Chubb Rock
Chubb Rock | |
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Chubb Rock in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Anthony Simpson |
| Born | 28 May 1968 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | Crooklyn Dodgers |
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. A National Merit Scholar, Chubb Rock dropped out of Brown University to pursue his musical career.