Atlantic recording artist B.o.B has announced details of his hugely anticipated debut album. B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray -- which includes the hit single, Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars) -- arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 27th.
Nothin' On You is shaping up to be a breakout hit for the ATL-based rapper, earning both immediate acclaim and popular success. The track has ascended to the top 10 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart -- the fastest rising debut track since Drake's 2009 smash, Best I Ever Had -- while also reaching #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 with 257,097 units sold to date. What's more, Billboard praised Nothin' On You for its "feel-good singalong hook," noting that the single "provides a solid launching pad for this promising talent."
Having spent much of last year sharing stages with such like-minded artists as Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, and Shwayze, B.o.B will herald the release of B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray with a full-scale US tour.
One of hip-hop's most inventive and exciting young artists, B.o.B has quickly drawn a bounty of rapturous critical applause. In its 2010 Faces To Watch feature, Billboard celebrated the rapper's "versatility," declaring that he "recalls both Outkast's Big Boi and crooner Raheem DeVaughn and may be the first rapper to play the guitar well."
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray sees the resourceful rapper producing the majority of the album by himself, while also playing multiple musical instruments, including piano, trumpet and French horn. In addition, tracks such as 5th Dimension and Friday Night Star offer a funky and fascinating journey into a gifted new talent's far-reaching imagination.
"I just want to show people that there are endless possibilities of what you can do," B.o.B says. "You don't just have to be a rapper, you don't just have to be a trapper; you can be anything you want to be and whatever you do, just love it and it will show."
The rapper's debut album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray will hit stores on April 27.