Music Album of the Week: B.o.B “B.o.B vs Bobby Ray”

ARTIST: B.o.B.

ALBUM: B.o.B vs Bobby Ray (mixtape)

FUN FACT: The Grand Hustle representative prefers rock music to hip-hop.

WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT: The members of rap’s freshman class have been defined by their dramatic moments just as much, if not more, than their music. Charles Hamilton lost it. Asher Roth got caught up in racial fuckery. Kid Cudi retired, then unretired. Then there is B.o.B, who has remained relatively quiet, aside from a few offhand comments about music industry politics. He seems to like it that way too, expressing frustration with the way “the media has made a competition out of rap” on B.o.B vs Bobby Ray’s opening freestyle. Sure, the competitive nature of hip-hop may be occasionally overwhelming, but after listening to the Atlanta rapper’s latest mixtape, we think he’ll be just fine.
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