Playboi Carti Finally Releases His New Album Music Feat. Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Young Thug, More

Sometime over the last few years, Playboi Carti’s new album became a kind of urban myth, a promise that seemed as if it would never be fulfilled. Carti is quite possibly the most influential rapper on the scene today, and his blown-out, faded expressionism has impacted an entire generation of baby rap cult-heroes. It’s been more than four years since Carti released his last LP Whole Lotta Red, and that record has taken on classic status in certain circles. For the past few years, Carti has been showing up on other rappers’ hits and putting out his own singles on YouTube or on Instagram, ignoring the main distribution channels that a rapper of his status would command. Carti has been teasing his new album I Am Music forever, and it was supposed to come out last night. Last night, there was a fresh round of internet dismay everytime a new deadline rolled around and the album wasn’t out. But now, this morning, it’s finally here.