Mr. Roam Explained

Mr. Roam
Origin:	Canada
Genre:	Rap
Associated Acts:	Ghetto Concept, Da Grassroots

Mr. Roam is a Canadian rapper.^[1] His album Tom Strokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004.^[2] Active in the 1990s as Mr. Roam from the Plant, he played a key role in securing label deals for Ghetto Concept and Da Grassroots,^[3] and was a featured artist on several tracks from Da Grassroots' album Passage Through Time. His debut single as a solo artist, "Groupie Central" b/w "Sunny Kiss Is Wack", was released in 2000.^[4] He released the six-song EP Tom Strokes Presents the Classix in early 2003,^[5] and followed up later in the year with the full-length ClasSix Plus Six.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/mr-roam/ "New and Notable Releases: Mr. Roam"
2. "Juno nominees show 'few surprises'". Welland Tribune, February 12, 2004.
3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mr_roams_art_of_conversation "Mr. Roam's Art of Conversation"
4. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mr_roam_from_plant-groupie_centralsunny_kiss_is "Mr. Roam From The Plant, 'Groupie Central/Sunny Kiss Is Wack'"
5. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mr_roam-tom_strokes_presents_classix "Mr. Roam, Tom Strokes Presents the Classix"