Flow 187
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| Birth name | Robert B Roots |
| Also known as | Flow |
| Born | November 20, 1990 Queens, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012-Present |
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| Associated acts | Trillville |
| Website | flow187official |
Robert B Roots (born November 20, 1990),[1] better known professionally as Flow187,[2] is an American rapper and entrepreneur.[3] The Queens, New York, born rapper first gained notoriety with the release of his mixtape The Wave[4][5] with over 300,000 streams[6] on soundcloud, his single "palm trees" produced by wiz khalifa producer cardo got wings[7] and his single "So Potent"[8] featured on Hot New Hip Hop.[9] Flow 187 also was a MTV Artist until he decided to follow an independent music route.[10]
Early life
Robert B Roots spent most of his early childhood in various places in the southern half of the United States, following the divorce of his mother and father. As a child, Roots had a series of problems in school which resulted in him getting left back by accident in his middle school and being expelled in high school.[11] At age 20, Roots wrote his first motivational book written to help empower youth and young adults[12] to take control of their life and not settle for failure or excuses. Roots created his own YouTube channel which has amassed more than 2 1⁄2 million views and continues to grow daily. Leveraging his following, on February 23, 2013, Roots released his latest independently produced rap video Living Motivated, which has garnered over 100 thousand views on YouTube.[13]
In addition to his internet successes, Roots has also appeared at dozens of venues perfecting his performance while building his reputation as a rap[14] artist and as a keynote speaker where he talks to youth and young adults about the importance of setting goals and about how to overcome obstacles.
Career
Roots used the alias Flow 187, under which he self-produced three mixtapes including Lamborghini Dreams, Pot Culture and The Wave.[6] His earlier music career was heavily influenced by Southern rap with auto-tuned vocals and melodic trap instrumentals. This early work is fragmented with a handful of recordings on Datpiff, Youtube & Spotify. Flow 187 released numerous tracks on Soundcloud between 2012 and 2016.[4] Flow 187 is currently working on a new album, The Wave.[3] In 2013 Roots 3 mixtapes produced Lamborghini Dreams , 2014 Pot Culture and 2018 The Wave.[15] Recently, on Sept 07, 2018 Flow 187 was a featuring artist on Trillville new album Dat Drip on the single "Heavy".[16]
Personal life
Growing up, Roots was reared in a divorced household, left back, kicked out of school and jailed.[11] Those experiences inspired Roots to write his book Falling Isn't Failing to motivate and inspire youth to get from where they are to where they want to be.[11] His book Falling Isn't Failing was written to provide parents and teachers with a look inside the mind and world of young people and helps them to better understand the real life struggles young people encounter on a daily basis.[17] Robert Roots has two children Robynn Meli'a Roots and Robert Kal-El Ali Roots.
Albums
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The Wave
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Discography
Mixtapes
Singles
- "Living Motivated" (Prod. by freddie joachim)[20]
- "Shout Out to My Bank"[21][22]
- "So Potent Prod" by Flow 187 X Johnny Roccet[23]
- Japan (feat. Mike Roots)[24]
- "Palm Trees" (Prod. By Cardo Got Wingz)[25]
References
- ↑ "#Flow187 #FlowGod (@Flow187Official)". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ↑ "Urban Dictionary: Flow 187". Urban Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Flow 187 – The Wave". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Flow187 Official Discusses New Music and More!". Hip Hop Weekly. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ "I testi delle canzoni dell'album The Wave di Flow 187 - MTV". MTV Testi e Canzoni (in italiano). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Flow 187 Hip Hop Rapper | Music Producer". Revolt TV. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ Flow 187, Palm Trees, retrieved 2018-08-21
- ↑ "So Potent Music Video - Rapper Flow187". Newsflare. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Flow 187 "So Potent (Music Video Contest Winner) " Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ↑ "Flow 187 | Video, musica e news | MTV Italia". www.mtv.it. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Roots, Rob; Jordan, Sylvia (2012). Falling Isn't Failing. Rob Roots Media. ISBN 9780615474670. Search this book on
- ↑ "Author Youth Speaker Rob Roots Author Profile | Biography And Bibliography". NewReleaseToday. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ↑ "The Road to Motivation | Flow187". BRASH! Magazine Music Blog. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ s.r.l., Rockol.com. "√ Rockol - la musica online è qui - Novità Musicali". Rockol (in italiano). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "Flow187 interview with Hood Illustrated". Hood Illustrated.
- ↑ "Conclusions", Non-Deterministic Concurrent Logic Programming in Pandora, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp. 187–191, May 1993, ISBN 9789810212513, retrieved 2018-09-11
- ↑ "Rob Roots - Author of Falling Isn't Failing". IdeaMensch. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Lamborghini Dreams The Mixtape Mixtape by Flow 187". DatPiff. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Pot Culture - Single by Flow 187". iTunes. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ Rob Roots (2013-02-24), FLOW 187 Living Motivated Prod by Freddie Joachim - Music Video - @FLOW187OFFICIAL, retrieved 2018-08-23
- ↑ Flow 187, Shout Out to My Bank, retrieved 2018-08-23
- ↑ s.r.l., Rockol.com. "√ Rockol - la musica online è qui - Novità Musicali". Rockol (in italiano). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "Flow 187". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Japan Flow 187 feat. Mike Roots (Prod. Snooza x Xanboy)". State of Hip-Hop. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Palm Trees - Single by Flow 187", iTunes, 2017-11-01, retrieved 2018-08-23
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