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Babyface Ray

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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
Years active2014–present[3]
LabelsEmpire

Marcellus Rayvon Register[1] (born February 7, 1991),[4] known professionally as Babyface Ray, is an American rapper.[2] He is a prominent figure in 2020s Detroit hip hop.[5]

Early life

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Born February 7, 1991, in Detroit, Ray played basketball and football, alongside playing the trumpet.[2]

Career

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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. This mixtape would give him his first viral song move to la which was popoular on tik tok at the time . [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

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Studio album details Peak chart positions
US
[12]
Face 31
Mob
  • Released: December 2, 2022
  • Label: Wavy Gang, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 54
Summer's Mine
  • Released: July 21, 2023
  • Label: Wavy Gang, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 92
The Kid That Did
  • Released: September 13, 2024
  • Label: Wavy Gang, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 71

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Mixtape details
MIA Season
Young Wavy
  • Released: November 7, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Legend
  • Released: June 2, 2017
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Trillest
  • Released: October 21, 2017
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Ghetto Wave (with Peezy)
  • Released: December 25, 2017
  • Label: Boyz Entertainment LLC
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Last One Left
  • Released: May 17, 2019
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
MIA Season 2
  • Released: November 22, 2019
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details
Title EP details
I Did This Today
My Cup Of Tea
  • Released: December 29, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
I Did This Today 2
  • Released: May 14, 2018
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Live From The House
  • Released: October 31, 2018
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
For You
  • Released: April 17, 2020
  • Label: Wavy Gang
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Unfuckwitable
  • Released: February 12, 2021
  • Label: Wavy Gang, Empire
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

References

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  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. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "The Break Presents: Babyface Ray". XXL. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Babyface Ray - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. ^ "Babyface Ray Is the Voice of Detroit". Pitchfork. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  6. ^ "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. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  9. ^ a b "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. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  12. ^ Peaks on the Billboard 200:
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