Ryan Preston Adams (born September 30, 1993), known professionally as Rylo Rodriguez, is an American rapper from Mobile, Alabama. He signed with Lil Baby's record label, Glass Window Entertainment (known at the time as 4PF) in a joint venture with Virgin Records in February 2020.^[3][4] He first gained recognition for his collaborations with the rapper, and released his debut studio album, G.I.H.F. (Goat In Human Form) in November of that year. It peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard 200, while his second album, Been One (2023) peaked within the top ten and was supported by the single "Thang for You" (featuring NoCap)—his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.

Ryan Preston Adams was born in 1993 in Mobile, Alabama. He was in the Roger Williams Housing Projects, with his grandfather, who took care of him along with his mother, sister, and two brothers.^[4]

Adams began his career in music featuring for Lil Baby on his hit singles "Eat Or Starve" and "Stick On Me".^[5] 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 Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby", and "Valentines", sampling from Tamia's "Can't Get Enough".^[4][6] In 2018, he released Rogerville, a collaborative mixtape with fellow Mobile rapper NoCap.^[7]

In 2020, Rylo Rodriguez was signed to American rapper Lil Baby's record label 4 Pockets Full (4PF) and Virgin Music, and featured on "Forget That" in his album My Turn.^[8] 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.^[9]

In 2021, Rylo Rodriguez was featured on American rapper EST Gee'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.