Thursday, June 10, 2010

What more must he do?

After generating major buzz with his hit single "Nothin on you", B.o.B decided to use the momentum and release his album a week earlier than planned. "B.o.B presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" went on to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after 84,000 copies flew off the shelf in the first week.

As if hearing he and Bruno Mars' voice on the radio every ten minutes wasn't enough he significantly increased his radio play when he made "Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore his second single. As of today "Nothin on You" and "Airplanes" have peaked at number one and number two on the Hot 100 chart respectively.

Unfortunately after a pretty fast start by today's standards, B.o.B's album sales have stalled big time. After seven weeks on the charts his album has only sold 210,000 copies. This is appalling considering the amount of popular well-composed music he put together in that album. All of the features on the album were strategically placed and their talents match the tone of the song. Most would say that Eminem and B.o.B are polar opposites and would not be able to come together for a song worth listening let alone a collaboration such as "Airplanes Pt. II" but they pulled it off as they imagined what their lives would be like if they did not work hard to achieve their dream.

Hopefully B.o.B's flame does not fizzle out before he climbs over that 500,000 mark. It would be a crime if that man could not retire with a gold plaque of any kind in his living room.

*"Bet I bust" featuring T.I and Playboy Tre is somewhat like a third single for the album. A video has been shot and released for television and internet. It debuted and peaked on the Hot 100 chart at number 72. Keep an eye this song. It has the down south sound that could easily win over radio listeners in the near future.

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