Plaboi Carti‘s new album Music is finally here — and it features a guest verse from Kendrick Lamar that appears to address the messy aftermath of his beef with Drake.
Adopting some of Carti’s distinct vocal quirks, the Compton native spits a playful yet braggadocious verse on “Good Credit” which includes a curious mention of “conspiracy theories.”
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“The numbers is nothing, the money is nothing, I really been him, I promise / Say Kenny been heavy out West and I carry the weight, n-gga, I’m Luka Dončić / Conspiracy theories is a given, but I must admit it, you got the wrong person,” he raps.
The lyrics appear to reference Drake’s bombshell lawsuit against Universal Music Group, which accuses the music giant of conspiring with Kendrick’s longtime label Interscope, Spotify and other companies to artificially inflate the popularity of his hit diss song “Not Like Us.”
The complaint, which was filed in January, claims UMG used streaming bots, payola and other illegal tactics to turn the blistering track into a global smash in an attempt to harm Drake’s reputation and reduce his leverage when renegotiating his contract.
Kendrick himself is not named as a defendant and has yet to formally address the allegations, although he did previously reference the lawsuit during his Super Bowl halftime show last month.
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Dot’s verse on “Good Credit” also contains a possible nod to Drake’s 2016 hit “Fake Love” (“The hate get realer, the love get fake / But when you this great, that’s how you should like it”), as well as a less subliminal reference to A$AP Rocky‘s shooting accuser A$AP Relli.
“Eliantte chain go big, white gold link fall on the belly / The emerald cuff for hers and his, that bitch on point like A$AP Relli,” he raps.
Music landed on streaming services on Friday morning (March 14), several hours after its scheduled midnight release.
Explaining the delay, Playboi Carti messaged Kai Cenat saying: “If it wasn’t for the samples and clearances it would [have] been out at 12 east but we good err thing cleared it should be out in any sec.”
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Kendrick Lamar also appears on “Backd00r” and “Mojo Jojo,” while the 30-track album boasts further guest spots from Future, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, The Weeknd, Skepta and Ty Dolla $ign.
The project, which was first announced in 2023 and has been one of Hip Hop’s most anticipated releases of the last few years, serves as Carti’s first full-length offering since 2020’s Whole Lotta Red.
Stream Music below.
