Rob49 Releases His Previously Leaked Track With A Feature From New Orleans Legend Lil Wayne
Rob49 is only 24 years old, but he's mastered the art of surprising like a grizzled rap vet. The New Orleans rapper leaked his single “Wassam Baby” months ago and made the most of a difficult situation by officially releasing it with Lil Wayne by his side. The two took turns flirting and asserting their dominance over Macfly Beatz production, creating a fun cross-generational Louisiana connection. The two connected during a video directed by Frankie of Freewater featuring clips of cars, women and select footage from Rob's grill.
Rob's soaring baritone drives the track, his voice pounding against the quivering 808s like a pinball machine, as he lyrically pities the object of his lust, calling out women in New Orleans and looming, “you want this nigga now, but you know that I'm coming next.” Rob's New Orleans rap is cut with precise turns of his boastful verse, where he shows why he's one of rap's most exciting – and baddest – sounds.
Wayne follows right after Rob, promptly dropping the line of the song saying, “Put her down for a thousand bucks, my grandpa yelled,” before delving into a catchy verse where he plays with the “baby.” final rhyme in bars like, “around me these b*tches are losing control, the British guards baby.” It sounds as easy as ever for Wayne, who has been rapping longer than Rob has been alive.
Rob has been steadily evolving since dropping out of Southern University and releasing a trio of mixtapes in mid-2020. He's dropped several mixtapes since then, including 2022 Welcome to Vulture Island, which features his single “Vulture Island V2” featuring Lil Baby. One of his biggest moments so far was his appearance on Travis Scott's “TOPIA TWINS,” where he leaves fans wanting more for his short verse.
“Wassam Baby” has been awaited by his fans for months after it leaked in the fall of 2023. But instead of just giving fans what they've been waiting for, Rob gave them a bonus with a GOAT rap. It's fitting that the title of the track is a quintessential New Orleans slang that seems like it could only be said properly by a few rappers to boot.
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