Playboi Carti

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Playboi Carti
Carter in 2024
Born
Jordan Terrell Carter

September 13, 1995 or 1996
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names
  • Sir Cartier
  • Cash Carti
  • Carti
EducationNorth Springs High School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present[1]
Partner
Children2
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
DiscographyPlayboi Carti discography
Labels
Member of
Websiteplayboicarti.com

Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1995 or 1996[a]), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. An influential figure among his generation, he has contributed to the progression of trap music and its rage subgenre.[8] He first signed with local underground record label Awful Records in 2014, and later signed with ASAP Mob's record label AWGE, in a joint venture with Interscope Records two years later.[9] Carter gained mainstream attention following the release of his eponymous debut mixtape (2017), which peaked at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-charting singles "Magnolia" and "Wokeuplikethis" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert).

Carter's debut studio album Die Lit (2018) saw further critical and commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200. Following a two-year hiatus, his second studio album, Whole Lotta Red (2020) debuted atop the chart and was met with critical acclaim; it was listed as among the greatest albums of that year by Rolling Stone and The Washington Post, with Rolling Stone ranking it on their list of the "200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time".[10][11][12][13] Whole Lotta Red marked a significant milestone in Carter's career as it became his first album to reach the top of the charts in the United States, securing the coveted number-one spot on the Billboard 200.[14] He guest performed on ¥$'s 2024 single, "Carnival", which became his first song to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100. Carter is scheduled to release his third studio album, I Am Music, later in 2024.

Aside from his recording career, Carter founded the record label and rap collective Opium in 2019, through which he has signed aesthetically-similar fellow Atlanta-based rappers Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely, as well as the trap duo Homixide Gang.[15]

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  4. ^ "Playboi Carti's 'Die Lit' is the revival trap music needs". Acclaim Magazine. May 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Here's Where Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert and More Got Their Names from". December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Young Carti Global". The Fader. June 12, 2019.
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  8. ^ Lawrence, Claire; Romero, Alex (January 25, 2023). "How Playboi Carti become a music phenomenon". Hilltop Views. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Meet Awful Records: The Atlanta rap clique that won 2014". Factmag.com. November 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (December 3, 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Richards, Chris (December 7, 2021). "Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Hollomand, Quintin (July 17, 2022). "From Fashion to Live Shows, "Whole Lotta Red's" Early Influence on Rap". Stereovision. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (June 7, 2022). "The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 3, 2021). "Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Whole Lotta Red'". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  15. ^ McMackon, Cassidy (September 12, 2023). "The Opium aesthetic is spreading like wildfire". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2023.


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