Name: B.o.B
Start: 2017-07-06T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2017-07-06T23:30:00-07:00
Location: Midtown Ballroom

B.o.B

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Midtown Events and Red Light Productions bring you B.o.B Thursday July 6 at the Midtown Ballroom.
Doors 8:00 Show 9:00
All Ages
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Background informationBirth nameBobby Ray Simmons, Jr.Also known asBobby RayBorn(1988-11-15) November 15, 1988 (age 28) <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Winston-Salem, North Carolina" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</A>, U.S.Origin<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur,_Georgia" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Decatur, Georgia" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Decatur, Georgia</A>, U.S 
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. (born November 15, 1988),<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.o.B#cite_note-AKA_609_interview-3" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">[3]</A> better known by his <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_name" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Stage name" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">stage name</A> B.o.B, is an American <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Hip hop music" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hip hop</A> recording artist and record producer from <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur,_Georgia" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Decatur, Georgia" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Decatur, Georgia</A>. In 2006, B.o.B was discovered by Brian Richardson, who then introduced him to TJ Chapman, who subsequently brought him to American record producer <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jonsin" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Jim Jonsin" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jim Jonsin</A>. After hearing his music, Jonsin signed B.o.B to his <A CLASS="mw-redirect" HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Rock_Entertainment" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Rebel Rock Entertainment" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rebel Rock Entertainment</A> imprint. Two years later, Jonsin and B.o.B signed a <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_venture" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Joint venture" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">joint venture</A> deal, with <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Atlantic Records" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atlantic Records</A> and American rapper <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.I." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="T.I." DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">T.I.</A>'s <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Hustle_Records" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Grand Hustle Records" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Grand Hustle Records</A>.<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.o.B#cite_note-4" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">[4]</A>
B.o.B quickly rose to fame after his commercial debut single "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothin%27_on_You" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Nothin' on You" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nothin' on You</A>", reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. He would later release his third single "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplanes_(song)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Airplanes (song)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Airplanes</A>", which also topped several major <A CLASS="mw-redirect" HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_charts" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Music charts" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">music charts</A>. His fifth single "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(B.o.B_song)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Magic (B.o.B song)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Magic</A>", became his third top 10 hit on the US <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Billboard Hot 100" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Billboard Hot 100</A>. B.o.B's debut studio album <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.o.B_Presents:_The_Adventures_of_Bobby_Ray" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Adventures of Bobby Ray</A>, which was preceded by two <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Extended play" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">extended plays</A> (EPs) and several <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtape" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Mixtape" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mixtapes</A>, was released in April 2010. The album reached number one on the US <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Billboard 200" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Billboard 200</A> and was eventually <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="RIAA certification" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">certified 2x platinum</A> by the <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Recording Industry Association of America" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Recording Industry Association of America</A> (RIAA) in 2016. B.o.B was named the ninth "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV%27s_Hottest_MCs_in_the_Game" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hottest MC in the Game</A> of 2010" by <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="MTV" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MTV</A>, on their annual list.<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.o.B#cite_note-5" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">[5]</A>
B.o.B released his second studio album <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Clouds_(album)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Strange Clouds (album)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Strange Clouds</A>, in May 2012. The album spawned six singles, four of which charted exceptionally well internationally. The album's <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Clouds_(song)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Strange Clouds (song)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">eponymous lead single</A> became his fourth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The singles "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Good_(B.o.B_song)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="So Good (B.o.B song)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">So Good</A>", "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_of_Us" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Both of Us" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Both of Us</A>" and "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_My_Mind_(B.o.B_song)" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Out of My Mind (B.o.B song)" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Out of My Mind</A>", followed behind, with the former two being <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="RIAA certification" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">certified platinum</A> by the RIAA. The album itself debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. His third album <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Luxury" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Underground Luxury" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Underground Luxury</A>, was released in December 2013 and supported by the lead single "<A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadBand" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="HeadBand" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HeadBand</A>". In August 2015, B.o.B unexpectedly released a new project <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycadelik_Thoughtz" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Psycadelik Thoughtz" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Psycadelik Thoughtz</A>, via digital distribution, with little-to-no promotion. In January 2016, B.o.B incited widespread ridicule for claiming that <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Flat Earth" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the earth is flat</A>.

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