What’s most responsible for the star MC’s improved performance? And what other long-awaited hip-hop albums could meet with similarly explosive opening returns? Billboard staffers discuss these ...

Playboi Carti had fans waiting with bated breath at 11:59, only to be disappointed when the clock struck midnight and the album did not materialize on DSPs. At 12:01, the Atlanta rapper tried to get ...

"I don't like Kendrick Lamar's music," West tweeted after Carti dropped his new album on Friday. By Ethan Millman Music Editor It’s been a long wait — made longer after missing the typical midnight ...

Last month, Playboi Carti released his highly anticipated album “MUSIC,” a sprawling 30-track project. The enigmatic artist has delivered yet another controversial record, cementing himself as one of ...

Influential and enigmatic trap artist Playboi Carti released his highly-teased album, pretentiously titled “MUSIC,” after a five year wait last month. Carti delivers a varied, mixtape-style record as ...

It’s here. After five years teasing a new project in the wake of “Whole Lotta Red,” Playboi Carti finally delivered his newest full-length project “Music,” albeit under heavy legal pressure due to ...

On Sunday night (Mar. 23), Playboi Carti notched his second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with MUSIC. The colossal 30-track set scored a wondrous debut for the OPIUM leader, as he secured the biggest ...

Nothing makes sense with Playboi Carti. Ever since he burst onto the scene in 2017, he’s been at the cutting edge of hip-hop, pioneering sounds that would soon become staples of the genre, even when ...

Playboi Carti had some thoughts about the first-week sales numbers for his latest album, MUSIC. According to Billboard, Carti's third studio album debuted atop the 200 chart with 298,000 equivalent ...

Hip-hop fans are absolutely losing their minds right now, and honestly, we can’t blame them. Atlanta DJ Swamp Izzo just blessed us with a 34-second snippet that has everyone convinced we’re about to ...

Playboi Carti has officially announced his highly anticipated Antagonist Tour, which will begin October 3 in Salt Lake City. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will mark his first solo headlining run ...

Welcome to Heat Check, a biweekly music column where AJC culture reporter DeAsia Paige explores the temperature of Georgia’s buzzing, expansive music scene. The column includes music news, trends and ...