42 Dugg

 Hayes initially gained attention for his tracks "The Streets" and "STFU". After writing poetry for slam poetry with Lil Baby, he signed to Lil Baby's 4 Pockets Full (4PF) and 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" which peaked at 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. In May of 2020 42 Dugg was featured on Lil Baby’s song "We Paid", which hit number 10 on Billboard Hot 100. The mixtape Young & Turnt 2 saw an increase in sales, reaching number 58 in the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the Billboard Independent Albums charts. Hayes continued to be a hit by appearing on guest tracks for Marshmello and Lil Keed as well as Blac Youngsta and Big Sean. Three people were injured during 42 Dugg's Atlanta music video shoot on February 21 2021. OMB Peezy was later arrested for the shooting and aggravated assault using weapons that could be deadly, as well as having firearms at the time of the commission of crime. The three victims survived.