Playboi Carti

Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally by his stage name "Playboi Carti" is an American rapper and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboi_Carti Known for his distinct vocals and unique sound, Playboi Carti is notable for his contributions to the trap genre and development of the rage subgenre as a whole, his second studio album "Whole Lotta Red" contributing to the once underground genre reaching the masses as it continues to grow.https://thestereovision.com/content/2022/6/19/red
Continuously exploring his sound throughout each project he releases, Carti has been the forefront of multiple music waves throughout his career. Besides music, Carti is also known for his fashion style, being labeled the "leader of youth style" by GQ who represents the midpoint between the "fashion gloss of A$AP Mob, the punk-rock attitude of Lil Uzi Vert, and the playful camp of Lil Yachty."https://www.gq.com/story/playboi-carti-is-here-to-own-your-summer-playlist
Carti's debut studio album "Die Lit" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 upon it's release while his sophomore album "Whole Lotta Red" debuted atop the charts, despite being met with very mixed reviews.https://www.billboard.com/pro/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one/ Carti achieved his first ever number-one hit in 2024 when he had appeared alongside ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) and Rich The Kid for the song CARNIVAL.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboi_Carti_discography#:~:text=On%20February%2015%2C%202024%2C%20Carti,becoming%20Carti%27s%20first%20topping%20song.
Besides his own solo career, Carti is also the head of his own music label "Opium" that he had founded in 2019, currently with three signed acts that are aesthetically similar to him and are all Atlanta-based; Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and the duo Homixide Gang.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_(record_label)
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Jordan Terrell Carter was born on September 13 between the years 1995 and 1996 in Georgia, growing up in the nearby suburb Riverdale.https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/ In a 2016 interview with Complex, he stated, "My ma couldn't tell me shit. Nobody could tell me shit."https://www.complex.com/music/a/ross-scarano/playboi-carti-interview This type of lifestyle influenced Carter to get into trouble as a youth and sway away from the idea of pursuing a higher level of education after high school. He attended North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs.https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-playboi-carti/
Before making music, Carter had wanted to become an NBA star. In an interview with The Fader, he said, "I was a young AI and didn't go to practice. That was the time I was really ducking school and it was all hoop and no rap. I would smoke before practice, get on the court and drop 30."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHO6TiPLHqw After Carter gotten into a disagreement with his coach, however, he had decided quit basketball and his focus was drawn more towards music.https://www.thefader.com/2019/06/12/playboi-carti-cover-story
Carter had frequently skipped his classes in order to work on music or go to his job at H&M, leading to him barely graduating High School. In an interview with The Fader, he said, "I was in class with freshmen finishing work, and if I finished the nine assignments before this time I could graduate." Carter was so close to not graduating that no one ended up showing up to his graduation as they all had no idea that it was taking place.
Carter developed a unique fashion sense from an early age, shopping in thrift stores. He told Vogue that he was teased for being an early adopter of new styles, such as colored skinny jeans.https://www.vogue.com/article/playboi-carti-fashion-worlds-latest-rapper-heartthrob-celebrity-style
=== $ir Cartier ===
Carter started off his career in 2011 under the stage name "$ir Cartier" when the platform SoundCloud began to gain prominence.https://www.xxlmag.com/rappers-names-soundcloud-era/ Carter had dropped what is believed to have been his first project THC: THE HIGH CHRONICAL$ under this name; however, as of now the large majority of the songs from this mixtape are completely lost.https://genius.com/albums/Playboi-carti/Thc-the-high-chronical
Cartier is said to have had another record from around when he went by this name; Killing Me Softly; however it's very likely that this record has never been finished.https://genius.com/albums/Playboi-carti/Killing-me-softly The project most likely was scrapped in favor for THE HIGH CHRONICAL$ as it was never mentioned again.
Around 2013, Cartier had changed his stage name to "Playboi Carti." The following year, Carti had met the rapper/producer Ethereal, leading to him being signed to Father's record label; Awful Records.https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/father-awful-records-interview/ Ethereal is credited by Carti for helping him develop his own sound.https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-facts-things-you-didnt-know Once Carti decided to pursue music entirely, he had made the decision to move into New York with some of his relatives.https://www.vogue.com/article/playboi-carti-fashion-worlds-latest-rapper-heartthrob-celebrity-style
=== A$AP Mob ===
While in New York, Carti had met A$AP Bari while staying in his drug dealer's house, who had introduced Carti to A$AP Rocky.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzaO6k5kTss In 2015, his career would begin to pick up drastically with the releases of his songs "Broke Boi" and "Fetti" featuring Da$H and Maxo Kream.http://www.vogue.com/article/playboi-carti-fashion-worlds-latest-rapper-heartthrob-celebrity-style Carti would also become common collaborators with Atlanta's underground scene, eventually leading into the creation of Splur Gang, consisting of Carti, UnoTheActivist and THOUXANBANFAUNI.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0buvQSGG8/?hl=en The group was very short lived as Uno and Carti would have a falling out in 2016 after Uno was shot and Carti became close with Uno's shooter.https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57210/title.unotheactivist-puts-his-beef-with-playboi-carti-to-rest-says-theyre-not-cousins
Carti would appear alongside Tyler, the Creator and Yung Gleesh on A$AP Mob's song "Telephone Calls" in 2016; the same year he was signed to AWGE.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
Excluding unreleased content, Playboi Carti currently has two released albums:
* Die Lit (2018)
* Whole Lotta Red (2020)
=== Mixtapes ===
Excluding unreleased content, Playboi Carti has released three mixtapes, only one of which are still remaining on streaming:
* THC: THE HIGH CHRONICAL$ (2011)
* Young Mi$fit (2012)
* Playboi Carti (2017)
=== EPs ===
* death in tune (2015)
* PLAYBOIFRE$H (2015)
== References ==
Category:People
Category:Rappers