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Playboi Carti Just Did Two Firsts

Playboi Carti Just Did Two Firsts

Plus, J.I.D is delivering the "preluxe" before the album.

July 04, 2025

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Song streams & revenue 💰️
Is this a new Carti? 👀
It’s time to get “ugly” with J.I.D 🎤
New Music Friday releases 💿️
Industry Insights 📈

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Songs Streams & Revenue

As reported by Hits Daily Double for the week of June 20 to June 26.

It’s a new week and a new song revenue chart. As reported by Hits Daily Double, which tracks streaming revenue week over week, the above chart reflects the streaming period from June 20 to June 26.

Cardi B’s new single “Outside” is taking over the chart this week as BigX’s country collab “All the Way” continues to gain momentum and “luther” from K. Dot and SZA holds onto the top three. Meanwhile, Drake’s “NOKIA” has taken another decline.

Playboi Carti Just Did Two Things He’s Never Done Before

Playboi Carti has never been what you’d call “predictable.” This is the man who dropped Whole Lotta Red on Christmas morning like it was a mixtape from Santa and pulled up to the BET Awards sucking on a diamond-studded lollipop. But this week, even Carti’s most seasoned fans had to double-check their screens — because he just did two things that genuinely no one had on their 2025 bingo cards.

Carti steps out for some sun

On July 2, a TikTok from rumored girlfriend Gio’s account dropped, and it sent the internet into a minor existential crisis. In it, Gio does a sunny little fit check while Carti lurks in the background, mid-smoke, wearing a full tan ensemble that looks like it’s trapping in more heat than it reflects. Then, out of nowhere, Carti struts up to the camera, hits a quick dance to “WHIM WHAMMIE,” and flashes a smile.

The comments wasted zero time: “Aura farming.” “Get back in the Parisian cave.” “Sir, finish BABY BOI.” It was part praise, part panic — basically, the standard reaction to any Carti sighting that doesn’t take place in the shadows.

But he wasn’t done. In fact, the most shocking move came just hours later.

Carti posts his kid — like, publicly

For the very first time, Carti posted a picture of his daughter Yves on his Instagram. Along with his son Onyx Kelly with ex Iggy Azalea, the rapper is also the father to a daughter allegedly with influencer Brandi Marion. Even Ken Carson popped out to spend time with his Opium boss and Yves.

It doesn’t seem like all of his side quests have been keeping him from locking in on the music, though. Along with teasing music from BABY BOI (and potential Drake collabs), he might also be popping out on NBA YoungBoy’s newest album Make America Slime Again, now dropping July 25th.

Maybe the next “first” Carti will cross off his list is dropping an album in a timely manner (we can dream).

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What We Know About J.I.D’s God Does Like Ugly Era

It’s been almost three years since Dreamville’s resident verbal gymnast J.I.D dropped The Forever Story, and fans have been pacing the floor ever since, waiting for another classic. The drought may finally be over — and if early signs are anything to go by, this next one isn’t so much a sequel as it is a full-blown villain origin story.

Let’s rewind to 2022: J.I.D briefly revealed that his next album would be titled God.Does.Like.Ugly, then deleted it like we live in a world where digital footprints can be erased. Around the same time, he warned fans that his next drop wouldn’t be so “wholesome.”

Flash forward to 2025, and J.I.D’s finally embracing his darker impulses — proudly entering what we’ll call his “rap game antihero” era.

It’s time to “WRK”

In March, a lucky crowd in Paris got a sneak peek at the new album during a private listening party, and the reviews were five stars.

Then on April 6, while performing at Dreamville Festival, J.I.D gave the crowd an exclusive taste of the lead single of the album (with Metro Boomin credits) titled “WRK.” Later that month, on April 15, he posted the official snippet of the track along with what to expect from his “new journey.”

Referencing the album The Forever Story, the rapper said that he remembered “not feeling like I got what I think I deserved after that album came out and it sent me into a dark place (for maybe 20 mins cus I ain’t no b*****). Fast forward to Pluss playing this beat for me in the studio, and all I could hear was my OG coach saying ‘Let’s go to WORK.’ I live my life by the saying ‘You can only control what you can control.’ So this is the first step into a new world that I control. And. It’s. F*******. UGLY,” he said.

The track officially dropped days later on April 18 with production credits from Pluss (who’s also behind production for “Down Bad”) and Christo (who’s part of the production team for “Under the Sun”). However, there was still much more to come.

God Does Like Ugly might be another classic

On May 8, J.I.D dropped a trailer that looked like Mad Max: Dreamville Edition and officially confirmed that God Does Like Ugly is set to arrive on August 8. The album will have 15 tracks and, if the early material is anything to go by, absolutely zero filler.

The good news doesn’t stop there, though: the rapper continued his freestyle series and dropped number “32” to the beat of Carti’s “HBA” along with the track “BEAU.” Plus GDLU Preluxe is officially out with features from Lil Yachty, 6LACK, and Eminem,

Are y’all ready for J.I.D’s new album?