Chubb Rock, real name Richard Simpson, was born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, is regarded as one of the East Coast's most dexterous rappers. A former National Merit Scholar, Chubb began his career in earnest after dropping out of University, where he was a pre-med student. So nicknamed because of his ample height and girth ("6 foot 4 and maybe a quarter of an inch bigger/than last year but still a unique figure" - from "Treat 'Em Right"), 1989's. And the Winner Is...;... Read more >>

Chubb Rock, real name Richard Simpson, was born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, is regarded as one of the East Coast's most dexterous rappers. A former National Merit Scholar, Chubb began his career in earnest after dropping out of University, where he was a pre-med student. So nicknamed because of his ample height and girth ("6 foot 4 and maybe a quarter of an inch bigger/than last year but still a unique figure" - from "Treat 'Em Right"), 1989's. And the Winner Is...; earned Chubb Rock a lot of respect, and in the early '90s Chubb had a number of hit singles including "Ya Bad Chubbs," "Treat 'Em Right" and "Just the Two of Us." Treat em right made #1 on Billboard's "Top Rap Single" chart and appeared on Tommy Boy's Hip Hop's most essential singles album. Treat em right is a Hip Hop Anthem and made VH-1's Top 100 Hip Hop songs of all time. The track was a huge influence on Notorious B.I.G.