Die Lit

Die Lit
Studio album by Playboi Carti
Released May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Recorded 2017–2018
Genre
Length 57:39
Label
Producer
Playboi Carti chronology
Playboi Carti
(2017)		 Die Lit
(2018)
Singles from Die Lit
  1. "Love Hurts"
    Released: May 2, 2018

Die Lit is the debut studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on May 11, 2018, by AWGE and Interscope Records.[1] The album features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Bryson Tiller, Travis Scott, Chief Keef and Pi'erre Bourne, among others.[2] The production on the album was handled by Pi'erre Bourne, Don Cannon and IndigoChildRick, among others.[3]

The album was supported by the lead single, "Love Hurts".[4] Die Lit received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.

Background and release

In December 2017, a video shows Playboi Carti behind a mixing board, presumably listening to new material with the caption "Album Mode".[5] In March, Pi'erre Bourne teased that the project had been finalized via Twitter.[6][7] On May 10, 2018, Carti announced the album's release date via Twitter.[6] On the same day, ASAP Rocky revealed the album's artwork.[8] Upon release, the album was briefly released exclusively via Tidal, before showing up on other streaming services.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Exclaim!6/10[12]
Highsnobiety4.0/5.0[13]
HipHopDX3.0/5[14]
HotNewHipHop79%[15]
Pitchfork8.5/10[16]
Sputnikmusic3.8/5[17]

Die Lit received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on seven reviews.[10] Evan Rytlewski of Pitchfork stated that Die Lit is "an album that works almost completely from its own lunatic script. It is a perversely infectious sugar high, rap that fundamentally recalibrates the brain's reward centers", praising the production and simplicity: "At its best—which is to say almost the entire thing, really—the album almost seems to suspend gravity. How does a rapper this basic pull off a project this electrifying? No, Carti's rapping isn't any better this time out. And no, it really doesn't matter. When the carnival itself is this magnificent, there's no need to nitpick the ring-leader."[16] Maxwell Cavaseno of HotNewHipHop concluded that Die Lit "feels like the closest to a fully realized album as Carti is ever going to come close to achieving" and that it "should, at the very least, be respected for doing so much while doing so very little."[15] Online publication Sputnikmusic stated: "A lot of the gratification of this record is in the production, which takes the age-old hip-hop trick of taking a fractional melodic idea, barely a song by itself, and spinning out of it a thick sonic weave."[17]

Riley Wallace of HipHopDX stated, "Through a more respectable body of work—is unlikely to win over any naysayers."[14] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic said, "Like Rae Sremmurd and Migos, these big-bass trap anthems owe much to their club-friendly vibe, but offer little in terms of substance or lasting impact."[11]

Commercial performance

Die Lit debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 61,000 album-equivalent units of which 5,000 were pure album sales.[18]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Pi'erre Bourne, except where noted.[19][20]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Long Time (Intro)"
Art Dealer3:31
2."R.I.P."
 3:12
3."Lean 4 Real" (featuring Skepta)
IndigoChildRick[21]2:57
4."Old Money"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 2:15
5."Love Hurts" (featuring Travis Scott)
3:00
6."Shoota" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
Maaly Raw2:33
7."Right Now" (featuring Pi'erre Bourne)
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 3:27
8."Poke It Out" (with Nicki Minaj)
 4:29
9."Home (KOD)"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 2:42
10."Fell in Luv" (featuring Bryson Tiller)
 3:26
11."Foreign"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 2:22
12."Pull Up"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 3:36
13."Mileage" (featuring Chief Keef)
 2:29
14."FlatBed Freestyle"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 3:13
15."No Time" (featuring Gunna)
3:39
16."Middle of the Summer" (featuring Red Coldhearted)
  • Carter
  • Jenks
  • Dashia Aaron
 2:17
17."Choppa Won't Miss" (featuring Young Thug)
 3:37
18."R.I.P. Fredo (Notice Me)" (featuring Young Nudy)
  • Carter
  • Jenks
  • Quantavious Arnold
 2:41
19."Top"
  • Carter
  • Jenks
 2:13
Total length:57:39

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 116
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[27] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 27
US Billboard 200[18] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 2

References

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  2. ↑ Kim, Michelle (May 11, 2018). "Playboi Carti Drops Surprise New Album Die Lit: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Playboi Carti Drops Surprise Album 'Die Lit'". Rap-Up. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stream Playboi Carti's "Die Lit" Album". HotNewHipHop. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (December 8, 2017). "Playboi Carti Has Locked Into 'Album Mode'". Complex. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Coleman II, C. Vernon (May 11, 2018). "Playboi Carti Surprises Fans With Debut Album 'Die Lit'". XXL. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (March 31, 2018). "Playboi Carti's Debut Album Is Reportedly Finished". Complex. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ Issa MVP (May 11, 2018). "Playboi Carti – Die Lit [Album Stream]". OnSMASH. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (May 10, 2018). "Playboi Carti Drops Surprise Album 'Die Lit'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Die Lit by Playboi Carti Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  11. 1 2 Yeung, Neil Z. "Die Lit – Playboi Carti". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ Harmony, A. (May 23, 2018). "Playboi Carti: Die Lit". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ Boyer, Jake (May 16, 2018). "Playboi Carti – 'Die Lit' Review: Rap at Its Most Radiant". Highsnobiety. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  14. 1 2 Wallace, Riley (May 24, 2018). "Review: Playboi Carti's "Die Lit" Rages & Crashes Hard". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Cavaseno, Maxwell (May 15, 2018). "Playboi Carti 'Die Lit' Review". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan (May 16, 2018). "Playboi Carti: Die Lit". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  17. 1 2 robertsona (May 21, 2018). "Review: Playboi Carti – Die Lit". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  18. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (May 20, 2018). "Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Nets Third Straight Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Die Lit / Playboi Carti". Tidal. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  20. ↑ "BMI | Repertoire Search". BMI. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Pierre, Alphonse (May 14, 2018). "Playboi Carti's 'Die Lit' Is Great, You're Just Old". Noisey. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  22. ↑ Fisher, Gus (May 22, 2018). "Best Samples Of 2018 So Far". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Playboi Carti – Die Lit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Playboi Carti – Die Lit" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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  28. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 18 May 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  29. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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  31. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Playboi Carti Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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