By Zack Sulkis – Staff Reporter

“Whole Lotta Red” is the absolutely incredible second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. The album was released on Christmas Day in 2020 after fans waited for nearly two years after the release of Carti’s debut studio album, “Die Lit.”

When the album was initially released, many fans had mixed opinions on the different style compared to Die Lit, however now many consider it an absolute masterpiece of modern rap. The main way to describe the style is that it is rap meant for mosh pits.

Every single song has an absolute hard hitting beat that sticks; it is present on every song in the album. “Whole Lotta Red” consists of 24 tracks with a run time of 62:12, giving listeners an hour of absolutely hard-hitting rap that gives people no time for breathing with non-stop classic after classic. 

Some of the most popular songs on “Whole Lotta Red” are: “Sky,” “Stop Breathing,” “Rockstar Made,” “Punk Monk,” “New Tank,” “Vamp Anthem,” “Die4Guy,” and many more. Every song has a beat that can only be described as violent and full of bass. 

Sky is by far the most popular on the album in terms of how it has the most streams and views on Youtube. It has a different style then most songs on the albums; it is a little bit slower, has a different beat, less demonic sounding, and is more melodic.

The song doesn’t really have a direction; it just talks about how Carti does not want to  feel pain anymore and and about the different relationships in his life. He raps, “I don’t drive R8s, I don’t like those, I drive the Daytona and I tinted the windows (yeah, skrrt)” “I got on Ed Hardy. She got on stilettos.”

The album doesn’t feature nearly as many artists as Carti has done in the past, the only artists featured are: Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Future. On the song Punk Monk Carti actually talks about how he doesn’t typically like other rappers on his songs, he feels like he doesn’t need them. 

The album was produced by Kanye West and he has a feature on the now iconic song, “Go2DaMoon. “

Carti, really named Jordan Terrell Carter ,is known for an experimental sound and gothic fashion style, and overall mysterious public persona. Carti burst onto the scene in 2017 with his self-titled album, “Playboi Carti” that featured the song “Magnolia,” notorious for creating the resurgence of the “Milly Rocking” trend.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars