In 2002, Lil Rob left Low Profile Records and signed to Upstairs Records. He found commercial success with the 2005 release "Twelve Eighteen (Part I)" in which the single "Summer Nights" received national airplay, a first in his career. "Summer Nights" peaked at #36 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #13 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The follow-up single, "Bring Out the Freak in You", peaked at #85 on the Hot 100 Charts, and at #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks. The exposure led to small roles in the 2005 Cuba Gooding, Jr. film "Dirty" and the 2007 Rob Schneider vehicle "Big Stan", both of which were released straight to DVD in the U.S.