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Whole Lotta Red
Whole Lotta Red
Studio album by Playboi Carti
Released	December 25, 2020
Recorded	2018 – November 2020
Studio	Home studio; Means Street (Atlanta);
Genre	Hip hop; trap; mumble rap; experimental hip hop;
Length	62:12
Label	AWGE; Interscope;
Producer	Art Dealer; F1lthy; Gab3; Jasper Harris; Jonah Abraham; Juberlee; Ken Carson; KP; Lil 88; Lucian; Lukrative; Maaly Raw; Ojivolta; Outtatown; Pi'erre Bourne; Richie Souf; Roark Bailey; Ssort; Star Boy; Wheezy;
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Whole Lotta Red is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released through AWGE and Interscope Records on December 25, 2020. Production was executively handled by Kanye West, who appears on the song "Go2DaMoon" and was primarily handled by F1lthy and Art Dealer alongside several other record producers, including Pi'erre Bourne, Maaly Raw, Lil 88, Ken Carson and Wheezy. The album consists of 24 tracks and features guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Future and Kanye West. Work on the album commenced in late 2018 and concluded in November 2020. The album serves as a follow-up to his debut studio album, Die Lit (2018).

Whole Lotta Red received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning 100,000 album-equivalent units of which 10,000 were pure sales, becoming Carti's first US number-one album. In January 2022, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background and release

In August 2018, following the release of Carti's debut studio album, Die Lit, a video surfaced of him discussing his next album and calling it Whole Lotta Red.^[4] In November, he performed unreleased songs at a concert in Seattle.^[5] In March 2019, during an interview with GQ, Carti said that Virgil Abloh would be the album's creative director.^[6]^[7] In May 2019, he featured on "Earfquake", the lead single of Igor by Tyler, the Creator with fans noting his "baby voice".^[8] Later that month, a song titled "Pissy Pamper" with Young Nudy leaked and went viral on social media platform TikTok. "Pissy Pamper" also reached number one on Spotify's US Viral 50 before being removed. Several other songs would go on to leak via YouTube and SoundCloud as well, reportedly causing Carti to remake the album.^[9] In June 2019, he revealed in an interview with The Fader that he began recording Whole Lotta Red towards the end of 2018, recording at DJ Drama's Means Street Studios in Atlanta and at his own home.^[6]

On April 14, 2020, Carti tweeted the cover to "@ Meh", which was released as a single two days later.^[10] The song was noted for Carti's usage of the aforementioned "baby voice".^[11] In May, Carti was featured on the track "Pain 1993", from Drake's mixtape, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, which continued his use of the "baby voice" and became his first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven on the chart.^[12]

On November 23, following a social media hiatus, Carti posted on his socials, blurry photos of himself, while revealing that the album was turned in to his label.^[13] The same day, in a GQ profile, he called the album "alternative" and "psyched out".^[14] In the following days, Carti announced collaborations with several other rappers including Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Travis Scott, and Future.^[15]^[16] He also tweeted at Post Malone and Pharrell Williams.^[17] DJ Akademiks posted on Twitter and mentioned on a livestream that the album was to be released Christmas Day and would be executively produced by Kanye West; he mentions in both the stream and Twitter that he "nearly sold his soul" to obtain said information.^[18] On December 21, Carti announced the cover art, release date, and pre-orders for merchandise on his social media accounts.^[19] The album was executively produced by Kanye West.^[20]^[21] It was the highly anticipated follow up to Die Lit.^[22]^[23]

Composition

Whole Lotta Red sees Playboi Carti showcase "a unique depth that has developed since the release of Die Lit", with him minimizing the use of his "baby voice". Instead, as noted by Hypebeast's Nicolaus Li, the album contains a "frenetic vocal styling that ... defines Whole Lotta Red".^[1] Latesha Harris of NPR also noted how Carti trades in his baby cadences for a more aggressive sound, as he "continues with his signature unearthly sound. He opts out of being a traditional lyricist and instead acts a conductor of fun. His bars bounce among synthy, fractured beats from various producers [...], the end result showcasing how comfortable he is toeing the line between riveting and repetitive".^[24] The album features production by Pi'erre Bourne, Art Dealer, Outtatown, Star Boy, F1lthy, Juberlee, Richie Souf, Maaly Raw, and Wheezy, among others, all of whom help deliver a contemporary trap sound.^[1]

Artwork and aesthetic

On December 22, 2020, Carti announced the cover art for Whole Lotta Red via social media. It was designed by Jung "Art Dealer" Chung.^[25] The cover is a black and white image of Carti with a white outline and the word Red in large red letters on the top of the cover. The cover is based on and pays homage to a cover of late 70s punk-rock magazine Slash; featuring David Vanian of the Damned.^[26]^[14] On the left side of the cover, next to the parental advisory label, it reads "Volume One Number One" Of Red", the fictional magazine from Carti's Opium imprint.^[14]^[22] The album's imagery and merchandise designs have been noticed by journalists to be drawn from heavy metal imagery.^[27]^[28] Carti portrays himself as a vampire rock star in the album and uses his signature "baby voice" throughout the album.^[29]

Promotion

On April 16, 2020, the album's expected lead single, "@ Meh", was released.^[30] The song peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it became his second top 40 entry on the chart as a lead artist.^[31] Its music video debuted on the same day as the song's release, and was directed by Carti himself and Nick Walker.^[32]

On December 25, 2020, on the album's release date, a music video for the track "M3tamorphosis" featuring Kid Cudi was released.^[14] It was directed by Nico Ballesteros.^[33]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.6/10^[34]
Metacritic	75/100^[35]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[36]
And It Don't Stop	^[37]
Beats Per Minute	27%^[38]
HipHopDX	4.4/5^[39]
NME	^[40]
Pitchfork	8.3/10^[3]
PopMatters	7/10^[41]
Rolling Stone	^[29]
Spectrum Culture	80%^[42]

Whole Lotta Red was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[35] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[34]

Fred Thomas reviewed the album for AllMusic, lauding the "blown-out instrumentals" and "demonic vocal performances".^[36] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork described Whole Lotta Red as "both wildly innovative and strikingly consistent", praising the "bright and serrated beats" and Carti's "soutré, expressive" vocals.^[3] Danny Schwartz from Rolling Stone enjoyed the album, saying, "Playboi Carti—Gen Z's answer to Nosferatu—performs emotions, toggles between them, and disguises them with a disquieting ease. He has never been more enigmatic".^[29] Reviewing the album for PopMatters, Semassa Boko stated, "Whole Lotta Red demonstrates Playboi Carti's commitment to dynamic growth and experimentation. However, it's painfully apparent that Carti needs more features".^[41] Colin Dempsey of Spectrum Culture praised the album, stating, "Carti comes into his own by stepping into the coffin of a vampire, scoffing at every critique tossed towards his vaudeville fangs".^[42] Vivian Medithi of HipHopDX said, "Semi-automatic dracos are made in Romania and Dracula was too. Whole Lotta Red is the sound of a new legend dying to be born. It'll be album of the year in 2022".^[39]

In a mixed review, NME's Kyann-Sian Williams said, "Initially, you might be disappointed to have waited two years for what at first sounds like an underworked collection of throwaways. In places, though, the record rewards repeat listens. [...] But there's no getting away from the fact that at 24 tracks long, there's not a lot of variety on 'Whole Lotta Red', and the biggest take away here is perhaps that perennial rap fan favourite: less is most definitely more".^[40] In a negative review, Beats Per Minute's Mimi Kenny stated: "Whole Lotta Red has a vibe the same way a TGI Fridays has an atmosphere; it just rides a wave of different shades of lifeless trap, an endless TikTok dance in purgatory. [...] The problem is Whole Lotta Red hardly ever gives Carti a chance to be real. He puts on vapid personas like 'rock star' and 'vampire' like he's at Halloween Express. Tracks are Seinfeldian in their nothingness."^[38] Veteran critic Robert Christgau highlighted "Rockstar Made" and "Punk Monk" while conceding that Playboi Carti "sounds like nobody else", but concluded that he "means as little as any rapper of consequence ever".^[37]

Rankings

Select rankings of *Whole Lotta Red*
Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
The Fader	The 50 Best Albums of 2021	45	^[43]
The New York Times	Jon Caramanica's Best Albums of 2020	9	^[44]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2021	9	^[45]
Rolling Stone	The 50 Best Albums of 2021	11	^[46]
	The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021	1	^[47]
	The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time	129	^[48]
Stereogum	The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2021	5	^[49]
The Washington Post	Best Music of 2021	1	^[50]

Commercial performance

Whole Lotta Red debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 100,000 album-equivalent units (including 10,000 pure album sales) in its first week.^[51] This became Carti's first US number-one debut and his second top 10 album.^[51] The album also accumulated a total of 126.43 million on-demand streams for its tracks, in the week ending December 31, 2020.^[51] On January 11, 2022, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streams in excess of 500,000 units in the United States.^[52]

Track listing

*Whole Lotta Red* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rockstar Made"	Jordan Carter Richard Ortiz Jonah Abraham	F1lthy Abraham	3:13
2.	"Go2DaMoon" (featuring Kanye West)	Carter Kanye West Wesley Glass Tobias Dekker	Wheezy	1:59
3.	"Stop Breathing"	Carter Ortiz Pierre Thevenot Thomas Ross	F1lthy Lukrative Ssort	3:38
4.	"Beno!"	Carter Dekker Jalan Lowe Kenyatta Frazier Jr.	Outtatown Lil 88 Ken Carson	2:33
5.	"JumpOutTheHouse"	Carter Tony Sun	Richie Souf	1:33
6.	"M3tamorphosis" (featuring Kid Cudi)	Carter Scott Mescudi Ortiz Gabriel Rousseau	F1lthy Gab3	5:12
7.	"Slay3r"	Carter Roark Bailey Jeffrey Shannon	Bailey Juberlee	2:44
8.	"No Sl33p"	Carter Kenneth Pannu	KP Abraham	1:28
9.	"New Tank"	Carter Ortiz Abraham	F1lthy Abraham	1:29
10.	"Teen X" (featuring Future)	Carter Nayvadius Wilburn Jamaal Henry	Maaly Raw	3:25
11.	"Meh"	Carter Dekker Jung Cho Anton Mendo	Outtatown Art Dealer Star Boy	1:58
12.	"Vamp Anthem"	Carter Pannu Jasper Harris	KP Harris	2:04
13.	"New N3on"	Carter Henry	Maaly Raw	1:56
14.	"Control"	Carter Dekker Cho Mendo	Outtatown Art Dealer Star Boy	3:17
15.	"Punk Monk"	Carter Ortiz Thevenot Ștefan Cișmigiu	F1lthy Lukrative Lucian	3:49
16.	"On That Time"	Carter Ortiz Mark Williams Raul Cubina	F1lthy Ojivolta	1:42
17.	"King Vamp"	Carter Cho	Art Dealer Outtatown Star Boy	3:06
18.	"Place"	Carter Jordan Jenks	Pi'erre Bourne	1:57
19.	"Sky"	Carter Cho	Art Dealer	3:13
20.	"Over"	Carter Cho	Art Dealer	2:46
21.	"ILoveUIHateU"	Carter Jenks	Pi'erre Bourne	2:15
22.	"Die4Guy"	Carter Cho	Art Dealer Outtatown Star Boy	2:11
23.	"Not PLaying"	Carter Cho	Art Dealer	2:10
24.	"F33l Lik3 Dyin"	Carter Bailey Sun Justin Vernon James Blake Rob Moose Bradley Cook Michael Lewis Michael Noyce Brandon Burton Jeremy Nutzman Channy Leaneagh Glass Josh Berg	Bailey Richie Souf	3:24
Total length:				62:12

Sample credits

"Go2DaMoon" contains an uncredited sample from "Soul of Bobby Theme, Pt. 2", written by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.^[53]
"Stop Breathing" contains an uncredited interpolation from "Shirt Off", written by Radric Davis, Xavier Dotson, Nyquan Malphurs and Greg Hogan, and performed by Gucci Mane, Wooh da Kid and Frenchie.^[41]
"Vamp Anthem" contains an uncredited interpolation from the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach.^[40]
"Control" features an uncredited vocal sample of DJ Akademiks.^[29]
"F33l Lik3 Dyin" contains a sample from "iMi", written by Justin Vernon, James Blake, Rob Moose, Bradley Cook, Michael Lewis, Michael Noyce, Brandon Burton, Jeremy Nutzman, Channy Leaneagh, Wesley Glass and Josh Berg, as performed by Bon Iver.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal.^[54]^[55]

Kanye West – executive producer
Matthew Williams – executive producer
Marcus Fritz – mixer (all tracks), recording engineer (1–4, 6–9, 11, 12, 14–17, 19, 20, 22–24)
Roark Bailey – mixer (all tracks), recording engineer (5, 7, 10, 13, 21)
William J. Sullivan – mixer (6)
Collin Leonard – mastering engineer
Josh Berg – recording engineer (2)
Liz Robson – recording engineer (18)
Pi'erre Bourne – recording engineer (18)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance of *Whole Lotta Red*
Chart (2020–2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[56]	15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[57]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[58]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[59]	74
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[60]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[61]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[62]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[63]	45
Irish Albums (OCC)^[64]	18
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[65]	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[66]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[67]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[68]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[69]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[70]	17
US Billboard 200^[71]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[72]	1

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for *Whole Lotta Red*
Chart (2021)	Position
US Billboard 200^[73]	91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[74]	60

2022 year-end chart performance for *Whole Lotta Red*
Chart (2022)	Position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[75]	91
US Billboard 200^[76]	88
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[77]	67

2023 year-end chart performance for *Whole Lotta Red*
Chart (2023)	Position
US Billboard 200^[78]	160

Certifications

Certifications for *Whole Lotta Red*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[79]	Gold	10,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[80]	Platinum	20,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[81]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[52]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for *Whole Lotta Red*
Region	Date	Label(s)	Format(s)	Ref.
Various	December 25, 2020	AWGE Interscope	Digital download streaming	^[24]
Various	May 28, 2021	AWGE Interscope	Vinyl	^[82]

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+* [[Trap music|trap]]<ref name="Hype">{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream-m3tamorphosis-feat-kid-cudi-music-video|title=Playboi Carti Ensures a Merry Christmas With Release of 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=Hypebeast|last=Li|first=Nicolaus|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303050227/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream-m3tamorphosis-feat-kid-cudi-music-video|url-status=live|archivedate=March 3, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303050227/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream-m3tamorphosis-feat-kid-cudi-music-video}}</ref>
-* [[mumble rap]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59540/title.playboi-carti-instigates-whole-lotta-red-hype-with-kid-cudi-praise-he-will-be-on-this-album|title=Playboi Carti instigates 'Whole Lotta Red' hype with Kid Cudi praise: 'He will be on this album'|website=HipHopDX|last=Jefferson|first=Devon|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>
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 ==Background and release==
-In August 2018, following the release of Carti's debut studio album, ''[[Die Lit]]'', a video surfaced of him discussing his next album and calling it ''Whole Lotta Red''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/playboi-carti-teases-whole-lotta-red-in-seattle|title=Playboi Carti Teases New 'Whole Lotta Red' Project in Seattle|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> In November, he performed unreleased songs at a concert in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-teases-new-project-seattle-concert/|title=Playboi Carti Teases New Project at Seattle Concert|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Centeno|first=Tony M.|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201160739/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-teases-new-project-seattle-concert/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, during an interview with ''[[GQ]]'', Carti said that [[Virgil Abloh]] would be the album's creative director.<ref name="Pitch">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-announces-new-album-whole-lotta-red/|title=Playboi Carti Releasing New Album Whole Lotta Red This Week|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225080912/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-announces-new-album-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-release-date.html|title=Playboi Carti's Long-Awaited Album Whole Lotta Red Drops This Christmas|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223213836/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-release-date.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, he featured on "[[Earfquake]]", the lead single of ''[[Igor (album)|Igor]]'' by [[Tyler, the Creator]] with fans noting his "baby voice".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-earfquake/|title=Tyler, The Creator Drops "Earfquake" With Playboi Carti|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203050734/https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-earfquake/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, a song titled "[[Pissy Pamper]]" with [[Young Nudy]] leaked and went [[Viral video|viral]] on social media platform [[TikTok]]. "Pissy Pamper" also reached number one on [[Spotify]]'s US Viral 50 before being removed. Several other songs would go on to leak via [[YouTube]] and [[SoundCloud]] as well, reportedly causing Carti to remake the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://genius.com/a/pierre-bourne-explains-the-playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-leak-his-frustration-with-spotify|title=Pi'erre Bourne Explains The Playboi Carti "Pissy Pamper" Leak & His Frustration With Spotify|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|last=Fu|first=Eddie|date=July 25, 2019|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131035247/https://genius.com/a/pierre-bourne-explains-the-playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-leak-his-frustration-with-spotify|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2019, he revealed in an interview with ''[[The Fader]]'' that he began recording ''Whole Lotta Red'' towards the end of 2018, recording at [[DJ Drama]]'s Means Street Studios in Atlanta and at his own home.<ref name="Pitch" />
+In August 2018, following the release of Carti's debut studio album, ''[[Die Lit]]'', a video surfaced of him discussing his next album and calling it ''Whole Lotta Red''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/playboi-carti-teases-whole-lotta-red-in-seattle|title=Playboi Carti Teases New 'Whole Lotta Red' Project in Seattle|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2020|archivedate=October 27, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027041645/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/playboi-carti-teases-whole-lotta-red-in-seattle|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, he performed unreleased songs at a concert in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-teases-new-project-seattle-concert/|title=Playboi Carti Teases New Project at Seattle Concert|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Centeno|first=Tony M.|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201160739/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-teases-new-project-seattle-concert/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 1, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201160739/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-teases-new-project-seattle-concert/}}</ref> In March 2019, during an interview with ''[[GQ]]'', Carti said that [[Virgil Abloh]] would be the album's creative director.<ref name="Pitch">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-announces-new-album-whole-lotta-red/|title=Playboi Carti Releasing New Album Whole Lotta Red This Week|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225080912/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-announces-new-album-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225080912/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-announces-new-album-whole-lotta-red/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-release-date.html|title=Playboi Carti's Long-Awaited Album Whole Lotta Red Drops This Christmas|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223213836/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-release-date.html|url-status=live|archivedate=December 23, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223213836/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-release-date.html}}</ref> In May 2019, he featured on "[[Earfquake]]", the lead single of ''[[Igor (album)|Igor]]'' by [[Tyler, the Creator]] with fans noting his "baby voice".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-earfquake/|title=Tyler, The Creator Drops "Earfquake" With Playboi Carti|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203050734/https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-earfquake/|url-status=live|archivedate=February 3, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203050734/https://www.xxlmag.com/tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-earfquake/}}</ref> Later that month, a song titled "[[Pissy Pamper]]" with [[Young Nudy]] leaked and went [[Viral video|viral]] on social media platform [[TikTok]]. "Pissy Pamper" also reached number one on [[Spotify]]'s US Viral 50 before being removed. Several other songs would go on to leak via [[YouTube]] and [[SoundCloud]] as well, reportedly causing Carti to remake the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://genius.com/a/pierre-bourne-explains-the-playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-leak-his-frustration-with-spotify|title=Pi'erre Bourne Explains The Playboi Carti "Pissy Pamper" Leak & His Frustration With Spotify|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|last=Fu|first=Eddie|date=July 25, 2019|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131035247/https://genius.com/a/pierre-bourne-explains-the-playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-leak-his-frustration-with-spotify|url-status=live|archivedate=January 31, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131035247/https://genius.com/a/pierre-bourne-explains-the-playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-leak-his-frustration-with-spotify}}</ref> In June 2019, he revealed in an interview with ''[[The Fader]]'' that he began recording ''Whole Lotta Red'' towards the end of 2018, recording at [[DJ Drama]]'s Means Street Studios in Atlanta and at his own home.<ref name="Pitch" />
-On April 14, 2020, Carti [[Twitter|tweeted]] the cover to "[[@ Meh]]", which was released as a single two days later.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-cartis-at-meh-985184/|title=Playboi Carti (Officially) Returns on New Track '@ MEH'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222152226/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-cartis-at-meh-985184/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was noted for Carti's usage of the aforementioned "baby voice".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-new-song-at-meh-5-big-takeaways|title=5 Big Takeaways From Playboi Carti's New Song "@ MEH"|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Skelton|first=Eric|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122053358/https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-new-song-at-meh-5-big-takeaways|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, Carti was featured on the track "[[Pain 1993]]", from [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s mixtape, ''[[Dark Lane Demo Tapes]]'', which continued his use of the "baby voice" and became his first top ten hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number seven on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So,' Featuring Nicki Minaj, Tops Billboard Hot 100, Becoming Their First No. 1 Each|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On April 14, 2020, Carti [[Twitter|tweeted]] the cover to "[[@ Meh]]", which was released as a single two days later.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-cartis-at-meh-985184/|title=Playboi Carti (Officially) Returns on New Track '@ MEH'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222152226/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-cartis-at-meh-985184/|url-status=live|accessdate=December 24, 2020|archivedate=December 22, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222152226/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-cartis-at-meh-985184/}}</ref> The song was noted for Carti's usage of the aforementioned "baby voice".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-new-song-at-meh-5-big-takeaways|title=5 Big Takeaways From Playboi Carti's New Song "@ MEH"|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Skelton|first=Eric|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122053358/https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-new-song-at-meh-5-big-takeaways|url-status=live|archivedate=November 22, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122053358/https://www.complex.com/music/playboi-carti-new-song-at-meh-5-big-takeaways}}</ref> In May, Carti was featured on the track "[[Pain 1993]]", from [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s mixtape, ''[[Dark Lane Demo Tapes]]'', which continued his use of the "baby voice" and became his first top ten hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number seven on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So,' Featuring Nicki Minaj, Tops Billboard Hot 100, Becoming Their First No. 1 Each|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|url-status=live|accessdate=December 24, 2020|archivedate=May 15, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one}}</ref>
-On November 23, following a social media hiatus, Carti posted on his socials, blurry photos of himself, while revealing that the album was turned in to his label.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-turned-in/|title=Playboi Carti Says His Album 'Whole Lotta Red' Is "Turned In," Twitter Is Hyped|publisher=Hip Hop Wired|last=Smalls|first=Bernard Beanz|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126024353/https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-turned-in/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, in a ''GQ'' profile, he called the album "alternative" and "psyched out".<ref name="Complex">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream|title=Stream Playboi Carti's 'Whole Lotta Red' Album f/ Kanye, Kid Cudi, and Future|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050209/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream|url-status=live}}</ref> In the following days, Carti announced collaborations with several other rappers including [[Kanye West]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Travis Scott]], and [[Future (rapper)|Future]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59636/title.playboi-carti-tells-impatient-fans-whole-lotta-red-is-his-best-work-yet|title=Playboi Carti Tells Impatient Fans 'Whole Lotta Red' Is His 'Best Work Yet'|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Elibert|first=Mark|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225054113/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59636/title.playboi-carti-tells-impatient-fans-whole-lotta-red-is-his-best-work-yet|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59653/title.playboi-carti-confirms-kanye-west-produced-whole-lotta-red-album-arrives-on-christmas-day|title=Playboi Carti Confirms Kanye West-Produced 'Whole Lotta Red' Album Arrives on Christmas Day|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223183217/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59653/title.playboi-carti-confirms-kanye-west-produced-whole-lotta-red-album-arrives-on-christmas-day|url-status=live}}</ref> He also tweeted at [[Post Malone]] and [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/playboi-carti-reaches-out-to-post-malone-and-pharrell-news.121854.html|title=Playboi Carti Reaches Out To Post Malone & Pharrell|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113111/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/playboi-carti-reaches-out-to-post-malone-and-pharrell-news.121854.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[DJ Akademiks]] posted on [[Twitter]] and mentioned on a livestream that the album was to be released Christmas Day and would be executively produced by Kanye West; he mentions in both the stream and Twitter that he "nearly sold his soul" to obtain said information.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59483/title.akademiks-says-playboi-cartis-album-is-dropping-on-christmas-day-executive-produced-by-kanye-west|title=Akademiks Says Playboi Carti's Album is Dropping on Christmas Day & Executive Produced by Kanye West|work=HipHopDX|last=Walker|first=Joe|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172321/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59483/title.akademiks-says-playboi-cartis-album-is-dropping-on-christmas-day-executive-produced-by-kanye-west|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 21, Carti announced the cover art, release date, and pre-orders for merchandise on his social media accounts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-merch/|title=Playboi Carti Drops Satanic Whole Lotta Red Merch and People Are Not About It|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Johnson|first=Zoe|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224072743/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-merch/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was executively produced by Kanye West.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/playboi-carti-kid-cudi-interview-kanye-west-whole-lotta-red|title=Playboi Carti Talks to Kid Cudi About Kanye West Executive Producing 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=Hypebeast|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name="HipHopDX1">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse|title=Playboi Carti Fans Trash 'Whole Lotta Red' Album On Twitter But Praise Kanye West's 'Go2DaMoon' Verse|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=December 25, 2020|accessdate=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108072811/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the highly anticipated follow up to ''Die Lit''.<ref name="Revolt" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/22/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-release-date|title=Playboi Carti confirms Christmas Day release for Whole Lotta Red|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125215013/http://www.thefader.com/2020/12/22/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On November 23, following a social media hiatus, Carti posted on his socials, blurry photos of himself, while revealing that the album was turned in to his label.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-turned-in/|title=Playboi Carti Says His Album 'Whole Lotta Red' Is "Turned In," Twitter Is Hyped|publisher=Hip Hop Wired|last=Smalls|first=Bernard Beanz|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126024353/https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-turned-in/|url-status=live|archivedate=November 26, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126024353/https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-turned-in/}}</ref> The same day, in a ''GQ'' profile, he called the album "alternative" and "psyched out".<ref name="Complex">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream|title=Stream Playboi Carti's 'Whole Lotta Red' Album f/ Kanye, Kid Cudi, and Future|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050209/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream|url-status=live|archivedate=December 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050209/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-stream}}</ref> In the following days, Carti announced collaborations with several other rappers including [[Kanye West]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Travis Scott]], and [[Future (rapper)|Future]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59636/title.playboi-carti-tells-impatient-fans-whole-lotta-red-is-his-best-work-yet|title=Playboi Carti Tells Impatient Fans 'Whole Lotta Red' Is His 'Best Work Yet'|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Elibert|first=Mark|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225054113/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59636/title.playboi-carti-tells-impatient-fans-whole-lotta-red-is-his-best-work-yet|url-status=live|archivedate=December 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225054113/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59636/title.playboi-carti-tells-impatient-fans-whole-lotta-red-is-his-best-work-yet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59653/title.playboi-carti-confirms-kanye-west-produced-whole-lotta-red-album-arrives-on-christmas-day|title=Playboi Carti Confirms Kanye West-Produced 'Whole Lotta Red' Album Arrives on Christmas Day|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223183217/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59653/title.playboi-carti-confirms-kanye-west-produced-whole-lotta-red-album-arrives-on-christmas-day|url-status=live|archivedate=December 23, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223183217/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59653/title.playboi-carti-confirms-kanye-west-produced-whole-lotta-red-album-arrives-on-christmas-day}}</ref> He also tweeted at [[Post Malone]] and [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/playboi-carti-reaches-out-to-post-malone-and-pharrell-news.121854.html|title=Playboi Carti Reaches Out To Post Malone & Pharrell|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113111/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/playboi-carti-reaches-out-to-post-malone-and-pharrell-news.121854.html|url-status=live|archivedate=December 5, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113111/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/playboi-carti-reaches-out-to-post-malone-and-pharrell-news.121854.html}}</ref> [[DJ Akademiks]] posted on [[Twitter]] and mentioned on a livestream that the album was to be released Christmas Day and would be executively produced by Kanye West; he mentions in both the stream and Twitter that he "nearly sold his soul" to obtain said information.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59483/title.akademiks-says-playboi-cartis-album-is-dropping-on-christmas-day-executive-produced-by-kanye-west|title=Akademiks Says Playboi Carti's Album is Dropping on Christmas Day & Executive Produced by Kanye West|work=HipHopDX|last=Walker|first=Joe|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172321/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59483/title.akademiks-says-playboi-cartis-album-is-dropping-on-christmas-day-executive-produced-by-kanye-west|url-status=live|archivedate=January 25, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172321/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59483/title.akademiks-says-playboi-cartis-album-is-dropping-on-christmas-day-executive-produced-by-kanye-west}}</ref> On December 21, Carti announced the cover art, release date, and pre-orders for merchandise on his social media accounts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-merch/|title=Playboi Carti Drops Satanic Whole Lotta Red Merch and People Are Not About It|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Johnson|first=Zoe|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224072743/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-merch/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 24, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224072743/https://www.xxlmag.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-merch/}}</ref> The album was executively produced by Kanye West.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/playboi-carti-kid-cudi-interview-kanye-west-whole-lotta-red|title=Playboi Carti Talks to Kid Cudi About Kanye West Executive Producing 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=Hypebeast|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021|archivedate=March 3, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303041850/https://hypebeast.com/2021/3/playboi-carti-kid-cudi-interview-kanye-west-whole-lotta-red|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="HipHopDX1">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse|title=Playboi Carti Fans Trash 'Whole Lotta Red' Album On Twitter But Praise Kanye West's 'Go2DaMoon' Verse|work=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=December 25, 2020|accessdate=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108072811/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse|url-status=live|archivedate=January 8, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108072811/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse}}</ref> It was the highly anticipated follow up to ''Die Lit''.<ref name="Revolt" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/22/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-release-date|title=Playboi Carti confirms Christmas Day release for Whole Lotta Red|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125215013/http://www.thefader.com/2020/12/22/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-release-date|url-status=live|archivedate=January 25, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125215013/http://www.thefader.com/2020/12/22/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-release-date}}</ref>
 ==Composition==
-''Whole Lotta Red'' sees Playboi Carti showcase "a unique depth that has developed since the release of ''Die Lit''", with him minimizing the use of his "baby voice". Instead, as noted by Hypebeast's Nicolaus Li, the album contains a "frenetic vocal styling that{{nbsp}}... defines ''Whole Lotta Red''".<ref name="Hype" /> Latesha Harris of [[NPR]] also noted how Carti trades in his baby cadences for a more aggressive sound, as he "continues with his signature unearthly sound. He opts out of being a traditional lyricist and instead acts a conductor of fun. His bars bounce among synthy, fractured beats from various producers [...], the end result showcasing how comfortable he is toeing the line between riveting and repetitive".<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/949788349/playboi-carti-finally-drops-second-album-whole-lotta-red|title=Playboi Carti Finally Drops Second Album, 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=[[NPR]]|last=Harris|first=Latesha|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225091040/https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/949788349/playboi-carti-finally-drops-second-album-whole-lotta-red|url-status=live}}</ref> The album features production by [[Pi'erre Bourne]], Art Dealer, Outtatown, Star Boy, F1lthy, Juberlee, Richie Souf, [[Maaly Raw]], and [[Wheezy (record producer)|Wheezy]], among others, all of whom help deliver a contemporary trap sound.<ref name="Hype" />
+''Whole Lotta Red'' sees Playboi Carti showcase "a unique depth that has developed since the release of ''Die Lit''", with him minimizing the use of his "baby voice". Instead, as noted by Hypebeast's Nicolaus Li, the album contains a "frenetic vocal styling that{{nbsp}}... defines ''Whole Lotta Red''".<ref name="Hype" /> Latesha Harris of [[NPR]] also noted how Carti trades in his baby cadences for a more aggressive sound, as he "continues with his signature unearthly sound. He opts out of being a traditional lyricist and instead acts a conductor of fun. His bars bounce among synthy, fractured beats from various producers [...], the end result showcasing how comfortable he is toeing the line between riveting and repetitive".<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/949788349/playboi-carti-finally-drops-second-album-whole-lotta-red|title=Playboi Carti Finally Drops Second Album, 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=[[NPR]]|last=Harris|first=Latesha|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225091040/https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/949788349/playboi-carti-finally-drops-second-album-whole-lotta-red|url-status=live|archivedate=December 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225091040/https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/949788349/playboi-carti-finally-drops-second-album-whole-lotta-red}}</ref> The album features production by [[Pi'erre Bourne]], Art Dealer, Outtatown, Star Boy, F1lthy, Juberlee, Richie Souf, [[Maaly Raw]], and [[Wheezy (record producer)|Wheezy]], among others, all of whom help deliver a contemporary trap sound.<ref name="Hype" />
 ==Artwork and aesthetic==
-On December 22, 2020, Carti announced the cover art for ''Whole Lotta Red'' via social media. It was designed by Jung "Art Dealer" Chung.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-shares-pre-order-link-whole-lotta-red-release-date-art-work|title=Playboi Carti Shares Release Date, Cover Art, and Pre-Order Link for 'Whole Lotta Red'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229210556/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-shares-pre-order-link-whole-lotta-red-release-date-art-work|url-status=live}}</ref> The cover is a black and white image of Carti with a white outline and the word Red in large red letters on the top of the cover. The cover is based on and pays homage to a cover of late 70s punk-rock magazine ''[[Slash (fanzine)|Slash]]''; featuring [[David Vanian]] of [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]].<ref name="Hypebeast">{{cite news|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-pre-order-album-cover-release-info|title=Playboi Carti Confirms Christmas Day Release Date for 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=Hypebeast|last=Li|first=Nicolaus|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223204630/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-pre-order-album-cover-release-info|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Complex" /> On the left side of the cover, next to the parental advisory label, it reads "Volume One Number One" Of ''Red''", the fictional magazine from Carti's Opium imprint.<ref name="Complex" /><ref name="Revolt">{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/25/22196797/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album|title=Playboi Carti displays a 'Whole Lotta Red' on his new album|publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|author=DJ First Class|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050251/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/25/22196797/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's imagery and merchandise designs have been noticed by journalists to be drawn from heavy metal imagery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/playboi-cartis-new-metal-themed-merch-hasnt-gone-down-very-well-2844909|title=Playboi Carti's new metal-themed merch hasn't gone down very well|work=[[NME]]|last=Richards|first=Will|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/playboi-carti-inverted-cross-whole-lotta-red-merch-people-connecting-to-satanism|title=Playboi Carti's Inverted Cross-Featuring 'Whole Lotta Red' Merch Has People Connecting It to Satanism|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223111756/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/playboi-carti-inverted-cross-whole-lotta-red-merch-people-connecting-to-satanism|url-status=live}}</ref> Carti portrays himself as a [[vampire]] rock star in the album and uses his signature "baby voice" throughout the album.<ref name="RS"/>
+On December 22, 2020, Carti announced the cover art for ''Whole Lotta Red'' via social media. It was designed by Jung "Art Dealer" Chung.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-shares-pre-order-link-whole-lotta-red-release-date-art-work|title=Playboi Carti Shares Release Date, Cover Art, and Pre-Order Link for 'Whole Lotta Red'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229210556/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-shares-pre-order-link-whole-lotta-red-release-date-art-work|url-status=live|archivedate=December 29, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229210556/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/playboi-carti-shares-pre-order-link-whole-lotta-red-release-date-art-work}}</ref> The cover is a black and white image of Carti with a white outline and the word Red in large red letters on the top of the cover. The cover is based on and pays homage to a cover of late 70s punk-rock magazine ''[[Slash (fanzine)|Slash]]''; featuring [[David Vanian]] of [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]].<ref name="Hypebeast">{{cite news|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-pre-order-album-cover-release-info|title=Playboi Carti Confirms Christmas Day Release Date for 'Whole Lotta Red'|publisher=Hypebeast|last=Li|first=Nicolaus|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223204630/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-pre-order-album-cover-release-info|url-status=live|archivedate=December 23, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223204630/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-pre-order-album-cover-release-info}}</ref><ref name="Complex" /> On the left side of the cover, next to the parental advisory label, it reads "Volume One Number One" Of ''Red''", the fictional magazine from Carti's Opium imprint.<ref name="Complex" /><ref name="Revolt">{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/25/22196797/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album|title=Playboi Carti displays a 'Whole Lotta Red' on his new album|publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|author=DJ First Class|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050251/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/25/22196797/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album|url-status=live|archivedate=December 25, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225050251/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/25/22196797/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album}}</ref> The album's imagery and merchandise designs have been noticed by journalists to be drawn from heavy metal imagery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/playboi-cartis-new-metal-themed-merch-hasnt-gone-down-very-well-2844909|title=Playboi Carti's new metal-themed merch hasn't gone down very well|work=[[NME]]|last=Richards|first=Will|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archivedate=June 21, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621045159/https://www.nme.com/news/music/playboi-cartis-new-metal-themed-merch-hasnt-gone-down-very-well-2844909|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/playboi-carti-inverted-cross-whole-lotta-red-merch-people-connecting-to-satanism|title=Playboi Carti's Inverted Cross-Featuring 'Whole Lotta Red' Merch Has People Connecting It to Satanism|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223111756/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/playboi-carti-inverted-cross-whole-lotta-red-merch-people-connecting-to-satanism|url-status=live|archivedate=December 23, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223111756/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/playboi-carti-inverted-cross-whole-lotta-red-merch-people-connecting-to-satanism}}</ref> Carti portrays himself as a [[vampire]] rock star in the album and uses his signature "baby voice" throughout the album.<ref name="RS"/>
 ==Promotion==
-On April 16, 2020, the album's expected lead single, "@ Meh", was released.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/playboi-carti-new-song-stream/|title=Playboi Carti Returns With New Single "@ MEH": Stream|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> The song peaked at number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it became his second top 40 entry on the chart as a lead artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9367671/playboi-carti-meh-lyrics|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Playboi Carti's '@ MEH'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201131619/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9367671/playboi-carti-meh-lyrics|url-status=live}}</ref> Its music video debuted on the same day as the song's release, and was directed by Carti himself and Nick Walker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-returns-with-video-for-new-song-meh-watch/|title=Playboi Carti Returns With Video for New Song "@ MEH": Watch|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227235744/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-returns-with-video-for-new-song-meh-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On April 16, 2020, the album's expected lead single, "@ Meh", was released.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/playboi-carti-new-song-stream/|title=Playboi Carti Returns With New Single "@ MEH": Stream|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archivedate=May 3, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503151533/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/playboi-carti-new-song-stream/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song peaked at number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it became his second top 40 entry on the chart as a lead artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9367671/playboi-carti-meh-lyrics|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Playboi Carti's '@ MEH'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201131619/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9367671/playboi-carti-meh-lyrics|url-status=live|accessdate=December 24, 2020|archivedate=February 1, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201131619/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9367671/playboi-carti-meh-lyrics}}</ref> Its music video debuted on the same day as the song's release, and was directed by Carti himself and Nick Walker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-returns-with-video-for-new-song-meh-watch/|title=Playboi Carti Returns With Video for New Song "@ MEH": Watch|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227235744/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-returns-with-video-for-new-song-meh-watch/|url-status=live|archivedate=December 27, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227235744/https://pitchfork.com/news/playboi-carti-returns-with-video-for-new-song-meh-watch/}}</ref>
-On December 25, 2020, on the album's release date, a music video for the track "M3tamorphosis" featuring Kid Cudi was released.<ref name="Complex"/> It was directed by Nico Ballesteros.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/playboi-carti-m3tamorphosis-kid-cudi-video/|title=Playboi Carti And Kid Cudi Rap in the Dark in The 'M3tamorphosis' Video|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|last=White|first=Caitlin|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111191533/https://uproxx.com/music/playboi-carti-m3tamorphosis-kid-cudi-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On December 25, 2020, on the album's release date, a music video for the track "M3tamorphosis" featuring Kid Cudi was released.<ref name="Complex"/> It was directed by Nico Ballesteros.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/music/playboi-carti-m3tamorphosis-kid-cudi-video/|title=Playboi Carti And Kid Cudi Rap in the Dark in The 'M3tamorphosis' Video|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|last=White|first=Caitlin|date=December 25, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111191533/https://uproxx.com/music/playboi-carti-m3tamorphosis-kid-cudi-video/|url-status=live|archivedate=January 11, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111191533/https://uproxx.com/music/playboi-carti-m3tamorphosis-kid-cudi-video/}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
 {{Album ratings
-| ADM = 6.6/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12685/Playboi-Carti-Whole-Lotta-Red.aspx|title=Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti reviews|publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010846/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/12685/Playboi-Carti-Whole-Lotta-Red.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| ADM = 6.6/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12685/Playboi-Carti-Whole-Lotta-Red.aspx|title=Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti reviews|publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010846/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/12685/Playboi-Carti-Whole-Lotta-Red.aspx|url-status=live|archivedate=January 10, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110010846/http://anydecentmusic.com/review/12685/Playboi-Carti-Whole-Lotta-Red.aspx}}</ref>
-| MC = 75/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/whole-lotta-red/playboi-carti|title=Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106201612/https://www.metacritic.com/music/whole-lotta-red/playboi-carti|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| MC = 75/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/whole-lotta-red/playboi-carti|title=Whole Lotta Red by Playboi Carti Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106201612/https://www.metacritic.com/music/whole-lotta-red/playboi-carti|url-status=live|archivedate=January 6, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106201612/https://www.metacritic.com/music/whole-lotta-red/playboi-carti}}</ref>
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
-| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-lotta-red-mw0003464112|title=Whole Lotta Red – Playboy Carti|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=January 9, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112100422/https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-lotta-red-mw0003464112|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-lotta-red-mw0003464112|title=Whole Lotta Red – Playboy Carti|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=January 9, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112100422/https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-lotta-red-mw0003464112|url-status=live|archivedate=January 12, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112100422/https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-lotta-red-mw0003464112}}</ref>
 | rev2 = ''[[And It Don't Stop]]''
-| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="xgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=May 9, 2022|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2022|title=Consumer Guide: March, 2022|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=[[Substack]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
+| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="xgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=May 9, 2022|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2022|title=Consumer Guide: March, 2022|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=[[Substack]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023|url-access=subscription|archivedate=March 11, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311083813/https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-march-2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | rev3 = ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]''
-| rev3score = 27%<ref name="BPM">{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|title=Album Review: Playboi Carti – Whole Lotta Red|work=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]|last=Kenny|first=Mimi|date=January 4, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104161339/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev3score = 27%<ref name="BPM">{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|title=Album Review: Playboi Carti – Whole Lotta Red|work=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]|last=Kenny|first=Mimi|date=January 4, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104161339/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live|archivedate=January 4, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104161339/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/}}</ref>
 | rev4 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
-| rev4score = 4.4/5<ref name="Medithi">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3818/title.playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-review|title=Playboi Carti 'Whole Lotta Red' Is The Sound Of 2021 Whether You Like It Or Not|website=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Medithi|first=Vivian|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
+| rev4score = 4.4/5<ref name="Medithi">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3818/title.playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-review|title=Playboi Carti 'Whole Lotta Red' Is The Sound Of 2021 Whether You Like It Or Not|website=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Medithi|first=Vivian|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2022|archivedate=September 2, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902233350/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3818/title.playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-album-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
-| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review-2850375|title=Playboi Carti – 'Whole Lotta Red' review: disappointing follow-up boasts moments of brilliance|work=[[NME]]|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106175143/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review-2850375|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review-2850375|title=Playboi Carti – 'Whole Lotta Red' review: disappointing follow-up boasts moments of brilliance|work=[[NME]]|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106175143/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review-2850375|url-status=live|archivedate=January 6, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106175143/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review-2850375}}</ref>
 | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
-| rev6score = 8.3/10<ref name="PF">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|title=Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red Album Review|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Thompson|first=Paul A.|date=January 5, 2021|accessdate=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105060149/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev6score = 8.3/10<ref name="PF">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|title=Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red Album Review|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Thompson|first=Paul A.|date=January 5, 2021|accessdate=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105060149/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/|url-status=live|archivedate=January 5, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105060149/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/}}</ref>
 | rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
-| rev7score = 7/10<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2649872125.html|title=Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'|work=[[PopMatters]]|last=Boko|first=Semassa|date=January 11, 2021|accessdate=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111152512/https://www.popmatters.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2649872125.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev7score = 7/10<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2649872125.html|title=Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'|work=[[PopMatters]]|last=Boko|first=Semassa|date=January 11, 2021|accessdate=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111152512/https://www.popmatters.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2649872125.html|url-status=live|archivedate=January 11, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111152512/https://www.popmatters.com/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2649872125.html}}</ref>
 | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
-| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2-1109582/|title=Playboi Carti Lives Out His Vampire Rock Star Fantasy on 'Whole Lotta Red'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=January 4, 2020|accessdate=January 5, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104225856/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2-1109582/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2-1109582/|title=Playboi Carti Lives Out His Vampire Rock Star Fantasy on 'Whole Lotta Red'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=January 4, 2020|accessdate=January 5, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104225856/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2-1109582/|url-status=live|archivedate=January 4, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104225856/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2-1109582/}}</ref>
 | rev9 = ''Spectrum Culture''
-| rev9score = 80%<ref name="SC">{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2021/01/20/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review/|title=Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red|work=Spectrum Culture|last=Dempsey|first=Colin|date=January 21, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124010628/https://spectrumculture.com/2021/01/20/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev9score = 80%<ref name="SC">{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2021/01/20/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review/|title=Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red|work=Spectrum Culture|last=Dempsey|first=Colin|date=January 21, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124010628/https://spectrumculture.com/2021/01/20/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review/|url-status=live|archivedate=January 24, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124010628/https://spectrumculture.com/2021/01/20/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-review/}}</ref>
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 ''Whole Lotta Red'' was met with generally positive reviews. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 75, based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/> Aggregator [[AnyDecentMusic?]] gave it 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<ref name="ADM"/>
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+| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/12/14/the-50-best-albums-of-2021|title=The 50 best albums of 2021|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Darville|first=Jordan|access-date=December 15, 2021|archivedate=November 17, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117144842/https://www.thefader.com/2021/12/14/the-50-best-albums-of-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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+| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html|title=Best Albums of 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=December 10, 2021|url-access=limited|archivedate=December 28, 2021|archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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+| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2021|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|archivedate=December 7, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20211207162734/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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-| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2021-list-1260864/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>}}
+| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2021-list-1260864/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|accessdate=December 7, 2021|archivedate=January 9, 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220109220148/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2021-list-1260864/st-vincent-daddys-home-1260928/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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-| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-2021-1271697/|title=The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>}}
+| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-2021-1271697/|title=The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=January 2, 2022|accessdate=January 2, 2022|archivedate=July 3, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703011145/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-2021-1271697/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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-| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-1323916/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2020-1354664/|title=The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=June 7, 2022|access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>}}
+| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-1323916/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2020-1354664/|title=The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Ihaza|first=Jeff|date=June 7, 2022|access-date=June 7, 2022|accessdate=June 8, 2022|archivedate=June 8, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608011656/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-1323916/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-2020-1354664/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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-| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2170389/the-10-best-rap-albums-of-2021/lists/year-in-review/2021-in-review/|title=The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2021|work=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>}}
+| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2170389/the-10-best-rap-albums-of-2021/lists/year-in-review/2021-in-review/|title=The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2021|work=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=January 2, 2022|archivedate=January 2, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102210936/https://www.stereogum.com/2170389/the-10-best-rap-albums-of-2021/lists/year-in-review/2021-in-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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-| {{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/best-music-albums-2021/2021/12/07/dd7dca2c-4c78-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html|title=Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Richards|first=Chris|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>}}
+| {{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/best-music-albums-2021/2021/12/07/dd7dca2c-4c78-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html|title=Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Richards|first=Chris|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021|archivedate=December 7, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/20211207221943/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/best-music-albums-2021/2021/12/07/dd7dca2c-4c78-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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 ==Commercial performance==
-''Whole Lotta Red'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 100,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s (including 10,000 pure album sales) in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506275/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one|title=Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Whole Lotta Red'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 3, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103231450/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506275/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one/|url-status=live}}</ref> This became Carti's first US number-one debut and his second top 10 album.<ref name="BB200"/> The album also accumulated a total of 126.43&nbsp;million [[Streaming media|on-demand streams]] for its tracks, in the week ending December 31, 2020.<ref name="BB200"/> On January 11, 2022, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for combined sales and streams in excess of 500,000 units in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/>
+''Whole Lotta Red'' debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 100,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s (including 10,000 pure album sales) in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506275/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one|title=Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Whole Lotta Red'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 3, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103231450/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506275/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one/|url-status=live|accessdate=January 4, 2021|archivedate=January 3, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103231450/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506275/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red-billboard-200-albums-chart-number-one/}}</ref> This became Carti's first US number-one debut and his second top 10 album.<ref name="BB200"/> The album also accumulated a total of 126.43&nbsp;million [[Streaming media|on-demand streams]] for its tracks, in the week ending December 31, 2020.<ref name="BB200"/> On January 11, 2022, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for combined sales and streams in excess of 500,000 units in the United States.<ref name="RIAA"/>
 ==Track listing==
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 '''Sample credits'''
-* "Go2DaMoon" contains an uncredited sample from "[[Bobby (1973 film)|Soul of Bobby Theme, Pt. 2]]", written by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal|Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-kanye-west-s-go2damoon-samples-bollywood-song-soul-of-bobby-theme-pt-2-from-1973-s-bobby|title=Playboi Carti & Kanye West's "Go2DaMoon" Samples A 1973 Bollywood Song|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|last=Mench|first=Chris|date=January 12, 2021|accessdate=January 16, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116122837/https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-kanye-west-s-go2damoon-samples-bollywood-song-soul-of-bobby-theme-pt-2-from-1973-s-bobby|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* "Go2DaMoon" contains an uncredited sample from "[[Bobby (1973 film)|Soul of Bobby Theme, Pt. 2]]", written by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal|Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-kanye-west-s-go2damoon-samples-bollywood-song-soul-of-bobby-theme-pt-2-from-1973-s-bobby|title=Playboi Carti & Kanye West's "Go2DaMoon" Samples A 1973 Bollywood Song|publisher=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|last=Mench|first=Chris|date=January 12, 2021|accessdate=January 16, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116122837/https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-kanye-west-s-go2damoon-samples-bollywood-song-soul-of-bobby-theme-pt-2-from-1973-s-bobby|url-status=live|archivedate=January 16, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116122837/https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-kanye-west-s-go2damoon-samples-bollywood-song-soul-of-bobby-theme-pt-2-from-1973-s-bobby}}</ref>
 * "Stop Breathing" contains an uncredited interpolation from "[[The State vs. Radric Davis|Shirt Off]]", written by [[Gucci Mane|Radric Davis]], [[Zaytoven|Xavier Dotson]], Nyquan Malphurs and [[Frenchie (rapper)|Greg Hogan]], and performed by [[Gucci Mane]], Wooh da Kid and [[Frenchie (rapper)|Frenchie]].<ref name="PM"/><!--... listeners will recognize the title and refrain of "Stop Breathing" as a nod to Gucci Mane's 2008 1017 Bricksquad posse cut "Shirt Off"-->
 * "Vamp Anthem" contains an uncredited interpolation from the [[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata and Fugue in D minor]], attributed to [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].<ref name="NME"/><!--'Vamp Anthem', which – somewhat surprisingly – samples Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue'-->
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 ==Personnel==
-Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Whole Lotta Red|type=Vinyl liner notes|others=[[Playboi Carti]]|publisher=AWGE Label and [[Interscope Records]]|year=2021|id=B0033513-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/167372109/credits|title=Credits / Whole Lotta Red / Playboi Carti|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref>
+Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Whole Lotta Red|type=Vinyl liner notes|others=[[Playboi Carti]]|publisher=AWGE Label and [[Interscope Records]]|year=2021|id=B0033513-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/167372109/credits|title=Credits / Whole Lotta Red / Playboi Carti|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|access-date=December 25, 2020|archivedate=October 21, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021161722/https://listen.tidal.com/album/167372109/credits|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/w53/|title=ALBUMŲ TOP100|language=lt|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|date=December 31, 2020|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206152636/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/w53/|archive-date=December 6, 2020|url-status=live|archivedate=December 6, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206152636/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/w53/}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021|accessdate=December 3, 2021|archivedate=December 3, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203104042/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021|accessdate=December 3, 2021|archivedate=December 2, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202151327/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2022|accessdate=December 3, 2022|archivedate=December 2, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202030432/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2022|accessdate=December 3, 2022|archivedate=December 21, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221045522/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023|accessdate=November 23, 2023|archivedate=November 21, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121210007/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602435692241|title=Playboi Carti – Whole Lotta Red [2 LP]|publisher=[[Record Store Day]]|access-date=June 18, 2021|archivedate=June 24, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195659/https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/602435692241|url-status=live}}</ref>
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v t e Playboi Carti
Discography
Studio albums	Die Lit (2018) Whole Lotta Red (2020) Upcoming album (2024)
Mixtapes	Playboi Carti (2017)
Singles	"Wokeuplikethis" "Magnolia" "@ Meh" "Miss the Rage" "Type Shit"
Featured singles	"Raf" "Summer Bummer" "Off the Grid" "Popular" "Carnival" "Fe!n" "I Luv It"
Other songs	"Shoota" "Almeda" "Earfquake" "Baguettes in the Face" "Pain 1993" "Go2DaMoon" "Sky" "Fuk Sumn"
Unreleased songs	"Pissy Pamper"
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