The success Rob49 has achieved during the last 12 months has even shocked him. He is locked in options with Cardi B and Lil Wayne, and appeared on Travis Scott’s Utopia album, all since turning into an XXL Freshman in 2023. The New Orleans rapper’s trajectory is coated in promise and success. Final summer time, Rob unleashed the deluxe to his 4 God II venture, solely to go on a function streak within the following months. He is added his particular N.O. contact on plenty of his friends’ tracks, organically boosting his personal momentum consequently during the last seven months. In an unique interview with XXL, Rob49 opens up about “On Dat Cash,” his new monitor with Cardi, collaborating with Weezy, headlining his personal tour and dropping a brand new venture that includes some heavy-hitter names.
A bit over per week in the past, Rob49 delivered “On Dat Cash” with Cardi B. Earlier than the monitor was teased on social media and landed on DSPs, Rob was shocked to listen to that Cardi wished to hop on a monitor with him. When the report got here to fruition, he was surprised by how Bardi gave him the monitor and even promoted it. To not point out, her down-to-earth demeanor made for a seamless and nerve-free video shoot.
“My primary dawg known as me, he like, ‘Um, I am tryna work on this Cardi stuff for ya,'” Rob tells XXL. “‘I am like, you understand like, when individuals say stuff like that, you be like, ‘Bro, shut up, bro. You blowin’ it,’ you understand what I am sayin’? He like, ‘Nah, she preferred your stuff. She may’ve wished to make use of one thing for her album or one thing like that.’ I wind up simply sending the music, like, ‘See if she likes this one.’ And she or he actually did that muthaf**ka.”
Rob49 explains that the music materialized earlier this 12 months, and Cardi truly let Rob have it for his personal venture, which might be launched within the coming months. “I had went to a reserving and the man was like, ‘You recognize, Cardi did the music,'” he continues. “‘I am like, ‘For actual?’ So, once I knew I used to be about to drop my album, I am like, ‘Ask her if she’s gon’ use it. If she ain’t gon use it, inform her let me have it.’ I ain’t gon’ like, that is one of many realest individuals I’ve labored with on this sh*t. I swear to God.”
Talking of Rob49’s upcoming venture, names like Meek Mill, Polo G, Hunxho and Skilla Child may be anticipated on the tracklist.
Rob additionally plans to embark on a solo tour quickly. He’ll be touching among the cities he holds close to and expensive. “I have been so scared to do a solo tour, I believe it is time,” he expresses. “I wanna go to a few of my favourite cities. Most likely like Houston, Atlanta, I like Cincinnati so much. I do not know, I simply need to decide and select a few dates I actually wanna do and simply do it. However I believe it is time, fa sho, ’trigger I by no means did no reveals none of these locations.”
Watch the complete interview with Rob49 under, wherein he discusses working with Cardi B, touring, new music and extra.
Watch Rob49’s Interview With XXL
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