Strange Clouds (album)

Strange Clouds is the second studio album by American rapper B.o.B, released on May 1, 2012, under Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Morgan Freeman, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, T.I., Nicki Minaj, Ryan Tedder, Lauriana Mae, Playboy Tre, Trey Songz, Nelly and Roscoe Dash, while the production was handled by Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Ryan Tedder, Lil' C, Mynority, Stargate, Frequency, Mike WiLL Made It, P-Nasty, Super Water Sympathy, Kutta, Billboard, Jamieson Jones, Jim Jonsin and B.o.B himself.

Four singles were released from the project. The first single, the title track (featuring Lil Wayne), was released on the 27th of September, 2011, and peaked within the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The next two singles, "So Good" and "Both of Us" (featuring Taylor Swift) were also modestly successful, peaking at number 11 and 18 respectively. The fourth single, "Out of My Mind", was the album's final single and features Nicki Minaj. "Where Are You (B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray)" and "So Hard to Breathe" were released as promotional singles for the album, and the single "Play the Guitar" was also released for the album, but was later excluded from the album's track listing. Three other songs, "Arena" (featuring Chris Brown and T.I.), "Ray Bands", and "Castles" (featuring Trey Songz) would also chart.

Upon its release, the album would receive positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the album would debut at number 5 on the Billboard 200, less successful than its predecessor, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, but still successful nonetheless. It also topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts and peaked within the top 10 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. It would also be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales units of 1,000,000 copies in the United States.