Scarub Explained

Scarub
Birth Name:	Armon Collins
Origin:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	1997–present

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]

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

• The Answer 2wo the Meaning (1997)
• Project (1999)
• A Fact of the Matter (1999)
• Heavenbound (2000)
• Afro Classics? (2002)
• A New Perspective (2004)
• One for the Road: Volume One (2006)
• Classic Rock (2009)
• Want for Nothing (2014)
• Girls Girls Girls (2019)

EPs

• The Classic EP (2009)
• The California EP (2011)

Singles

• "Savvy Traveler" (1999)
• "Good Times" (2001)
• "Don't Worry" (2002)
• "Gangsta Wit It" (2005)
• "Keep On Stepping" (2006)

Guest appearances

• Eligh - "8Tred" from A Story of 2 Worlds (1997)
• Eligh - "Lifesize Puzzle" from Gas Dream (1999)
• Sunspot Jonz - "Unstoppable" from Don't Let 'Em Stop You (2003)
• The Grouch & Eligh - "Atlantis" from No More Greener Grasses (2003)
• Crown City Rockers - "Balance" from Earthtones (2004)
• Sunspot Jonz - "The Conductor" from No Guts No Glory (2005)
• The Grouch - "Hot Air Balloons" from Show You the World (2008)
• Acid Reign - "Comfort Zone" from Time & Change (2008)
• Felt - "Protagonists (Full Clip Remix)" (2009)
• Toki Wright - "Rise" from A Different Mirror (2009)
• Mystik Journeymen - "There Will Be Blood" from Return 2 the Love (2010)
• Eligh - "Beneath the Sea" from Grey Crow (2010)
• Inspired Flight - "It's the Chemicals" from We All Want to Fly (2010)
• Himself - "Do What You Feel" from Feel Like a Star (2011)
• Luckyiam - "Prolly Get Slapped" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
• Souls of Mischief - "Stone Cold" from There Is Only Now (2014)
• Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge - "Rise Up" and "Death's Invitation" from Twelve Reasons to Die II (2015)
• The Funk Junkie - "Touch the Ground" from Moondirt (2017)
• The Grouch - "The Drummer" from Unlock the Box (2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little things matter. Missoula Independent. Ira. Sather-Olson. April 19, 2007. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208053806/http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/little-things-matter/Content?oid=1137979. December 8, 2014. live.
2. Web site: Voltron Force. Metroactive. Mike. Connor. August 7, 2002. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20100113164753/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.07.02/livinglegends-0232.html. January 13, 2010. live.
3. Web site: Log Cabin Crew - "The Day I Put on My Uniform". The Stranger. Dave. Segal. April 11, 2012. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504181947/http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/04/11/log-cabin-crew-the-day-i-put-on-my-uniform. May 4, 2012. live.
4. Web site: LACMA Hip Hop Concerts: Murs Of 3MG Kicks Off Summer Series. The Huffington Post. Anna. Almendrala. May 18, 2012. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522015932/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/lacma-hip-hop-concerts-mu_n_1526438.html. May 22, 2012. live.
5. Web site: Scarub of Afro Classics. Impose. Sjimon. Gompers. November 2, 2009. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20100513024035/http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/scarub-of-afro-classics. May 13, 2010. live.
6. Web site: Veteran MC Scarub Looks Back on a Life of Rhythm and Rhyme. Phoenix New Times. Reyan. Ali. January 14, 2015. September 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150820194526/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/veteran-mc-scarub-looks-back-on-a-life-of-rhythm-and-rhyme-6595523. August 20, 2015. live.
7. Web site: Scarub - Biography. AllMusic. Fred. Thomas. September 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913131016/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/scarub-mn0000311281/biography. September 13, 2020. live.
8. Web site: The Who's Who of L.A.'s Living Legends Crew. LA Weekly. Jonah. Flicker. June 4, 2008. September 13, 2020.
9. Web site: Living Legends' Scarub Releases Free EP "California". HipHopDX. Steven J.. Horowitz. July 28, 2011. September 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129005120/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.16171/title.living-legends-scarub-releases-free-ep-california. November 29, 2016. live.