Rob49 w/ Special Guests

Powered by decisive charisma and a speaker-busting New Orleans drawl, Rob49 makes propulsive anthems to get rich to. Since unloading “Vulture Island” in 2020, the 26-year-old’s made hits out of local tradition, distilling the exuberant aggression of early Hot Boys and the grizzled self-assurance of Soulja Slim into a booming oeuvre of get-money theme songs and Crescent City chronicles for a new generation. The combination has earned him millions of streams and status as the face — and unmistakable voice — of his city. His gifts shine once again on his viral hit “WTHELLY,” a swaggering new single from his aptly titled new project, Let Me Fly. 

“WTHELLY” topped TikTok’s Top 50 Music Chart, generating over 5 million fan creates and over 10 million global streams in less than a month. It started a relatable viral social trend that incited the likes of Madonna, Viola Davis, Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Angel Reese, Tyrese Haliburton, and more. On its success Rob says, “I knew it was going up because it made me feel good.”

Sprinting over a dystopian blend of ominous bells and twitchy lasers, Rob unloads a barrage of playboy flexes: "My new watch on Prezi, diamonds on baguetti / Pop outside, with that sauce — spaghetti / Bad hoes in a telly, what the helly?” Fusing warp-speed boasts with an irrepressible refrain, “WTHELLY” plays out like “Tha Block Is Hot” for 2025. As stylish as it is relentlessly confident, the track is an inflection point for an artist looking to the sky and beyond. Sure, he’s earned cosigns from Scott, Birdman, NBA YoungBoy, and Lil Wayne himself, but Rob’s stepped into 2025 with new peaks to summit and — in his own mind — waves of unfinished business.  

Just as on his songs, he has no issues with telling it like it is. “I told myself, ‘They just don’t want to let me fly,” he adds. “So now we just letting the music fly, back to back, to the point that no one can deny it.”