Rod Wave has said in the aforementioned interviews that he doesn't really collaborate with many people, much like another rapper he looks up to — Kevin Gates, who famously is very picky about who he features with. In 2019, though, Wave and Gates teamed up for "Cuban Links," a track from Wave's first studio album, Ghetto Gospel.
Wave counts Gates as an inspiration, going so far in one interview with XXL to say that the Louisiana rapper inspired him to get in the game. He told Gates in a sit-down with the outlet, "I really liked your music since the eighth grade, just how you talk about your life," Rod says. "You made me understand people like us could actually go far, people like us could actually do it in the game. Just the fact that you could take your pain and turn up with it."
The two rappers said in an interview with All Hip Hop that they were holed up in a New Orleans hotel room to record and eventually went on tour together, albeit one that was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Still, it's always nice to see two like-minded performers team up.
