By: Tori Trevino
If you have any form of social media or if you’re watching “Love Island USA,” you probably heard someone casually say the phrase “what the helly?”
“WTHELLY” by Rob49 has taken the world by storm – from TikTok trends to become a regular quote, Rob49 said he knew this sort of outcome was on the way.
“I knew that’s what it was gonna be,” Rob said. “I remember telling them, my label, this is going to be this, this is how they gonna make the TikToks.”
Rob49 is a NOLA native, who takes inspiration from artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Slick Rick, Lil Wayne, and jazz bands. Last month, he released his album “Let Me Fly,” which comes from a motivational phrase in Rob49’s life. Coming from drumming on buckets in the French Quarter, he says “WTHELLY” is only the start of what’s to come.
“I think I’m so past this album,” he said. “It’s like jumping in the pool compared to jumping in the ocean, like, I’m trying to jump in this ocean with this.”
Rob49 is not a shy man. He’s open and straight-up, and it’s every journalist’s dream to hear so much honesty.
“Y’all can ask me whatever y’all want, y’all ain’t gotta ask me no simple question that any other blog will ask,” Rob49 told the press conference.
He even took a moment to shout-out one of the interviewers about making music.
“I wanna collaborate with all the young people coming up,” he said. “The youngins is what it is.”
I asked Rob about what kind of impact he hopes comes out of this album, and he said it’s plain and simple.
“It’s funny because I just want them to hear this and accept everything I drop after it,” he said. “Just enjoy yourself, don’t think about it too much.”
“Let Me Fly” came out on May 23, and there is much more to come!
“This is just the beginning of the growth,” Rob said. “It’s that fast, it’s like, now what?”
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