It was Chopper City at once, I'm just going for a whole new name for it. 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? Prodigious output or the beginning of massive creative burnout? Naming it Vulture Island, like a reincarnated Chopper City. 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. Rob49: Vulture Island got made at a private studio party I was throwing for me and my friends to have some fun. Were you working? With the recent release of 13-track project 4 God, hes making waves as one of the most talented young artists in New Orleans. On Friday, we will have a warm Welcome To Vulture Island. It was some s### on the sound like Im right back feeling good, Im right back feeling cool, and everybody caught it. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. It sucks for Kendrick Lamar. Were going to revisit Dont Ask, Dont Tell, which Danny had to become the face of and endure for many, many years postshow. Turkey vultures are the most widely distributed vulture species in the world. The whole show is in a silly, goofy mood. I think I was the only one with security. If youre not familiar with Rob49, hes giving Hip-Hop a firm introduction when he drops his project this Friday. It made me insular in ways that I didnt know could affect my emotional health as much as they did. Spanish possession of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, and of the Isle of Orleans, was also confirmed in the Treaty of Paris. I think that youre a nice guy. Nothing bad happens. Rob49:The whole video shoot, what you talking about? All rights reserved. After graduating high school, he gave college a shot, studying to be a nurse at Southern University, an HBCU in Louisiana. Its a skill set to make multiple earworms off the top of your head. 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Rob49 adapted to the harsh realities of his environment alone, and the mentality he developed translates into the energy of his music. Dr. Johns Peculiar Yet Undeniable New Orleans Legacy, Its almost impossible to conceive of that city without hearing Rebennacks gravelly, syrupy. All rights reserved. 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. I want you to be able to feel safe talking about whatever it is. You remember that Frank? My s### was done, Im like man, let me hit Bird and see if hed get on this intro. He hit me right back. AllHipHop:In just 2 years, youre already opening for Nardo Wick on tour. (Pugliese 2002). Rob49:F### no. Privacy Policy and 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. Each and every component every single choice and decision of a song matters when it comes to perfection. New Orleans Music Legend Allen Toussaint Dies at 77. When they finally did say that we were chosen, I tell you what, it turned my household upside down. Taking new publicity photos requires intention and purpose. Rob49:In Philly, I told him man, youre my favorite rapper at a point. We were at the tail end of that era. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. I aint coming over there. You mention Kim Zolciaks Dont Be Tardy for the Party in the show, and thats definitely a song that I once hated but now I love. Rob49:Its a new sound, just because I aint never hear no cadences or nothing like how Im coming. Listen to Vulture Island V2 by Rob49 & Lil Baby, 253,289 Shazams, featuring on Summer Heat , and Hip-Hop Hits: 2022 Apple Music playlists. To celebrate, we asked him a few questions about his upbringing, influence and future plans. You hear him saying yeet yeet, I can really tell he really liked the song. So I just went in there raw and understood that we were going to have to talk about the swamp thing. AllHipHop:How would you describe your sound? Back in 2012, the New Orleans native dropped Vulture Island, and his buzz has been growing since then. Nooo. I stayed with Housewives of Beverly Hills, but when Lisa Vanderpump did her offshoot, Vanderpump Rules, that became my absolute ultimate favorite show. Rob49 is a born trench baby: a product of public housing whose impoverished environment tethered him to a bleak, oftentimes fatal future. Thats really one of my real dawgs, fasho. Them Jamaicans be talking reckless, he was a Jamaican. My name on Instagram is @HesAlwaysWrite anything else, is fake. I think youre a great dad. Its going to be The Weeknd or Frank Ocean. I used to think it's like this treacherous spot, but now that Ive been traveling, Im realizing its like that everywhere. He already locked in a monstrous track with Lil Baby Vulture Island 2 and has linked with some big names in the game. Vulture caught up with Beck from Los Angeles, where she was preparing to join fellow New Orleans cast member Danny Roberts onstage at an FYC event, to talk about reconnecting and reckoning. Rob49 sounds almost possessed by every beat, breathlessly digging into stories about his hood and come-up. Dannys ultimate message has always been acceptance regardless of religious dogma, and also that religion should teach acceptance. New Orleans Saints: Gameday. How did the experience of being asked to become almost a spokesperson for your existence affect you?There were two sides of the show for me. Rob49 and Lil Baby pull up to Iberville Projects in New Orleans to shoot the official video for "Vulture Island V2.". They brought me to him. Imagine someone asking you for a picture. What I live, what happens on the show, and how we receive it are all three different things. He breaks down his success for Audiomack World. HHN: Whats on your calendar for 2022? It sucks for hip-hop fans. It was cool growing up, it wasnt really too hard. At the same time, sometimes when youre watching these discussions as viewers, youre like, Why didnt this person jump in and say this? But theres really so much value in staying in your lane. Who else I got s### with? I wasnt going to do the show and then sell you a tea to make you lose weight. Thats something we were really not prepared for. Together, Rob49 and Lil Baby prove the South will forever have something to say. Fredo Bang and I got some s###. Im talking about when Gretchen was still with the old guy. 1K views, 9 likes, 9 loves, 2 comments, 40 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Handz Up Management, LLC: "VULTURE ISLAND" OUT NOW @rob49up #Vulture2 #NewOrleans #Rob49 AllHipHop:What artists do you listen to the most? And I just wanted to say to him, I have always believed in your talent as a musician. Our rent was $25, so we werent struggling too much. Right now, hes Rob49 the rapper. Like Homecoming: New York and Los Angeles before it, New Orleans is a celebration of The Real Worlds origins and impact but also a coming to terms with moments, arguments, and depictions that have aged abysmally, with cast members offering apologies (or shitty justifications, in some cases) for their immaturity or just plain stupidity. My poor husband was like, Oh gosh, do we have to talk about The Real World again? I was like, You dont understand! I mean, some people will probably think that Im putting a little extra on it, but I dont care. Born in New Orleans, the rapper grew up at the intersection of projects in the 4th and 9th Wards (thats where 49 comes from). When you get a bag like that, I wasnt even mature enough for that bag. Rising New Orleans rapper Rob49 has connected with Atlanta superstar Lil Baby for Vulture Island V2. The grim and gutter trap anthem is a soundtrack for those navigating the trenches, eyeing rats and snakes while trying to climb out by any means necessary. Learn when and why it makes sense for recording artists to hire a music publicist, including the cost, payment, and finding the right publicist for your needs. Once he completed a tumultuous training camp, he went back home to New Orleans for a while. AllHipHop:Howd it feel writing down your lyrics? Rob49 is emerging as one of the hottest acts from the N.O since The Hot . AllHipHop:Can you talk about that Birdman intro though? (Photo by Peter Forest/Getty Images for Rob49) Embed On April 5, the New Orleans artist announced that hes dropping a new body of work, Welcome To Vulture Island, this Friday. Thats all I be looking at is the genuineness. He listens to my music before I made any of the new s### I got. I was very protective of my world because Ive got a very good man, Im happy as shit, and Im having a great life. Why would I be faking a picture? The day I dropped my first video, everybody was on that s###. Figuring out how to separate Melissa from The Real World and Melissa Beck, the real person that has to live in this life and raise kids and have a happy marriage, thats work. Hearing all of the producers and different executives behind the show and all the references that they made to The Real World in terms of how to make this kind of television compelling, I was just like, Wow, its a total full-circle moment.. I really feel like Im nowhere right now. He is a New Orleans man through and through. Beyond that, hes currently on the road on his first tour, opening for Nardo Wick who broke the internet with his smash hit Who Want Smoke? Hey brother, Im a just ask for a picture. Im now 45 years old, and Im still Melissa from The Real World. Rob49 is an on-the-rise hip-hop artist from New Orleans whose recent track "Vulture Island" was crowned a First Alert by Hip Hop Nation (Ch. Id stay up until 2:30 in the morning Pacific time, when the episodes would show up on Paramount, and I just devoured it. 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. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window). Thats really what Im most excited for, to see what happens when I get off tour. This article previously appeared on Audiomack World. Busy Phillips Is Not Like a Regular Mom, Shes a Cool Mom, Theres nothing wrong with Busy Phillips being cast as Mrs. George in the upcoming, In Search of Tom and Katies Bubba Painting, Maybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet. So I understood that there was an emotionally wrought intellectual conversation to be had, but I also was told it would be genuinely fun. Rob49 raps with a pitbull snarl infused with an owls wisdom. He hit me right back and said pull up right now. He gave me 30 to 40 minutes of him talking. I always think of Come On Be My Baby Tonight as kind of the eighth roommate who didnt get the love that he deserved. 'First Alert': Rob49 reveals the story behind 'Vulture Island' for Hip Hop Nation February 25, 2022 Rob49 is an on-the-rise hip-hop artist from New Orleans whose recent track "Vulture Island" was crowned a First Alert by Hip Hop Nation (Ch. Every show lit, every show f##### me up. But where were from, its normal so were not looking at it like a terrible place to live. Rob49:That s### felt funny, I aint gon cap. I was thinking, Oh God, theyre gonna bring back all the times that I was flirting with Jamie and here I am now happily married, and thats going to be a weird conversation. The first two minutes, though? Rob49:Im listening to G Herbo around this time, Future, Kir. Its crazy that was 2 weeks. On a sunny afternoon in March, a billboard next to highway I-10 read, NEW ORLEANS IS BACK. . Sam Richardson Is Happy That the Kids Are Finding. NBC Hops on the Musical Teens Bandwagon with New Marching Band Comedy, Taking a cue from Glee and this weekends college a cappella comedy Pitch Perfect, NBC is developing a show about rhythmic youngsters all of [], NBC Developing New Orleans Series With a Musical Side, Its official: Will Ferrell is having the most fun of all the people, celebrities and non-specials alike. 44), a series that highlights breakout artists. So when they went to get food, I made a song and that b#### was hard. This sucks. Culturally, New Orleans boasts an eclectic hybrid of African-American, French and Spanish influences. Its just about finding a way to change it. I dont even look at Fredo like a f###### rapper no more, thats really my dawg now. Kevin Gates had no security, in my projects. Yeah. For more information on Hip Hop Nation, click here. Rob49:Most def, I be happy. The 20-year-old rapper follows up his last album release in 2021, 4God with todays arrival. Shawn Cotton came to my city and everybody was talking about me because Im hot in my city. I feel like Im the only person that can change that right now. Rob49:Yeah most definitely, Im nervous every night. How would you describe the real New Orleans to them? History and Culture. 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