New albums typically drop at midnight ET, but shortly after midnight this morning (March 14), Carti shared a post indicating the album would actually drop at midnight PT, so 3 a.m. ET. But, 3 a.m. came and went without an album.

Whole Lotta Red album landed on Christmas Day in 2020, Playboi Carti finally released his much-delayed and highly anticipated I Am Music album on Friday (March 14). I Am Music hit streaming services in the morning with the Atlanta rapper sending out a tweet around 7:30 am ET with Spotify link attached after yet another postponement,

The Atlanta rapper invites high-profile guests, pays homage to his forebears, and tries new styles on his expansive follow-up to Whole Lotta Red

At long last, Playboi Carti‘s MUSIC is finally here. The colossal 30 track LP arrived early Friday morning (March 14), and marks Carti's first album in five years following the release of his equally-as-colossal Whole Lotta Red back in 2020.

The new album, simply titled Music, is Carti’s third album overall and his first since dropping Whole Lotta Red on Christmas Day back in 2020. The album is lengthy, clocking at an hour and 17 minutes with 30 songs,

Playboi Carti has been playing hard-to-get for years. He’s been teasing a new album without releasing it. He’s been putting new tracks up on YouTube or Instagram but not the streaming services. He’s gone four years without a full-length statement.