BOB vs. Bobby Ray Mixtape

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BOB vs. Bobby Ray Mixtape

Posted on 27 June 2009 by thomasm

Most people know B.o.B from his smash “Autotune” but not too many people are familiar with his crooning alterego Bobby Ray. He shares both the rap and the singing side of himself on this enjoyable unique mixtape. The first song from b.o.b. is “Patron and Swag” which laments the fact that real rap doesn’t sell but if you throw the words “patron” or “swag” on it you have a hit. That song was recorded live so it doesn’t have the sound quality of the rest of the tape, but was my favorite track because of the lyrics. Asher Roth and Charles Hamilton join B.o.B on “Change Gon Come” for my other selection from the B.o.B side of the tape. This song has been out but it’s pretty dope nontheless. It’s easy to draw comparisons to Andre 3000 because of the similarities in music styling and the ATL background but B.o.B has his own style. The songs that he samples aren’t something we’ve heard 3000 on.

You can hear the Bobby Ray side on “Trippin” which sounds like nothing I’m used to. I prefer the B.o.B. side but there is a large market of people that will like the Bobby Ray side of the tape. Listen to the tracks below and download the mixtape if you like what you hear:

Listen to “Patron and Swag” here:

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Listen to “Change Gon Come” here:

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Listen to “Trippin” here:

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Download the mixtape here:

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