B.o.B

Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. (born November 15, 1988), professionally known as B.o.B, is an American rapper and record producer. He has been nominated for twelve BET Hip Hop Awards and six Grammy Awards over the span of his career. Commercially successful singles include "Nothin' on You" (featuring Bruno Mars), "Airplanes" (featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore), and "Magic."
He and American rapper Lupe Fiasco were labelmates on Atlantic Records. B.o.B was an opening act for Fiasco's 2010 concert tour, the Steppin' Laser Tour.
== Background ==
Originally the songs "Nothin' on You" and "Airplanes" were for Fiasco, though given to B.o.B instead due to executive decisions or the label's own dissatisfaction. When XXL asked if they would be hit records if Fiasco did them, he explained in their outtakes from his May 2011 cover story, "B.o.B made those records. He took those records where they needed to go. To say, if it was my records would they be different. For what? There is no way to know. When it first happened, it was me and Bob did the second verse. It was supposed to be me and Bob. Bob's verse was what they wanted, it was like, 'Why don't you do that?' I'm like, 'Why don't you give it to Bob.' I remember Lyor [Cohen] was like, 'Why did you let that record go?' I'm like, 'It's the same money. It's the same money I'm not going to get. It's the same money you're going to get. And you broke an artist, as what you should be doing. The way you did?' Eh, I can't really rock with those records because of the way they did the business."
He continued, "I'm already branded in a certain way. You got the people who fuck with Lupe and people who don't fuck with Lupe. You have a whole industry that don't fuck with Lupe. Some are malicious but they haven't been acquainted with me and they've seem me do other things so they put me over here. It's like, I'm not Nelly, I'm dead prez. The people who rock with Nelly aren't as quick to rock with dead prez. But if it's someone new, they are open to the forces of the market."Golianopoulos, Thomas (May 2, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Speaks on Lasers [XXL Double Clicks"]. XXL. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011.
== Discography ==
Title 	Year 	Album
"Past My Shades" 	2010 	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Tightrope (Wondamix)"	2010 	
"Who Are You Now" 	colspan="2"	
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== References ==
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