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Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti
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I AM MUSIC has arrived. On Friday (March 14) morning, Playboi Carti unveiled his long-awaited third studio album, and buried inside its 30 tracks aren’t one however three collaborations with Kendrick Lamar.
The standout of the options, “GOOD CREDIT,” noticed the Compton emcee firing off a handful of name-drops. “Havin’ it my method like Usher, canine, crimson, blue diamond like gusher, canine/ Upscoring on you n**gasoline like Rucker, canine,” he spat in reference to 1997’s “My Approach.” The second is almost overshadowed by DJ Swamp Izzo shouting in the midst of his verse, however the Compton emcee nonetheless manages to get a number of extra off.
“Eliantte go large, white gold hyperlink fall on the stomach/ The emerald cuff for hers and his, that b**ch on level like ASAP Relli,” he continued a number of bars later. Terell “ASAP Relli” Ephron, for these unfamiliar, accused ASAP Rocky of pulling a handgun on him and firing it. The case went to trial, however the Harlem rapper was in the end discovered not responsible on each gun assault fees in February.
Elsewhere, Lamar dropped a line about Luka Dončić, who was traded to the LA Lakers that very same month: “Say Kenny been heavy out West and I carry the load, n**ga, I am Luka Dončić.” Hearken to the file beneath.
The noteworthy choices on I AM MUSIC include “PHILLY” that includes Travis Scott, the Lamar-assisted “BACKD00R” and “RATHER LIE,” which reunited Carti with The Weeknd — although it doesn’t fairly reside as much as “Timeless” from the Canadian singer’s newest album. One other notable entry is “CHARGE DEM H**S A FEE,” the primary time we’ve gotten the Opium Information founder, Future and Scott all on the identical monitor since 2024’s “Sort S**t.”
It goes with out saying that any album with that many songs is sure to have a number of hit-or-miss moments, and that basically reveals towards the latter finish of the album. Tracks like “OPM BABI” and “DIS 1 GOT IT” virtually really feel incomplete, thanks partly to the gunshot sound results and random audio bites that don’t do a lot to push the mission ahead. There may be, nevertheless, the beforehand launched “HBA” — previously titled “H00DBYAIR” — which lastly made its strategy to streaming.
All issues thought of, the wait positively paid off. I AM MUSIC is Carti’s longest LP so far, having packed in a superb variety of collaborations throughout its hour-plus runtime. To not point out, the lineup is rounded out by a formidable roster of producers: Metro Boomin, Ye, BNYX, Mike Dean and Cardo Acquired Wings, to call a number of.