Real name: Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 2007 - 2020

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer, born November 15, 1988, from Decatur, Georgia.

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 Jim Jonsin. After hearing his music, Jonsin signed B.o.B to his Rebel Rock Entertainment imprint. Two years later, Jonsin and B.o.B signed a joint venture deal, with Atlantic Records and American rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records.