B.o.B

Out of all the rap artists who emerged from Atlanta during the late 2000s, B.o.B -- who was only 17 when he signed his first major-label record deal -- has remained one of the most unique. Early on, his offbeat artistry, belied by his music's conventional Dirty South sound, raised his stock above that of his Southern contemporaries and welcomed comparisons to OutKast, specifically that group's André 3000. B.o.B's commercial breakthrough came in 2010, when he released the chart-topping The Adventures of Bobby Ray, scored three Top Ten pop hits, and earned Grammy nominations in ...