Rob Stone (rapper)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rob Stone

| image = RobStone press image.png

| caption = Stone in 2016

| birth_name = Jaylen Anthony Robinson

| alias = Rob $tone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|25}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| genre = Hip hop

| occupations = {{flatlist|

Rapper
songwriter

}}

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = {{flatlist|

RCA
Grovetown
Create

}}

| associated_acts = Denzel Curry

| website = {{URL|youngrobstone.com}}

}}

Jaylen Anthony Robinson{{cite web |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jaylen_anthony_robinson_born_1995_23964633 |access-date=27 August 2023 |title= The birth of Jaylen Robinson }} (born January 25, 1995), known professionally as Rob Stone (stylized as Rob $tone), is an American rapper from San Diego, California.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7soh5-EjGY|title=Chill Bill (Description)|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYawrVE1Cl0|title=Rob $tone talks "Chill Bill" and putting San Diego on the map|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2016}}

Early life

Jaylen Anthony Robinson was born on January 25, 1995, in San Diego, California.{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |title=Rob Stone, Lemon Grove's Soulja Boy {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/jul/26/cover-rob-stone-lemon-groves-soulja-boy/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.sandiegoreader.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Brittney |date=2021-11-09 |title=Rapper Rob Stone hosting community day in San Diego |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/rapper-rob-stone-hosting-community-day-in-san-diego/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News |language=en-US}} From a young age, he was influenced by his father’s vintage music collection, and expanded his listening to reggae, hip hop, rock, and R&B.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/biography|title=Rob $tone - Biography - Billboard|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 17, 2016}} He attended college in Atlanta, Georgia, where he first started teaching himself how to rap.{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/discover/2016/06/daily-discovery-rob-tone/rob-tone-1|title=Daily Discovery: Rob $tone - PigeonsandPlanes|accessdate=September 17, 2016}}

Career

Stone first released his first song "Chill Bill" on June 10, 2014, on his SoundCloud.{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/robstone1207/sets/straight-bummin|title=Chill Bill by Rob $TONE - Free Listening on SoundCloud|accessdate=September 17, 2016}} He wrote it after being arrested and released by the police.{{cite web |url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2016/09/rob-stone-fuse-first-interview|title=Rob $tone Wrote 'Chill Bill' After Getting Arrested: Fuse First Interview|website=Fuse|accessdate=September 17, 2016}} Stone then went on to release his debut mixtape Straight Bummin{{'}} on February 8, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/robstone1207/sets/straight-bummin|title=Straight Bummin' by Rob $TONE - Free Listening on SoundCloud|accessdate=September 17, 2016}} The music video for "Chill Bill" was released on June 25, 2015, on his friend's YouTube channel called "Twelve O'Seven".{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7IMwop3RHs|title=Rob $tone - Chill Bill ft. J.Davis & Spooks (Dir. Alex Vibe)|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2016}} Stone then released the song as his debut single on June 17, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/chill-bill-feat-j-davi%24/1124141376?i=1124141439|title=Chill Bill by Rob $tone on Apple Music|date=17 June 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=August 9, 2016}} The song debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 29 on the chart.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/chart |title=Rob $tone – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=August 2, 2016}} The official remix of the song features American rappers DRAM, Denzel Curry, and Cousin Stizz.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rob-stone-chill-bill-remix-feat-dram-denzel-curry-and-cousin-stizz-new-song.1971084.html|title=Rob $tone - Chill Bill (Remix) Feat. D.R.A.M., Denzel Curry & Cousin Stizz [New Song]|website=HNHH|date=25 August 2016|accessdate=August 28, 2016}} In September 2016, Stone released his second mixtape I'm Almost Ready. {{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-rob-stones-new-project-im-almost-ready-news.24016.html|title=Stream Rob $tone's New Project "I'm Almost Ready" - HotNewHipHop|website=HNHH|date=11 September 2016|accessdate=September 17, 2016}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Don't Wait for It (2017)
Stone Cold (2020)
BONA FIDE (2024)

=Mixtapes=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Album details
scope="row"\| Straight Bummin' \| Released: February 8, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
scope="row"\| I'm Almost Ready \| Released: September 6, 2016 Label: RCA Format: Digital download
scope="row"\| Young Rob $Tone \| Released: May 4, 2018 Label: RCA Format: Digital download
scope="row"\| Solitaire Stone \| Released: February 12, 2021 Label: Grove Town Records Format: Digital download

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Album details

scope="row"| Straight Bummin'

Released: February 8, 2015
Label: Self-released
Format: Digital download

scope="row"| I'm Almost Ready

Released: September 6, 2016
Label: RCA
Format: Digital download

scope="row"| Young Rob $Tone

Released: May 4, 2018
Label: RCA
Format: Digital download

scope="row"| Solitaire Stone

Released: February 12, 2021
Label: Grove Town Records
Format: Digital download

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:14em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan=2\| Year ! scope="col" colspan=4\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan=2\| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan=2\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US R&B {{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/chart?f=367 \|title=Rob $tone – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media \|accessdate=August 2, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US Rap {{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/chart?f=1222 \|title=Rob $tone – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media \|accessdate=August 2, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| CAN {{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/Rob+Stone/chart?f=793 \|title=Rob $tone. – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media \|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}
scope="row"\| "Chill Bill" {{small\|(featuring J. Davis and Spooks or remix featuring DRAM, Denzel Curry and Cousin Stizz)}} \| 2015 \| 29 \|\| 8 \|\| 7 \|\| 53 \| BPI: Silver{{Cite certification\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Rob Stone Ft J Davis & Spooks\|title=Chill Bill\|id=16723-5389-1\|access-date=May 18, 2022}} RIAA: 4× Platinum{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Rob+Stone\|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America\|accessdate=July 6, 2021}} \| Straight Bummin'
scope="row"\| "Bussin'"{{Cite web \|title=Bussin' - Single by Rob $tone on Apple Music \|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bussin-single/1507863302 \|access-date=October 1, 2022 \|website=Apple Music}} \|2017 \|— \|— \|— \|— \| \|Young Rob $Tone
scope="row"\| "Too Faded" {{Small\|(with P-Lo or remix with Snoop Dogg)}}{{Cite web \|title=Too Faded - Single by Rob $tone on Apple Music \|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/too-faded-single/1508060031 \|access-date=October 1, 2022 \|website=Apple Music}} \|2018 \|— \|— \|— \|— \| \|Stone Cold

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year

! scope="col" colspan=4| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan=2| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan=2| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B
{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/chart?f=367 |title=Rob $tone – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=August 2, 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Rap
{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/rob-tone/chart?f=1222 |title=Rob $tone – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=August 2, 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN
{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7469826/Rob+Stone/chart?f=793 |title=Rob $tone. – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=October 25, 2016}}

scope="row"| "Chill Bill"
{{small|(featuring J. Davis and Spooks or remix featuring DRAM, Denzel Curry and Cousin Stizz)}}

| 2015

| 29 || 8 || 7 || 53

BPI: Silver{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Rob Stone Ft J Davis & Spooks|title=Chill Bill|id=16723-5389-1|access-date=May 18, 2022}}
RIAA: 4× Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Rob+Stone|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}

| Straight Bummin'

scope="row"| "Bussin'"{{Cite web |title=Bussin' - Single by Rob $tone on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bussin-single/1507863302 |access-date=October 1, 2022 |website=Apple Music}}

|2017

|—

|Young Rob $Tone

scope="row"| "Too Faded"
{{Small|(with P-Lo or remix with Snoop Dogg)}}{{Cite web |title=Too Faded - Single by Rob $tone on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/too-faded-single/1508060031 |access-date=October 1, 2022 |website=Apple Music}}

|2018

|—

|Stone Cold