On March 14, 2025, the wait was over. After a three hour delay past the anticipated midnight release, I am Music was finally out in the world. Eleven days later, Carti dropped a surprise deluxe version of the album with four additional tracks.

Carti finally dropped — the longest-running joke in rap music is over. Playboi Carti put out his new studio album, “‘Music,” on March 14, five years after his last release.

Playboi Carti's MUSIC tops the Billboard 200, selling nearly 300,000 units in its debut week and cementing his influence in modern hip-hop.