Jordan Terrell Carter, known professionally as
Playboi Carti, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. An influential figure among his generation, he has contributed to the progression of rage and trap music. He first signed with the local underground record label Awful Records in 2014, and later signed with ASAP Mob's record label AWGE, in a joint venture with Interscope Records two years later. Carter gained mainstream attention following the release of his eponymous debut mixtape (2017), which peaked at number 12 on the US
Billboard 200 and spawned the
Billboard Hot 100-charting singles "Magnolia" and "Wokeuplikethis".