42 Dugg

 Hayes began to gain traction first through his songs "The Streets", and "STFU". After writing poems with Lil Baby, Hayes signed to Lil' Baby's 4 Pockets Full (4PF) as well as Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group(CMG), along with Interscope Records. 42 Dugg received national attention when he was featured on Lil Baby's February , 2020 track "Grace" and peaked at the 48th spot on the Billboard Hot 100. In May of 2020 42 Dugg was featured on Lil Baby's track "We Paid", which hit number 10 on Billboard Hot 100. This helped boost sales for the mixtape Young & Turnt 2, reaching a peak of at 58 on the Billboard 200 and number six on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. Hayes was able to follow this up by starring as a guest on tracks for other artists like Marshmello, Lil Keed, Meek Mill, Blac Youngsta, Big Sean, T.I., Kaash Paige, Tory Lanez and Latto.On February 21st 2021, there was a shooting at Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg's music video shoot that left three people injured in Atlanta. OMB Peezy was later charged with the shooting for an aggravated assault involving an explosive weapon and the possession of a firearm during the accomplice of an offense. The three victims were able to escape. Billboard awarded 42 Dugg the R&B/Hip Hop Rookie of the Month award in the month of May in 2021. On May 21, 2021 Dugg released the 19-track mixtape Free Dem Boyz in tribute to his friends who were in prison. The project features the "standout" single, "4 da Gang" featuring Roddy Ricch; and also other guest features including Lil Durk, Rowdy Rebel, and Fivio Foreign. He was also featured on the 2021 XXL Freshman class.