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Playboi Carti [Mixtape]
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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Atlanta rapper features guest appearances from A$AP Rocky, Leven Kali, and Lil Uzi Vert.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. XXL
    Apr 26, 2017
    80
    Carti’s efforts on this debut project are definitely well-absorbed and not taken for granted. While the majority of the mixtape isn’t anything radically different from the music he’s been making for the past three years, it’s a sign of consistency in sound.
  2. Pitchfork
    Apr 26, 2017
    73
    Playboi Carti feels like a break from life, the soundtrack to a mindless good time.
  3. The New York Times
    Jul 20, 2017
    70
    Playboi Carti’s self-titled major-label debut album, which was released in April, is erratic, sometimes transfixingly so.
  4. PopMatters
    Apr 26, 2017
    60
    It’s the sonic equivalent of the stereotypical laissez-faire worker who breezes through presentations on sheer personality alone. Is that presentation good? That’s debatable. But you’d listen to it again and again if you had the choice.
  5. HipHopDX
    Apr 26, 2017
    58
    There’s not much range here, just an excess of swag, but it’s worth a listen solely for the moments where Carti seems to accidentally stumble upon a wild flow (“Dothatshit!”), or an irresistible infection (“Half & Half”)

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. jfsmoncrief
    May 19, 2017
    10
    Nice debut for Carti. Excellent sound and production from Pierre Bourne and friends. This album is a easy listen and can be played entirelyNice debut for Carti. Excellent sound and production from Pierre Bourne and friends. This album is a easy listen and can be played entirely without skipping. Carti may not say much on the album, but his style and charisma bleeds on the album. This probably the coolest album of the year. Standout track is obviously Magnolia which is gaining steam on the charts. My personal favorite tracks: Let It Go, Had 2, NO.9, Half & Half. Least Favorite: Lookin. I will be interested to see how his next project will and sound and how his career play out, but this nice debut album from him.

    Check out In Abundance by Playboi Carti on Spinrilla if you want to listen to more from him.    … Expand
  2. WayneKest
    Mar 7, 2020
    10
    This very well may be the greatest debut album of all time. The production is masterful, Pierre Bourne is an absolute genius, and CashThis very well may be the greatest debut album of all time. The production is masterful, Pierre Bourne is an absolute genius, and Cash Carti's lyrics are beautiful. The complaint that you "can't understand him" or that "he's just mumbling" is not valid. If you don't understand Carti, then you clearly just aren't intelligent enough to understand Carter's genius. Opening up with a track as strong as "Location" shakes the musical world like nothing anyone has ever seen before. Having features that include other musical geniuses such as A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert is just the cherry on top of the sundae. Bottom line, this album should be required to be played in schools in order to educate everyone on the importance of Jordan Carter.

    Top Tracks:
    Location
    Magnolia
    Lookin
    wokeuplikethis*
    Let It Go
    Half & Half
    New Choppa
    Other ****
    NO. 9
    dothat****!
    Lame ****
    Yah Mean
    Flex
    Kelly K
    Had 2    … Expand
  4. ianlindodemais
    Nov 11, 2022
    9
    direto coloco essa mixtape pra ouvir, traz uma energia sensacional, considero o melhor do carti
  5. nereed678
    May 23, 2019
    7
    Playboi Carti breaks down hip hop to it's bare essentials, and creates an album that is simultaneously stupid and one of the smartest thingsPlayboi Carti breaks down hip hop to it's bare essentials, and creates an album that is simultaneously stupid and one of the smartest things to come out of hip hip in the soundcloud age… Expand
  6. 4rr4nW3th3rh111
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    This album has not aged too well, especially with Cartis more recent style after "Die lit". Despite this there's no denying the impact thisThis album has not aged too well, especially with Cartis more recent style after "Die lit". Despite this there's no denying the impact this album had upon release that can be seen on basically any rap album released in the last 5 years or so. Tracks like "Location" and "New Choppa" use complete polar opposite beats on the same project yet somehow still work together. Best song on the album "Location".… Expand
  7. boondocks
    Jan 7, 2021
    7
    Nice vibey debut by Carti. It's not meant to be lyrical and is definitely an acquired taste. There are a few misses in the tracklist but songsNice vibey debut by Carti. It's not meant to be lyrical and is definitely an acquired taste. There are a few misses in the tracklist but songs like "Location", "Magnolia", "wokeuplikethis*", and "dothatsh*t*" make this a mostly good debut by Playboi Carti.… Expand
  8. WarudoDZ
    May 18, 2022
    0
    **** album for guys who lean all time, nice for mattew 13 years old and skinheads

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