Eric “Erro” Roberson (born September 27, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and music producer.
Roberson was born and raised in Rahway, New Jersey, and attended Rahway High School for education.
He attended Howard University to complete his studies in Musical Theatre. After performing in a number of musicals and plays, he landed a songwriting deal with EMI, and went on to work with the likes of Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, and DJ Jazzy Jeff. His first single, “Represent”, was released through Warner Bros. Records in 1994 and he recorded an album for the label, which remains shelved.
As a member of Jeff’s A Touch of Jazz production company, Roberson made contributions to Jeff’s debut album, The Magnificent in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his record label, Blue Erro Soul imprint. He also appeared on DJ Spinna’s Intergalactic Soul LP from 2006.
Roberson was nominated for two Grammys in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category. He was nominated for two songs from his 2009 album Music Fan First– “A Tale of Two” in 2010 and “Still” in the same category in 2010.
In 2013, he was a member of the band, United Tenors together with fellow artists Dave Hollister, Fred Hammond and Brian Courtney Wilson.
Roberson’s 2014 album, The Box, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and charted for 3 weeks. The album reached #104 on the Billboard 200. The album cover and promotional material featured speakers by BoomCase.
Roberson’s “I Have a Song” was chosen to be the fundraising single, produced by Jak Beula and released in February 2016, to enable the permanent installation of the first dedicated Commonwealth war memorial in the UK to African and Caribbean service men and women of both World Wars.
Roberson has released 17 studio projects, starting with “The Esoteric Movement” in 2001 and most recently “Lessons” in 2022.