When he was performing outside the Athlete’s Foot in the local mall and people knew him as Bobby Ray, Elle Duncan was able to corner him in the studio and have him record the intro to her “Bust It” Report.

A swift couple of years later the now-five-time Grammy nominee globally known as [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]B.o.B.[/lastfm]was still as comfortable with Elle and The Ryan Cameron Show, dancing for this site’s online visitors who watched him between breaks on LiveStream and reprising one of his earliest rhymes, all while celebrating the release of his new single with Lil Wayne, “Strange Clouds,” a BET Hip Hop Award nomination this upcoming weekend, and yet another performance – just last night - at the request of President Barack Obama.

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