B.o.B aka Bobby Ray
Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.—better known as B.o.B—is an up-and-coming artist on T.I.’s Grand Hustle label and managed by B.Rich and TJ Chapman. Over the past three years, he has made guest appearances on nearly 30 album tracks and released five mixtapes of his own: Cloud 9 (2007), Hi! My Name Is B.o.B (2008), The Future (2008), Who The F#*k Is B.o.B? (2008) and B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (2009). The Adventures of B.o.B, his highly-anticipated major label debut, will be released on Atlantic Records in 2010.
Although Bobby Ray’s music hasn’t hit the shelves of brick-and-mortar stores, his underground fame landed him on the covers of XXL—as a member of “Hip-Hop’s Class of ’09—and Vibe, which generated significant buzz about his alternative approach to hip-hop music.
If you have not yet heard of Bobby Ray, you soon will and you'll immediately be sold. He brings big things to music in a time when many hits sound all too similar. He brings innovation and originality. Bobby Ray is a part of what hip hop needs, what Atlanta represents and he's most definitely a breath of fresh air.
