Playboi Carti Biography
Jordan Terrell Carter known by his stage name Playboi Carti, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Formerly signed to Atlanta-based underground label Awful Records, he is currently signed to A$AP Mob’s AWGE Label and Interscope Records. His eponymous debut mixtape was released on April 14, 2017, and his debut studio album Die Lit was released on May 11, 2018.
Playboi Carti Early life
Playboi Carti – Molly (Music Video) (@_shmeed_) https://t.co/KzQfHCZlfq via @YouTube
— Apollo Creed (@BeiBlackMagick) June 16, 2019
Jordan Terrell Carter was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Riverdale, Georgia. He attended North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs. Carter skipped high school classes regularly to work on his music or go to his job at H&M.
Carti shopped in thrift stores in his youth, something that has had an effect on his fashion and music style.
Playboi Carti Wiki, Biography, Family
Playboi Carti was born on 13th September 1996 as Jordan Terrell Carter in Atlanta Georgia, USA. He grew up in Riverdale Georgia as his parents moved there after he was born. He got enrolled at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs Georgia where he was famous for regularly skipping classes to give more time to his music interest.
Many details about who his parents really are and whether or not he has siblings have not been made public either by Carti or those who knew them. To add some imaginations and paint a better picture of what it was like for him growing up, his family didn’t have money for frivolities other than the essentials and Carti who is now a fashion model revealed that he didn’t have many clothes to wear back then.
Playboi Carti Early Career
Sir Cartier was the stage name he took at a very age when he started off his career as a young rapper. He had his first mixtape Young misfit released on 12th November 2012 when he was just 16. By the time he clocked 17, Sir Cartier decided to go by the stage name we now know him as – Playboi Catrti.
Listen to Playboi Carti – Leg Room https://t.co/A8YLdmcuR4
— Kid Kenny (@K_N45TY) June 16, 2019
Playboi Carti gained huge popularity and followership on social media following his release of the song Broke Boi and Fetti in 2015 which featured Da$h and Maxo Kream. The songs were also published on SoundCloud. At this time, he had signed to the Atlanta based Awful Recording label and was performing at fashion events side by side with the likes of Lil Uzi Vert and ASAP Rocky.
Playboi Carti Work
He wasn’t with Awful Recording for long as he left them for A$AP Mob’s label AWGE and in 2016 he was featured on their single Telephone Calls which was from the album Cozy Tapes Vol 1.
Playboi Carti Fashion Stint and Height
Playboi Carti is also known in the fashion world. He has been defined by GQ as the ‘leader of the youth style’. His favorite brands are RAF Simons and Balmain. He considers Kanye West and ASAP Rocky as inspirations for his fashion style and he has modeled numerous times for Kanye, Yeezy Season and Drake’s OVO Lookbook.
Celebrity Playboi stands at 6 feet 1 inches or 185 CM in height, weighing 75 kg or 165 pounds in weight. He has a slim and light muscular body build structure. He is certainly remarkable with the birthmark on his face.
Playboi Carti Modeling
Carter’s fashion style is one of the main features of his public image. GQ has defined Carter as the “leader of a youth style,” and said that he represents a stylistic midpoint between the “fashion gloss of A$AP Mob, the punk-rock attitude of Uzi Vert, and the playful camp of Yachty.
Carter’s favorite brands include Raf Simons and Balmain. Carter met Simons at a fashion show in New York. Carter is featured on the song “RAF” by A$AP Mob, which was dedicated to the Raf Simons brand. The music video for the song included Carter, A$AP Rocky, and Quavo wearing rare Raf Simons clothing. Carter considers Kanye West and A$AP Rocky inspirations for his fashion style.
Carter has modeled numerous times, including for Louis Vuitton, Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 5, VFiles, and Drake’s OVO Lookbook, alongside Ian Connor and John Ross.
Playboi Carti Musical style
Carter has been described as a “mumble rapper,” and his music as “playful, hard-hitting, and very melodic.” Complex called his style of rapping “spare and repetitive, more concerned with flow and catchy phrases.” Briana Younger at Pitchfork said that “Carti’s music is less about lyricism and more about atmosphere,” going on to say that “whatever Carti lacks in substance he makes up in sheer audacity.” Carter’s music is influenced by rappers such as Gucci Mane, Young Thug, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef, Yung Lean, and Lil Wayne.
The New York Times said Carti’s rapping made it appear as if he was “more at ease with the performance of the role than with the actual act of rapping.”
Iggy Azalea‘s rapper boyfriend Playboi Carti says he has no plans to EVER make music with his famous girlfriend
They’ve been immensely loved up the past few months.
But Iggy Azalea‘s boyfriend Playboi Carti says when it comes to music, he will do anything for love – but he won’t do that.
The 22-year-old rapper says he has no plans to ever make music with his 29-year-old girlfriend.
”Comecei a falar com ela e não queria saber de mais ninguém! Não temos nenhuma colaboração juntos ainda, mas eu apoio ela em tudo.” — Playboi Carti sobre Iggy Azalea em recente entrevista. pic.twitter.com/58nfku9jze
— IABR ? (@iggyazaleanobr) June 14, 2019
‘Once I started talking to her, I just cut off everybody,’ the rapper went on to tell the magazine.
It comes after Iggy quietly returned to social media this week, two weeks after vanishing from Instagram and Twitter due to her nude photos being leaked online.
Playboy Carti doesn’t plan on making music with Iggy Azalea ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/uu2YIWBGTO
— Rap Spotlights (@RapSpotlightsX) June 13, 2019
The Australian rapper, who deactivated her Twitter and Instagram accounts on May 27, left fans overjoyed on Monday when she reinstated her popular pages.
Iggy has yet to post anything on her accounts, with her most recent uploads dating back to late last month.
So I just found out Playboi Carti’s dating Iggy Azalea, and reportedly doesn’t plan on making any music with her ??? shit I wouldn’t either if I was in his shoes
— RODDNESS ??? (@roddness) June 13, 2019
Meanwhile, fans have rushed to welcome the Sally Walker hitmaker back to the Internet.
One person commented on a recent Instagram picture: ‘You’re back Iggy!!!!! We missed you! Hope you’re feeling better!’
Playboi Carti & Iggy Azalea Are Living Together https://t.co/1Pxl8bPQL7
— MEDIATAKEOUT (@MediaTakeoutTV) June 13, 2019
Fast Facts You Need to Know
- As a teen, he worked for H&M
- His favorite fashion brand is Balmain
- Playboi Carti has an estimated net worth of $3 million
- He has diamond fillings in his teeth like most other celebrity musicians