Playboi Carti’s ‘I Am Music’ Songs Ranked

Producer(s): F1lthy, Slowburnz & DJH

This appears like noise, actually. Nonetheless, I can see a bunch of the children moshing to this and I would change my thoughts if I noticed this music being carried out stay. I’m certain they’re going to be hanging from the rafters as Carti jumps round onstage. — ANGEL DIAZ

Producer(s): Clayco, Streo & 󠁪opiumbaby

Rage rap meets a soulful pattern. There are occasions when clashing aesthetics and opposites entice, however this isn’t one, as Swamp Izzo’s tag feels overbearing. Carti touches on substance abuse, from utilizing drugs to ketamine, and even compares himself to Younger Thug. “OPM Babi” might’ve been taken to a different degree. — MICHAEL SAPONARA

Producer(s): Maaly Uncooked

Carti appears to be impressed by early 2010s entice all through the undertaking. “Overly” finds him reuniting with Maaly Uncooked behind the boards, who produced “Shoota” in addition to a number of WLR tracks. Whereas it in all probability finally ends up in the course of the pack, Carti’s repertoire is on full show right here. — M.S.

Producer(s): Cardo, Dez Wright, Mu Lean & Stoopid Lou

I actually thought this was Future at first, however the extra you hear you may inform it’s Carti altering his voice as soon as once more. My favourite a part of this observe is the refrain, although — I’m at all times down for a Skepta characteristic, particularly when he raps like he’s the most effective rapper on his facet of the hemisphere, as a result of he’s. — A.D.

Producer(s): D. Wealthy

This may’ve been the proper spot to offer Chief Keef a name for an explosive help over triumphant manufacturing. Carti ruminates about how he “might f–k a pop b–ch” after which go her to the homies. It’s all in regards to the quick lane at this level: “Molly, sex and ecstasy, I turned up just like Lohan,” he raps, playfully jabbing Lindsay Lohan. — M.S.

Producer(s): Cardo

I see Cardo bought in his Texas bag on this one. This joint sounds just like the rating from Desperado; the music video wants Travis and Carti to hop out the Hellcat with the yopper within the guitar case like Antonio Banderas. And also you even have Travis beginning the music off by singing, “Brand new ass, brand new nose,” and it’s so rattling humorous for some purpose. Carti, then again, has his Batman voicebox manipulator going, as he ends his verse like a villain. — A.D.

Producer(s): F1LTHY, Malik Ninety 5 & Lukrative

“Mollys, Perkys, I feel so invincible,” is well the catchiest refrain on the whole album. Future’s jealous he didn’t construct successful round that first. Carti goes extra into his throaty move for a few tracks to offer the undertaking a special texture earlier than the ultimate act. — M.S.

Producer(s): Rok & KP Beatz

Carti clears the lane for Uzi to shine with a solo effort on “Twin Trim.” That’s what pals are for. The Uzi-Carti reunion has been one thing followers had been calling for all through the last decade, and the Philly native pops up for a pair of enjoyable appearances on Music. — M.S.

Producer(s): Keanu Beats, 99Hurts & Ojivolta

For some purpose, I didn’t actually discover DJ Swamp Izzo was internet hosting this tape till I bought to this music on first hear, however I’m not mad. There’s one thing about having fashionable regional DJs internet hosting main full size albums. It tends to convey the sensation again, as they are saying. — A.D.

Producer(s): Kelvin Krash & Ojivolta

Simply once you suppose you will have Carti found out, he hits you with a shock. Carti’s voice alterations and ear for manufacturing handle to maintain a 30-track album contemporary whereas supplying one thing for each model of his followers. “Like Weezy” is constructed round a Wealthy Kidz “Bend Over” pattern, which no one noticed coming, and he manages to stay true to himself whereas meshing with, on this case, a beat Soulja Boy would’ve liked 15 years in the past. — M.S.

Producer(s): DJ Moon, Lucian

Twitchy manufacturing that sounds prefer it’s one other department off the Entire Lotta Crimson household tree. Carti displays on his humble beginnings and dodging the hurdles that tried to knock him off his sport. It even turns into a love music, with the Atlanta rapper questioning if she’s all the way down to experience for him by something: “How do I know that you bound for me?/ Baby, would you skip town for me?” he asks. — M.S.

Producer(s): Metro Boomin

Metro tapped into his mid 2000s Atlanta bag with this one, whereas Carti decides to go along with considered one of his extra newer flows. That is what makes an artist like Playboi distinctive, but additionally polarizing. He usually mixes the experimental with the normal. I feel he ought to bought extra credit score for issues like that. — A.D.

Producer(s): Cardo & Johnny Juliano

That is “Madman Music,” as Cardo calls it, due to its chaotic unpredictability. Playboi and Swamp make an excellent crew, as the previous raps bars like, “I’m prayin’ for all my opps while I’m hawking for my next bi—h/Oh, you prayin’ for them motherf—kers now, Carti?/Yeah, they got a death wish,” because the latter screams advert libs within the background as if he was on crank for actual. — A.D.

Producer(s): Akachi, DJ Moon, Sonickaboom, C$D Sid, Macnificent & TM88

Carti’s been a trendsetter, from the garments to his rapping type and even vocabulary. He introduced “trim” into popular culture, and it’s appeared to chop by as one other “cool” alternative. Future’s in on “Trim” as he builds a refrain across the time period and makes use of his syrupy verse for the last word flex. “I bought a new mansion, it’s just for the clothes,” he boasts. — M.S.

Producer(s): F1LTHY & BNYX

La Flame notches one other Music visitor look — he has 4 in whole. F1LTHY didn’t must be woken up, as he held his personal on the undertaking whereas cooking up one other ominous beat alongside BNYX. Scott and Carti take turns recalling their raunchy sexual escapades, and Trav wins this spherical 10-9. “She give me that 69 while I play 64,” he raps. — M.S.

Producer(s): F1LTHY, 100yrd & Brak3

The grungy “Cocaine Nose” was initially previewed by Carti throughout Rolling Loud Miami 2024 in December and lands as a deep lower on Music. Money Carti takes it again to the Roc-A-Fella heyday whereas evaluating his disruptive Opium crew to the Roc’s co-founders. “It’s Opium, yeah, movin’ like Jay and Dame,” he rhymes in a smoky move. — M.S.

Producer(s): Cardo & Onokey

A fan-favorite Instagram launch is downgraded with the addition of thumping drums within the combine. Carti has lengthy championed Hood By Air and he would possibly convey the style designer again to the mainstream. The 29-year-old had some issues he needed to get off his chest whereas blasting the imitators biting his type.

It’s a uncommon second of reflection as he seems again at his early years working towards his craft as a teen. “I was 17 on the mic/ I’m tryna be Carti, not Mike,” he raps. On the outro, Carti shouts out his kids Onyx and Yves alongside together with his age when he had them. He appears to be asking for some grace relating to balancing his life-style as a dad or mum and famous person. — M.S.

Producer(s): Ovijolta

Carti has set the bar excessive together with his album closers prior to now; simply go press play on the weak “F33l Lik3 Dyin” once more from WLR. Right here, the 29-year-old celebrates his gritty South Atlanta roots and picks his head as much as see how far he’s come earlier than 30. Earlier than saying goodbye, Carti has some harsh phrases for these envying him and never standing on enterprise: “I’m aimin’ at everybody jealous/ These p—y ass n—as so soft/ How the f—k you gon’ rat on your cousin?” he spews. — M.S.

Producer(s): D. Hill

The 16*29 reunion everybody was ready for. It’s been seven years since they formally teamed up, and whereas it’s not fairly residing as much as the hype of “Shoota,” the 92-second dash “Jumpin” is a glimpse of what was as soon as checked out as an eclectic combo main the following era of rap into the 2020s. —M.S.

Producer(s): Wheezy & Dez Wright

Playboi Carti promised he wasn’t gonna launch Music till he bought Thugger on the album. “We Need All Da Vibes” additionally options Ty Dolla $ign and looks like a Thug observe with how clear Wheezy’s manufacturing is, in comparison with the chaos Carti prefers. It’s solely Thug’s second verse since being launched from jail as he quietly makes his comeback into rap’s mainstream with one other strong outing. —M.S.

Producer(s): F1LTHY, Ojivolta, Jahaan Candy & Travis Scott

Travis actually solely doing adlibs on this, and I assume that provides a component to the music, however I’m actually into the church choir singing, “Shorty gonna let me crush.” I feel that basically brings this observe excessive. It looks like sitting in a church pew as they unfold the Good Phrase over F1lthy and Ojivolta’s beat that sounds prefer it’s from a far-off galaxy. —A.D.

Producer(s): Clif Shayne, DJ Moon & Nick Spiders

“Olympian” is for the Entire Lotta Crimson tribe as Playboi Carti delivers his classic baby-voiced move and offers a tip of the cap to those that held him down through the four-plus years in between WLR and Music. Can’t say we had Carti referencing Ludacris and Michael Jackson on the identical observe on our bingo card, however he makes it work. — M.S.

Producer(s): Money Cobain

To begin with, we bought Playboi Carti over a Money Cobain beat earlier than GTA 6. Second of all, I’m a fan of R&B Carti. Nonetheless, the road about canceling considered one of his reveals to get pleasure from a film caught out to me. Think about working into Carti at like a David Lynch retrospective at Lincoln Middle or some s—t like that. Would possibly run into King Vamp on the New Beverly for the Bram Stoker’s Dracula exhibiting. — A.D.

Producer(s): Ojivolta, Cardo & Twisco

This music title is apt as a result of Carti is idolized by some like a Ok Pop star and he’s giving some bars on this one, like:

Cease all that talkin’, let’s do it
You on the web, boy, cease, boy
I’m within the discipline with cleats, Sig in my denims, I kill boys
Me and my n—as, we Gs, step on b–ches, we kick doorways
I keep runnin’ up checks and holdin’ the knife, it’s a sport
Sittin’ with my blick, I bought me a gang, I can’t go to courtroom, uh
N—a tried to pop his ache, put two in his mind, blow up the fort

And let’s not overlook in regards to the manufacturing, which is cinematic, dramatic and implausible. — A.D.

Producer(s): Ojivolta, Cardo & Ssort

Getting a Kendrick characteristic to solely use him for advert libs and as a hypeman is spectacular sufficient, however I didn’t anticipate these two to hyperlink up. And it’s so loopy that it really works. They sound nice collectively and whether or not you wish to admit it or not, they’re the highest rappers that signify reverse sides of the rap spectrum, with Dot repping the extra conventional, mainstream and Carti repping for the extra different, younger facet of issues. — A.D.

Producer(s): Cardo, Johnny Juliano & Ojivolta

Very pleased that this music made the lower from the singles and loosies he’s been dropping during the last 12 months or so. This Cardo, Johnny Juliano and Ojivolta beat is insane and futuristic too. It appears like whippin’ wok whereas watching Cowboy Bebop — which is tough to clarify, so that you’re gonna must imaginative and prescient it. —A.D.

Producer(s): Cardo

When the rumors began swirling round that Kenny can be making an look, all of us anticipated him to ship extra photographs Drake’s manner. And whereas I’d’ve understood and revered that call, I’m pleased he selected to only discuss his s—t as an alternative. I imply, any rap fan can respect a line like, “The emerald cuff for hers and his/ That b–ch on point like A$AP Relli.” This pairing makes me wish to hear extra from them, ideally over one other futuristic Madman Cardo beat. — A.D.

Producer(s): Wheezy, Southside, Smatt Sertified, Juke Wong & Automobile!ton

“Charge dem hoes a fee, charge dem hoes a fee, charge dem hoes a fee, charge dem hoes a fee.”

Doesn’t that simply roll off the tongue?

This observe is the apparent anthem and we want the video ASAP. What an absolute banger. No notes. —A.D.

Producer(s): F1lthy, Ojivolta, Twisco & Mike Dean

That is the radio single proper right here, as Carti calms issues down for the women. After which you will have him manipulating his voice once more, like he’s messing with sport sliders as he’s working sport on the love of his life. This man is a maniac, and but I’ll take an album of songs like this from him and The Weeknd. — A.D.

Producer(s): Ojivolta, Ye & Scott Bridgeway

We bought Playboi Carti over a chipmunk soul pattern and Kendrick & Jhené Aiko collabing once more. And for that we’re grateful, as a result of the beat and the refrain make this music successful. I’m curious to see if these R&B cuts handle to cross over. — A.D.