42 Dugg (born Dion Marquise Hayes) combines scratchy melodies with blunt honesty for affecting trench theme songs that can be mournful, bloodthirsty, or triumphant. Since releasing his debut mixtape, 11241 Wayburn, in 2018, the Detroit native has graced bouncy regional production (“Hard Times”) and pummeling trap (“Maybach”) to render tales of penitentiary chances (“Judge Please”) and crew loyalty (“4 Da Gang”), with unsparing details that erase the distance between sorrow and violence or friends and prison walls (“4 Gang”). Along the way, he’s collaborated with fellow street rap stalwarts Lil Baby (“Grace”), Babyface Ray (“One of One”), and Future. His combination of sounds bridges the gap between terse street rap, jittery Detroit bounce, and trap music, making him a versatile hometown fixture with cross-regional appeal.