Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Bobby Ray Simmons Jr born November 15 1988 known professionally as BoB is an American rapper singer songwriter and record producer from Decatur Georgia In 2006 BoB was discovered by Brian Richardson who then introduced him to TJ Chapman who subsequently brought him to American record producer Jim Jonsin After hearing his music Jonsin signed BoB to his Rebel Rock Entertainment imprint Two years later Jonsin and BoB signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records and American rapper TIs Grand Hustle Records BoB quickly rose to fame after his commercial debut single Nothin on You reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom He would later release his third single Airplanes which also topped several major music charts His fifth single Magic became his 3rd top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 BoBs debut studio album The Adventures of Bobby Ray which was preceded by two extended plays EPs and several mixtapes was released in April 2010 The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was eventually certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA in 2016 BoB was named the ninth Hottest MC in the Game of 2010 by MTV on their annual list BoB released his second studio album Strange Clouds in May 2012 The album spawned six singles four of which charted exceptionally well internationally The albums eponymous lead single became his fourth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 The singles So Good Both of Us and Out of My Mind followed behind with the former two being certified platinum by the RIAA The album itself debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 His third album Underground Luxury was released in December 2013 and supported by the lead single HeadBand In August 2015 BoB unexpectedly released a new project Psycadelik Thoughtz via digital distribution with littletono promotion BoB is an outspoken believer that the earth is flat