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Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., known professionally as B.o.B, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, Simmons was signed to high-profile producer Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock Entertainment imprint, in 2006. Two years later, Jonsin and Simmons signed a joint venture deal, with fellow rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records, under the aegis of Atlantic Records. Following his major-label deal, Simmons quickly achieved commercial success, when his debut single "Nothin' on You", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2009, and earned a Grammy Award for Record of the Year nomination. His subsequent singles "Airplanes", and "Magic", both reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Simmons' debut studio album The Adventures of Bobby Ray, was preceded by two extended plays and several self-released mixtapes. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Bob Swap Builds Bridges With ‘Science Diplomacy’

SpaceX crewmates Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken awarded Space Medal of Honor

Astronaut Bob Behnken retires from NASA after trailblazing 22-year career

Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA

The Wow signal is SETI's founding myth. Most have dismissed it, but for 35 years, until his death last year, one man never stopped searching. Bob Gray's final research, "Could the "Wow" signal have originated from a stochastic repeating beacon?" was published in June with astronomer David Kipping.

In 1995, NASA astronomer Bob Williams wanted to point the Hubble telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 100 hours. Critics said it was a waste of valuable time, and he'd have to resign if it came up blank. Instead it revealed over 3,000 galaxies, in an area 1/30th as wide as a full moon.

GoDaddy Billionaire Bob Parsons Believes Psychedelics Can Heal Trauma—And He’s Putting His Money (And Brain) On The Line

Bob Saget’s Autopsy Report Describes Severe Skull Fractures

Bob Saget's Death: Brain Injury Experts Give Advice on Preventing Serious Harm

Turmoil at Bezos’ Blue Origin: Talent exodus came after CEO Bob Smith's push for full return to the office

NASA and SpaceX are targeting April 15, 2022 for the launch of the Crew-4 mission , which will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, and a fourth crew member yet to be named

Space Shuttle Astronaut Bob Crippen Describes Columbia's First Flight: "A Moment of Pure Excitement"

Cicada Brood That Inspired Bob Dylan In 1970 Will Emerge Again This Year

Mars helicopter inventor J Bob Balaram mentions how his Uncle in the 1960's wrote to the U.S. Consulate while in South India, asking for information about NASA and space exploration. The bulging envelope they sent back, stuffed with glossy booklets, entranced young Bob.