Hip-hop is a regional genre, offering a wide mix of freestyles and flavors that vary depending on where you are in the world. The Southern spitfire you find coming out of New Orleans for example can be heard today through rappers like 25-year-old rising emcee Rob49.
Already entering his fifth year in the game, the Vulture lyricists has gained the respect of many N’awlins OGs before him — Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman just so happens to be one of his primary supporters.
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This week on “My First Time,” Rob49 joins us with a tale of what that initial meeting was like between him and Birdman. The way he describes the interaction definitely sounds a bit menacing at first, but then again we all can agree that a Birdman hand rub during the first meeting is probably a good omen in anyone’s book. Given his track record so far, including collaborations with 21 Savage and even a placement on Travis Scott’s UTOPIA album back in 2023, there’s no place but up when it comes to his ascension as an artist. Birdman said it best!