The real name of Playboi Carti is Jordan Terrell Carter who is a famous American Rapper, Singer, and Songwriter. He is well known for his super hit album names “Magnolia” and “Woke Up Like This” in the year 2017. His album never missed a place on Billboard Hot 100 and some albums under Billboard 200. Playboi Carti was recognized for his innovative music style gothic fashion, and mysterious public persona. His early life struggles are reflected in his music and lifestyle even today. His style of rapping is so unique that he’s been credited as a “mumble rapper” due to unclear pronunciations and frantic cadences.
His first stage name is Sir Cartier and later he changed it to Playboi Carti. Initially, he joined the underground Atlanta label ‘Awful Records’ and later switched to ASAP Rocky’s ‘AWGE’. He has a lot of fan following but he made his Instagram page very mysterious without many posts and uploads, but he used to upload some strange pics occasionally which defines something in his life happening. Carti is very active and famous on social media. He has more than 6.5 million followers on Instagram and more than 2 million followers on his Twitter account as of August 2021.
Playboi Carti Early Life and Family
Jordan Terrell Carter (Playboi Carti) was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 13, 1996, and brought up in Fairburn, Georgia. Currently, he is 25 years old. His father’s name is Terrell Carter who works in a private company and his mother’s name is unknown. Playboi Carti was born and brought up in a middle-class family in which he faced a lot of struggles to get his daily needs too. Overcoming all the difficulties he went to North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs where he regularly used to skip classes to work at H&M as well as practice with his music group.
In the year 2017, Los Angeles police arrested Carti for dragging his girlfriend by the backpack in front of all the public. This incident happened in the Los Angeles International Airport Terminal. After two months his girlfriend dropped the case against him and he was released from jail. Before rap Carter wanted to become an NBA star to try and make something of himself. Playboi Carti was a basketball player and he took up professional coaching to become a full-time player.
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After not showing up to practice and getting into a disagreement with his coach Carter stopped pursuing basketball as a career option and started spending more time on music. Carti discontinued his high school and started to spend time creating music. Carti hated the idea of being an upcoming rapper working at H&M, so he made the decision to quit.
Personal Life Of Playboi Carti Affairs/Relationship
He was in a relationship with several celebrity girlfriends. He was dating Blac Chyna, an American model in 2017. Then, in the year 2018, he was in a relationship with an Australian Rapper Iggy Azalea and he also got married to her in 2017. In 2020, TMZ reported that Azalea gave birth to a son whom he is the father of. Later, Azalea revealed their son’s name to be Onyx Carter.
As of June 2019, Carter was currently living and working in and around the Atlanta area after relocating from Los Angeles. Later in 2020, the couple’s relationship ended because Azalea stated that carti cheated on her Son’s birth and he refused to sign in her son’s birth certificate.
Playboi Carti Career
His carer was started in the year 2011 when he was studying high school under the moniker Sir Cartier. After changing his name in 2014 to Playboi Carti he deleted all his past uploads on the internet and all other platforms. Once he choose music as his full-time professional he decided to move to New york city. In New York, he lived in a house where his neighborhood was a drug dealer. In that area, he got introduced to ASAP Bari a clothing brand and he also got an opportunity to meet ASAP Rocky who was a famous rapper in America. Then Carti decided to stay along with ASAP Rocky and started his music career. ASAP Rocky mentored Playboi carti and he released his first single named “Broke Boi” and “Fetti” featuring Dash and Maxo Kream, both of which were published to SoundCloud.
In 2016, he was featured on the A$AP Mob’s single “Telephone Calls” from their album Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends. The same year, Carti signed to the A$AP Mob’s AWGE imprint and Interscope Records.
Then in the years 2017 and 2018, he released many singles and albums like XXL, Pitchfork, Spin, HotNewHipHop, and Pop Matters. Many of his singles reached Billboard 200. His famous single “Magnolia” reached 29th place on Billboard 100 and “woke Up Like This” got 76th Position. Accompanying the mixtape’s release, Carti embarked on a tour with Gucci Mane and Dreezy. On June 13, 2017, Playboi Carti was named as one of the tens of XXL‘s “2017 Freshman Class”.
In May 2018 his full album “Diet Lit” peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. In 2018 he released his second single “Whole Lotta Red”. Over the next two years, many of Carti’s songs were leaked onto the internet and accumulated tens of millions of streams. Carti released his first new music since 2018 with the song “@ Meh”, which peaked at number 35 on the Hot 100.
Appearance of Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti was found to be different by the look. He is having a dark black skin tone with a perfect athlete slim body shape. He is 6 feet in height and 75 kgs of weight. Carti always wore dark and bright costumes which looks sparking in lights. He has many tattoos on his body and he likes them very much. Playboi Carti has long black color hair and he used to take different hairstyles depends upon the occasion.
Controversies
Carter punched a driver in Gretna, Scotland during his concert tour in February 2018. He was subsequently fined £800 after a trial. Carter was arrested on April 3, 2020 on drug and gun charges. He was released on bond the following day.
Net Worth of Playboi Carti
As a Rapper, Singer, and Songwriter his estimated net worth will be around 9 Million USD. He also becomes a generation icon of the American Hip Hop industry. Carti also becomes one of the fashion style changers in the country. He is also engrossing some international fashion brands. Playboi Carti also gets income from social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube channels through Affiliated advertisements.
Biography
| Name | Playboi Carti |
| Real Name | Jordan Terrell Carter |
| Date Of Birth | September 13, 1996 |
| Age | 25 Years |
| Birth Place | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Living In | Fairburn, Georgia, United States |
| Profession | Rapper, Singer, Song Writer |
| Hobbies | Playing, Music, Travelling |
| School | North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs |
| Qualification | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Years Active | 2010-present |
| Father Name | Terrell Carter |
| Mother Name | Unknown |
| Siblings | Unknown |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/ Girlfriend | Iggy Azalea |
| Wife Name | Iggy Azalea |
| Son Name | Onyx Carter |
| Height | 6 Feet |
| Weight | 75 Kgs |
| Instagram Account | https://twitter.com/playboicarti |
| Facebook Account | https://www.facebook.com/PlayboiCarti |
| Twitter Account | https://www.instagram.com/playboicarti/ |
| YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC652oRUvX1onwrrZ8ADJRPw |
Awards and Achievements
- Nominated for Best Hip Hop Artist in the year 2017 for “Himself”
- Nominated for Best Mixtape in the same year 2017 for “Playboi Carti”
Interesting Facts about Playboi Carti
- In 2018 he was diagnoised with ashtma and found publically with inhaler
- Playboi Carti awas also an model whose favourite designer was Raf Simons.
- He also endorssed brands like Louis Vuitton, Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 5, Vfiles, and Drak’s OVO Look book
- He was in a commercial for Nike, Inc. and walked the runway for Virgil Abloh and his brand Off-White
Discography
- Diet Lit (2018)
- Whole Lotta Red (2020)
- Narcissist (2021)