Having been recently named the "2009 Michigan Hip-Hop Spokesperson" for the Ground Control Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign, R.A.B.S. has chosen to record his most recent album, "The Ground Control Sampler" for the cause at hand.

David "R.A.B.S." Rabior, born and raised in Detroit, began writing lyrics at the tender age of 10-years-old. To compliment his song-writing talent, he also taught himself to play guitar, bass, drums, and even took lessons to learn piano. As a teenager, R.A.B.S., along with his mother and brother, moved to Mount Clemens. R.A.B.S. was 16-years-old when he was bitten by the "hip-hop bug" in 1995 and began rapping. Of his own testimony, it was life on the streets which first motivated R.A.B.S. to choose rapping as a means to a better end. "My family was not structured in a way where I learned from them how to be a man.

I learned how to be a man, and how to hustle in the streets. I would listen to hip-hop/rap music all the time back thinking to myself it (the music) was just like the life I was growing up in," R.A.B.S. stated. R.A.B.S. got his first break in 2001 when an R&B singer whom he'd been writing songs for was picked up by Miami-based 187 Records. He was invited to travel to Miami to continue writing her material and gladly accepted. After years of learning the scene, making valuable connections, and even dropping a cd (Tha Tyme Iz Now in 2004) with his former group Ryze N Shyne, R.A.B.S. released his solo debut album titled Let It Be Known in 2007. The album featured Let's Slide, a vintage old-school sample laced with classic hip-hop verses and added R&B vocals from singer Merci. As a musician R.A.B.S. has met the likes of Cuban Link, Tim Dog Patterson, and Domingo Ramos and has performed and/or worked with D12, Obie Trice, Wu Tang and Jigsaw. R.A.B.S.' latest project, The Ground Control Sampler Ep, is scheduled for release this year in association with the Ground Control Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign. Being named the campaign's Michigan hip-hop spokesperson has given R.A.B.S. a unique insight into the many ways drunk-driving affects the fast-paced society in which we live today. Stated by R.A.B.S., "I feel privileged to be able to make a difference. I think it is amazing that I have been asked to use my music to draw attention to the fact that these terrible tragedies are preventable".

When asked what advice he'd give young aspiring upcoming artists R.A.B.S. replied, "If you really want to get in this game be prepared to spend money. If you don't have money, you will not get on.... them days are over for the most part". Saturday November 28th, R.A.B.S. will be performing live at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Dearborn, MI and is scheduled to drop yet another album in the spring of 2010 titled Conditional Unity Volume 3. For more on R.A.B.S. current music and/or upcoming releases and show dates, log on to: www.R.A.B.S.detroit.com, www.myspace.com/RABSdetroit, www.facebook.com/R.A.B.S.detroit, or detroitrap.com.