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His debut album, ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]'', was originally expected to be released on May 25, 2010, but due to the commercial success of his song "[[Nothin' on You]]", was pushed up to April 27, 2010. The album was released under [[T.I.]]'s record label [[Grand Hustle]] and includes features from [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[T.I.]], Playboy Tre, Hayley Williams (of Paramore), Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer), Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars, and [[Eminem]].
His debut album, ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]'', was originally expected to be released on May 25, 2010, but due to the commercial success of his song "[[Nothin' on You]]", was pushed up to April 27, 2010. The album was released under [[T.I.]]'s record label [[Grand Hustle]] and includes features from [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[T.I.]], Playboy Tre, Hayley Williams (of Paramore), Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer), Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars, and [[Eminem]].


B.o.B first began to gain major recognition in 2007 after the success of his song "Haterz Everywhere" featuring Wes Fif. A remix featuring Young Dre was featured in the videogame ''[[Fight Night Round 4]]''. His first single, "I'll Be in the Sky", was released in late 2008. [[About.com]] called the song a "smart, funky artrap and a strong prelude to his album" and included it at #13 on its subjective ranking "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008".<ref>Adaso, Henry. [http://rap.about.com/od/songs/tp/TopRapSongs2008.08.htm Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008], About.com, 30 December 2008. Accessed January 2, 2009</ref> Also, he was featured on T.I.'s album, ''[[Paper Trail]]'', on "On top of the World". Incidentally, another song produced by Bobby Ray called "Generation Lost" listed alongside the song on the ranking at #32. The music videos for "Haterz Everywhere", "I'll Be in the Sky", "Generation Lost", "Lonely People", "Put Me On", and "No Mans Land" can be found on [[MySpace]] or [[YouTube]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaWYcALKO0A&fmt=18 Music video "I'll Be In The Sky"] at YouTube</ref>
B.o.B first began to gain major recognition in 2007 after the success of his song "Haterz Everywhere" featuring Wes Fif. A remix featuring Young Dre was featured in the videogame ''Cooking Mama 2". His first single, "I'll Be in the Sky", was released in late 2008. [[About.com]] called the song a "smart, funky artrap and a strong prelude to his album" and included it at #13 on its subjective ranking "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008".<ref>Adaso, Henry. [http://rap.about.com/od/songs/tp/TopRapSongs2008.08.htm Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008], About.com, 30 December 2008. Accessed January 2, 2009</ref> Also, he was featured on T.I.'s album, ''[[Paper Trail]]'', on "On top of the World". Incidentally, another song produced by Bobby Ray called "Generation Lost" listed alongside the song on the ranking at #32. The music videos for "Haterz Everywhere", "I'll Be in the Sky", "Generation Lost", "Lonely People", "Put Me On", and "No Mans Land" can be found on [[MySpace]] or [[YouTube]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaWYcALKO0A&fmt=18 Music video "I'll Be In The Sky"] at YouTube</ref>


B.o.B released the video to his hit single, "Nothin' On You." He released a remastered version of his song "[[Bet I]]" (originally featured on his ''May 25th'' mixtape). The song now includes a verse from T.I.<ref>http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/04/bob-satellite-x-bet-i-feat-ti-playboy.html</ref> His debut album features three singles: "[[Don't Let Me Fall]]" (released April 6, 2010), "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]" (April 13, 2010) and "Bet I" (April 20, 2010). "Airplanes" features vocals from [[Hayley Williams]] of [[Paramore]], and "Bet I" features T.I. and Playboy Tre. A video for "Bet I" has been released on Atlantic Videos on YouTube. The album was released April 27, 2010 and was given generally positive reviews. His album sold 84,000 copies in the first week and debuted of #1 on the Billboard 200. It made B.o.B. the 13th male solo artist to have a debut album at #1 on its first week.
B.o.B released the video to his hit single, "Nothin' On You." He released a remastered version of his song "[[Bet I]]" (originally featured on his ''May 25th'' mixtape). The song now includes a verse from T.I.<ref>http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/04/bob-satellite-x-bet-i-feat-ti-playboy.html</ref> His debut album features three singles: "[[Don't Let Me Fall]]" (released April 6, 2010), "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]" (April 13, 2010) and "Bet I" (April 20, 2010). "Airplanes" features vocals from [[Hayley Williams]] of [[Paramore]], and "Bet I" features T.I. and Playboy Tre. A video for "Bet I" has been released on Atlantic Videos on YouTube. The album was released April 27, 2010 and was given generally positive reviews. His album sold 84,000 copies in the first week and debuted of #1 on the Billboard 200. It made B.o.B. the 13th male solo artist to have a debut album at #1 on its first week.

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This article is about the singer. For the baseball pitcher, see Robert Ray (baseball). For other uses, see Bob.
B.o.B

Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (born November 15, 1988),[1] also known as Bobby Ray, or B.o.B,[2] is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records.

Life and career

B.o.B performing in Atlanta in 2008.

B.o.B was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In December 2008, he appeared on the cover of XXL magazine along with Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, Kid Cudi, and Wale as "Hip-Hop's Class of '09".[3][4][5] In October 2008, B.o.B was featured on the cover of Vibe along with some of these same young musicians and was similarly identified as promising young talent.[6][7] He has described his influences as "80's music, rap, techno, rock, funk, even doo-wop…".[8]

Debut album

His debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, was originally expected to be released on May 25, 2010, but due to the commercial success of his song "Nothin' on You", was pushed up to April 27, 2010. The album was released under T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle and includes features from Lupe Fiasco, T.I., Playboy Tre, Hayley Williams (of Paramore), Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer), Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars, and Eminem.

B.o.B first began to gain major recognition in 2007 after the success of his song "Haterz Everywhere" featuring Wes Fif. A remix featuring Young Dre was featured in the videogame Cooking Mama 2". His first single, "I'll Be in the Sky", was released in late 2008. About.com called the song a "smart, funky artrap and a strong prelude to his album" and included it at #13 on its subjective ranking "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008".[9] Also, he was featured on T.I.'s album, Paper Trail, on "On top of the World". Incidentally, another song produced by Bobby Ray called "Generation Lost" listed alongside the song on the ranking at #32. The music videos for "Haterz Everywhere", "I'll Be in the Sky", "Generation Lost", "Lonely People", "Put Me On", and "No Mans Land" can be found on MySpace or YouTube.[10]

B.o.B released the video to his hit single, "Nothin' On You." He released a remastered version of his song "Bet I" (originally featured on his May 25th mixtape). The song now includes a verse from T.I.[11] His debut album features three singles: "Don't Let Me Fall" (released April 6, 2010), "Airplanes" (April 13, 2010) and "Bet I" (April 20, 2010). "Airplanes" features vocals from Hayley Williams of Paramore, and "Bet I" features T.I. and Playboy Tre. A video for "Bet I" has been released on Atlantic Videos on YouTube. The album was released April 27, 2010 and was given generally positive reviews. His album sold 84,000 copies in the first week and debuted of #1 on the Billboard 200. It made B.o.B. the 13th male solo artist to have a debut album at #1 on its first week.

Discography

Main article: B.o.B discography

References

  1. ^ a b Interview With Bobby Ray a.k.a. B.o.B
  2. ^ B.o.B Gets Support from T.I., Introduces New Name
  3. ^ The Daily Kush (Asher Roth website)
  4. ^ XXL The 10 Freshman Shoot
  5. ^ B.o.B, Asher Roth & Charles Hamilton "Change Gonna Come"
  6. ^ Vibe online, October 30, 2008
  7. ^ Asher Paul Roth From MorrisVille, PA
  8. ^ Interview with ATL Hip Hop Artist B.o.B
  9. ^ Adaso, Henry. Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008, About.com, 30 December 2008. Accessed January 2, 2009
  10. ^ Music video "I'll Be In The Sky" at YouTube
  11. ^ http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/04/bob-satellite-x-bet-i-feat-ti-playboy.html
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