| Name |
B.o.b. |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
15-November-1988 |
| Place of Birth |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Famous for |
Singing |
B.o.b. is an American hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter and record producer from Decatur, Georgia. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. He quickly rose to fame after his debut single "Nothin' on You", reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. His second single, "Airplanes", which also peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and at number two in the United States, respectively, only made him more of a celebrity.
B.o.B's third single, "Magic", became his third consecutive top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Simmons was born on November 15, 1988 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played the trumpet in his school band from elementary school through high school. Although his parents wanted him to continue his education, Simmons decided in sixth grade that he wanted to pursue a music career. His father, a pastor, disapproved of his son's choices until he realized that Simmons was using music as a form of therapy and a creative outlet. Simmons later reflected on his experience, saying, "They’ve always supported me. They got my first keyboard to make beats on and they helped me out getting equipment here and there. But it was kind of hard for them to really understand what I was really trying to accomplish." B.o.B attended Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia. B.o.B made an original song ("Auto-Tune") for Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned.
On May 16, 2009, B.o.B released a cover of "Mr. Bobby" as performed by Manu Chao and revealed he wanted to be known mononymously as Bobby Ray and claimed he was taking his music in a "new direction": "Now I go by the name Bobby Ray. Make sure you put Bobby Ray. I’m really going into a new direction – more free and not trying to live up to any particular genre. I don’t feel like I’ve been doing that. I don’t feel like I’ve been trying to fit in, but I feel even more free-spirited. I have more willingness musically. That’s all I’m about. I’m about guitars, chords and keyboards". On June 22, 2009, B.o.B released his fifth mixtape, appropriately titled B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray.
The mixtape, reminiscent of T.I.'s T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007), was mainly produced by Fury and B.o.B. The mixtape also included a song produced by Red Spyda, titled "Fly Like Me" and another titled "Put Me On" which is a remix to A Tribe Called Quest’s 1990 hit, "Bonita Applebum". Reebok used "Put Me On" in celebration of the Reebok Classic Remix collection. The track is available for download exclusively to customers who purchase styles from the Reebok Classic Remix collection, at Foot Locker stores nationwide.
