New B.o.B. Album Review

So one of my favorite new artists just released a new album this past week. B.o.B., a rapper/musician that can sing, rap, and play instruments, released a new album, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. I think it is a great CD by a great artist.

"Don't Let Me Fall" 9/10. This is a great song to open up an album. It has a catchy chorus with message-filled verses. The rhythm and melody are catchy and I had this song on repeat a few times on my IPOD.

"Nothing on You" 10/10. The second song is awesome. He features Bruno Mars in this song. Right now it is played on the radio a lot and is really catchy. I love the song and always turn it up in my car whenever it appears on the radio.

"Past My Shades" 8/10. In this song B.o.B features rapper Lupe Fiasco. It is catchy and has a nice melody. At times it can be kind of repetitive, but other than that it is a great song featuring two great artists.

"Airplanes" 10/10. This song features Haley Williams of Paramore. This pretty much makes the song great because she is awesome. The chorus of this song is awesome and solely features her. Then, to make the song even better, B.o.B adds greatly-timed raps. This combination makes for a very entertaining song.

"Bet I" 6.5/10. In this song, he features T.I. I think T.I. is awesome, so I immediately wanted to listen to the song. I was expecting another hit, and was left kind of hanging. It was good, but not great. It seems like B.o.B. got away from what was working in the rest of the album having a nice balance of singing and rapping. This was mostly rap and didn't stand out like most of his other songs. Overall, it's a pretty good song though.

"Ghost In The Machine" 10/10. This is probably the second catchiest song on the album, next to nothing on you. It's melody is awesome and spot on. The extra sound effects and music make it seem like a song you could hear on Ghostbusters or some Casper movie. Awesome, awesome, awesome song.

"The Kids" 9.5/10. This song is a little less upbeat than the previous songs, but still is awesome. The melody, like many of his other songs, is great. He features a really talented girl whose bone-chilling solo at the end alone makes the song.

"Magic" 8.5/10. This is a cool song. I can't say it's one of my favorites, but it is another good song. The chorus with Rivers Cuomo is catchy and has a nice beat to it. It sounds a little like it could be on Disney Channel. But all cons aside, it's pretty good and a nice song to listen to.

"Fame" 9/10. I like the way he starts off this song like it's an old song, and then busts it out into a nice rap song. This song has one of those choruses that get stuck in your head, and, in this case, that is a great thing.

"Lovelier Than You" 10/10. Just when you think you are getting the gist of this album, B.o.B throws a curveball. This is a much more musical song with some great singing. The lyrics are nice and happy, and overall it is a very uplifting song, and shows that B.o.B isn't just a rapper, he is a musician and a singer too.

"5th Dimension" 8.5/10. This may seem like a broken record, but this song, yet again, is very catchy with great raps and a cool beat. His falsetto in the chorus is awesome and shows his range as a singer. This song also features Ricco Barrino who adds some nice raps to this song.

"Airplanes pt. 2" 10/10. To end this great album, B.o.B does pt. 2 to his hit song "Airplanes". Haley Williams is still in it, and, as if the song wasn't good enough already, Eminem raps in this song, but reader beware that there is some bad swear words in Eminem's rap. So if you solely like children's music and Disney music this isn't the CD for you. First of all why would you be listening to this in the first place, and second of all this song is much better with the swear words in it.

Overall, this is a great album that I recommend to all. Not just rap lovers, but music lovers. It is an awesome CD that cleverly mixes singing and rapping, showing just how much of a musician B.o.B is. Now go out and buy the CD and listen for yourself.

"Above: B.o.B album cover for, "The Adventures of Bobby Ray", http://deadstarsco.com"