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'''Studio albums'''
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Face'' (2022)<ref name="billboard" />
* ''Face'' (2022)<ref name="billboard" />
* ''Mob'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/babyface-ray-announces-new-album-mob/|title=Babyface Ray Announces New Album ''Mob''|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=22 November 2022|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> – No. 54 US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1602326815619665925|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)...|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Mob (Babyface Ray album)|Mob]]'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/babyface-ray-announces-new-album-mob/|title=Babyface Ray Announces New Album ''Mob''|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=22 November 2022|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> – No. 54 US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1602326815619665925|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)...|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>


'''Mixtapes'''
'''Mixtapes'''

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Babyface Ray
Babyface Ray in 2022
Babyface Ray in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMarcellus Rayvon Register[1]
Born (1991-02-07) February 7, 1991 (age 33)
Detroit, Michigan U.S.[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active2014-present[3]
LabelsEmpire

Marcellus Rayvon Register[1] (born February 7, 1991),[4] known professionally as Babyface Ray, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan.[2] He is noted as an important and prominent figure of the Detroit hip hop scene.[5]

Early life

Ray recalls participating in sports such as basketball and football.[2]

Career

Babyface Ray in April 2017

In 2010, Ray joined Team Eastside alongside fellow Detroit rapper Peezy. In 2015, he started gaining traction with the release of his debut mixtape MIA Season. In 2017, he released his mixtape Ghetto Wave. In 2019, he released his second mixtape MIA Season 2 the sequel to MIA Season.[4] In February 2021, he released his first EP Unfuckwitable with appearances from EST Gee, Moneybagg Yo and Kash Doll.[6] The EP debuted at number 128 on the Billboard 200 dated February 27, 2021.[7] In August 2021, he released his single "It Ain't My Fault" featuring rapper Big Sean.[8] In January 2022, Ray released his debut album Face with appearances from Swedish rapper Yung Lean, G Herbo, 42 Dugg, Pusha T, Wiz Khalifa, and Landstrip Chip.[9][10] The album peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and two on Independent Albums chart.[9] Later in 2022, he appeared in the 2022 XXL Freshman class and in the subsequent cypher alongside rappers BabyTron, Cochise and Kali.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

  • MIA Season (2015)[4]
  • Ghetto Wave (2017)[4]
  • MIA Season 2 (2019)[4]

EPs

  • Unfuckwitable (2021)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Information on Babyface Ray's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ a b c "How Detroit Rapper Babyface Ray Already Made One of the Year's Best Rap Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "The Break Presents: Babyface Ray". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e Thomas, Fred. "Babyface Ray - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. ^ "Babyface Ray Is the Voice of Detroit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  6. ^ a b "Babyface Ray - Unf*ckwitable". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200 Week of February 27, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved Sep 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Big Sean features on Babyface Ray's new single 'It Ain't My Fault'". NME. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  9. ^ a b c "Babyface Ray: February R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  10. ^ "Babyface Ray drops "Sincerely Face," shares details of new album". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  11. ^ "BABYFACE RAY XXL FRESHMAN". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  12. ^ Strauss, Matthew (22 November 2022). "Babyface Ray Announces New Album Mob". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. ^ @billboardcharts (December 12, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
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