Robert Coleman Thomas (born March 6, 1999), known professionally as Rob49, is an American rapper from

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, Louisiana. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside

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's 2023 song "

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", which peaked within the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He is also known for his 2025 viral single " WTHelly".

Early life

Robert Thomas was born in 1999 in

. He grew up in the

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and spent most of his childhood in the

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and 9th wards of New Orleans. He was primarily raised by his mother, as his father was incarcerated for much of his childhood. During

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, his family fled New Orleans and briefly lived in

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and

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before returning to New Orleans. He joined the

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after graduating from high school to get into college. He attended

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to study

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for two semesters, before dropping out and pursuing music.

Career

Thomas began his music career in 2020, after dropping out of Southern University. He chose the stage name "Rob49" because he grew up in New Orleans'

and 9th wards. On March 11, 2020, he dropped his debut mixtape, ''4our the World''. On May 2, 2020, he dropped his second mixtape, ''Vulture''. On July 24, 2020, he released his third mixtape, ''Krazy Man''. On June 11, 2021, he released his fourth mixtape, ''4GOD''. On June 25, 2021, he was featured on

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's "Hit A Lick" alongside Fendi P on the album ''Welcome To Jet Life Recordings 2''. On March 18, 2022, he was featured on Tafia's "No Cappin" on his album ''Mention My Name.'' On April 8, 2022, he released his fifth mixtape, ''Welcome to Vulture Island'', featuring guest appearances from Birdman,

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, Landstrip Chip,

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, Doe Boy, Icewear Vezzo, and

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. On April 15, 2022, he was featured on the song "Like That" on

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's mixtape '' Two-Face Bang 2''. He was featured on 26AR's "Hottest In My City", which released on May 27, 2022. On June 3, 2022, he was released the single "Hustler's Anthem V2" featuring

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and Birdman. On August 12, 2022, he released the single "Yes, You Did" featuring

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. On October 7, 2022, he was featured on Lebra Jolie's "Give U Some" on her self-titled debut EP. On October 28, 2022, he released the single "Add It Up" featuring

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. He was featured on the single "2 Million Up" by Peezy alongside

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and

, released on November 18, 2022. The single was nominated for Video of the Year at the

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. On November 25, 2022, he was featured on

's "Low" on his album ''The Drive in Theatre Part 2''. On December 16, 2022, he was featured on

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's "How It's Going" on his mixtape ''The Main Bird''. On December 23, 2022, he was featured on the single "Tired" by

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. He was featured on the song "Igloo", on

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and

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's album '' Coke Boys 6'', which released on January 6, 2023. He joined

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's 2023 ''One Big Party Tour'' as an opener.

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's '' Mansion Musik'', which released on January 20, 2023, featured Thomas on the song "Armageddon". On January 27, 2023, he was featured on the single "Line Em Up" by Huncho Bookie. He was featured on the song "Same Side" on

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's album ''

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'', which released on May 26, 2023. On June 9, 2023, he released his sixth album, ''4GOD II'', featuring guest appearances from Birdman,

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, YTB Fatt, Icewear Vezzo,

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, and

. In June 2023, he was announced as a member of the 2023 XXL Freshmen Class. On July 28, 2023, he was featured on

's studio album ''

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'', on the 11th track "

", alongside

. On August 11, 2023, he released the deluxe version of ''4GOD II'', featuring additional guest features from Skilla Baby, Tay B, and

. On August 18, 2023, he was featured on

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's album ''4 The Trenches'' on the single "Better Run Better Duck".

Personal life

On January 5, 2023, Thomas was injured in Miami, alongside 9 other people, in a mass shooting at a video shoot for the

song "

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Discography

Studio album

Mixtapes

Singles

Other charted songs

Notes

Guest appearances

References

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