Ryan Preston Adams (born September 30, 1993), professionally known as Rylo Rodriguez, is an American rapper signed to

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's record label 4 Pockets Full (4PF) and

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. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Lil Baby.

Early life

Ryan Preston Adams was born in 1993 in

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. He was raised in the Roger Williams Housing Projects, with his grandfather, who took care of him along with his mother, sister, and two brothers.

Career

Adams began his career in music featuring for Lil Baby on his hit singles "Eat Or Starve" and "Stick On Me". Some of his early music involved flipping classic pop and R&B songs and recontexualizing them into stories of his life, such as "Project Baby", based on

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's "

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", and "Valentines", sampling from

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's " Can't Get Enough". In 2018, he released ''Rogerville'', a collaborative mixtape with fellow Mobile rapper

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. In 2020, Rylo Rodriguez was signed to American rapper

's record label 4 Pockets Full (4PF) and

, and featured on "Forget That" in his album ''My Turn''. He released his debut album ''G.I.H.F.'' (''Goat In Human Form'') on November 27, 2020, subsequently reaching number 2 on the ''Rolling Stone'' Breakthrough 25 and number 48 on the ''Rolling Stone'' Artists 500. In 2021, Rylo Rodriguez was featured on American rapper

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's song " 5500 Degrees", along with Lil Baby and 42 Dugg. It peaked at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Rodriguez's first song to chart.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Notes

References

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