Lil Rob vs. Omar Cruz

versus

tue 12/23/2008

A collage of Lil Rob in a San Diego Chargers jersey and Omar Cruz in a Los Angeles Dodgers hat.

name	Roberto Flores.	Omar Cruz.
hometown	San Diego, California.	Los Angeles, California.
age	33.	28.
style	Chicano rap.	Chicano rap.
also known as	Mr. 1218.	The Latin Lyrical Assassin.
homies	Fingazz and Mr. Criminal.	Estevan Oriol and Mr. Cartoon.
the look	Bald head and bandana.	Bald head and sunglasses.
first release	Crazy Life.	City Of Gods mix-tape.
killer Frankie J collab	Slow It Down.	To The Top.
underground banger	Neighborhood Music.	I Hang With My Dogz.
as seen on	Party Animalz.	Pimpeando.
the critics	Teen Ink Magazine: "[W]hile a lot of rappers talk about cars they don't have, he raps about the ones he has. He says he is just a regular homeboy, and that is what he raps about!"	XXL: "Despite the fact that they compose nearly half of [Los Angeles’] population, Latino-Americans have never been given their proper due in regards to their importance in the city’s culture. But 27-year-old Omar Cruz is out to change that."
most recent release	1218, Pt. 2.	Debut album The Sign Of The Cruz (2009).
usually rocks	A San Diego Chargers jersey.	A Los Angeles Dodgers cap.
in their own words	"I just pretty much stay true to what I'm about. Neighborhood pride. We drink on our driveway, typical things we do, it stays in our music. I don't change my slang, the way that I talk is the way that I talk." - Lil Rob.	"I’m an MC but I happen to be Latino [and] I’m not using it as a crutch. I think that’s where a lot of artists fail. At the end of the day, I'm just an artist who happens to be Latino, but the music speaks for itself." - Omar Cruz
webprops	100,384 friends on official MySpace.	23,639 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Looking classy while cruising with his girl in Summer Nights.	Marching through the streets of L.A. on May Day in The Movement.