{"id":1261536,"date":"2025-04-03T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/?p=1261536"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:57:48","slug":"playboi-cartis-newest-release-music-isnt-an-adequate-apology-for-the-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/playboi-cartis-newest-release-music-isnt-an-adequate-apology-for-the-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Playboi Carti\u2019s newest release, MUSIC, isn\u2019t an adequate apology for \u201cthe wait\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead\">Carti\u2019s homogenous sound and lyrical dullness make for a less-than-inspired record<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"article-meta\">\n<span class=\"byline\">By <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/thetech.com\/authors\/alex-tang\">Alex Tang<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/thetech.com\/authors\/sabine-chu\">Sabine Chu<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"timestamp\"><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thetech.com\/issues\/145\/5\">Apr. 3, 2025<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"slideshow\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thetech.com\/photos\/10877\"><br \/>\n<\/a><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">Music is Playboi Carti\u2019s latest album and his first release in five years since Whole Lotta Red.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"attribution\"><br \/>\nPHOTO COURTESY OF AWGE and Interscope Records<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>MUSIC &#8211; SORRY 4 DA WAIT<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Playboi Carti<\/p>\n<p>AWGE and Interscope Records<\/p>\n<p>March 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>On March 14, Playboi Carti released <em>MUSIC<\/em>, his long-awaited third album. Below, Alex and Sabine attempt to make their way through the 30-song tracklist, plus the four bonus tracks on March 25\u2019s <em>MUSIC &#8211; SORRY 4 DA WAIT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>It was maybe in the spring of 2021 when I heard a Carti song for the first time. Foreign. Punchy, vivacious, quintessentially dying lit. I ended up enjoying many of the <em>Die Lit <\/em>and <em>Playboi Carti <\/em>tracks. Only after that did I find some of <em>Whole Lotta Red<\/em> (WLR). It carries an enveloping presence, perhaps one that is too gentle. It embodies cacophony and angst: the sound, or perhaps the noise, awakens the beast inside all of us. When I needed it, it was stronger than any surge of adrenaline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As heterogeneous and brilliant as <em>WLR<\/em> was, the way Carti floated on <em>Die Lit<\/em> was something I wanted to hear more of. I explored some of his fan-made music (pretty good, in fact) and Version 1 of <em>WLR<\/em> (leaks that were also solid). I even went back to his SoundCloud and Cash Carti phases. Evolution is an understatement when it comes to Carti, so I wanted to hear the beginnings of it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2024\u201d dropped in 2023 and heralded a new Carti. It was nice, the forays into tonal inflections enriched by a strong instrumental backing. However, I didn\u2019t enjoy the other tapes that were released in the later weeks. \u201cTimeless,\u201d now plastered on every corner of the internet, was pretty darn good, but again, The Weeknd has stellar production capabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>MUSIC<\/em> dropping on Pi Day was pretty hilarious. I did lose a little sleep waiting, but I was hardly surprised when Carti delayed the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> One thing about me is that I LOVE <em>Whole Lotta Red.<\/em> \u201cControl\u201d was my most-listened to song of 2024 by\u2026 I don\u2019t want to say how many listens. During the Cambridge Half Marathon, I obviously had to listen to <em>WLR<\/em>. Well, I put it on for the first half, then my phone dropped to 5%. So I had to sing \u201cKing Vamp\u201d in my head over and over for the last seven miles. When it came time to post an obligatory race picture, I used \u201cStop Breathing\u201d as the background music.<\/p>\n<p>So you can imagine how excited I was to listen to <em>MUSIC<\/em> \u2014 and how disgruntled I was to find, in the words of my friend Richard, that it was largely \u201cwhole lotta mid,\u201d despite a few sublime moments. Like Track 11 on <em>Whole Lotta Red<\/em>, <em>MUSIC<\/em> is \u201cMeh.\u201d\u00a0 Even the four added tracks on <em>MUSIC &#8211; SORRY 4 DA WAIT<\/em> couldn\u2019t save my disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POP OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>To make a horrible analogy, this is a quantum particle in a box trying to leave the box. It\u2019s trying to break the rules. It\u2019s so entropic and jarring, but it\u2019s classic Carti at this point. One could consider this to be an extension of the concepts on <em>WLR<\/em>: the angst and the monosyllabic lyrics are just daggers. We\u2019ll see how it climbs or falls from here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> SEEYUH! Okay, basically everyone I talked to agrees that this song is the highlight of the album \u2014 which is a bad sign for the opener on a 30-song record, but great news for anyone with 2 minutes and 41 seconds to spare. The intro is quite enjoyable (hi, Swamp Izzo), and throughout the song, Carti brings the energy. His raspy intonation perfectly fits the aggressive, characteristically outrageous lyrics. This dude loves vampires, cool cars, and making incomprehensible noises over and over again. And you know what? So do we.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CRUSH (with Travis Scott)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Travis and Carti is not a combination that typically misses. Sadly, this one falls a little short. The repetition doesn\u2019t feel invigorating in any sense, and the lyrics raise some ironies. In God We Trust? Antithetical to the demonic Carti persona he\u2019s cultivated lately. This song sounds like a rough draft. A pilot. A work in progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I wonder what shawty\u2019s going to let them do \u2014 the song was kind of ambiguous. I wish there had been another repeat of that titular lyric to clear things up! Just kidding. On a musical basis, I like this song; the electronic style is nicely floaty. On a feminist basis? Not so much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>K POP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Yeah, I think I just wasted two minutes of my life right there. To be honest, this was the background noise as I tried to turn on another monitor. RIP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Jordan Terrell Carter is not known for the ingenuity of his lyrics. This chorus-free, 112-second track doesn\u2019t exactly change my opinion of him on that front.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVIL J0RDAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>What is that gunshot? The build-up was totally reasonable and then you just empty the chamber? Evil. The instrumental is the wave, and Carti rides it with his custom surfboard. It\u2019s pretty decent. To be honest, this came out last year, so this is not my first listen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I liked \u201cEVIL J0RDAN.\u201d In my opinion, Carti\u2019s idiosyncratic accent is one of the best parts of his music. His exaggerated vowels on \u201csyrup\u201d (or was it \u201czero\u201d?) make up for the fact that he says the word four times, or precedes the line with \u201cI\u2019m an emo thug in my phase.\u201d I also enjoy the little pauses between lines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOJO JOJO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Kendrick said extraterrestrial? Not to get derailed, but that was hands down one of Future\u2019s best projects (Project E. T.). That album sent me to space. Carti stays on Earth with this one, though. Kendrick is a feeble attempt to enter low orbit, but to be fair, this song is far from something stratospherically good. There are ephemeral moments of a decent flow from Carti\u2019s end, but then it drops off. The instrumental is mediocre. Not much mojo in this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I first listened to \u201cMOJO JOJO\u201d on the radio of some Uber that was speeding through Boston to Harvard Square in the early morning. Did Kendrick, possibly the best lyricist in contemporary rap, need to be on a song that rhymed \u201cwindow, woah\u201d with \u201cwindow, ho\u201d? Let\u2019s not talk about it. Instead, we can focus on the beats, which are simple but smooth and classic. They get the job done, just like the obligatory villainous metaphor and the random chorus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHILLY (with Travis Scott)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Vintage. Travis is back. Maybe I am a sucker for 808s, but it\u2019s sublime here. Carti is a bit unsteady, but it doesn\u2019t hurt too much. Also, the mixing sounds off? The volume seemed to oscillate a few times. Nonetheless, this one will end up on loop. Probably because of the instrumental.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> The sound on this is great. Between the vocals and the beats, the song purrs like the Bentley that they shout out. I think Carti and Travis did a better job of combining their styles here than on \u201cCRUSH.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RADAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Metro! No Pierre Bourne thus far, which makes me sad because Pierre is Carti and Carti is Pierre. But this is the flamboyance and flashiness of Metro fused with the rasping and ranting of Carti. It\u2019s alright.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I did interval training on the bridge to this song. Did you know 60 smoots are about 100 meters? Overall, I found this track pretty enjoyable \u2014 nothing to write home about, but good to run home to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RATHER LIE (with The Weeknd)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>I hated The Weeknd until \u201cTimeless.\u201d I wanted to become a fan, but this one kind of starts out too canonically Weeknd, the Weeknd I grew up hating. It\u2019s trying to be profound, just like when I try to use metaphors in my writing and it falls so flat that everyone becomes a hater. Carti is trying to be lyrical here, but perhaps Mr. Carter should realize that this was not a step below \u201cTimeless,\u201d it\u2019s a whole couple of floors below it. I\u2019d rather not lie about taking an elevator between these tiers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I find The Weeknd so insanely annoying. He has the unique ability to make almost any song worse, even when he\u2019s collaborating with undeniably great artists. (FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, and I could go on.) To Carti, another great, I say: this is not \u201cControl\u201d! The people (me) want \u201cControl\u201d! You\u2019re more romantic when no one can understand what you\u2019re saying!<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINE SHIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>This one is decent. The instrumental is nice, but the lyrics are plain. It might be one of the lighter songs here, and I\u2019m actually pleased this works. It\u2019s almost like an interlude.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Boring, sorry. Could have been cut and I would not have cared. Good to know he can spell DIE, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKD00R (feat. Kendrick Lamar &amp; Jhen\u00e9 Aiko)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>A very loaded resume on the features on this album. And here, Kendrick is better than he was earlier. Big-time loop potential. It\u2019s honestly like an unclouded sunrise after a rainy day. It\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> This track has grown on me. Jhen\u00e9 Aiko\u2019s inclusion makes \u201cBACKD00R\u201d much more melodic than the other Kendrick features. Chill song, chill flow, chill beats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOXIC (with Skepta)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Does anyone not hear an air-raid siren in the background? Too jarring. It\u2019s an E and F dissonance. As a former violinist who sucked at double stops, it\u2019s soft enough to not hurt, but it still irks me a bit too much. My ears are ringing. Next.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I cannot take Skepta seriously. <em>This<\/em> is a \u201cleader\u201d? A \u201cgenius\u201d? The line about \u201cyour boyfriend\u201d being \u201ca follower\u201d just made me think about that meme that reads \u201cwhen you gon stop eating shrimp with the wimps.\u201d The alternative no one\u2019s talking about: put down the seafood and this lame track.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUNYUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Swamp Izzo aside, this instrumental sounds like the younger brother of \u201cPHILLY.\u201d There\u2019s so much untapped potential for a flow on this, and it lasts for like a maximum of 15 seconds. And Swamp Izzo, your tag is about as good as Sports Illustrated articles. Rethink the tag brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Swamp Izzo: he\u2019s lowkey featured on this record! I feel like it\u2019s not a great sign that in all these song reviews, I keep mentioning the features or producers instead of, you know, Carti himself. The arrhythmic flow is annoying, not innovative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>CRANK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Can Swamp just shut up and cook up his instrumentals? Minus him, this is alright. An attempt to mimic some <em>WLR<\/em>-esque sounds, but this is a free throw that\u2019s a straight brick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I like this song! Carti does brio like almost no one else. He sounds genuinely <em>happy<\/em> on \u201cCRANK,\u201d and this elation makes lyrically lazy lines like \u201cmy vibes are top floors\u201d sing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHARGE DEM HOES A FEE (with Future &amp; Travis Scott)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Future carried this. That\u2019s it, that&#8217;s all. Thank you very much. I\u2019m sure Pluto charged an astronomical fee for this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Future sounds sleepy, but somehow he dominates this track. Carti doesn\u2019t really play a role here beyond making his noises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOOD CREDIT (with Kendrick Lamar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>This is Kendrick\u2019s song, not Carti\u2019s. The evil twin repetition is\u2026 interesting. Kendrick isn\u2019t an evil twin, he\u2019s a dark horse, a disruptor, a man who pops out and shows them what\u2019s up. Give credit to Kendrick for not making this track a straight-up skip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> As with the previous track, the featured artist both outclasses Carti and underperforms. Kendrick\u2019s voice is whiny. Why should I care if they\u2019re evil twins? Is this a continuation of the Powerpuff Girls motif from \u201cMOJO JOJO?\u201d Who\u2019s the last triplet? No one can say, but King Kunta seems strangely petulant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I SEEEEEE YOU BABY BOI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Angelic instrumental and intro, but the vocals don\u2019t come even close to doing it justice. Carti is too passive. It could be more aggressive, more punchy, more physical. The theme of the album is coming into the limelight \u2014 it\u2019s not I am Music, it\u2019s I am Potential.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I liked the intro, and the thrumming instrumentals and beat remain the high points of the song. Carti\u2019s rapping left much to be desired, though. At some point, it felt like he was repeating himself because he ran out of thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAKE UP F1LTHY (with Travis Scott)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT:<\/strong> The beat sounds like something off <em>Heroes and Villains <\/em>(produced by Metro Boomin), but I can\u2019t believe the vocals are somehow not making me feel anything. I was expecting something along the lines of \u201cRockstar Made,\u201d and this came up woefully short. I should readjust my expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> As I reviewed this album across various coffee shops, student lounges, and campus benches, I often found myself embarrassed to Google the lyrics in public. This humiliation reached its apex with \u201cWAKE UP F1LTHY.\u201d Suffice to say, this song lives up to its title\u2019s final word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUMPIN (with Lil Uzi Vert)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Too short. It\u2019s Lil Uzi Vert, the co-author of the all-time classic \u201cShoota.\u201d It falls short, again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Were they too busy on the PlayStation? I wish this song was longer; 92 seconds isn\u2019t enough for either artist to perform at their proper, braggadocious heights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIM (with Future)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Future carries once again. Maybe I\u2019m noticing this a bit late, but it feels like Carti is cramming syllables in an attempt to stay in time with the instrumental. Two syllables can\u2019t become one, especially when you\u2019re coming right after Future. The cadence on Carti\u2019s end feels like an abnormal EKG. Perhaps that\u2019s the whole point of this album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I like this one! A very solid track. Nice instrumentals, nice flow. They both sound relaxed but disciplined. The beat\u2019s strong enough that you can imagine yourself slowly dancing at your computer while typing along to this song. Or, like, just dancing, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COCAINE NOSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>This is the closest to <em>WLR<\/em> in terms of sound. Despite what Sabine says below, I honestly don\u2019t think it\u2019s that bad. It\u2019s neither a skip or a loop. It reminds you that Carti is capable of this sound; he\u2019s just choosing to make it the foreground rather than the centerpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> This song feels like <em>WLR<\/em> B-roll. Despite the title and his best attempts at a menacing rasp, Carti\u2019s not particularly euphoric. He may be sniffling, but this song sounds like it\u2019s from a bad cold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WE NEED ALL DA VIBES (with Young Thug &amp; Ty Dolla $ign)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Thugger\u2019s back after a hiatus with the law. He\u2019s ok. The overall vibe is like a summer beach song. Blast it out of a portable speaker or something like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I certainly hope these are not <em>all<\/em> \u201cda vibes.\u201d If they are, then this song, which ChatGPT could have made, is what your 18.100A grader might call \u201cnecessary, but not sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>OLYMPIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>The mixing feels off. This should be the last song of the album; it\u2019s giving closing up shop vibes. The instrumental deserves so much better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Even the initial \u201cseeyuh\u201d is muted. Carti\u2019s quiet here \u2014 more human than Herculean, much less godly \u2014 and the whirring background can\u2019t save him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPM BABI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>This is a skip. I\u2019m sorry if I hurt anybody\u2019s feelings. Next, please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Swamp <em>again<\/em>? The crashes in the background seem random, as does the outro. Despite the attempted pyrotechnics, this track\u2019s a snooze.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWIN TRIM (with Lil Uzi Vert)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>33% of this song is its intro. Hilarious. Lil Uzi is flamboyant, but I feel like he could have taken the vocal progressions in directions more like his true self. Perhaps he needed to be more Carti-esque and monotonal to get a solo work on this album?<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Lil Uzi Vert does a great impression of himself here, by which I mean that this song does not belong on an album allegedly belonging to Playboi Carti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIKE WEEZY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>If there\u2019s a meme on the album, this is it. I don\u2019t know what I was listening to. I will defer commentary to Sabine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I can\u2019t pinpoint exactly why I like this song \u2014 it\u2019s definitely not the line \u201cI\u2019m big like Bieber\u201d \u2014 but I suspect it may have something to do with the instrumental vortices swirling around Carti\u2019s upbeat flow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIS 1 GOT IT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>This sounds mainstream, and because I possess truly poor music taste, I like it. Up there in loop potential, but nothing extraordinary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I think that the averagely competent listener should be able to distinguish between a chorus and a verse in an averagely competent artist\u2019s work. Here, I cannot \u2014 not sure if that\u2019s a judgment of me or Carti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WALK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>The flow here is very Future-esque, which is pleasing. On the contrary, I\u2019m irritated by Swamp Izzo\u2019s crap. He\u2019s being paid big bucks to shout into a mic. Well, it\u2019s not like Carti isn\u2019t being paid bigger bucks to do the same thing either. Who knows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> \u201cWALK\u201d is another short song, clocking in at just over 90 seconds. It\u2019s certainly not a standout, but Swamp Izzo\u2019s outro is enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>HBA leaked last year, and I\u2019m not really sure if this version is any better. The snares are very metallic and bitter. Have you tried smelling what the handles to the nice Lobby 7 doors are like? That\u2019s kind of like what the instrumental sounds like here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Appropriately for a track whose outro shouts out his children, Carti sounds strangely grown up. Although he indulges in the usual rasps and screeches \u2014 after all, as he \u201ctold \u2018em,\u201d he\u2019s \u201ccomin\u2019 normal\u201d \u2014 our favorite vampire also takes his sweet time between lines, giving his words an uncharacteristically adult weight. (Also, Alex, why are you smelling door handles?!?!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Very mid. Cruising altitude type of song. You don\u2019t need to pay attention to this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Another SVJ mention, another \u201cchorus\u201d that only appears once, another sub-two minute song. Kill your darlings, king.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUTH ATLANTA BABY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Not a bad ending to the original 30-song album. As you can read, I\u2019m so burnt out from listening that I can\u2019t even form proper sentences. My ears hear things, yet my mind is empty. It\u2019s alright. It\u2019s alright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> This is vintage Carti. He\u2019s loose, fun, swinging from line to line. I like the background vocals and the instrumentals too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIFFERENT DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>The instrumental captures you in place, in neither a good or a bad way. Carti\u2019s voice is somewhat bland. Not a skip or a loop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Carti\u2019s sighing baby voice works in \u201cDIFFERENT DAY,\u201d unlike many other songs. The simple, pulsing instrumental combines with his conversational tone to justify the less-than-inspired lyrics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Yes, this one\u2019s good. There\u2019s actual synergy between the instrumental and lyrics. I\u2019ve heard this enough times that it\u2019s somehow nostalgic. What a weird thing to be saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Once again, a song is carried by Carti\u2019s talent for saying words in a unique way. I\u2019m a particular fan of the sibilance of \u201cnews,\u201d then \u201csomething\u201d and \u201cwassup\u201d in the chorus of \u201c2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKR00MS (with Travis Scott)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>Not the type of thing I would listen to. It came out a year or more ago, too. Not sure what to feel about this other than as an apology for leaving us fans in agony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Shoutout to Carti\u2019s grandmother and\u2026 body positivity? I don\u2019t think lyrical analysis will prove particularly fruitful here. Anyways, fun song, but nothing groundbreaking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOMDJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>A very solid track. I enjoyed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SRC:<\/strong> Another track that made me go, \u201cWell, that was a good song, and it seemed to be by Playboi Carti,\u201d and nothing else. If \u201cFOMDJ\u201d hadn\u2019t been the 34th song on the deluxe record, maybe I\u2019d have been more generous. Most of the time, though, I doubt that I\u2019ll make it all the way through the album and let myself appreciate this track\u2019s merits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALT: <\/strong>The homogeneity of sound on this album made it noisy. The sheer quantity of songs contributed to the noise; it was hard to distill the highlights. I\u2019m not sure why this project took essentially five years when some tracks felt unpolished. In the future, I\u2019ll only want to sample individual bites at best and not devour the full meal. There are fleeting moments of greatness, but the chord progressions fall flat, Carti\u2019s arrhythmic rasping limped along far from anything lyrical, and the overall composition of the album was rather entropic. 6\/10 because it might grow on me, we\u2019ll see.\u00a0<br \/><strong>SRC:<\/strong> I\u2019m a harsh critic. Did I enjoy <em>some<\/em> of the songs on this album? Yes. But did it work as <em>an album<\/em> that I\u2019d want to listen to in full? No way. After five years, you\u2019d think the self-accused King Vamp would have experienced some bouts of insomniac creativity, but <em>MUSIC<\/em> is nothing new. I\u2019m granting it a 4\/10, though like Alex, I\u2019ll keep listening. Hopefully, the next record will prioritize innovative quality over quantity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thetech.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 O artigo anterior foi obtido e traduzido do site internacional da celebrity.land   \u2019 Source Link <\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carti\u2019s homogenous sound and lyrical dullness make for a less-than-inspired record By Alex Tang and Sabine Chu Apr. 3, 2025 Music is Playboi Carti\u2019s latest album and his first release in five years since Whole Lotta Red. 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