Ĭarter developed a unique fashion sense from an early age, shopping in thrift stores. In an interview with The Fader, he said, "I was in class with freshmen finishing work, and if I finished the nine assignments before this time I could graduate." He was so close to not graduating that no one showed up to his graduation, because they didn't know it was actually going to take place.
Ĭarter skipped high school classes regularly to work on his music or go to his job at H&M, which led to Carti barely graduating high school. I would smoke before practice, get on the court and drop 30." He stopped playing basketball after a disagreement with his coach. That was the time I was really ducking school and it was all hoop and no rap.
In an interview with The Fader, he said, "I was a young AI and didn't go to practice. īefore rap, Carter wanted to become an NBA star to try and make something of himself. He attended North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs. Nobody could tell me shit." This type of lifestyle influenced Carter to get into trouble as a youth and sway away from the idea of pursuing a higher level of education after high school. In a 2016 interview with Complex, he stated, "My ma couldn't tell me shit. Jordan Terrell Carter was born in Atlanta and grew up in the nearby suburb Riverdale, Georgia. Following a two-year hiatus with little-to-no new music released, Carter's highly anticipated second album, Whole Lotta Red (2020), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became his first chart-topping release.Īside from his solo career, Carter established his Opium record label in 2019, which has since signed artists such as Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang. His debut studio album Die Lit (2018) peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200.
After gaining a cult following early in his career, Carter garnered mainstream attention in 2017.Ĭarter's debut mixtape was released in April 2017, and included the Billboard Hot 100 charting singles " Magnolia" and " Wokeuplikethis". Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records before signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope Records. Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper.
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