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On November 15, 1988 Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., better known as B.o.B. was born.
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After meeting his mentor and co-manager, B. Rich, in 2002 at 14 years of age, B.o.B sold his first beat to former Slip-n-Slide recording artist Citti for a song titled "I'm the Cookie Man."
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He played the trumpet in his school band from elementary school through high school.
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B.o.B first began to gain major recognition at the start of 2007. The underground single, "Haterz Everywhere," featuring Wes Fif, gained the rapper recognition and peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
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His second single "Airplanes" peaked at number one in the UK and at number two in the US
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B.o.B was named the ninth Hottest MC in the Game of 2010 by MTV
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On April 27, 2010 his debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray was released, reaching number one on the US charts.
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His third single, "Magic", became B.o.B's third consecutive top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100
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His debut single "Nothin' on You" reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom
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Back to square one, B.o.B continued performing at open mics and underground venues to perfect his craft.[7] In 2006, because he was underage, B. Rich helped sneak B.o.B into Club Crucial, a night club owned by Atlanta rapper T.I.. There, B.o.B performed a song titled "Cloud 9", a self -produced, spoken word-like ode to marijuana.
