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

Early life

Born February 7, 1991, in

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, Ray played basketball and football, alongside playing the trumpet.

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 . In February 2021, he released his first EP ''Unfuckwitable'' with appearances from

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and Kash Doll. The EP debuted at number 128 on the ''Billboard'' 200 dated February 27, 2021. In August 2021, he released his single "It Ain't My Fault" featuring rapper

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. In January 2022, Ray released his debut album ''Face'' with appearances from Swedish rapper

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, and Landstrip Chip. The album peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and two on

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chart. Later in 2022, he appeared in the 2022 XXL Freshman class and in the subsequent cypher alongside rappers

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Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

References

External links

* Living people 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 1991 births African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers African-American male songwriters Gangsta rappers Midwest hip-hop musicians Rappers from Detroit Songwriters from Michigan American trap musicians {{US-hiphop-bio-stub