The Rundown: B.o.B, Underground Luxury

A track-by-track review of the Grand Hustle MC's third LP.

Underground Luxury - Grand Hustle heavyweight B.o.B is "still in this" with his third album, Underground Luxury, a summary of how he's had a taste of the mainstream, but remains rooted — with some help from T.I., Juicy J, Mike WiLL Made It, 2 Chainz, and Future; and a diverse array of topics. Read on for a track-by-track look at the "Strange Clouds" rapper's latest.(Photo: Grand Hustle Records)

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Underground Luxury - Grand Hustle heavyweight B.o.B is "still in this" with his third album, Underground Luxury, a summary of how he's had a taste of the mainstream, but remains rooted — with some help from T.I., Juicy J, Mike WiLL Made It, 2 Chainz, and Future; and a diverse array of topics. Read on for a track-by-track look at the "Strange Clouds" rapper's latest.(Photo: Grand Hustle Records)

B.o.B - B.o.B is competing against himself in the Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse category, scoring another nomination as a featured guest on T-Pain's "Up Down (Do This All Day).(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Playboy)

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"All I Want" - B.o.B kicks off his junior album on the R&B tip with a slow, subtle track. The Atlanta MC makes it clear that his motivation in this rap game is strictly financial. "It's just so many women, it's just so many chains, it's just so many watches, it's just too many things," boasts Bobby Ray. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Playboy)

"One Day" - A lone lounge piano opens up the track, which starts out with B.o.B daydreaming of a day when all his aspirations will come to fruition, while being confronted with the realities of his pre-fame situation. "My uncle say that's how it is where we come from/ And if it ain't for bad luck, then we'd have none/Hard to tell the good days from the bad ones/ And if I could catch a shooting star then I would grab one," B.o.B. recalled. (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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"One Day" - A lone lounge piano opens up the track, which starts out with B.o.B daydreaming of a day when all his aspirations will come to fruition, while being confronted with the realities of his pre-fame situation. "My uncle say that's how it is where we come from/ And if it ain't for bad luck, then we'd have none/Hard to tell the good days from the bad ones/ And if I could catch a shooting star then I would grab one," B.o.B. recalled. (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

"Paper Route" - B.o.B doesn't hold back on this one, taking shots at the establishment that, as he put it, silenced the Dixie Chicks. He raps, "This the type of talk that'll probably piss off my publicist/ And I ain't even started, the water ain't even bubbling/ The type of talk that'll probably get me in trouble with the law or maybe the government/ Come after me in public." The beat kicks into high gear about a minute in with heavy claps and electric guitar.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

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"Paper Route" - B.o.B doesn't hold back on this one, taking shots at the establishment that, as he put it, silenced the Dixie Chicks. He raps, "This the type of talk that'll probably piss off my publicist/ And I ain't even started, the water ain't even bubbling/ The type of talk that'll probably get me in trouble with the law or maybe the government/ Come after me in public." The beat kicks into high gear about a minute in with heavy claps and electric guitar.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

"Ready" featuring Future - Booming bass and a catchy hook from B.o.B's friend and fellow ATLien, Future, keep this banger in heavy rotation on radio stations nationwide. The "Same D**n Time" MC keeps it grimy, rapping, "Money on my mind, can't take it off that s**t/ N***a got five different iPhone's only picking up for that grip."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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"Ready" featuring Future - Booming bass and a catchy hook from B.o.B's friend and fellow ATLien, Future, keep this banger in heavy rotation on radio stations nationwide. The "Same D**n Time" MC keeps it grimy, rapping, "Money on my mind, can't take it off that s**t/ N***a got five different iPhone's only picking up for that grip."(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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"Throwback" featuring Chris Brown - A plethora of percussion and an overlapping chorus of female chantings paint the canvas for this track, but don't let the title fool you, B.o.B ain't talking about bringing back old-school hip hop on this Chris Brown-assisted club jam. "Go crazy to this, all my b*****s get together, go crazy, and throw that back, throw that back, don't play, b***h throw that back."(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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"Throwback" featuring Chris Brown - A plethora of percussion and an overlapping chorus of female chantings paint the canvas for this track, but don't let the title fool you, B.o.B ain't talking about bringing back old-school hip hop on this Chris Brown-assisted club jam. "Go crazy to this, all my b*****s get together, go crazy, and throw that back, throw that back, don't play, b***h throw that back."(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

"Back Me Up" - Slow keys against fast drums give this psychedelic track a unique sound, perfect for B.o.B, who gives props to all the regions, and spits flames to his haters with lines like, "N****s tryna act like Bob ain't go, stop that s**t/ That's $50,000 alpaca, you gotta blot that s**t, fool/ Look at this resumé, can't nobody top that s**t." (Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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"Back Me Up" - Slow keys against fast drums give this psychedelic track a unique sound, perfect for B.o.B, who gives props to all the regions, and spits flames to his haters with lines like, "N****s tryna act like Bob ain't go, stop that s**t/ That's $50,000 alpaca, you gotta blot that s**t, fool/ Look at this resumé, can't nobody top that s**t." (Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

"Coastline" - B.o.B shows his versatility on this alternative heater. Offbeat drums complemented by synth and bass come together to cultivate what has become a signature sound for the "Ray Bans" rhymer, who shows that he can hold a few notes in addition to spitting. "Why am I here, in the same club with my back to the wall/ speeding through life just to end up running back to the start?/ Backward and forward and every direction, disaster's in store," he sings.(photo: John Ricard / BET).

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"Coastline" - B.o.B shows his versatility on this alternative heater. Offbeat drums complemented by synth and bass come together to cultivate what has become a signature sound for the "Ray Bans" rhymer, who shows that he can hold a few notes in addition to spitting. "Why am I here, in the same club with my back to the wall/ speeding through life just to end up running back to the start?/ Backward and forward and every direction, disaster's in store," he sings.(photo: John Ricard / BET).

"Wide Open" - With only a basic vocal cut, looped properly, and a simple drum pattern, B.o.B pays homage to N.W.A's early hit, "I Ain't Tha 1." "I'm your main b***h top priority/ She talkin' bout she wanna stop at Lawry's/ I'm like we finna go to Hardees/ Hittin' high notes like a gospel artist/ F**k a b***h silly like my c**k retarded," spit B.o.B.(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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"Wide Open" - With only a basic vocal cut, looped properly, and a simple drum pattern, B.o.B pays homage to N.W.A's early hit, "I Ain't Tha 1." "I'm your main b***h top priority/ She talkin' bout she wanna stop at Lawry's/ I'm like we finna go to Hardees/ Hittin' high notes like a gospel artist/ F**k a b***h silly like my c**k retarded," spit B.o.B.(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

"FlyMuthaF***a - With a title like this it would be wrong for B.o.B to not get extra fly for this quasi-acoustic track. "I swear to God I'm always on a hater's mind, don't know why. I guess 'cause I'm a fly muthaf***a," proclaims the Down South lyricist. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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"FlyMuthaF***a - With a title like this it would be wrong for B.o.B to not get extra fly for this quasi-acoustic track. "I swear to God I'm always on a hater's mind, don't know why. I guess 'cause I'm a fly muthaf***a," proclaims the Down South lyricist. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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"Headband" featuring 2 Chainz - B.o.B gets ratchet with some help from DJ Mustard and 2 Chainz on this hit single, which has already been heating up the charts for weeks. The moral of this one: Don't leave your girl alone around Bobby Ray or Mr. Chainz. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Vh1)

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"Headband" featuring 2 Chainz - B.o.B gets ratchet with some help from DJ Mustard and 2 Chainz on this hit single, which has already been heating up the charts for weeks. The moral of this one: Don't leave your girl alone around Bobby Ray or Mr. Chainz. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Vh1)

"John Doe" featuring Priscilla Renae - Priscilla Renae shines from the jump, introducing the world to her fiery vocals, while B.o.B balances it out with his mellow flow chronicling people's various addictions. "You race to the bottom of every single bottle as if there was someone or something to find/ You struggle in your mind and you tell yourself lie after lie 'til you get to the point where it's no longer private/ and the people that you work with notice the signs, when you walk in the room, n****s know just be quiet," rhymed B.o.B.(Photo: John Ricard / BET).

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"John Doe" featuring Priscilla Renae - Priscilla Renae shines from the jump, introducing the world to her fiery vocals, while B.o.B balances it out with his mellow flow chronicling people's various addictions. "You race to the bottom of every single bottle as if there was someone or something to find/ You struggle in your mind and you tell yourself lie after lie 'til you get to the point where it's no longer private/ and the people that you work with notice the signs, when you walk in the room, n****s know just be quiet," rhymed B.o.B.(Photo: John Ricard / BET).

"Cranberry Moon Walk" featuring Mike Fresh - With a pounding beat reminiscent of Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," B.o.B and newcomer Mike Fresh fuse funk with thump on this one. Those that stay on their medicinals could especially relate to B.o.B: "My weed hydroponic, that chronic, that chronic, that chronic, that chronic." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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"Cranberry Moon Walk" featuring Mike Fresh - With a pounding beat reminiscent of Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," B.o.B and newcomer Mike Fresh fuse funk with thump on this one. Those that stay on their medicinals could especially relate to B.o.B: "My weed hydroponic, that chronic, that chronic, that chronic, that chronic." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

"Nobody Told Me" - Ironically this is both the most pop friendly — thanks to the upbeat and up-tempo sounds of the piano — and also the most introspective song on Underground Luxury. B.o.B looks back on the simple things he took for granted in life. "I ran away from home just to try to make a million/ When you get a million, it's a different type of feeling/ When you look around and what you really need is missing," he recalls.(Photo: Splash News)

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"Nobody Told Me" - Ironically this is both the most pop friendly — thanks to the upbeat and up-tempo sounds of the piano — and also the most introspective song on Underground Luxury. B.o.B looks back on the simple things he took for granted in life. "I ran away from home just to try to make a million/ When you get a million, it's a different type of feeling/ When you look around and what you really need is missing," he recalls.(Photo: Splash News)

"Forever" - Production-wise, this unorthodox track strategically fuses unorthodox strings with subtle synth and that requisite Atlanta bass. For his part, B.o.B sings that, "Nothin' is forever" but it's all tongue-in-cheek. "I'm so high I don't even get high no more/ I'm so fly I don't even look down no more/ I'm so hot that I don't go out no more/ N****s still hate, I don't even know why no more."(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Redferns)

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"Forever" - Production-wise, this unorthodox track strategically fuses unorthodox strings with subtle synth and that requisite Atlanta bass. For his part, B.o.B sings that, "Nothin' is forever" but it's all tongue-in-cheek. "I'm so high I don't even get high no more/ I'm so fly I don't even look down no more/ I'm so hot that I don't go out no more/ N****s still hate, I don't even know why no more."(Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Redferns)

"We Still in This B***h" featuring T.I. and Juicy J - This Down South triumvirate of B.o.B, T.I. and Juicy J goes in on this Mike WiLL Made It heater. "They think they seein' me, but they ain't seen s**t/ Girls on the pole, yeah they make me rich/ Girls at my shows, wanna take my pic/ Yeah we can do this here all night, can't tell me nothin' can't tell me s**t," rhymes B.o.B. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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"We Still in This B***h" featuring T.I. and Juicy J - This Down South triumvirate of B.o.B, T.I. and Juicy J goes in on this Mike WiLL Made It heater. "They think they seein' me, but they ain't seen s**t/ Girls on the pole, yeah they make me rich/ Girls at my shows, wanna take my pic/ Yeah we can do this here all night, can't tell me nothin' can't tell me s**t," rhymes B.o.B. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)