Babyface Ray

American rapper (born 1991)

Babyface Ray

Babyface Ray in 2022

Background information
Birth name| Marcellus Rayvon Register[1]
Also known as| Face
Born|  (1991-02-07) February 7, 1991 (age 34)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[2]
Genres|

* Michigan rap[3]
* trap

Occupations|

* Rapper
* songwriter

Years active| 2014–present[4]
Labels| Empire

Musical artist

Marcellus Rayvon Register[1] (born February 7, 1991),[5] known professionally as Babyface Ray, is an American rapper.[2] He is a prominent figure in 2020s Detroit hip hop.[6]

## 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 .[5] In February 2021, he released his first EP Unfuckwitable with appearances from EST Gee, Moneybagg Yo and Kash Doll.[7] The EP debuted at number 128 on the Billboard 200 dated February 27, 2021.[8] In August 2021, he released his single "It Ain't My Fault" featuring rapper Big Sean.[9] 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.[10][11] The album peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and two on Independent Albums chart.[10] Later in 2022, he appeared in the 2022 XXL Freshman class and in the subsequent cypher alongside rappers BabyTron, Cochise and Kali.[12]

## 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

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Face |

* Released: January 28, 2022
* Label: Wavy Gang, Empire
* Format: Digital download, streaming

| 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

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MIA Season |

* Released: February 4, 2015
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Digital download, streaming

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

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I Did This Today |

* Released: September 1, 2016
* Label: TF Entertainment
* Format: Digital download, streaming

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. ^ Ihaza, Jeff; Burford, Jayson; Gee, Andre; Conteh, Mankaprr (September 2023). "Rap's Next 50 Years". Rolling Stone. No. 1379\. pp. 52–61. Retrieved 2024-01-20 – via EBSCOHost.
4. ^ "The Break Presents: Babyface Ray". XXL. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
5. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Babyface Ray - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
6. ^ "Babyface Ray Is the Voice of Detroit". Pitchfork. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
7. ^ "Babyface Ray - Unf*ckwitable". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
8. ^ "Billboard 200 Week of February 27, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved Sep 7, 2022.
9. ^ "Big Sean features on Babyface Ray's new single 'It Ain't My Fault'". NME. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
10. ^ a b "Babyface Ray: February R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
11. ^ "Babyface Ray drops "Sincerely Face," shares details of new album". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
12. ^ "BABYFACE RAY XXL FRESHMAN". XXL. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
13. ^ Peaks on the Billboard 200:
* Mob: @billboardcharts (December 12, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
* Summer's Mine: "Billboard 200: Week of August 5, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
* The Kid That Did: @billboardcharts (September 23, 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 24, 2024 – via Twitter.

## External links

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* Babyface Ray at AllMusic

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