It almost sounds like a joke. Playboi Carti rolled out the most protracted and tedious album rollout of all time, and now he's got the bug. The rapper is seemingly ready to release multiple projects within a short time span now that he's gotten positive feedback on MUSIC. He took to Instagram Friday night, the same day he dropped his third album. He teased the title of his fourth. Let's rephrase that. He not only teased the title, but he outright confirmed that the album is on the way.
Hard to believe it, we know. Playboi Carti has maintained his reputation as one of the most unpredictable and enigmatic artists in hip hop despite dropping a 30 song epic. Contrary to how often he drops, Carti is a prolific artist in the studio. He's been teasing musical snippets for years, and some of them have been confirmed to appear on his fourth album, titled BABY BOI. A titled he made sure to reference when on IG when he made the announcement. He posted a screenshot showcasing all 30 MUSIC songs charting on Apple Music. He then clarified that there's a lot more music more to come. "All 30 thank you so muchhh," he wrote. "BABY BOI OTW."
Genius already has a working tracklist detailing all the songs liked to BABY BOI. There are snippets that have been previewed as far back as last year with titles like "SHE DON'T LEAVE" and "I DO THE MOST." The title itself, BABY BOI, dates back to a Lil88 tweet from September 2024. "BABY BOI OTW TOO," he wrote. There's two ways to ingest this news. One is to celebrate the notion of one of the most analyzed and obsessed over rappers already has another album locked and loaded. Another is to lament the fact that he has already announced another album. This effectively resets the clock and starting anticipation less than 24 hours after dropping.
Playboi Carti may already be building up anticipation for his new album, but he's also making sure to capitalize on the hype for MUSIC. He hopped on Instagram and posted a photo of ASAP Relli pointing during the ASAP Rocky trial. This was a direct reference to Kendrick Lamar's bars on the song "GOOD CREDIT." The Compton rapper clowned Relli with, rapping: "Belly on chain go big, white gold link fall on the belly. The emerald cuff for hers and his, that b*tch on point like ASAP Relli." Carti seemingly took a page out of Lamar's book and inherited the beef.
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Lorde returned to Governor’s Ball for the first time in nine years and gave fans a unique take on her collaboration with Charli XCX, ‘Girl, So Confusing’.
The New Zealand singer made her long awaited comeback to the New York festival on Friday (June 5), where she headlined the opening night.
Speaking to the crowd about stepping back onto the Governor’s Ball stage after almost a decade away, Lorde admitted it was “the most nervous I’ve been for a show in a while”. She then treated fans to a string of beloved tracks including ‘Royals’, ‘What Was That’, and ‘Hammer’.
One of the standout highlights of the evening arrived near the end of her 21 song performance when she performed ‘Girl, So Confusing’, the track she later reworked alongside Charli XCX.
The song first appeared on Charli XCX’s hugely successful 2024 album ‘Brat’ without Lorde’s involvement, though it was inspired by her. In the lyrics, Charli reflected on the complicated feelings between the two artists and revealed she had once felt “super jealous” of the New Zealander’s achievements during her early career.
The pair later teamed up for a remix after Charli shared the song’s meaning with Lorde ahead of the release of ‘Brat’. Following that conversation, Lorde proposed creating a collaborative version together.
At Governor’s Ball, Lorde performed the remix adaptation during the closing section of her set and added her own personal touch to the track.
Charli was not present for the performance, leaving Lorde to deliver the song on her own. The moment stood out even more because the track had only appeared sparingly throughout Lorde’s recent ‘Ultrasound’ tour. More footage from the show can be seen below.
In addition to revisiting fan favourites and reimagining ‘Girl, So Confusing’, Lorde also surprised the audience with a preview of brand new material.
Early in the set, she introduced a portion of an unreleased song from the side of the stage. Standing behind a synthesizer setup, she sang: “Don’t look for me now that I’m gone/ Don’t look for me, I’m gone.”
Lorde’s festival appearances this summer follow her recent ‘Ultrasound’ tour, which was launched in support of her newest album, ‘Virgin’.
Released last June, the record earned a four star review from NME, which stated: “‘Virgin’ is a vibrant combination of Lorde’s best qualities, and then some.”
“With her newfound candour, the record combines the emotional whirlwind of ‘Melodrama’, the chilling minimalism of ‘Pure Heroine’ and the breezy freedom of ‘Solar Power’,” it added. “This might be called ‘Virgin’, but Lorde proves she’s not afraid to strip herself bare.”
While ‘Girl, So Confusing’ was not a regular feature during the ‘Ultrasound’ tour, Lorde did perform it at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles last October, where she surprised fans by bringing Charli XCX on stage.
Since releasing ‘Virgin’ and launching the accompanying tour, Lorde has contributed more than $200,000 from merchandise sales to Minnesota immigrant funds. She has also been announced as a headliner for All Points East 2026 in London, where PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson and additional artists are also set to appear.
