B.O.B
Tue, April 27, 2010 
T.I.'s Fresh New Face of Alt-Hop
Who is Bob? Or is B-O-B an acronym for something? Is B.O.B Bruno Mars? Or is it Bobby Ray and if it is, why the periods?
Answer: B.O.B IS Bobby Ray Simmons, hence the album title, "The Adventures of Bobby Ray". The album dropped a full month ahead of schedule thanks to the success of the smash hit with Bruno Mars, "Nothin On You".
Simmons lists over ten genres of music as his influences, so it's no surprise that the album is as diverse as his musical taste. There's no better evidence than his "mash-up gone wrong" collaboration with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, "Magic". The song personifies that Bobby Ray is not content to color within the hip hop lines. One listen to the album and it's no secret why hip hop's MVP's (T.I., Eminem, Jay-Z) come when Bobby Ray beckons. Much like Kid Cudi last year, B.O.B is teaching personal hip hop lessons in a whole new classroom.
The debut album was executive produced by T.I. and features him on the most agressive song on the album "Bet I Bust". Weezer and T.I.? B.O.B masterfully appeals to every demographic with this album from the care free suburban teen to the inner city working mom with his universally relateable lyrics and hooks.
Simmons currently has two hits in the iTunes Top Five, "Nothin On You" and "Airplanes" featuring Haley Williams from Paramour.
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