Sigh. B.o.B. is absolutely convinced the earth is flat, and that NASA are guarding the edge of the world, and he won't listen to reason. In fact, he's released an entire song dedicated to his theory.
The rapper seems to have watched a few conspiracy theory videos on YouTube, and is anxious to spread the word of this newfangled theory (actually, it's a very old theory, isn't it - an opinion we all had before we learned better).
There are far, far too many tweets for us to embed them all, because he's been spouting this stream of consciousness for a good few days now (I left his account open in another tab as I wrote this, and seven more tweets appeared), but here's a few selected highlights.
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Good Job Guys 👍🏾 pic.twitter.com/GWFzfQDfNu
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
No matter how high in elevation you are... the horizon is always eye level ... sorry cadets... I didn't wanna believe it either.
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
A lot of people are turned off by the phrase "flat earth" ... but there's no way u can see all the evidence and not know... grow up
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Now, he's released a new flat earth conspiracy track, 'Flatline', in which he seems to compare himself and his cause to Malcolm X. He also raps, "I see only good things on the horizon / That's probably why the horizon is always rising / Indoctrinated in a cult called science." He also, inexplicably, asserts, "Stalin was way worse than Hitler."
Twitter isn't sure how to react.
@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
OH MAN U GUYS, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT @bobatl? pic.twitter.com/1FAzoPiJWQ
— Maddox (@maddoxrules) January 26, 2016
"Hey B.o.B., you want some soda?" "That depends....is it Flat?" pic.twitter.com/pepBZZiIFr
— Ol' QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) January 26, 2016
B.O.B saw a couple of YouTube videos and was like pic.twitter.com/IpdtLW1Zlx
— No (@Nigerianscamsss) January 26, 2016
.@bobatl KNOCK. IT. OFF. YOU LITERALLY HAVE A LYRIC THAT SAYS "SPIN THE GLOBE, WHEREVER IT LANDS, THAT'S WHERE WE'LL GO."
— Kyle Madson (@MadSports8) January 26, 2016
B.o.B. coming out as a flat earther is the most 2016 thing that could have possibly happened
— Nick Robinson (@Babylonian) January 26, 2016
Well, this publicity has certainly worked out well for B.o.B.'s flailing career, that's for sure.