PLAYBOI CARTI’S DIE LIT DEBUTS AT #3 ON BILLBOARD 200
ATLANTA RAPPER PERFORMS “POKE IT OUT” WITH NICKI MINAJ ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti’s first album Die Lit has debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, a surprise release that arrived via AWGE/Interscope Records on May 11.Die Lit has amassed over 60K in consumption units in its first week with over 82.1 million streams, more than double the first week streams of his 2017 self-titled debut which entered at #12 on the Billboard 200 and hit 35.6 million streams in its first week.
Die Lit has also garnered a great deal of critical acclaim. The album earned an 8.5 score and Best New Music nod from Pitchfork, who lauded it as a “57-minute sugar high that’s even wilder, more disorienting, and more perversely infectious than its predecessor.” SPIN has praised the album for its “broadcast[ing] a refreshing and well-developed aesthetic–one that feels like Carti’s specific achievement.” Meanwhile, Stereogum has hailed Die Lit as “a strange, exciting, physical record…It bursts with ideas and with personality, and it sets itself immediately apart.”
This weekend, Playboi Carti made a surprise appearance on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, joining musical guest Nicki Minaj for a performance of “Poke It Out.” Nicki Minaj is featured on “Poke It Out,” a track included on Die Lit.
Watch Playboi Carti and Nicki Minaj perform “Poke It Out” on Saturday Night Live: WATCH HERE
Born Jordan Carter, Playboi Carti edged into Atlanta’s hip-hop underground as a teenager and—just a few years later—made his highly anticipated AWGE/Interscope self-titled debut. Arriving in April 2017, Playboi Carti features “Magnolia” and “wokeuplikethis*”: two chart-busting singles that embody the 22-year-old rapper’s experimental but hook-heavy sound. Both tracks hit the Billboard 100 ("Magnolia" peaked at #29 and "wokeuplikethis* at #76) and appeared on Spotify’s RapCaviar playlist, affirming Playboi Carti’s status as one of today’s biggest breakout hip-hop artists. Playboi Carti has also won recognition within the fashion world, landing features in Vogue, GQ, and W Magazine. He played to sold-out crowds last summer on his debut headlining world tour, including appearances at Coachella (alongside Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane) and the Forbes 30 Under 30 festival (where he was selected as the 2017 Music Callout).
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