Do you remember the rapper behind the famous 2010 hit "Nothin' On You" with Bruno Mars?
Yep, that's B.o.B!
Since his huge success in the past decade, fans have been wondering where he is now.
Rapper BoB Age, Biography, Birthday
Born Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, BoB is one of the biggest rappers and music producers in 2009.
In fact, he is turning 34 years old today as he was born Nov. 15, 1988!
In his early beginnings, BoB played the trumpet in his school band starting from elementary until high school. Initially, his parents wanted him to pursue his education, but he said he wanted to pursue a music career. Later on, his father eventually approved of this after realizing that his talented son is using music as his therapy and his very own creative outlet.
"They've always supported me. They got my first keyboard to make beats on and they helped me out getting equipment here and there. But it was kind of hard for them to really understand what I was really trying to accomplish," he said in an interview with HiphopDX.
Rapper BoB Net Worth, Music Career
According to Celebrity Net Worth, BoB's Net Worth is estimated to be around $6 million, primarily attributed to his music.
In the span of BoB's career, he has successfully released seven albums.
His most iconic one was "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray," where "Nothin' On You," "Airplanes," and "Magic" came from - his three most famous ones.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 1. To date, it has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America as double platinum.
"The versatility that B.o.B encapsulates is evident from the outset of the album," HipHopDX says of the album.
His most recent one, "Better Than Drugs," was released last August 2022 and is already up for streaming on Apple Music.
Where is rapper BoB now 2022?
Based on his most recent Instagram post, BoB has released the second installment of his compilation album, "Elements 2," on Soundcloud.
Speaking to Forbes last August, BoB revealed the reason for his hiatus from music in the past few years.
"Sometimes you think you don't like something and it's really just a certain relationship that you have with it that you don't like. I thought that I didn't like the music industry. And I thought I thought I wanted to retire. Sometimes it is certain toxic people in your circle that is ruining sh-," he shared. "All I had to do was remove the irritation, and then everything else works out. D***, I do love music. I do. I love making music," said B.o.B. "I have a great job, man. Start to realize all these things. You got to go through fire. It's a story. It's going to be one hell of a biopsy [biopic]."
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