Playboi Carti is celebrating a major career moment as his latest album, Music, reaches a significant sales milestone. Just two weeks after its release, the project has been certified gold, surpassing 500,000 sales.
Carti took to social media to share his excitement, posting a screenshot of a text message he received about the achievement. “FEELING LIKE WEEZY WE ALREADY PLATINUM N DA STREETS,” he wrote, comparing his success to Lil Wayne’s legendary run in 2008. That year, Tha Carter III sold over one million copies in its first week, cementing Wayne’s place in rap history.
Adding to the significance of the moment, the certification for Music arrived on the anniversary of Carti’s breakout hit, Broke Boi. Fans saw this as a symbolic milestone in his journey from underground sensation to mainstream success.
Further paying homage to Lil Wayne, Carti recently dropped a deluxe edition of Music, subtitled Sorry 4 Da Wait. The title mirrors Wayne’s iconic mixtape, which he released as an apology for album delays. Carti’s expanded version includes tracks like Different Day, 2024, Backr00ms, and FOMDJ—all of which had previously surfaced in various forms.
Music debuted with 283,000 units in its first week, making it the biggest rap release of 2025. Among all genres, it was second only to The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow, which sold 490,000 copies. Additionally, the album recorded the largest streaming week since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department in May 2024.
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This marks Carti’s highest first-week sales yet, surpassing 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, which debuted with 100,000 units. However, despite these impressive figures, Carti expressed frustration with the reported numbers. When DJ Akademiks posted on X that Music had moved 298,000 units, Carti disagreed, simply responding: “320.”
Even before the official figures were revealed, Carti voiced concerns over how his album sales were being counted. Initial projections estimated Music would move around 250,000 units in its first week, but physical copies were reportedly excluded from the tally.
Annoyed by this omission, Carti took to X, writing: “IT IS ODD.” Billboard later clarified that Music was only available as a digital download upon release, with CD versions set to arrive in the coming weeks.
