Playboi Carti Compares His Commercial Success To Peak Lil Wayne
The Atlanta rapper recently took to social media to celebrate his album MUSIC, boldly likening his impact to that of Lil Wayne.
'FEELING LIKE WEEZY WE ALREADY PLATINUM N DA STREETS,' Carti wrote, seemingly referencing Weezy's legendary commercial peak when Tha Carter III sold over one million copies in its first week of release.
The statement signals Carti's confidence in MUSIC's dominance, particularly as it becomes his second consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The album's success has been undeniable, logging the biggest streaming week for any project since Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department last May.
Adding to the significance, MUSIC's gold certification arrived around the same time as the anniversary of Carti's breakout single, 'Broke Boi,' a track that introduced him to a wider audience years ago.
Released on March 14, MUSIC debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking his second consecutive album to top the chart. His previous album, Whole Lotta Red, also reached that summit in 2023, accounting for over 100,000 album-equivalent units sold during its first week of release.
Carti has also paid direct homage to Lil Wayne, subtitling the deluxe edition of MUSIC as Sorry 4 Da Wait—a nod to Wayne's classic mixtape of the same name. While his comparison to Weezy is bold, Carti's ability to captivate audiences and push boundaries suggests he's carving out his own legendary path.
The album, which includes features from Kendrick Lamar, Future, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Jhené Aiko, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign, and Young Thug, also became the most-streamed studio album in a single day on Spotify in 2025.
See Playboi Carti's Instagram post below.
More from VIBE.com
Playboi Carti Pays Homage To Lil Wayne With 'Music' Deluxe Album
Playboi Carti Calls Shenanigans On His Album's First Week Sales, Says He Sold This Many
Playboi Carti Tells Ye To "Shut The F**k Up," And Cassie Agrees
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Selena Gomez Makes Personal Admission About Singing Career
Selena Gomez Makes Personal Admission About Singing Career originally appeared on Parade. Selena Gomez made a personal and surprising admission recently. Last Wednesday, the singer and actress appeared as a guest on Jake Shane's podcast Therapuss, where she opened up about multiple topics such as her relationship with producer Benny Blanco, her beauty company Rare Beauty, her health, her early acting days on Barney & Friends and Disney Channel and her music career. 21 minutes into the interview, Shane asked the 33-year-old what her favorite Selena Gomez song is, to which she laughed and said "Who Says," a track she sang while she was still in her band Selena Gomez and The Scene in 2011. The group was active from 2008 to 2012, but took an indefinite hiatus, with Gomez then pursuing a solo music career. "Who Says" was the lead single for the group's final album, When The Sun Goes Down. "If you were to ask me, that is hands down my favorite," she said. "It's the most powerful moment when I get to perform it. That's honestly the only reason I would ever do a tour again, is if I can perform 'Who Says' like 17 times in a row." Written by Muni Long and Emanuel Kiriakou, who also produced the track, "Who Says" was intended to inspire people and tell people to be confident in themselves. "It's such a high, and it makes me feel good, and I want other people to feel good. I'll never forget what that message in that song means," the Only Murderers in the Building actress continued. "Back then, I loved the song simply because I thought everyone could relate to it. But then, when I got older, I still appreciate that song because I relate to it in a totally different manner." Gomez also mentioned that every time she did perform on tour, she would have to "take it down an octave each year" because "it's up here," Gomez said in a high-pitched voice. "I need to redo it. I should recut it." Gomez recently released her first album in four years, I Said I Love You First, a collaboration with her fiancé, Benny Blanco, following her 2021 EP Revelación. She's also been busy filming and promoting the popular Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, serving as an executive producer for the Wizards of Waverly Place reboot, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and running her beauty brand, Rare Beauty. As Shane put it, "If you recut 'Who Says' today, my world would shake." To which Gomez cheekily replied, "Maybe I should."Selena Gomez Makes Personal Admission About Singing Career first appeared on Parade on Aug 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 11, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Co-Founder and Session Player for George Harrison and Others, Dies at 77
Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and vocalist who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and played on classic albums like George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass,' died Sunday at age 77. His manager, Carol Kaye, confirmed to Variety that Whitlock died Sunday morning at 1:20 a.m. after a brief bout with cancer. More from Variety 15 Stylish Accessories to Gift the Stoner in Your Life: From a Ravioli Pipe to Bejeweled Lighter Eric Clapton's 'MTV Unplugged' to Be Released in Theaters With Bonus Content Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert Has Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Other Stars Carrying That Weight - and Starring in a Future Martin Scorsese Movie The Memphis-born musician was signed to Stax Records at an early age and played with artists like Booker T. and the MG's and Sam & Dave on his way up before becoming an integral member of Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, during which he forged an alliance on tour with Clapton. He soon found himself working on 'All Things Must Pass,' and with three keyboard players credited on that all-time classic, who played what has been murky. But among the parts he is given credit for is the piano on the track 'Beware of Darkness' — which millions of people are hearing play out this weekend as the opening music in the horror hit 'Weapons.' Derek and the Dominos turned out to be a one-album wonder, but what a 'one album' — the 1971 double LP 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' is considered by many to be one of rock's greatest albums. Whitlock co-wrote seven of its tracks, including 'Bell Bottom Blues' and 'Tell the Truth.' After the breakup of Derek and the Dominos, he went on to release a series of solo albums in the 1970s, starting with 'Bobby Whitlock' in 1972, which included all the members of the recently split group, albeit not all on the same tracks. He also made an uncredited appearance on the Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main Street,' and made the claim that he was cheated out of a rightful co-writing credit for the song 'I Just Want to See His Face.' His other credits as a guest musician include self-titled albums by Clapton and Doris Troy, Dr. John's 'The Sun, Moon & Herbs' and Stephen Stills & Manassas' 'Down the Road.' In the early 2000s, he began doing club shows with his wife, CoCo Carmel Whitlock (who formerly was married to Delaney Bramlett), performing the 'Layla' songs acoustically. 'The songs on that album are as new today as they were then,' he said in a 2006 interview with the Austin Chronicle. 'They just never had anyone perform them that had anything to do with them.' The shows resulted in a live album by the duo, 'Other Assorted Love Songs,' in 2003. After a brief sojourn in Tennessee ('I was a little too soulful for Nashville,' he laughed), Whitlock moved to Austin in 2006. 'It reminds me of Memphis in 1965, when it was about the music, and everybody was supportive of everybody. Now I can't imagine living anyplace else.' Whitlock was inducted into Memphis' Beale Street Walk of Fame in 2024. In recent years, he had undertaken painting and had his artwork displayed in galleries. Besides his wife, he is survived by three children, Ashley Brown, Beau Whitlock and Tim Whitlock Kelly, and his sister Debbie Wade, according to ABC. More to come… Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
R.I.P. Bobby Whitlock, co-founder of Derek And The Dominos
Bobby Whitlock has died. The co-founder of Derek And The Dominos, who, across his eclectic career, went from a fly-on-the-wall at Stax Records to backing up George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones, among others, writing and performing some of the 1970s' most beloved rock songs. His manager, Carol Kaye, confirmed that he died of cancer. He was 77. 'How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time?' Whitlock's wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, said in a statement to CBS News. 'As he would always say: 'Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful.' And he did. Farewell, my Love, I'll see you in my dreams.' Born in Memphis in 1948, Whitlock started playing music as a teenager, performing with his band, The Counts. The band would cover Stax songs and caught the attention of artists like Wilson Pickett and Booker T. & The M.G's. He became the first white artist signed to Stax HIP label in the label's attempt to 'cash in on contemporary pop.' But Whitlock wasn't much of a fan of the British invasion. He was into Memphis soul, and the signing allowed him to sit in on some of Stax's legendary recording sessions. Eventually, Stax session bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn took Whitlock to see husband and wife singer-songwriters Delaney & Bonnie. Whitlock played keyboards and sang on the group's first two albums, Home and Accept No Substitute, but, perhaps more significantly, the couple introduced the keyboardist to Eric Clapton. In 1969, Bonnie & Delaney & Friends were touring with one of Clapton's supergroups, Blind Faith. After the tour, Whitlock was out of the job and returned to England, where he and Clapton began writing what would become Derek And The Dominos' Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. 'I learned from the best,' Whitlock said in 2012. 'I'm probably the only person in the world that actually had hands-on guitar instructions from Eric Clapton and Duane Allman and Delaney Bramlett and George Harrison, that's for sure. Where they'd say, 'No, Bobby, put your hands here, it goes like this.'' In 1970, Whitlock was something of a classic rock Zelig, appearing on All Things Must Pass, Eric Clapton, Exile On Main Street, and Layla. While the latter is often considered a Clapton-first album, Whitlock wrote or co-wrote six of its 14 tracks, providing, as The A.V. Club's Noel Murray wrote in 2012, 'a much-needed foil for Clapton, keeping him in a down-home, country-soul mood.' Derek And The Dominos broke up in 1971, primarily due to Clapton's drug use, which left him unable to play and damaged their friendship. 'Our dear friend Bobby Whitlock has passed away at 77,' Clapton wrote on Facebook. Our sincere condolences to Bobby's wife CoCo and his family on this sad day…. RIP.' Whitlock continued releasing solo albums after the dissolution of the Dominos, including Red Velvet. After 1976's Rock Your Sox Off, Whitlock took a decades-long hiatus, moving to a Mississippi farm and taking the occasional session gig. Though he stopped because 'there was nothing going on in music,' he did claim indirect responsibility for disco. [Clapton's manager] Robert Stigwood took the Dominos' money, used it to create RSO Records and record the Bee Gees.' He returned to the stage with 1999's It's About Time. With his wife, musician CoCo Carmel, he released a live album, Other Assorted Love Songs, in 2003. Whittlock and Carmel would release several more records together, including 2008's Lovers and 2012's Esoteric. The following year, a compilation of his first two albums was released under the name Where There's A Will There's A Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings. Whitlock is survived by his wife and three children. More from A.V. Club In 2005, Steven Spielberg brought the wars of the world to the big screen R.I.P. Bobby Whitlock, co-founder of Derek And The Dominos Noah Centineo in talks to draw the blood before First Blood for Rambo prequel Solve the daily Crossword
