Scarub

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Scarub
Birth nameArmon Collins
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Years active1997–present
Labels
  • Heavenbound
  • Legendary Music
  • Mary Joy Recordings
Website www.facebook.com/scarub

Armon Collins, better known by his stage name Scarub, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. [1] He is a member of the collective Living Legends. [2] He has also been a member of Log Cabin, [3] 3 Melancholy Gypsys, [4] and Afro Classics. [5]

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Biography

Scarub was born Armon Collins. [6] He grew up in Los Angeles, California. [7] He attended Alexander Hamilton High School. [8]

Scarub's first solo studio album, The Answer 2wo the Meaning, was released in 1997. [7] He released A Fact of the Matter in 1999, Heavenbound in 2000, A New Perspective in 2004, and One for the Road: Volume One in 2006. [7] In 2011, he released The California EP. [9] In 2014, he released Want for Nothing, which featured guest appearances from Mimi Fresh, Emily Afton Moldy, and Anderson .Paak, among others. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

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