Playboi Carti's Triumphant Return: MUSIC Hits 1M Sales Amid Tour Chaos and Birthday Bash Shutdown
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Playboi Carti's Triumphant Return: MUSIC Hits 1M Sales Amid Tour Chaos and Birthday Bash Shutdown
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Playboi Carti is in the thick of a career-defining summer. On July 21, Hot New Hip Hop confirmed that Carti’s third album MUSIC, released on March 14 after endless delays, became the first rap album of 2025 to cross one million sales. This achievement, echoed by Hot969 Boston, marks a triumphant return after almost five years off the scene, blasting past his own previous records and firmly re-establishing his commercial dominance. The album debuted with 300,000 units in its first week, nearly tripling the opening for Whole Lotta Red and featuring heavyweights such as Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Jhené Aiko, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign, and Young Thug. Critics have mostly praised Carti’s reinvigorated sound and star-studded supporting cast.
Carti’s real-world impact has matched his studio success. He’s currently on tour with The Weeknd as the opener on the After Hours 'Til Dawn Tour, a detail widely shared on fan social accounts and confirmed through event listings. While he played shows across North America, border crossing difficulties forced him to cancel scheduled performances in Vancouver and Edmonton—much to the dismay of Canadian fans. His appearance for upcoming Toronto shows remains publicly uncertain, with speculation swirling online and on TikTok regarding further appearances in cities like Montreal and Santa Clara. Amidst these disruptions, an anticipated solo concert at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center was quietly postponed, with no replacement date yet announced, according to the venue’s ticketing site.
Carti’s personal touch with fans exploded during his 29th birthday celebrations in Brooklyn on July 19. According to a detailed AOL News report, a pop-up birthday show at a Crown Heights warehouse drew crowds far beyond capacity, sparking clashes between police and fans and causing the NYPD to shut down the event entirely. Carti took to Instagram in frustration to vent, revealing that officers blocked him from leaving his car and threatened arrest if he attempted to enter the venue. Video clips shared widely on social media show tense scenes as disappointed fans are cleared out and security is called into question.
Elsewhere on Instagram, Carti teased new material that might land on an upcoming project titled BABY BOI, generating immediate buzz and speculation about a quicker follow-up to MUSIC. Another post from Our Generation Music claims Carti could soon mount a series of concerts with his Opium label collective, although no official dates have been given. Despite some chaos at live events and postponed shows, Carti’s summer is shaping up as a defining one, stacking historic milestones and keeping fans locked in for whatever’s next.
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