Bobby Ray

B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray is the debut studio album by American rapper B.o.B, released on April 27, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 and was handled by B.o.B himself, alongside Grand Hustle founder T.I., Rebel Rock founder Jim Jonsin, Alex da Kid, DJ Frank E, Dr. Luke, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Eminem, The Knux, Kuttah, Lil' C, Luis Resto, and The Smeezingtons. Producers T.I. and Eminem, alongside Smeezingtons member Bruno Mars, Lupe Fiasco, Hayley Williams of Paramore, Playboy Tre, Janelle Monáe, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Ricco Barrino, and Jay Park. Six singles were released for the project. The first, "Nothin' on You" (featuring Bruno Mars), was both B.o.B and Mars' debut single, and topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album's third single, "Airplanes" (featuring Hayley Williams), peaked at number 2 on the same chart, and the fifth single, "Magic" (featuring Rivers Cuomo) also charted within the top 10. Two other singles were released for the project, "Don't Let Me Fall" and "Bet I" (the latter featuring T.I. and Playboy Tre), alongside the UK-exclusive single "I'll Be in the Sky", released as a track on the European edition of the album. The promotional single "Haterz Everywhere" (featuring Wes Fif) features as a bonus track to the Japanese edition of the album. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the record for its sound and compared its style to the music of André 3000 and Kanye West. Commercially, the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, selling 84,000 copies within its first week. It also topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts and peaked within the top 10 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. The album would eventually be certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales of 2,000,000 units in the United States.