Rob49

Rob49, born Robert Coleman Thomas on March 6, 1999, was a rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He emerged from the city's contemporary rap scene with a raspy, aggressive delivery and street-rooted storytelling that built him a devoted local and eventually national following, part of a wave of New Orleans artists pushing the city's sound beyond bounce music into mainstream trap and hip-hop.

He built momentum with tracks like «Vulture Island» and «Wassam Baby», developing a catalog defined by hard-edged production and vivid, direct lyricism about street life. His profile rose significantly through guest features, most notably his appearance alongside 21 Savage on Travis Scott's 2023 track «Topia Twins», which cracked the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and introduced him to a much wider audience.

Rob49's music captured a specific New Orleans energy — blunt, high-intensity, and unmistakably regional — that set him apart within a crowded national rap landscape and made him one of the city's most visible young voices in the genre.