Robb Hayes Music

There will always be something to be said for a rap song (or any song, really) that simply makes you feel good, which is what this single by Kentucky-born, Minneapolis-based rapper Robb Hayes does. It’s off Hayes’ upcoming LP, The Eugene Album. - Michael Madden

Robert Hayes aka 'Robb' is a southern bred rapper chasing his dreams. His Will Smith-esque sound brings a ray of hope to new, fresh sounding music. Swift rhymes and creative song writing skills give Robb more than a fighter’s chance in a saturated industry. Kentucky raised, Robb started rapping at the young age of 15, freestyling every song he rapped and beatboxing his own instrumentals. It started in his best friend’s basement, rapping on a mic with a sock over it, recording vocals on the crowd favorite, Fruity Loops. Soon after, Robb started to write and took time to polish his skills with the pad and the mic over industry instrumentals. Recording over 30 songs he realized how much he loved writing music. Influenced by the likes of Eminem, 50 Cent, Will Smith and Nas, he developed an unconditional love for making music; but without the connects, he couldn't piece together an opportunity to make it happen.

Kentucky wasn't known for their large hip hop scene, so it was hard for him to gain traction. Although becoming a rapper was not as cliché then as it is now, Robb found nobody in his life would take his dream seriously - if you hadn’t made it big, you were not a 'real' rapper. Robb’s biggest mistake was to listen, and he decided to take a break on music and went to college. When he found life did not work out quite as planned, he left to live with his biological father in Minnesota. Making the move to a state three times as big as Kentucky led him to a music scene with a melting pot of talent. Here, the 'to be continued' portion of his music career would get right back on track.

Robb always wrote to keep his mind sharp. In fact, lyrics constantly floated through this mind. So, just as soon as he found great producers, he started making quality music. It didn’t take long to complete his first self-titled project, "The Robb LP." He quickly found Minnesota was a tight knit music community, so since Robb was not a native, he had to work even harder to make his name known, but he was up for the challenge. “The Robb LP” consisted of nine standout tracks, three featuring Adele-like power singer, Faye Lewis. The highlight of the album, Nostalgia, spread like wildfire earning him victory on KMOJ's infamous “Rush it or Flush it” five weeks in a row. After a radio interview and consistent radio play he became one of Minnesota’s rising hip hop artists. He has since performed at Honey, 7th Street Entry, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Tangiers, The Exchange, and The Pourhouse, among others. His collaborations include top Minnesota hip hop artist MetaSota and mentions by Rhymesayers artist, Toki Wright.

This is just the tip of the iceberg in accomplishing a dream that most ultimately give up on. Robb is currently working on a new project titled, "The Eugene Project." The first two singles, “The Butta” and “I Got Soul” have been released with rave reviews. With his fan base growing daily he continues to push the envelope and make the most creative music possible for all to love. Check out Robb's music for yourself and see what the hype is all about! - Ice House Minneapolis

Robb Hayes, a Kentucky raised hip hop artist, brings inspiration, fun, nostalgic and creativity to the music world! Inspired by Will Smith, as well as a multitude of other artists, Robb takes a page out of each book to help capture his dreams! His rising single, “The Butta ft. Faye Lewis”, gives listeners a funky, catchy, dance tune reminiscent of Will Smiths, “Gettin Jiggy Wit It!” Followed up by his most recent song “Brand New” ft. Savanna, this song gives you pop vibes of super-stardom with hip-hop mastery! Robb’s vibrant aura gives crowds and promoters a safe bet that their investment is well worth it! - State Of Hip Hop

what is your quest
TO SHOCK THE WORLD.
how do you celebrate yourself?
I CELEBRATE BY DANCING.
what is your current soundtrack?
WILL SMITH, "BIG WILLIE STYLE" - Smash Up Magazine

Robb Hayes has a an album release party that is sure to be jumping! Featuring Ill 3's own Freeze and Minneapolis's own, "Lifted Mindz." Be sure to check that out at Honey Minneapolis! - Soul Tools

Robert Hayes aka ‘Robb’ is a southern bred rapper achieving his dreams of musical success. His Will Smith-esque sound leaves a ray of hope for new fresh sounding music. Swift rhymes and creative song writing skills give Robb more than a fighter’s chance in a saturated industry. Kentucky raised, Robb started rapping at the young age of 15, freestyling every song he rapped and beatboxing his instrumentals. In his best friends basement he rapped over a mic with a sock over it, recording vocals on the crowd favorite, Fruity Loops. Acquiring industry instrumentals, Robb started to write, and take time to polish his skills with the pad, and the mic. Recording over 30 songs he realized how much he loved writing music. With big influences such as, Will Smith, Eminem, 50 Cent and Nas, he developed an unconditional love for making music, but without the connects, he couldn’t piece together an opportunity to make it happen.
Kentucky didn’t necessarily have a large hip hop scene or music scene at that, so it was hard for him to spread his music around at that time. Especially during a time in his life when nobody would take his dream seriously as an aspiring rapper. Becoming a rapper was not as cliché as it is now, back then, yet it was something that local artist couldn’t get around with society as listeners. If you hadn’t made it big, then you were not a ‘real’ rapper. So Robb took a break on music, went to college for a while and as life did not work out as planned, and as society had planned, he left to live with his Biological father in Minnesota. Making the move to a state 3 times as big as Kentucky, he noticed the music scene was a melting pot of talent. So the ‘to be continued’ portion of his music career started back on track with networking to find a studio.

Robb always wrote to keep his mind sharp, so as he linked up with many of producers, who some fell through and some stayed, he kept making quality music. Completing his first mixtape self-titled, “Robb” he compiled 16 tracks of music he made over time after the move to Minneapolis. This mixtape was a mix of different sounds, electric flow, and fresh jiggy sounding hip hop. His standout track, “Kick It” brought electric vocals over the track originally done by ‘Sean Brown’. The song got rave reviews and high praise, and granted him access to hundreds of fans ears. As such a tight knit community, if you are not raised in Minnesota you pretty much don’t have a chance unless you take it, so he created his second project which was a full length LP also self-entitled, “The Robb Lp”. The ‘Robb Lp’ consists of 9 standout tracks, 3 featuring the talents of Adele like singer Faye Lewis. The highlight of the album, track #5 ‘Nostalgia’, spread like wildfire earning him victories on KMOJ’s infamous ‘Rush it or Flush’. Granting him a radio interview, and consistent radio play he rose to be one of Minnesota’s rising hip hop artists. He has performed at Honey, 7th Street Entry, Lake Harriet Band shell and plenty of more venues to expand his claim to a top artist in Minnesota. He’s had features from top Minnesota hip hop artist ‘MetaSota’ and mentions by Rhymesayers artist, ‘Toki Wright’. - Jeffrey Johnson