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REAL NAME: Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.

BIRTHDAY: November 15, 1988

BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Airplanes" (2010)

BIGGEST LP: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray (2010)

GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

"The music industry is more about making money and selling ring tones than music and it's obvious." - B.o.B

TIMELINE

B.o.B was born Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. in North Carolina on November 15, 1988. B.o.B began rapping when he was 13 and formed a group called 'The Klinic' with his cousin. By 2006, B.o.B's cousin went off to college and B.o.B wet solo. He signed his first major label record deal when he was 17 after being snuck into a bar owned by T.I. and impressing a producer with his rapping style.

December 25: The mixtape Cloud 9 was released.

B.o.B began getting notice with his track "Haterz Everywhere" which was also featured in the video game Cooking Mama 2.

June 24: B.o.B released the EP Eastside.

February 17: The mixtape Hi! My Name Is B.o.B? was released.

June 24: B.o.B released the EP 12th Dimension EP.

September 30: B.o.B could be heard on the T.I. LP Paper Trail on the track "On Top Of The World."

October 3: B.o.B signed with Atlantic Records.
October 14: B.o.B released the single "I'll Be In The Sky."

November 16: The mixtape Who The F#*k Is B.o.B? was released.

# 11 Singles Artist of the Year

February 27: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."

April 3: B.o.B hit the Top 10 with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
April 3: B.o.B topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 7 weeks with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
April 24: B.o.B topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart for 7 weeks with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
April 27: B.o.B released his debut LP B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray.

March 27: B.o.B topped the Billboard Rap Digital Songs chart for 7 weeks with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."

May 1: B.o.B topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks, Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks, and Digital Tracks chart for 2 weeks with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
May 8: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Hayley Williams with "Airplanes"
May 15: B.o.B hit #1 for a week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
May 15: B.o.B topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week, R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart for 1 week, Rap Albums chart for 4 weeks, and Digital Albums chart for 1 week with B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray. The LP sold over 84,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
May 15: B.o.B topped the Billboard Rap Digital Songs chart for 7 weeks with help from Hayley Williams with "Airplanes"
May 22: B.o.B topped the Billboard Radio Songs chart for 3 weeks and Pop Songs chart for 1 week with help from Bruno Mars with "Nothin' On You."
May 29: B.o.B hit the Top 10 with help from Hayley Williams with "Airplanes"
May 29: B.o.B topped the UK singles chart for 1 week with "Nothin' On You." The single also hit #1 in the Netherlands, and hit the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.

July 6: B.o.B could be heard on the Big Boi LP Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son Of Chico Dusty on the track "Night Night."
July 17: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Rivers Cuomo with "Magic."
July 24: B.o.B topped the UK singles chart for 1 week with help from Hayley Williams with "Airplanes"
July 31: B.o.B hit #1 for 1 week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Hayley Williams with "Airplanes"

September 12: The video for "Airplanes" was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Collaboration, and Best Hip-Hop Video. The video for "Nothin' On You" was nominated for Best Pop Video.

October 4: B.o.B could be heard on the Bruno Mars LP Doo-Wops & Hooligans on the track "The Other Side."

November 21: B.o.B was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray).

December 7: The mixtape No Genre was released.
December 15: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray was certified gold.

# 69 Singles Artist of the Year

February 12: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Jessie J with "Price Tag."
February 12: B.o.B topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks helping out Jessie J with "Price Tag."
February 13: B.o.B was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Nothin' On You" with Bruno Mars), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Airplanes Part II" with Eminem and Hayley Williams), and Best Rap Album (B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray).

October 15: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Lil Wayne with "Strange Clouds."
October 15: B.o.B topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks and Rap Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks with help from Lil Wayne with "Strange Clouds."

November 16: The mixtape E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial) was released.

# 39 Singles Artist of the Year

March 12: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "So Good."
March 12: B.o.B topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 4 weeks and Rap Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "So Good."

May 1: B.o.B released Strange Clouds.
May 19: B.o.B topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 1 week with help from Taylor Swift with "Both Of Us."
May 19: B.o.B topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week and Rap Albums chart for 2 weeks with Strange Clouds.

June 2: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Taylor Swift with "Both Of Us."

November 12: The mixtape F*** 'Em We Ball was released.

December 11: B.o.B could be heard on the Big Boi LP Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors on the track "Shoes For Running."

December 17: B.o.B released Underground Luxury.

March 15: B.o.B hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Priscilla with "John Doe."

November 27: The mixtape New Black was released.

March 31: B.o.B. could be heard on the Jodeci LP The Past, The Present, The Future on the track "Nobody Wins."

August 14: The mixtape Psycadelik Thoughtz was released.

August 2: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray was certified 2x platinum.

November 4: Elements: WATER, FIRE, EARTH, AIR was released.

May 12: B.o.B. released Ether.

LP DISCOGRAPHY

iTunes Amazon.mp3	Cloud 9 (Mixtape) Released: December 25, 2006 Tracks: "Fear Factor Intro" - "Cloud 9" - "Real Talk" - "B.o.B & J.O.E." - "My Story" - "Decatur" - "Gangsta" - "Haterz" - "Hollywood" - "Problems" - "Southern Smoke" - "Black & Mild" - "Sing My Song" - "Daddy" - "Bulls*** Mix" - "Money In Da Bank" - "Tipper" - "Hot Rod Skit" - "Heavy Breather" - "Take U Home" - "History" - "Going Diamond" - "U Already Know" - "Show Stopper Remix"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Eastside (EP) Released: June 24, 2007 Tracks: "Cloud 9" - "Haterz Everywhere" (featuring Wes Fif)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Hi! My Name Is B.o.B? (Mixtape) Released: February 17, 2008 Tracks: "Intro" - "What The F" - "Haters" - "Radio Skit" - "Lonely People" - "Pack Of P****" - "Grip Yo Body" - "Apple Pie" - "Left Field" - "Locked Up" - "Money On My Mind" - "My Story" - "DJ Smooth Skit" - "Cloud 9" - "Mean Mug Skit" - "Dont' Be Afraid" - "Cold" - "Fake Outro" - "Do Anything" - "One Day" - Use Your Love" - "Slow" - "Whole Hood Skit" - "Murda Mercy" - "Sweet Home" - "Not Love" - "Sing My Song" - "Better Off Alone" - "Room 34" - "They Keep Crying" - "Just A Dream" - "Nite Life" - "Middle Of The Day" - "Outro"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	12th Dimension (EP) Released: June 24, 2008 Tracks: "Grip Ur Body" - "Created A Monster" - "Cyber Heaven" - "Mellow Fellow"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	*Who The F#k Is B.o.B? (Mixtape) Released: November 16, 2008 Tracks: "B.o.B Intro" - "I'm Dat N" - "Generation Lost" - "There It Is" - "Double Bubble" - "B.o.B Checking In" - "I'll Be The Sky" - "Service With A Smile" - "Wait Your Turn" - "Pop" - "East-Side Skit" - "East-Side Tales" - "Atlanta, GA" - "B.o.B Checking In" - "F* You" - "Lonely People" - "Use Ur Love" - "N*****" - "Back Stabbers" - "Starship Strobelite" - "B.o.B Outro" - "On Top Of The World" - "All I Know" - "Little Rascal"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray Released: April 27, 2010 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Billboard #1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums, Digital Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Album Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B Tracks: "Don't Let Me Fall" - "Nothin' On You" (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Past My Shades" (featuring Lupe Fiasco) - "Airplanes" (featuring Hayley Williams) - "Bet I" (featuring T.I. & Playboy Tre) - "Ghost In The Machine" - "The Kids" (featuring Janelle Monae) - "Magic" (featuring Rivers Cuomo) - "Fame" - "Lovelier Than You" - "5th Dimension" (featuring Ricco Barrino) - "Airplanes, Part II" (featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams) also available on vinyl Import Edition also includes: "I'll Be In The Sky" Deluxe CD/DVD Edition also includes: "Letters From Vietnam" and "I See Ya"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	No Genre (Mixtape) Released: December 7, 2010 Tracks: "Beast Mode" - "So So" - "How U Do That" - "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" - "Higher" - "Shoot Up The Station" - "Not Lost" - "Cold As Ice" - "The Watchers" - "Batman Flow" - "American Dreamin" - "Grand Hustle Kings" - "Dr. Aden" - "Attractin" - "Game Time" - "I'm Beaming"
iTunes	E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial) (Mixtape) Released: November 16, 2011 Tracks: "E.P.I.C." (featuring Playboy Tre & Meek Mill) - "Wrong" (featuring Spodee) - "Guest List" (featuring Roscoe Dash) - "What Are We Doing" - 'Perfect Symetry" (featuring 2 Chainz) - "New York New York" - "Boom Bap" (featuring T.I. & Mos Def) - "Welcome To The Jungle" - "5 On The Kush" (featuring Big K.R.I.T. & Bun B) - "How Bout Dat" (featuring Future & Trae Tha Truth) - "Things Get Worse" - "F***** Up" (featuring Playboy Tre) - "Friday Night Star" - "High"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Strange Clouds Released: May 1, 2012 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 5 Billboard #1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums Tracks: "Bomb Away" (featuring Morgan Freeman) - "Ray Bands" - "So Hard To Breathe" - "Both Of Us" (featuring Taylor Swift) - "Strange Clouds" (featuring Lil Wayne) - "So Good" - "Play For Keeps" - "Arena" (featuring Chris Brown & T.I.) - "Out Of My Mind" (featuring Nicki Minaj) - "Never Let You Go" (featuring Ryan Tedder) - "Chandelier" (featuring Laurina Mae) - "Circles" - "Just A Sign" (featuring Playboy Tre) - "Castles" (featuring Trey Songz) - "Where Are You (B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray)"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	F* 'Em We Ball (Mixtape) Released: November 15, 2012 Tracks: "Obama Speaks Femweball" - "Champaign" (featuring Playboy Tre) - "Dynomite" - "Still In The Bitch" (featuring T.I. & Juicy J) - "Curtis Snow Speaks" - "F Em We Ball" (featuring Spodee) - "Be There" - "Everything" - "Alright" - "Playboy Tre Skit" - "When You Gon Let Me F*" - "Best Friend" (featuring Iggy Azalea & Mack Miller) - "Greedy Love" - "So Blowed" (featuring Snoop Lion) - "SPend It" - "Kevin Hart Speaks" - "Roll One Up" - "Hell Of A Night"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Underground Luxury Released: December 17, 2013 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 22 Tracks: "All I Want" - "One Day" - "Paper Route" - "Ready" (featuring Future) - "Throwback" (featuring Chris Brown) - "Back Me Up" - "Coastline" - "Wide Open" (featuring Ester Dean) - "FlyMuthaF****" - "HeadBand" (featuring 2 Chainzs) - "John Doe" (featuring Priscilla) - "Cranberry Moonwalk" (featuring Mike Fresh) - "Nobody Told Me" - "Forever" (featuring Playboy Tre) - "We Still In This Bitch" (featuring T.I. & Juicy J)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	New Black (Mixtape) Released: November 27, 2014 Tracks: "Missing" - "New Black" - "Generation Lost" - "Dr. Aden" - "Through My Head" - "Paper Route" - "Broken Bones" - "Provo King"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Psycadelik Thoughtz (Mixtape) Released: August 14, 2015 Tracks: "Psycadelik Thoughtz" - "Violence" (featuring Jon Bellion) - "Confucius" (featuring Soaky Siren) - "Back And Forth" - "Plain Jane" - "Hourglass" - "Violet Vibrato" - "Up" - "Joburg" - "Love Life" (featuring Sevyn Streeter) - "Have Nots"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Elements: WATER, FIRE, EARTH, AIR Released: November 4, 2016 Tracks: "Born To Die" - "Cold Bwoy (Freestyle)" - "The Crazies !!!" - "Blank Mafia" - "Uncomfortable" - "Hurt" - "Behind Ya Back / Purple Moutain" - "Cut Throat" - "Bend Over" - "Excuse Me" - "Mr. Mister" - "Summers Day" - "False Flag" - "King Tut" - "Lights Out" - "Shhh" - "Action News" - "Under The Dome" - "Stacks Of Dreams" - "F*** Science Bro" - "dumb" - "H.A.A.R.P. Music" - "PoW WoW" - "Break The Rules" - "They Live" - "(((Earthquake)))" - "Flatline Pt. 2" - "Fingerprint" - "Air Bender" - Negative Space" - "Mercy Me" - "Masters Of War" - "Yung'n" - "Bobby Neutron" - "Stanley Kubrick" - "War Witch" - "Vultures" - "Escape"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Ether Released: May 12, 2017 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 179 Tracks: "Fan Mail" - "E.T." (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Middle Man / Mr. Mister" - "Peace Piece" (featuring Big K.R.I.T.) - "Finesse" - "Xantastic" (featuring Young Thug) - "Tweakin" (featuring Young Dro) - "4 Lit" (featuring T.I. & Ty Dolla Sign) - "Substance Abuse" - "Avalanche" - "I Know" (featuring WurlD) - "Big Kids" (featuring Cee Lo Green & Usher)

POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on RockOnTheNet's The ARC Weekly Top 40


1	Airplanes [B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams] from the LP B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray ARC chart run: 33 - 22 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 20 - 27 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 9 RIAA Certification: 6x Platinum Billboard # 1: Rap Digital Songs MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Collaboration, Best Hip-Hop Video	1(1)	24	2010
2	Nothin' On You [B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars] from the LP B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 23 - 17 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 16 - 21 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 25 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, Radio Songs, Pop Songs, Rap Songs, Rap Digital Songs, Rhythmic Top 40 Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song MTV VMA Nominee: Best Pop Video	1(1)	22	2010
3	Price Tag [Jessie J featuring B.o.B] from the Jessie J LP Who You Are ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 32 - 32 - 31 - 27 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 18 - 15 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 13 - 13 - 12 - 19 - 25 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 49	12	20	2011
4	Magic [B.o.B featuring Rivers Cuomo] from the LP B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 23 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 12 - 18 - 22 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 64	11	14	2010
5	So Good from the LP Strange Clouds ARC chart run: 38 - 26 - 22 - 19 - 16 - 16 - 17 - 17 - 18 - 21 - 25 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 77 RIAA Certification: Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, Rap Digital Songs	16	12	2012
6	Both Of Us [B.o.B featuring Taylor Swift] from the LP Strange Clouds ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 29 - 24 - 24 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 30 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 83 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs	23	10	2012
7	John Doe [B.o.B featuring Priscilla] from the LP Underground Luxury ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 30 - 28 - 27 - 27 - 29 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 120	27	8	2014	iTunes Amazon.mp3
8	Strange Clouds [B.o.B featuring Lil Wayne] from the LP Strange Clouds ARC chart run: 40 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 153 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, Rap Digital Songs	40	2	2011	iTunes Amazon.mp3

	Haterz Everywhere [B.o.B featuring Wes Fif] from the EP Eastside	**	**	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	I'll Be In The Sky from the LP B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray Import Edition	**	**	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Don't Let Me Fall from the LP B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray	**	**	2010	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Bet I [B.o.B featuring T.I. & Playboy Tre] from the LP B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray	**	**	2010	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	We Still In This Bitch [B.o.B featuring T.I. & Juicy J] from the LP Underground Luxury	**	**	2013	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Headband [B.o.B featuring 2 Chainz] from the LP Underground Luxury	**	**	2013	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Ready [B.o.B featuring Future] from the LP Underground Luxury	**	**	2013	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Not For Long [B.o.B featuring Trey Sonz] from the digital download	**	**	2014	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Back And Forth from the LP Underground Luxury	**	**	2015	iTunes Amazon.mp3

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.