Southern rapper B.o.B. was born Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. and the title of his 2010 debut album, B.O.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY, acknowledges his meteoric rise from playing trumpet in a high school band to hip-hop stardom. The performer has never felt bound by genre, and guests on the Atlantic collection span a wide musical spectrum, including Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, Eminem, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. Driven by Top 10 singles “Airplanes,” “Magic” and “Nothin' on You” (a Record of the Year Grammy nominee), the set debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart. The double-Platinum THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY made it clear that B.o.B.’s adventures were just beginning.
