Ronnie Ray Bryant (born 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, as part of the vallejo,California group Potna Duece,
after which he changed the last part of the name to
Bash.
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.
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.
Early life
Ronnie Ray
Bryant was born to a Mexican
mother and
Anglo father who became a heroin addict. Bryant's uncle and grandparents
exposed him to many different types of musical genres. Initially,
Bryant wanted to a professional basketball player. He planned to
play basketball for the junior college he attended in California
during the mid-'90s. After tearing his ankle several times and not
having it repaired with surgery, he permanently ended the
possibility of ever playing basketball at even a semi-professional
level.
Career
Baby
Bash's career began as part of the group Potna Duece in Vallejo, California
. He went to Houston
in 2000,
where he met fellow rapper South Park
Mexican. Prior to his success as a solo artist he, under
the name "Baby Beesh", was part of rap groups Potna Deuce and
Latino Velvet. 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 and
Mac Dre,
R&B singers like
Akon,
Avant,
Natalie,
Mario, and
Nate
Dogg, and other
Latino rappers such as
Fat Joe, Nino Brown, Doll-E Girl,
Frost, and
Pitbull. He continues to write lyrics for
singers such as
Paula DeAnda,
Whitney Houston,
Jennifer Hudson and
Frankie J.
His third studio album,
Cyclone (initially titled
Ronnie Rey All Day), 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,
but his 2007 album
Cyclone was given mixed reviews, for
example being panned by
Rolling
Stone magazine.
On December 31, 2007, Baby Bash performed at the halftime show of
the Brut Sun Bowl
[57440] 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
As Baby Bash
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
Certifications2009: TBA |
| US |
| 200 |
R&B |
Rap |
| 2003 |
Tha
Smokin' Nephew
- Released: September 23, 2003
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
|
48 |
22 |
* |
RIAA: Gold |
| 2004 |
Menage a
Trois
- Released: June 29, 2004
- Label: Empire Musicworks
- Format: CD, digital download
|
— |
32 |
* |
— |
| 2005 |
Super
Saucy
- Released: March 15, 2005
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
|
11 |
7 |
3 |
— |
| 2007 |
Cyclone
- Released: October 30, 2007
- Label: Universal
- Format: CD, digital download
|
30 |
11 |
5 |
— |
| "*" indicates that chart did not
exist; "—" indicates that release did not chart. |
Singles
Other charted songs
| Year |
Song |
Chart positions |
Album |
| US |
| Rap |
Rhythmic |
| 2003 |
"Sexy Eyes (Da Da Da Da)" (feat.
Russell Lee) |
— |
37 |
Tha Smokin' Nephew |
| 2005 |
"That's My Lady (Money)" (feat.
Nate Dogg) |
— |
37 |
Super Saucy |
| 2006 |
"Mamacita" (feat. Marcos Hernandez) |
— |
26 |
Cyclone |
| 2007 |
"Don't
Stop" (feat. Keith
Sweat) |
22 |
25 |
|
As featured performer
Baby Bash also made a silent cameo in
Paula
DeAnda's video for "
Easy".
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
- Birchmeier, Jason. "Get" overview. Allmusic
- 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
- Baby Bash album chart history at Billboard.com
- 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
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