Rob Vicious

Coming up as part of Bay Area four-piece <a href="spotify:artist:4tYSBptyGeVyZsk8JC4JHZ">Shoreline Mafia</a>, rapper Rob Vicious made his name as part of the rap revivalism of the late 2010s, collaborating with artists from <a href="spotify:artist:0FtsMKmZEq8fBWqdSOWtqp">03 Greedo</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:0p4ViyfJUTW0IT4SCBLexf">Drakeo the Ruler</a>. After consolidating his laid-back swagger on his debut album Traplantic, the rapper looked to new directions for 2020 follow-up Breakthrough.

Born in Los Angeles, rapper Rob Vicious (born Robert Magee) got his start in music as a founding member of group <a href="spotify:artist:4tYSBptyGeVyZsk8JC4JHZ">Shoreline Mafia</a> alongside <a href="spotify:artist:63GIj2yhFvX1Bzphb9JgVb">Fenix Flexin</a>, Master Kato, and <a href="spotify:artist:3ppQEG71r7jVpI8RudzycF">Ohgeesy</a>. After dropping the collaborative EP Trapped It Out with <a href="spotify:artist:63GIj2yhFvX1Bzphb9JgVb">Fenix</a>, the rapper worked as part of <a href="spotify:artist:4tYSBptyGeVyZsk8JC4JHZ">Shoreline</a> to produce the group’s debut mixtape, ShorelineDoThatShit. Released in November 2017, the project fused homages to Bay Area rap legends with modern trap styles, coalescing into a blend of stuttering braggadocious rap. The following July saw the release of Magee's debut solo project, Traplantic. A consolidation of the rapper’s work with <a href="spotify:artist:4tYSBptyGeVyZsk8JC4JHZ">Shoreline</a>, the 2018 tape provided a string of aggressive, bounce-driven anthems, delivered with Vicious’ uncompromising bravado. A <a href="spotify:artist:4tYSBptyGeVyZsk8JC4JHZ">Shoreline</a> EP, Party Pack, arrived in August that year, before the group dropped second mixtape OTXmas in December. After working on a second volume of Party Pack throughout 2019, Magee began recording his second solo project, Breakthrough. Released in May of 2020, the rapper’s sophomore effort presented a more diverse set of offerings, retaining his Bay Area roots while branching into styles from singing rap to booming, <a href="spotify:artist:20FkUVqHrwmPMuwDjPw7zK">Splurge</a>-esque trap. ~ David Crone, Rovi