Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next — or Last — Superstar?

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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After nearly five years of building hype, the Atlanta rapper’s 30-song third album, “Music,” has finally arrived. Let’s discuss.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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0:00.0	First I go whip out the boat.
0:12.4	No, I can't hit on no brace.
0:14.2	My life is out of control.
0:16.0	I'm telling you, nobody's safe.
0:17.2	I've been living my level in boat.
0:19.2	My ice came with a train.
0:20.2	I'm so high. I got high my face. This is not a rock star phase. I'm an emo. Welcome to the New Yorker my leveling boat. My ice-in'clock
0:21.0	My face.
0:22.3	This is not a rock star face.
0:23.8	I'm an emo thug of my face.
0:24.9	Welcome to The New York Times Popcast.
0:26.7	You're curiously intrusive, but not wholly unwelcome.
0:30.2	Mix tape DJ tag of music, music, news, and criticism.
0:34.3	I'm John Caramonica, a critic at the New York Times.
0:36.9	I'm Joe Cuscarelli. I'm a reporter at the New York Times.
0:39.8	It's Cardi Season. It's Cardi Season. There is going to be a subset of listeners who are extremely
0:48.3	excited for Cardi Season. Shout out to our colleague, Jacob. And then there are going to be
0:52.8	a subset of listeners who are going to say, where are we landing?
0:56.2	What is Cardi season?
0:57.6	Well, Playboy Cardi, the Atlanta rapper, sometime, dare I say sometime rapper, has just released music, which is his fourth full-length album.
1:07.8	It follows a whole lot of red from 2020. Playbook Cardi is perhaps the most
1:13.6	disgust rapper on the internet, one of the most thirsted after in terms of his musical output.
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