"So Good" B.o.B

Rapper B.o.B broke out in a major way in 2010 with a trio of excellent hip-pop hits, including mega-smash "Airplanes" and "Nothin' On You," a Record of the Year nominee at the Grammys. Unfortunately for Bobby Ray, it was the songs' ear-catching hooks that became the real stars, particularly the Hayley Williams-sung "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?," which will surely inspire teenage girls' Facebook statuses for years to come. Thus, when the titular lead single of his upcoming second album, Strange Clouds, dropped last fall, the urban-leaning stoner anthem—lacking a soaring chorus that demanded radio sing-alongs—failed to make much of an impact. Thankfully, B.o.B has rectified that mistake on his latest release, "So Good," an ode to luxurious living that's got the enormous sound of an arena rock anthem. The rapturous la la las of the refrain already promise to be a contender for the year's most blissed-out pop music moment. As usual, his distinctively deliberate rhymes hold just enough interest to keep listeners engaged between choruses. A-