Ronald (Ronnie) Rey Bryant
(born November 18th, 1975), better known by his stage name Baby Bash
(formerly Baby Beesh
), is an American rapper. From 1995 to 1998, he performed under the stage name Baby Beesh
, after which he changed the last part of the name to Bash
. [1] His first album was Tha Smokin' Nephew
in 2003, which included the singles "Suga Suga" and "Shorty Doowop". In 2005, Super Saucy
was released, its lead single being "Im Back", a collaboration with singer Akon. Cyclone
followed in 2007, with its title single featuring T-Pain and its follow-up, "What Is It" featuring Sean Kingston, landing on the Billboard
charts as well. [2]
He has frequently contributed to other performers' works, including a spot in the song "Obsession (No Es Amor)" by 3rd Wish released in Europe and later a U.S release with a copy / re- recording of the european version , performed by Frankie J in 2005 and "Doing Too Much" by Paula DeAnda in 2006.
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Biography
Career
Baby Bash's career began to rise when he went to
Houston in 2000, where he met fellow rapper
South Park Mexican.
[3] Prior to his success as a solo artist he, under the name "Baby Beesh", was part of rap groups Potna Deuce and Latino Velvet.
[4] Bash's debut album entitled
Savage Dreams
was released on the independent label Dope House Records in 2001.
The acclaim he received soon caught the attention of
Universal Records, who signed him later that year. In 2003, Baby Bash released his first album on a major label,
Tha Smokin' Nephew
, and
Super Saucy
in 2005. He recently was featured in
Paula DeAnda's first single "Doin' Too Much" from her debut album
Paula DeAnda
. He has collaborated with numerous other artists during his career, such as
West Coast rappers
B-Legit,
C-Bo, Coolio-
Da'unda'dogg,
E-40 [5] and
Mac Dre,
R&B singers like
Akon,
Avant,
Natalie,
Mario, and
Nate Dogg,
[6] and other
Latino rappers such as
Fat Joe, Nino Brown, Doll-E Girl,
Frost,
and
Pitbull.
[7] He continues to write lyrics for singers such as
Paula DeAnda,
Whitney Houston,
Jennifer Hudson and
Frankie J.
[8]
His third studio album,
Cyclone
(initially titled
Ronnie Rey All Day
),
[9] was released in late October 2007. So far, Baby Bash has released three singles off the album: "Mamacita" featuring
Marcos Hernandez, "Na Na (The Yummy Song)", and "Cyclone" featuring
Mickaël &
T-Pain. The month of the album release, Baby Bash became Myspace's #1 Latin artist,
and the single Cyclone had over 750,000 digital and ringtone sales prior to the album's release.
Baby Bash is presently working on a new film entitled
Primos
starring
Chingo Bling and
Danny Trejo. The comedy involves three cousins working in a bakery with dreams of making money, and is slated for a 2008 release.
His major-label debut
Tha Smokin' Nephew
was well-received by
Allmusic,
[10] but his 2007 album
Cyclone
was given mixed reviews, for example being panned by
Rolling Stone
magazine.
[11]
On December 31, 2007, Baby Bash performed at the halftime show of the Brut Sun Bowl game between South Florida and Oregon.
Baby Bash has also worked with Australian artist
Kate Alexa, who on
March 3,
2008 released the song "
Teardrops," which is a cover of
Womack & Womack's song with Baby Bash rapping throughout the song. He also performed the song in Australia, where it was well received, reaching #26 on the
ARIA Chart.
Discography
Albums
As Baby Beesh
- 2001: Savage Dreams
- 2002: On tha Cool
- 2003: The Ultimate Cartel
As Baby Bash
| Year
| Album
| Chart positions
| Certifications
2009: TBA
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| US [12]
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| 200
| R&B
| Rap
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| 2003
| Tha Smokin' Nephew
- Released: September 23, 2003
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
| 48
| 22
| *
| RIAA: Gold [13]
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| 2004
| Menage a Trois
- Released: June 29, 2004
- Label: Empire Musicworks
- Format: CD, digital download
| —
| 32
| *
| —
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| 2005
| Super Saucy
- Released: March 15, 2005
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
| 11
| 7
| 3
| —
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| 2007
| Cyclone
- Released: October 30, 2007
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
| 30
| 11
| 5
| —
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| "*" indicates that chart did not exist; "—" indicates that release did not chart.
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Singles
| Year
| Song
| Chart positions
| Certifications
| Album
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| US [14]
| CAN [15] [16]
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| Hot 100
| R&B
| Rap
| Rhythmic
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| 2003
| "Shorty Doowop" (featuring Perla Cruz & Russell Lee)
| 115
| 108
| —
| —
| 17
| —
| Tha Smokin' Nephew
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| "Suga Suga" (featuring Frankie J)
| 7
| 54
| 10
| 2
| —
| RIAA: Gold
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| 2005
| "Baby I'm Back" (featuring Akon)
| 11
| 52
| 9
| 3
| —
| RIAA: Gold
| Super Saucy
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| "Who Wit' Me?"
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 2007
| "Na Na (The Yummy Song)" (featuring Casely)
| —
| —
| —
| 25
| —
| —
| Cyclone
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| "Cyclone" (featuring Mickaël & T-Pain)
| 7
| 70
| 6
| 3
| 41
| RIAA: 2× Platinum
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| 2008
| "What Is It" (featuring Sean Kingston)
| 57
| —
| 18
| 34
| —
| —
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| 2009
| "That's How I Go" (feat. Mario and Lil Jon)
| 107
| 90
| 17
| 26
| —
| —
| TBA
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| 2009
| "Outta Control" (feat. Pitbull) [17]
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| 23
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Other charted songs
| Year
| Song
| Chart positions
| Album
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| US
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| Rap
| Rhythmic
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| 2003
| "Sexy Eyes (Da Da Da Da)" (feat. Russell Lee)
| —
| 37
| Tha Smokin' Nephew
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| 2005
| "That's My Lady (Money)" (feat. Nate Dogg)
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| 37
| Super Saucy
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| 2006
| "Mamacita" (feat. Marcos Hernandez)
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| 26
| Cyclone
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| 2007
| "Don't Stop" (feat. Keith Sweat)
| 22
| 25
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As featured performer
| Year
| Song
| Chart positions
| Album
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| US
| AUS
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| Hot 100
| R&B
| Latin
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| 2005
| "Obsession (No Es Amor)" (Frankie J featuring Baby Bash)
| 3
| 69
| 2
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| The One
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| 2006
| "Energy" (Natalie featuring Baby Bash)
| 66
| —
| —
| —
| Natalie
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| 2006
| "Doing Too Much" (Paula DeAnda featuring Baby Bash)
| 41
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| 25
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| Paula DeAnda
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| 2007
| "Gallery (Remix)" (Mario Vazquez featuring Baby Bash)
| 35
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| 2008
| "You've Got a Friend" (Far East Movement featuring Baby Bash & Lil Rob)
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| —
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| Animal
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| "Teardrops" (Kate Alexa featuring Baby Bash)
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| 26
| TBA
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| "This Boy's Fire" (Santana featuring Jennifer Lopez & Baby Bash)
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| Ultimate Santana
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Baby Bash also made a silent cameo in
Paula DeAnda's video for "
Easy".
[18]
Baby Bash was also featured in
Pascal Obispo's song "Nouveau Voyage (C'est la Vie)". He raps one verse and sings backup vocals in the chorus.
References
- Baby Bash - Biography
- Baby Bash - Billboard Singles
- He is what he is
- Baby Bash - Biography
- Birchmeier, Jason. "Get" overview. Allmusic
- Baby Bash: Flyest Mexican Under the Radar
- Jeffries, David. "Super Saucy" overview. Allmusic: 2005.
- Latin Music Interview - "Baby Bash: Latin Hip Hop's Quiet Storm"
- Britney Spears Single Is Released; Plus Eve, 50 Cent, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West & More, In For The Record. MTV News: August 30, 2007.
- Jeffries, David. "Tha Smokin' Nephew" overview. Allmusic
- Album reviews - 'Cyclone'
- Baby Bash album chart history at Billboard.com
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- Baby Bash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
- Shorty Doowop
- Cyclone
- http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
- "Easy" music video by Paula DeAnda and Bow Wow. Baby Bash can be seen around 2:50 in the video. Hosted on MTV.com: View on Overdrive (Windows XP or Mac OS X in the United States) or standard MTV player for older systems or outside the USA