Babyface Ray

Babyface Ray
Babyface Ray
	Babyface Ray in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Marcellus Rayvon Register
Born	February 7, 1991 (age 33); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; trap;
Occupations	Rapper; songwriter;
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Empire

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

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

Career

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

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Studio album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Studio album details	US ^[12]
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

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title	Mixtape details
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

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title	EP details
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

^ ^a ^b "Information on Babyface Ray's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ ^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.
^ "The Break Presents: Babyface Ray". XXL. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Fred. "Babyface Ray - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "Babyface Ray Is the Voice of Detroit". Pitchfork. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "Babyface Ray - Unf*ckwitable". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "Billboard 200 Week of February 27, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved Sep 7, 2022.
^ "Big Sean features on Babyface Ray's new single 'It Ain't My Fault'". NME. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ ^a ^b "Babyface Ray: February R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "Babyface Ray drops "Sincerely Face," shares details of new album". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^ "BABYFACE RAY XXL FRESHMAN". XXL. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
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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

Babyface Ray at AllMusic

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[ascap-1] "Information on Babyface Ray's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[rollingstone-2] "How Detroit Rapper Babyface Ray Already Made One of the Year's Best Rap Albums". Rolling Stone. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[XXL1-3] "The Break Presents: Babyface Ray". XXL. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[Allmusic-4] Thomas, Fred. "Babyface Ray - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[pitchfork2-5] "Babyface Ray Is the Voice of Detroit". Pitchfork. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[pitchfork_ep-6] "Babyface Ray - Unf*ckwitable". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[billboard2-7] "Billboard 200 Week of February 27, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved Sep 7, 2022.

[nme-8] "Big Sean features on Babyface Ray's new single 'It Ain't My Fault'". NME. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[billboard-9] "Babyface Ray: February R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[fader-10] "Babyface Ray drops "Sincerely Face," shares details of new album". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[XXL2-11] "BABYFACE RAY XXL FRESHMAN". XXL. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

[12] 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.

[13] Mob: @billboardcharts (December 12, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Twitter.

[14] Summer's Mine: "Billboard 200: Week of August 5, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[15] The Kid That Did: @billboardcharts (September 23, 2024). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 24, 2024 – via Twitter.

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