Flow 187 (Hip Hop Musician)
Flow 187 (Hip Hop Musician)
Robert B Roots (born November 20, 1990), known professionally as Flow187, is an Cuban - Guyanese - American Rapper, songwriter, Motivational speaker, teen author, celebrity Photographer and record producer.
Early life
Flow187 was born in Queens, New York and raised in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Residing in Los Angeles, California, Roots first became involved in music at the age of 12 years old.
At age 15, Robert Roots was expelled from school and charged with a felony for having a pocket knife in his jacket while on school property.
Sealed court records show that the case against him was thrown out due to police misconduct and an illegal search and seizure.
After graduating from a different high school, Robert began writing a journal to share with other youth about personal accountability, overcoming obstacles and how to deal with peer pressure.
This journal was eventually published and titled "Falling isn't Failing."
Career
After moving to Atlanta, Robert Roots established an in house recording studio to record local talent in Atlanta, Georgia. He gained recognition for his "Lamborghini Dreams" mixtape which he started in 2013. After the success of that release, he gained more mainstream attention with the release of his first studio album, "*The WAVE"*on May 4, 2018.
His early career was heavily influenced by southern and west coast rap with auto-tuned harmonic, 808 bass and melodic trap instrumentals.This
early work is fragmented with a handful of recordings on DatPiff, YouTube & SoundCloud.
In 2016, Robert Roots started working with OG HoodRich, HoodRich Entertainment as a videographer & musical artist.
Striving to make his presence & music known worldwide, Flow187 dropped most of his songs onto SoundCloud, Instagram, where he currently has over 236K followers.[12]
Books
Robert Roots wrote his first book, Falling Isn’t Failing, to empower youth and young adults. Robert Roots is widely considered one of the more dynamic speakers emerging from his generation today [11].
Autobiographically written, Falling Isn’t Failing, details his challenges in school, altercations with gangs, getting left back in school, going to jail and experiencing the divorce of his parents.
Discography
Studio Albums
The Wave (2018)
Mixtapes
Lamborghini Dreams (2013)
Pot Culture (2014)