Die Lit
| Playboi Carti
Die Lit
Die Lit is the debut studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on May 11, 2018, by AWGE and Interscope Records. 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.The production on the album was handled by Pi'erre Bourne, Don Cannon and IndigoChildRick, among others. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
It is a perversely infectious sugar high, rap that fundamentally recalibrates the brain’s reward centers.
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TINY MIX TAPES
Playboi Carti has done it again, and in much the same way as he did it previously.
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HIPHOPDX
Nobody appears to be on the fence with Carti and this debut — through a more respectable body of work — is unlikely to win over any naysayers. One fan’s dumpster fire is another fan’s lifetime soundtrack.
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HIGHSNOBIETY
In the much-derided world of mumble rap, Playboi Carti might just be both the hero it deserves and the one it needs right now.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Die Lit should, at the very least, be respected for doing so much while doing so very little.
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noisey
The Atlanta rapper continues to defy rap conventions on his surprise sophomore album 'Die Lit,' which takes much more inspiration from punk's beginnings.
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SPIN
Ironically, Carti’s holistic approach has yielded something very specifically his, rather than an centerless collage of ideas; by now, his music feels like a breath of fresh air in an overcrowded field.
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Beat
This project gets too repetitive too fast. It’s more engaging in certain settings, but overall this project is for the moment.
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The Ratings Game
this approach results in some of the most repetitive music you will ever hear in your life, which means you may have to lower your IQ level just a tad bit to fully enjoy it.
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Hip Hop Heads
Playboi Carti has come a long way from his Soundcloud days. The likes of MexikoDro and Ethereal are nowhere to be seen, although the latter has hinted at future collaborations to come.
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THE FRESH COMMITTEE
Although this album does not include a hit record, it is undeniably catchy.
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COLLEGE MEDIA NETWORK
a project that’s stuffed to the brim with quirky party tracks that urge us to revel in the moment and reserve the strain of existence for another day.
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SPECTRUM CULTURE
His songs resemble a Vine loop: his verses are compacted into tweet-sized hooks, often condensed further into shocking ad libs, all perfectly chasing their own tails.
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SOSLFSH
The intro to Carti’s album sets the tone to the type of upbeat, and melodic vibe you’re going receive throughout the project.
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Amino
I will say and choose that this album is good, hate me!
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exclaim!
Thanks to the lack of coherence or variety though, nothing on Die Lit really sticks. It's fun enough but, save for a few keepers, has the lifespan of a mayfly. Rock to it for the summer and forget most of it by September.
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Immortal Reviews
it's lackluster performance from start to finish truly puts the nail in the coffin for this one. It is time for something to change.
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TUC
Playboi Carti has definitely established himself in the industry for who he is.
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sputnik music
Playboi Carti crafts a cloudy, effervescent piece of rap workmanship, chock full of moody pleasures.
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NEWS VINE WA
Die Lit is far from a perfect album, but there are some absolute bangers on it and I love how Carti can create so many emotions and almost hypnotize the listener with such simplicity in his songs.
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The Pop Topic
Die Lit proves Playboi Carti is not just a trendy rapper. You’ll be hearing this album everywhere this summer. If you haven’t already, there is still time to get hip.
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MODERN LIFE
The point is, while the album may appear long, it’s actually fully enjoyable, and doesn’t drag on like many other releases in hip-hop as of late.
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earbuddy
Where many critics have described the effect as some degree of hypnotic, I’d only go as far as to say it works more than it doesn’t.
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STGA
A good time polished with solid production and enjoyable features packaged as an album and served up to the masses.
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Medium
This album gave me more fun than I expected.
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THE ALTERNATIVE
Both in its flowy, two-syllable construction, and for how it plays beside the record’s acrobatic album art.
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MEFEATER
Playboi Carti’s “Die Lit” is an Epitome for Less is More.
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THE NEEDLE DROP
Playboi Carti's debut album is intoxicating in its simplicity.
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HIT UP ANGE
Playboi Carti, the 21 year old Atlanta rapper has yet again dropped another gem.
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LET ME CATCH THE BEAT
It is a bit of a lacking finish but I didn’t really expect complete closing tracks to a trap album anyway so I’ll discount that.
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DJBOOTH
It's light and breezy, like the sun on a summer day, and just like the sun on a summer day, it slots easily in the background as you focus on other things.
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Noise Comply
This thing just sounds cool, and I don’t know any other rapper that is doing it quite like Carti.
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RAPFEST
Die Lit being just “good” won’t end up doing Carti’s career any justice. It’s a better collection of Carti records than his last project was, but without any real standout records.
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TWANDA GONA
Overall Die Lit is fun like Streets of Rage but also monotonous and annoying like Streets of Rage. The kids’ll love it though.
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Unfiltered Access
In the end, I like to hear something new and fresh. This album has a lot of playback material and with it being another well put together album it is safe to say Carti is a force to be reckoned with in the game.
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full bodied
Despite entertaining production and some highlights, Die Lit is repetitive, dumbed-down and decidedly mediocre.
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the blade
Using the same phrase every 10 to 20 seconds coupling with the beats made by reused sounds for 19 songs will not be adding anything special to the ‘cloud rap’ scene. Carti’s next album will need a major redesign if he plans to lift his career out of this slump. “Die Lit” will die soon.
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Hip Hop Music
This album is pretty good from Carti and all the beats on here are insanely well produced and just amazing. I’d 100% recommend listening to this album if you haven’t.
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steemit
While not exactly bowling shoe ugly, it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of a debut.
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All Campus Radio Network
The combination of terrible production, lack of energy and awful hype bars do nothing to make the 15-track project worth your time.
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Tim Ahlstrom
The production was fire I’ll give it that (Shoutout young Pi’erre), but this album sucked.
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