Robert B Roots[14]​ (born November 20, 1990), known professionally as Flow187[9]​, is an Cuban - Guyanese - American Rapper​, songwriter, Motivational speaker​, teen author, celebrity Photographer​ and record producer. Born in Queens​, New York and raised in Miami-Dade County​, Florida. Residing in Los Angeles, California​, Roots first became involved in music at the age of 12 years old. After moving to Atlanta​, Robert Roots established an in house recording studio to record local talent in Atlanta, Georgia. He gained recognition for his "Lamborghini Dreams" mixtape which he started in 2013. After the success of that release, he gained more mainstream attention with the release of his first studio album, "The WAVE"[13]​ on May 4 2018. Flow187 is known for his mass streams on soundcloud & hosting Hollywood events with musical artist like Desiigner, Tyga, 50 cent, Future, P.Diddy, Ty Dolla Sign, and Coke boy's French Montana and more.