Ooops

Bruce Franks, Jr. (born September 22, 1986) is an American activist, MC, battle rapper, and former politician from St. Louis, Missouri. Performing under the stage name Ooops since 2004, Franks has competed in battle rap since 2012, where he infuses his bars for his opponents with real-life stories about his childhood trauma of losing close friends and family members while growing up in an impoverished area of St. Louis.

Since 2014, Franks has been an outspoken supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and a community activist, leading citywide protests in his hometown of St. Louis and Phoenix, Arizona, where he later relocated to in 2019. In 2016, Franks was elected as a state representative in the Missouri House of Representatives for the 78th District of Missouri, where he also served as the Chairman of the Subcommittee of Police/Community Relations. He held these positions until 2019, when he officially resigned, citing negative effects on his mental health. His time spent navigating state politics and performing on stage in battle rap, while dealing with his mental health struggles, was analyzed in the 2019 documentary St. Louis Superman. The film premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, and was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Below is a list of Ooops’s battles:

2012
#1. Tez Beastmode vs. Ooops (11-19-2012)
#2. Ooops vs. Tenacious Da Terrist (12-9-2012) [Vaulted]
#3. Big Tae vs. Ooops (12-30-2012)

2013
#4. A-Town City vs. Ooops (2-3-2013)
#5. Ooops vs. Royal (3-31-3013)
#6. Aye Dot vs. Ooops (5-11-2013)

2014
#7. Ooops vs. Blu Ray (1-4-2014)
#8. Mike P vs. Ooops (1-18-2014)
#9. Prince Lord vs. Ooops (3-29-2014)
#10. Ooops vs. Fredo (6-27-2014)
#11. Ooops vs. Mr. Mill$ (7-5-2014)
#12. Ooops vs. Tre Poundz (7-12-2014)
#13. O-Red vs. Ooops (11-1-2014)

2015
#14. Gunnz vs. Ooops (2-8-2015)
#15. Automatic Ray vs. Ooops (3-29-2015)
#16. Daylyt vs. Ooops (4-18-2015)
#17. Shotgun Suge vs. Ooops (6-14-2015)
#18. David Christian vs. Ooops (7-4-2015)
#19. Ooops vs. Born (9-5-2015)

2016
#20. Ooops vs. Mackk Myron (2-27-2016)

2017
#21. Ooops vs. Xcel (7-23-2017)

2018
#22. Big T vs. Ooops (5-19-2018)
#23. Ooops vs. Tone Bone (9-2-2018)

2019
#24. Ooops vs. Craig Lamar (2-16-2019)
#25. Ooops vs. Dex (5-2-2019)
#26. Aktive vs. Ooops (5-18-2019)
#27. Ooops vs. Emerson Kennedy (8-31-2019)
#28. Ooops vs. B. Dot (11-23-2019)
#29. Ooops vs. Villun (12-14-2019)
#30. Nu Jerzey Twork vs. Ooops (12-29-2019)

2020
#31. Ooops vs. Ryda (3-7-2020)
#32. Ooops vs. Rosenberg Raw (4-12-2020)
#33. Ooops vs. Zay Smoove (7-26-2020)
#34. Cali Smoov vs. Ooops (10-17-2020)
#35. Ciddy vs. Ooops (11-29-2020)

2021
#36. Ooops vs. Black Fonz (1-16-2021) [Vaulted]
#37. Ooops vs. Tru Foe (2-27-2021)
#38. Ooops vs. Quban (4-18-2021)
#39. Holmzie Da God vs. Ooops (5-22-2021)
#40. Ooops vs. Jakkboy Maine (7-10-2021)
#41. Dot Everything vs. Ooops (8-29-2021)
#42. J Geans vs. Ooops (10-16-2021)
#43. Ghostt vs. Ooops (11-6-2021)
#44. Charron vs. Ooops (11-28-2021)

2022
#45. F-Mag vs. Ooops (1-9-2022)
#46. Brooklyn Carter vs. Ooops (11-12-2022)
#47. Real Deal vs. Ooops (11-19-2022)
#48. Ooops vs. Robsta (12-10-2022)