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Playboi Carti may be stirring up some heated debates online over MUSIC, but he's still been showered with praise as well. The latest form of love comes from socialite Kim Kardashian via an Instagram Story. She caught one lyric that really stuck with her in particular and decided to make a post about it. It lands on the song "FINE SH*T" where Carti raps, "I bought that ho a lot of clothes, but she love her Skims." Of course, that's a nod to Kim K's clothing line that focuses on body inclusivity. She caters most of her pieces to women, but the men also have their fair share to choose from too. It's quickly become a massive brand in the space, something that Carti recognizes on this track.
Whether it's a shoutout to Kim Kardashian or not may never be known. However, she took it as a compliment and decided to show her appreciation for Playboi Carti. Speaking of Skims, though, Kanye West's ex-wife used Tory Lanez music to promote her bikini line for the summer of 2025. She specifically used "The Color Violet" to play in the background of her steamy photoshoot. That post caused a bunch of debate online due to the Canadian rapper's incarceration. As you can imagine, a lot of Megan Thee Stallion fans were the ones being the loudest about it.
Overall, it's been an exciting weekend for Playboi Carti fans, to say the least. They had been waiting on MUSIC for a couple of years. Additionally, it already been over four years since Whole Lotta Red, so anticipation was through the roof. As we said, there have been a lot of disappointed listeners as a result of all of that hype. But there are still plenty who feel this is the album of the year so far.
The first-week sales projections for the March 14 release are predicting it could be from a commercial standpoint. As it stands, the number sits around 250,000. Obviously, that's subject to change with plenty of more days to come. There were reports even earlier that nearly 150,000 were already sold prior to the album's release. MUSIC features 30 songs and features from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Jhene Aiko, Lil Uzi Vert, and more.
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Oliver Tree’s team has provided a new update following the singer’s death in a helicopter crash on June 14, confirming that a new artist grant will soon be established in his memory to help creatives secure funding, a plan he had detailed in his will before his passing.
Accompanying a collection of photos highlighting Tree’s performances, travels and creative work through the years, a post shared Sunday (June 21) on his Instagram account revealed that the musician’s remains have been brought back to California, the state he called home and where he will be laid to rest. “His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named ‘Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses’ coming soon,” the caption reads. “This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing.”
“We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish,” the statement continued, adding that “the constant love, support and positivity” shown by fans throughout the past week has helped his “family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times.”
Tree was among six people who lost their lives in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro. The musician was in Brazil for his The World’s First Tour run and had performed what would ultimately be his final concert on June 6 in São Paulo. The other victims of the crash were identified as passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim and Lucas Brito Chaves, along with pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
Just months before his death, Tree discussed his plans to direct his fortune and future earnings from his music toward a grant program for artists during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show. “I take no credit for anything I’ve ever done,” he said during the April interview. “Furthermore, I don’t believe that any of the wealth or things that get made from it is mine. So when I die … my will is set up so that when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny.”
“If I have a wife or kids or anything, they’re not getting a penny,” he added at the time, explaining that the initiative would focus on helping artists create work rather than funding education. “I’ll get my kids through college, that’s the agreement, but there’s not gonna be a silver spoon. All the money is going to go back to artists.”
