Now, he's the hottest new name out of New Orleans. Last week, Rob49 officially arrived as the next up out of New Orleans with the remix of his popular single, "Vulture Island V2" aided by none other than Lil Baby - with the accompanying showstopping visual notably featuring Hotboii, Louisiana royalty Kevin Gates, and the entirety of Rob49's Iberville Projects neighborhood. Shit, Rob49 the mayor. The song was just meant for us to turn up that night, but when it was finished, everyone who was there said it was a hit. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. HHN: Tell us about the story behind your single Vulture Island that Hip Hop Nation has made its First Alert? Katrina had a crazy effect, cause every rapper who was big at the time left. The first recorded black vulture in New York State was spotted by Dan Smiley near the gate to Minnewaska State Park on November 1, 1981. Them Jamaicans be talking reckless, he was a Jamaican. Everything You Never Thought to Ask About In-flight Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discoverys licensing chief on how movies and TV get on planes, editing decisions, and the curious case of. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Toussaint shaped the sound of R&B, rock, and country, but to New Orleans, he remained a down-to-earth ambassador. We damn near didnt need security out there. Yeah, but man, I didnt get the unemployment money. I got s### with Kevin Gates. When a radio host in New York City asked Rob why he was special enough to bring out his whole city for that video shoot, Rob responded with candor: Its cause Im really from New Orleans. AllHipHop:How did you end up on the Nardo Wick tour? Rob49: Just keep working, stay in the studio and let God guide me through life. I did not watch the show again. Rob49:In Philly, I told him man, youre my favorite rapper at a point. I dont really think about nothing else, ungenuine s###. When people think of New Orleans, a lot of times they just picture the Bourbon Street, party aspect. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. New Orleans Music Legend Allen Toussaint Dies at 77. New Orleans already feels every word of his music, but its set to hit the rest of the world just as hard. Rob49:Most definitely, its effortless because I dont really think too much. On Vulture Island V2, Rob49s energy is undeniable as he stomps over a menacing, mirror-shaking trap beat made all the more sinister with eerie strings. Make it to where its not a cool thing to skip school anymore. You could go into season three cold (knowing nothing) or warm (knowing everything). (Photo by Peter Forest/Getty Images for Rob49), 3000 x 2287 px (10.00 x 7.62 in) - 300 dpi - 1 MB. I been saying that a lot. Rob49:My homie was rapping, it was his studio session and we had got some food. In 1762, France, anticipating that Great Britain would take Louisiana at the end of the French and Indian War, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred to Spain all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, as well as a newly-defined area east of the Mississippi which included New Orleans, called the Isle of Orleans. When you have expectations, youll fall into thinking you aint doing nothing right or something. Facts. by Aidan C Werder on April 06, 2022. Angie Randisi: The Engineers. Rob49: The 49 comes from the two hoods I am from in New Orleans the 4th ward and the 9th ward. Rob49:Its a new sound, just because I aint never hear no cadences or nothing like how Im coming. 44), a series that highlights breakout artists. Rob49 the new Birdman, the new Master P. In a decade or two? Related: Next Wave Virtual Concert Series Vol. I really hope that you can tell a more nuanced story this time, and in so doing, I hope that there are people behind the scenes that look like me that can explain what Im saying if you dont understand it. And I do think they got it right. Projects is straight bricks. I always think of Come On Be My Baby Tonight as kind of the eighth roommate who didnt get the love that he deserved. She is based in Houston and is available on Twitter and Instagram at @KimSoMajor. Toussaints songwriting and producing career stretched over nearly 60 years. Its a skill set to make multiple earworms off the top of your head. She joined the cast of Girls Behaving Badly, married Glassjaws Justin Beck, and had a few kids. Every show lit, every show f##### me up. . Ive only watched the show one time and that was in the year 2000 when it came out. I dont even f###### know. I feel like, because of that, you all are in a similar place that Detroit was a few years ago. It was about Rob49, the 23-year-old wunderkind from New Orleans 4th and 9th wards who is bringing his city back into the limelight. It was before the onslaught of social media and all the different layers of being able to market yourself as a person who was on this TV show. It was called Toxic, I had 2 weeks and I was lit in the city. Bear1Boss breaks it down for Audiomack. Rob49:I got some s### with NoCap, I got some s### with Vory. Its nun versus AI in Damon Lindelofs new series. But then they still aint doin it, so Im like, Damn! WELCOME TO VULTURE ISLAND. Drive a few miles south of it, seeing the Superdome to your left and the Mississippi River to your right, and eventually, youd stumble into the Iberville Projects, where a crowd of an estimated 11,000 gathered for the most meaningful New Orleans rap video in over a decade. It was packed, and there was just a lot of love out there. On Friday, we will have a warm Welcome To Vulture Island. So when they went to get food, I made a song and that b#### was hard. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. But I also felt very respected in my conversations with the production people before going into Homecoming. How did the feature and link up with Lil Baby happen? Rob49:Most def, I be happy. Since his first studio session, the rising star has dedicated his entire life to the music, working on perfecting his craft daily while making a point to take care of his family.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'allhiphop_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_1',887,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-allhiphop_com-medrectangle-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'allhiphop_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_2',887,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-allhiphop_com-medrectangle-4-0_1'); .medrectangle-4-multi-887{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none !important;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:7px !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-top:7px !important;max-width:100% !important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center !important;}. Rob49:I dropped my first video. Never Change, Real, and I Still Love You are three of my favorite songs by you. 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Both the French and the Spanish ruled the city before the United States snatched it up, along with the rest of Louisiana in the $15 million Louisiana Purchases in 1803. I mean, some people will probably think that Im putting a little extra on it, but I dont care. Im still standing. One day, a friend of Robs was in the studio rapping, and he pushed Rob to get on the back half of his song. Did you really record Pent House in a penthouse you rented with an unemployment check? Most recently, Rob49 unveiled his highly-anticipated full-length project titled Welcome To Vulture Island, with standout features from Lil Baby, Icewear Vezzo, Babyface Ray, and even Birdman on the intro. Rob49:I dont really got no goals. I think I was the only one with security. AllHipHop:Any collabs we can look out for? Theres the filming of the show, theres the cutting together of the show, and then theres the perception of the show. I used to think it's like this treacherous spot, but now that Ive been traveling, Im realizing its like that everywhere. I dont want to hear about none of your business aint no glock involved / My mind so f____d up, I seen murders chilling in the park, Rob49 spits with equal parts aggression and pain. I wasnt going to do the show and then sell you a tea to make you lose weight. You know, they got some genuine people. Right now, hes Rob49 the rapper. It was cool growing up, it wasnt really too hard. So I just went in there raw and understood that we were going to have to talk about the swamp thing. AllHipHop:Hows your journey been with Geffen? New Orleans Hoods Map. After that, it was said and done: Rob had it. The first two minutes, though? Cranston plays judge Michael Desiato . He describes himself as having been a bit of a class clown, but a one hundred-percent hustler. Our rent was $25, so we werent struggling too much. Fredo Bang and I got some s###. "I was kind of blown . NEW ORLEANS, LA - JUNE 17: Team New Orleans Vultures Rob49 passes the ball to a teammate while being defended by Team Chopper City Chauncey Gardner (22) during the Rob49 Vulture Island Celebrity Basketball Game on June 17, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana at McDonogh 35 High School. Anne Rice Blessed All the Outcasts During a Vampirish Visit to New Orleans, Tim Heidecker, Todd Barry, Nikki Glaser, and More Are Headed to Hell Yes [], New Orleanss largest annual comedy festival just announced its lineup. I had wrote last night, but before that I wrote like one song. I had a lot of trepidation going into it, and I prepared the completely wrong way. Nothing bad happens. Together, Rob49 and Lil Baby prove the South will forever have something to say. HHN: Whats on your calendar for 2022? Sexual Misconduct Allegations Have Put the Future of New Orleans and [], With theaters and training centers in Austin and New Orleans, three comedy festivals under its name, and a published book about improv, The New [], Tyler Perry to Host Live Musical Event About the Crucifixion of Jesus, Remembering Allen Toussaint, the Musical Force Who Embodied New Orleans. Thats what Come On Be My Baby Tonight is. Relatively unknown just a few weeks ago, New Orleans' Rob49 has . The conversations that Danny and Matt were having were literally about trying to separate the personal from the global. It has resonated with those same young people that watched it in 2000. We just made a song right quick, I told him we gon link back up though. Im very attached to my Thursday Costco run, so I had to think, What is this going to mean for my day-to-day life? He hit me right back and said pull up right now. He gave me 30 to 40 minutes of him talking. Did you prepare talking points or ideas that you wanted to make sure got out? My poor husband was like, Oh gosh, do we have to talk about The Real World again? I was like, You dont understand! Its a rough and more aggressive sound. Daughter to a Black father and a Filipino mother, she was quick to call out racist actions and words as well as inequality, something that didnt always sit well with early-aughts audiences who werent ready to hear it. Prodigious output or the beginning of massive creative burnout? I got a lot to rap about. He says it only took him three to four weeks to build a buzz, and not much longer to sign a record deal with Interscope, one that came in right as he and his mother were facing eviction. Hes from where im from, were in the studio everyday together. AllHipHop:You guys shot a crazy music video, you know its not easy to get a big artist to show up to the music video. Throughout the years, the recognition has waned, but it ebbs and flows. Rob49:Yeah, the show ended up being canceled though. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. You make a good point in the series about Come On Be My Baby Tonight being the first reality-show hit. Rob49:Growing up there, thats what were used to so it was cool. When a radio host in New York City . [laughs] I be seeing them tweet about it. Miami is the truth, thats where you need to be at. Its also worth noting the very intentional use of catchy claps, almost surely a reference to the famous New Orleans Nolia Clap. When you get a bag like that, I wasnt even mature enough for that bag. So I understood that. Rob49:Hes about to start managing me. Rob49:Yeah, on Instagram. AllHipHop:You guys definitely gotta get it in for the city! I really feel this way. I feel like Im the only person that can change that right now. It sucks for hip-hop fans. HHN: What is the story behind the 49 in your name? I wind up quitting because I tried to make a sandwich, the managers telling me Im doing it wrong. Rob49: Vulture Island got made at a private studio party I was throwing for me and my friends to have some fun. A lot of people were watching it, but Come On Be My Baby Tonight was one of those things where you could watch only that episode and you would remember Real World New Orleans. All the rooms I be in, all the opportunities that I cant take, they [fellow NOLA artists] probably could take. Thats really what Im most excited for, to see what happens when I get off tour. Apple Music. Shawn Cotton came to my city and everybody was talking about me because Im hot in my city. Thats something we were really not prepared for. And we got good food. "You can't be sued if it's a free mixtape" is a hip-hop myth, as Kendrick Lamar's now finding out the hard way. I stayed with Housewives of Beverly Hills, but when Lisa Vanderpump did her offshoot, Vanderpump Rules, that became my absolute ultimate favorite show. Rob49:A fan was riding by like Rob49! It was in New Orleans, in a park or something. Some of the conversations that you all have on the show, whether theyre about race or Matts religious inflexibility in dealing with Danny those are very nuanced adult conversations. For the island in the St. Lawrence River, see, Last edited on 13 February 2022, at 06:10, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=le_d%27Orlans,_Louisiana&oldid=1071553390, This page was last edited on 13 February 2022, at 06:10. Oh, so thats how you comin! Do you feel like you could be the person to change that? 44), a series that highlights breakout artists. Rob49:I saw him on Instagram freestyling to my s###, he was freestyling to the instrumental. AllHipHop:Have you ever fanned out over a celebrity? The show had been on for eight seasons by the time we got on, and we kind of did know what we were getting into, but the piece that I didnt understand was the permanence of the choice. I did the right thing at that point because if not, I woulda blew all that s### and been broke. Rob49:I try not to even think about it. I already knew P [Quality Controls CEO], and I saw Baby freestylin to my instrumentals on Instagram. I also read Dave Quinns book Not All Diamonds and Ros. AllHipHop:How old were you when you signed? Thats craaazy! While the original Vulture Island was personal, Lil Babys bars are a reminder that many have shared Rob49s struggles. Not gonna lie, when I saw that, I was like, What the fuck? Rob49:That f##### me up, aint even gon cap. Rob49:We got some s###. Its not like somebodys sayin, Oh yeah, I heard hes from New Orleans too. Like, no. They had made it 21+, when it was supposed to be all ages. Nardos a cool n*gga. Growing, Im just seeing how to move now. On April 5, the New Orleans artist announced that hes dropping a new body of work, Welcome To Vulture Island, this Friday. I didnt think they would jump all the way to season nine because there are so many amazing seasons between two and eight. AllHipHop:Have you always moved with security? I dont even see the success like that, cause Im nowhere near where I wanna be. So I do feel like our season was special in that we didnt have that. I think that youre a nice guy. I aint coming over there. I was sitting eating crawfish, ducked off with my family. In 1977, Lorne Michaels took his show to New Orleans. Rob49 adapted to the harsh realities of his environment alone, and the mentality he developed translates into the energy of his music. The Isle of Orleans was bounded by the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico, Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas as well as Bayou Manchac, previously known as Iberville River, and the Amite River. 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