". Missoula Independent. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ Connor, Mike (August 7, 2002). "Voltron Force". Metroactive. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Segal, Dave (April 11, 2012). "Log Cabin Crew - "The Day I Put on My Uniform"". The Stranger. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ Almendrala, Anna (May 18, 2012). "LACMA Hip Hop Concerts: Murs Of 3MG Kicks Off Summer Series". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gompers, Sjimon (November 2, 2009). "Scarub of Afro Classics". Impose. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ali, Reyan (January 14, 2015). "Veteran MC Scarub Looks Back on a Life of Rhythm and Rhyme". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Thomas, Fred. "Scarub - Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Flicker, Jonah (June 4, 2008). "The Who's Who of L.A.'s Living Legends Crew". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (July 28, 2011). "Living Legends' Scarub Releases Free EP "California"". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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