Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Mustard featuring NAV, Playboi Carti & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
Playboi Carti Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Drake Featuring Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti Featuring Kanye West
Confirmed and likely? collaborators
Post Malone
Kanye West
Kid Cudi
Yung Lean?
Lil Uzi Vert
Bladee?
Pharrell Williams
fka Twigs?
Art Dealer
Pierre Bourne?
Richie Souf
Metro Boomin?
Ethereal?
Wheezy
F1LTHY
The album boasts Slash-honoring cover art and a trio of well-curated guests including Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Future. Deeper dives on the new full-length, Carti's first since the beloved Die Lit back in 2018, are sure to stack up in the coming days. An early contender for closer dissection, however, has emerged thanks to some key lyrics on the exquisitely named "Punk Monk."
Deep into the track's bass-driven introspection, Carti reflects on trying to sign Trippie Redd "before they knew about Trippie." Carti also mentions Lil Keed, specifically his track "Blicky Blicky," as well as being "tricked" by a label when trying to sign the prolific Pi'erre Bourne:
"I had every chance to sign all these young n****s
But I was in my bag
Really I don't worry about these n****s
I was tryna sign Trippie Redd before they knew 'bout Trippie
I was fuckin' with Lil Keed when he made lil 'Blicky'
I thought I had Pi'erre but the label tricked me
They tried to turn me into a white boy but I'm not Lil Dicky
I remember I used to follow Key! and ManMan Savage
Ridin' 'round the hood, I was ridin' with the ratchet"
A couple lines later, Carti appears to reference Offset's 2017 criticism of Lil Uzi Vert's use of inverted crosses. As you may recall, Uzi at one point playfully trolled Offset over his condemnation of the admirable aesthetic flourishes. According to Carti, he didn't want to get in the middle of their disagreements because "that ain't none of my business." Carti also noted he would simply rather worry about himself:
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According to Playboi Carti, the album has been turned in and will reportedly be the first gift to unwrap on Christmas Day. As we get closer to the release day, the album’s cameos continue to reveal themselves.
Along with Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert confirmed his cameo on ‘Whole Lotta Red’ as well The Eternal Atake. The Philly rapper was with a friend on Instagram Live, where fans were commenting. One fan asked if Uzi was too appear on ‘Whole Lotta Red.’ He responded by saying, “yeah I’m on track 3.”
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Lil Uzi confirms that he'll be on Playboi Carti's upcoming album, Whole Lotta Red 🔴 pic.twitter.com/IOkinRkS0Z
— On Thin Ice (@OnnThinIce) December 15, 2020
Carti also confirmed that Kid Cudi will also make his appearance on the album as well. He took to Instagram to drop a selfie with the Man On The Moon artist.
“fL3w 2 bro ! toLD hiM hiS mUSic iS WORLd nEEdED . V3ry good GUY bEAUtiFUL sPirit . HE wILL bE oN THis ALBuM . L0v3 hiM. W3 ALL do.”
Playboi Carti has confirmed Kid Cudi is on 'WLR' 🧛🏽♂️🩸 pic.twitter.com/lk7OzdyqPe
— Our Generation Music (@OGMusicCo) December 15, 2020
While fans are well aware of Carti and Ye’s history of release announcements that lead to nowhere, it is encouraged to not hold their breath. On the other hand, Playboi Carti’s presence online has increased recently, leaving to speculation of an album release. With several notable features, fans can expect ‘Whole Lotta Red’ great way to close out 2020.