Robert “Big Rob” Compean a San Antonio born and raised rapper/producer, is no stranger to the rap scene. At the age of 11, little did he know, what he was doing in his room, rapping to the end of UGK beats, would be the career he would pursue later on in life. At the age of 17 he became involved with a local San Antonio rap group known as The Underground Committee. It was then that he would start to establish a name for himself in the San Antonio rap scene. The Prophecy was the first album released under Last Hour Records, which was the first album Big Rob was featured on. As the popularity grew for the group, so did Big Robs passion for the rap game. In 2001, Last Hour Records would release the second Underground Committee album called Fo Da Profit. This album made an impact on the local rap scene more than anyone expected it to. It was at the sametime that Big Robs life would be impacted as well by being incarcerated for a drug ralated offense. He knew it was time for a change! While working on the third and final Underground Committee album, Big Rob made the decision to leave Last Hour and start his own company, Revenue Records. Knowing that all he could do is plan for the future and leave the past behind him, Big Rob has released 2 albums under his own company which have did exceptionally well from an independent stand point. Opening up for major acts like Baby Bash, Frankie J, Big Moe, Lil Flip, SPM, Lil Webbie just to name a few, have enabled him to expose himself more than just the normal underground artist. Not only has he opened for established artist at shows, he has also produced tracks that other established artist have featured on; artist like 50/50 Twin, Lucky Luciano, Juan Gotti, Rasheed of Dope House Records to name a couple. After upgrading the studio in December of 2005, Big Rob has worked on perfecting his production and lyrical talents before releasing his newest album. Now with all the time and effort that hes invested in the the music scene, Big Rob will be releasing his Third album Big Rob “This Is My Life”. The album is a reflection of what his drive and passion are for his music. “Not only does this album sound good but it looks good”, Big Rob spoke of the new album. Since he began Revenue Records he has alwayz believed in doing things the right way and doing things in a professional manor. Now that the label has grown and has been able to acheive greater hieghts, he looks forward to what the future will bring to the label he built, the name he represents, and the city he loves.
I do play live. I've performed in places like Austin, Chicago, and a lot of places in San Antonio. Its a good feeling when you get the crowd involved.
Like 3yrs. ago I was barely getting my name out there and I opened for a big act, and all the locals would perform and the would come of stage and thats it. Well I'm getting ready to go on and the announcer says I'm coming to the stage. I take a peep at the crowd and I see people running to the stage and I heard the crowd scream, thats what made me peek out. I was amazed that the crowd knew who I was in so lil time. They sang some of my songs, it was the greatest feeling in the world and something I'll never forget.
The people who influenced me are people like 2 Pac, UGK, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Ice Cube, Fat Pat, Big Hawk, SPM and I can go on and on with all the people from rock, to r&b and so on.
Pro Tools, Reason, Triton, MPC...
Go checkout my myspace!!! Here it is....
www.myspace.com/bigrob210
