Rapper B.o.B.

How did B.o.B. become so famous?

Bobby Ray, who is better known by his stage name B.o.B., is still quite young. But he can already boast with four studio albums.

B.o.b. gained international popularity, when he had released his first album “The Adventures of Bobby Ray”. Many tracks from this album like “Don’t Let Me Fall”, “Nothing on You”, “Magic” became cult. Was it hard for Bobby Ray to become so popular?

So, this is the story.

Bobby Ray was born in a simple American family. His father was a pastor and he wanted his son to continue his education. But B.o.B. got interested in music and decided to quit his school.

Later he described his parents’ attitude towards Bobby’s love to music in this way, “They supported me, but didn’t understand me”.

Occasionally Bobby met Brian Richardson, a producer, who introduced the talented guy to a number of other powerful people in music industry. Thus he met Jim Jonsin, who singed Bobby to Atlantic Records.

Thus B.o.B. got an opportunity to sign his first music deal.

He released his debut album “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” in 2010, which immediately made him a star. The single “Nothing On You”, which he performed with Bruno Mars, got numerous awards and nominations, including the Best Music Video of the Year.

Later B.o.B. released many other singles and albums, which confirmed his star status.