voc, *1985 US
Singer / Songwriter / Producer
A.k.a. Robert Lamont Allen
Rob. A! (born Robert Lamont Allen) is an American Singer-songwriter and Producer. He is popular for layering soulful vocals on top of rhythmic Pop tracks, a unique vocal background and arrangement comprised through his special engineering style. He is also popular for his freestyle songwriting approach that gave him the nickname “The Jay-Z of R&B”.He got his break as a songwriter in early 2008 when he collaborated with Andre Merritt, Chris Brown and Brian Kennedy. The collaboration climbed him to a multi-platinum songwriter status with two No. 1 records back to back in June 2009.