Bobby Sessions

Bobby Sessions
Sessions in 2022
Sessions in 2022
Background information
Birth nameBobby Dewayne Session, Jr.
BornDallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Texas
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitebobbysessionstx.com

Bobby Dewayne Session, Jr, known professionally as Bobby Sessions, is an American rapper.[1] He wrote and performed the title track for the 2018 film, The Hate U Give, and signed with Def Jam Recordings that same year.[2][3][1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He co-wrote Megan Thee Stallion's 2020 single, "Savage" (featuring Beyoncé), which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and peaked the Billboard Hot 100.[12][13]

In 2021, Sessions worked with Marvel Comics writers to create to outsource stories for Ta-Nehisi Coates' final three issues of Black Panther, with Sessions contributing to issue 24.[14]

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  3. ^ "Bobby Sessions Wants His New Album 'Manifest' to Be Music's Guide To Self-Help by Carl Lamarre". Billboard Magazine. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bobby Sessions Shows Off His Skills at BET Hip Hop Awards 2020". BET. October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "BET Hip Hop Awards 2020: Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, City Girls & More". Right On Digital. October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Def Jam rapper Bobby Sessions triumphed at SXSW by Andrew Sacher". Brooklyn Vegan. March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Circling Fortress Festival". FW Weekly. May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Fortress Festival Artist Bobby Sessions". Fortress Festival. April 29, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "MEGAN THEE STALLION'S 'SAVAGE' CO-WRITER BOBBY SESSIONS EXPLAINS WHY SHE'S A 'GENIUS' & ROYCE DA 5'9'S A 'MASTERMIND' by Justin Ivey". HipHopDX. October 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "The FADER FORT 2018 lineup". Fader. March 6, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Erykah Badu Celebrates Her Birthday With an Adoring Dallas". Erykah Badu. February 28, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bobby Sessions - Best Rap Song - Savage". Grammys. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Billboards Hot 100 Chart - Savage - Megan Thee Stallion". Billboard Charts. May 30, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Marvel's New 'Black Panther' Stories Will Amplify Def Jam Artists by Samantha Hissong". Rolling Stone Magazine. February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2022.