Its Better to Breathe (2011)

Lay Me to Rest (feat. Cryptic

M0N5T3R (feat. Zinn, Deafiniti

Beautiful (FT. Brad Thomlinson)

Lookin' Out for Me

Never Change (Ft. Brad Thomlinson & Chandler Sanchez)

Lie to Me (Ft. Brad Thomlinson)

Just to Be Different

Life is Unfair (Ft. Brad Thomlinson)

Losing my Mind (feat. AJay tha Kidd & Lil' $am

It's All Over (feat. Droll)

It's Better to Breathe

Rob Grounds is a rapper/ singer born in Farmington, MO on July 21, 1991. Throughout his childhood he bounced around from state to state, moving from one abusive situation to another. It was only a matter of time before he began dealing with the law and seeing first-hand what a quick temper and bad influences would create of his life. These factors are a direct influence on the music he creates.

In 2005, Rob Grounds was introduced to writing music through Robert Nellums, and began to find many influences of his own (such as Linkin Park, Tech N9ne, Adema, Breaking Benjamin, Pillar, and D.Z.K) which are still on his playlist to this day. Rob Grounds became familiar with Shadowville.com while searching for producers to work with on his debut album. While rapping under the alias “Inseveral”, Rob Grounds worked with many Shadowville artists, which quickly lead to dark themed music and lyrics. It was at that time, in 2007, that he began doing local shows as an independent artist and met Brad Thomlinson.

Within a few short months, Rob Grounds and Brad Thomlinson had become familiar with one another and joined forces as a writing and performing duo known as “Beyond the Void”. Brad offered a more catchy way of incorporating and writing melodies while Rob brought forth the edge and grit that Brad was previously leaving out. The duo continued to write and perform through two mixtapes (BiPolar & Injection) before finally releasing a full length album in June of 2011 entitled It’s Better to Breathe. Singles off the album (such as M0N5T3R, It’s Better to Breathe, and Beautiful) helped to establish the sound Rob Grounds was looking to create. Shortly after the release of the album, Rob Grounds and Brad Thomlinson parted ways to further their solo careers. Rob Grounds went on to write and record his first solo album, “Come Running” in 2013. Shortly after the release of his album, Rob Grounds entered a contest held by Iowa artist Marnie Brown, securing first place and a collaboration album. The album entitled Collide was released in October of 2014.

Rob Grounds has collaborated with artists such as Immaculate, Cryptic Wisdom, The Jokerr, and Dubbs.

Its Better to Breathe (2011)

Rob Grounds Music