Playboi Carti has a song sampling a JAY-Z classic in the works, but it won’t be landing on his long-awaited album I Am Music – which he says is officially in the can.
Over the weekend, Carti shared a photo of himself to his Instagram Story, soundtracking it with Hov’s 2001 single, “Girls Girls Girls.” Shortly afterward, he shared a screenshot of a text from producer Wheezy that read, “Ima sample that girls girls girls for you for the album.”
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Fans assumed this meant he is still working on I Am Music – which would then likely delay it past its latest projected release of March 2025. However, Carti assured fans that’s not the case.
“MY ALBUM DONE ME N WHEEZY TALKING ABOUT SOME OL OTHER SH*TTT,” he clarified in a post.
Playboi Carti listening to JAY-Z via IG 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/vaut9avV2P
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) March 9, 2025
Playboi Carti is STILL working on his new album 👀🔥
“I’m sample that Girls Girls Girls (by JAY-Z) for you for the album.” — Wheezy pic.twitter.com/phrl2TlkEE
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) March 9, 2025
PLAYBOI CARTI’S I AM MUSIC IS FINISHED 🚨
“MY ALBUM DONE ME N WHEEZY TALKING ABOUT SOME OL OTHER SH*TTT” pic.twitter.com/gYlizHWliQ
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) March 9, 2025
Last week, Playboi Carti appeared to suggest that he’s gearing up to drop I Am Music very soon.
Through his record label Opium’s Instagram page, Carti tagged Spotify and wrote to the streaming platform: “WHAT WE DOIN
LETS GONE CLEAR DESE HO AHH NIG OUT.”
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After the company replied with several hourglass emojis, King Vamp wrote back on his Instagram Stories: “YAL BOYS PUSH UP MY N-GHA.”
In response to a fan who commented on his aforementioned post and urged him to “just drop the album already,” Carti simply wrote: “FASHO [100 emoji].”
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The enigmatic rap star further ramped up anticipation for I Am Music by claiming that it will be worth the wait.
“N THE REPLAY [VALUE] ON 10,” he declared in a separate Instagram Story.
I Am Music has been available to pre-save since September 2024, with a notice on Playboi Carti’s website saying the album would be released “NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2024.”
With that March 12 deadline just over a week away, I Am Music could be released in the coming days.
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Carti and his team also recently erected billboards in Los Angeles and Miami promising the album is on the way.
The ad spots read “Music Is Coming” and feature a Spotify logo, but no further info was made available.
