Updates

“Different Day” – December 8, 2023

““DIFFERENT DAY” was surprise-released on December 8, 2023, in a post made to the Opium Instagram account. The post featured an accompanying music video for the song and the following caption:

You can’t judge something if there is no ..
criteria #IAMMUSIC

This song is Carti’s first solo offering in nearly three years, following the release of his widely acclaimed December 2020 album, Whole Lotta Red.”

“H00DBYAIR” – December 20, 2023

On “H00DBYAIR,” Playboi Carti harnesses his alternate deep voice, confronting hate he’s received throughout his career, especially for his signature high-pitched sound. Beyond pushing away negativity, this track serves as a canvas for Carti’s personal growth, unveiling the arrival of his second child, Yves Carter.

The title derives from the fashion brand, Hood By Air, which Carti notably sported at a Destroy Lonely performance in 2023. Carti also uploaded a photo of Kanye West wearing Hood By Air to his Instagram Story shortly after this song released.

On December 13, 2023, a snippet of “H00DBYAIR” was posted to Carti’s alternate Instagram account with an accompanying behind-the-scenes video that showed Playboi Carti and all members of his label present at the music video shoot.

Homixide Meechie’s younger brother, Homixide Mali, posted the snippet’s lyrics in the comment section of the post, which was pinned.

On December 19, similar to the release of “2024,” this song’s release was announced by Opium affiliate Blackhaine on Carti’s Instagram Story saying:

Carti dropping again ***** tonight!

At 9 PM Eastern Standard Time, the music video was uploaded to Carti’s alternate Instagram account.

“2024” – December 29, 2023

“2024” was recorded on December 10, 2023, releasing to YouTube with an accompanying music video four days later. It marks the second promotional single of Playboi Carti’s third studio album, I AM MUSIC, preceded by “Different Day.”

Carti begins this track similar to its predecessor, with his signature high-pitched vocal tone. As the track progresses, however, he eventually adopts a grimier, deeper tone, which he officially unveiled with his guest appearance on Travis Scott’s “FE!N.”

Shortly before this song’s release, Carti took to Instagram to post a story featuring Opiumaffiliate Blackhaine, revealing the 9:30 PM Eastern Standard Time release.

“Backr00ms” (featuring Travis Scott) – January 5, 2024

“BACKR00MS” is the fourth pre-release single to Playboi Carti’s upcoming album, Musicand the fourth official collaboration between Playboi Carti and Travis Scott, which comes close to Scott’s July 2023, album UTOPIA, which includes “FE!N.”

Shortly before this song’s release, Carti took to Instagram to post a story featuring Opiumaffiliate Blackhaine, revealing the 9:30 PM EST release.

This is the third time Carti used Blackhaine as the announcer of the release of one of his songs. The song also features Carti’s deep voice which was first officially heard on “FE!N”amongst other releases such as “2024”. This song also confirms the general production theme led by Cardo which seems to be dark-trap beats with basic melodies.

This is the second Carti song to replace Os with 0s in the track’s title, following “H00DBYAIR” which released 13 days prior. This switch is themed around Playboi Carti and Opium Baby’s record label, collective, and creative agency, Opium.

“EvilJ0rdan” – January 16, 2024

“EVILJ0RDAN” embraces the deep-voiced theme of Music, as Playboi Carti paints a picture of his mysterious lifestyle.

The title references Carti’s birth name, Jordan. However, like many of Music’s promotional singles, the instance of the letter “O” is replaced with a zero in homage the Opium label. While “EVIL” describes Carti’s portrayed persona, it may also be a nod to the newly-coined YVL movement.

On December 8, 2023, Carti took to Instagram to share two snippets of “EVILJ0RDAN” on his story. The first snippet teased the song’s instrumental with an image designed by SEX IS DEATH that read:

I’M NOT PLAYING

This was followed by another snippet posted two hours later featuring vocals from Carti as well as narration by South Carolina disk jockey, DJ Swamp Izzo. It was teased with the text “2024,” confirming Music’s release year.

Carti’s cousin Kee revealed in a post made to X that the song had been recorded the night previous:

he just made this last night btw

Weeks later, on January 15, 2024, Blackhaine announced the 9:30 PM Eastern Standard Time release for that day—similar to most of Music’s singles. The track soon released to Playboi Carti’s alternative Instagram through a music video.

“Ketamine” – March 8, 2024

The anticipation increases as the rollout for Playboi Carti’s forthcoming studio album, MUSIC continues. “KETAMINE,” the sixth single for Carti’s upcoming album, was revealed on March 12, 2024, just hours before its release.

The reveal video—different from its predecessors, which featured Blackhaine as the main act shouting at the screen—is a video of Carti’s stylist, sexisdeath walking with a 360° camera attached to her chest. The same “Parental Advisory” tag paired with the words “Tuesday” and “9:30” from the other reveal videos is also featured.

The music video for the track was released on the Opium Instagram page promptly at 9:30 PM. The video itself features Playboi Carti and long-time collaborator, Ojivoltaplaying the guitar in a disastrous room with a single mattress in the center as the dark aesthetics match the music. The simple editing and raw scenes capture the theme with Carti’s newer music videos so far.

“All Red” – September 13, 2024

“ALL RED” is Carti’s first solo release on streaming platforms since his December 2020 sophomore studio album, Whole Lotta Red. It features Carti rapping in a deeper voice register, a cadence first heard in his feature on “Mr. Miyagi” by Kanye West. This new voice was also noted in the Spring 2022 edition of XXL Magazine, where the author mentioned that an unreleased song titled “Wicked” showcased “a bit of a different sound to what we have heard in the past.”

On April 5, 2023, a brief snippet of a video previewing the song leaked online. The full video surfaced a month later on May 10, 2023, via Instagram. The video was recorded by Mitch Modes on February 5, 2022, when Carti was in the studio with F1LTHY, Gud, Joy Divizn, Luka Sabbat, Matthew Williams, and Yung Lean.

On June 15, 2024, Carti previewed “ALL RED” in full during his set at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash music festival.

On September 12, 2024, Carti took to the Opium Instagram account to reveal that the song would be released at midnight, along with its artwork designed by SEXISDEATH and Dawid.

“Play This” – November 22, 2024

On November 21, 2024, Playboi Carti released a new track titled “PLAY THIS” through his finsta account, @opium_00pium. The song was first mentioned in August of 2023 with Luka Sabbat, a close associate with Carti tweeting out some of the lyrics.

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