Whole Lotta Red

Whole Lotta Red
Studio album by Playboi Carti
Released	December 25, 2020
Recorded	2018 – November 2020
Studio	Carter's home studio Means Street (Atlanta)
Genre	Hip hop trap[1] mumble rap[2] experimental hip hop[3]
Length	62:12
Label	AWGE Interscope
Producer	Art Dealer F1lthy Gab3 Jasper Harris Jonah Abraham Juberlee KP Lil 88 Lucian Lukrative Maaly Raw Ojivolta Outtatown Pi'erre Bourne Richie Souf Roark Bailey Ssort Star Boy Wheezy
Playboi Carti chronology
Die Lit (2018) Whole Lotta Red (2020) I Am Music (2024)

Whole Lotta Red is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on December 25, 2020, by AWGE and Interscope Records. The album consists of 24 tracks and features guest appearances from American rappers Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Future. West served as the executive producer for the album, contributing to its overall production and appearing on the track "Go2DaMoon". The primary production was handled by F1lthy and Art Dealer, alongside a host of other producers, including Pi'erre Bourne, Maaly Raw, Lil 88, Jasper Harris, Ojivolta, and Wheezy. Recording for Whole Lotta Red began in late 2018 and concluded in November 2020. The album serves as the follow-up to Carti's debut studio album, Die Lit (2018).

Whole Lotta Red received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release, with praise for its experimental production and Carti's distinctive vocal style. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning 100,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming Carti's first number-one album. It also achieved commercial success and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album has since been recognized on several year-end lists, with Rolling Stone ranking it among the "200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time".