Lil Rob

About

Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), also known as Ese 1218, and better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor.

Flores was born in San Diego, and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood in Solana Beach, California.

In 1992, he began performing under the name Lil Rob & the Brown Crowd, and recorded a single titled “Oh, What a Night in the 619”. Though it did not chart, it was later featured on his 1997 debut album Crazy Life, with the title shortened to “Oh, What a Night”. In 1994 at the age of 18, his chin was shattered when he was shot in the jaw. He later denounced any gang affiliations. The numbers twelve and eighteen, which are tattooed on his forearms, represent the numeric value of the letters L and R, the initials of his stage name.
In 2002, Lil Rob left Low Profile Records after a financial dispute, and signed to Upstairs Records. He found commercial success with the 2005 release Twelve Eighteen (Part I) in which the single “Summer Nights” received national airplay, a first in his career. “Summer Nights” peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the Hot Rap Tracks…