Playboi Carti Trivia
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This Playboi Carti trivia quiz has 48 free questions with answers and follows Jordan Carter from Riverdale, Georgia and his SoundCloud days as Sir Cartier through Awful Records, ASAP Rocky's AWGE, the self-titled mixtape and Magnolia, Die Lit, the two-year wait for Whole Lotta Red, and the number-one albums and singles that followed with Music and Carnival. It also covers the people and ideas around him: Pi'erre Bourne and his producer tag, the Opium label and Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely, the baby voice and the deep voice, the vampire persona, the rage microgenre, the fashion (Raf Simons, thrift stores, Yeezy runway shows) and the collaborations with Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Uzi Vert. About a third of the questions are easy for casual fans; the rest are for people who have been refreshing the Opium Instagram since 2020. Every answer has been checked against Wikipedia's articles on Playboi Carti, his albums and his collaborators, and each question links to the page that confirms it.
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Q 01What is Playboi Carti's real name?
Jordan Terrell Carter
He was born in Atlanta on September 13 in 1995 or 1996 and grew up in the suburb of Riverdale.
Q 02Under what stage name did Carti first release music on SoundCloud in 2011?
Sir Cartier
As Sir Cartier he uploaded early tracks to SoundCloud from 2011, while still at high school, before adopting the name Playboi Carti around 2013.
Q 03Carti grew up in which Atlanta suburb?
Riverdale
Riverdale, in Clayton County just south of Atlanta, is where Carter was raised after being born in the city itself on 13 September.
Q 04Which Atlanta underground collective did Carti join in 2014 after meeting the producer Ethereal?
Awful Records
Awful Records, the Atlanta collective founded by the rapper Father, took Carti in around 2014; he credits its producer Ethereal with helping him find his distinctive sound.
Q 05In 2016 Carti signed to AWGE, an imprint run by which rapper?
ASAP Rocky
ASAP Rocky founded AWGE, the creative agency and label that signed Carti in 2016 in a joint deal with Interscope Records.
Q 06Which two 2015 SoundCloud singles first brought Carti wide attention?
'Broke Boi' and 'Fetti'
'Broke Boi' and 'Fetti', both released in 2015, were his breakthrough; 'Fetti' featured Da$h and Maxo Kream, and both spread through the SoundCloud underground.
Q 07Carti's self-titled debut mixtape (2017) peaked at what position on the Billboard 200?
12
The mixtape debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 in April 2017, carried by 'Magnolia', and helped put Carti on XXL's 2017 Freshman cover.
Q 08The title of 'Magnolia' refers to a housing project in which city?
New Orleans
New Orleans: the title refers to the Magnolia Projects, the Central City housing development that was home to Juvenile and Soulja Slim; Pi'erre Bourne's beat nods to the city's bounce sound.
Q 09Which rapper features on Carti's 2017 single 'Wokeuplikethis'?
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert trades verses with Carti on 'Wokeuplikethis*', a Pi'erre Bourne production from the 2017 mixtape; the pair long teased a joint project called 16*29 that never arrived.
Q 10Pi'erre Bourne's producer tag, 'Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?', is sampled from which 1990s sitcom?
The Jamie Foxx Show
The Jamie Foxx Show: the line is Jamie Foxx's character calling out to a Pierre, and Bourne cut it into his producer tag, which opens 'Magnolia'.
Q 11Carti's debut studio album Die Lit was surprise-released in May of which year?
2018
Die Lit appeared without warning on 11 May 2018, produced mostly by Pi'erre Bourne, and was Carti's first release billed as a studio album.
Q 12Die Lit debuted at what position on the Billboard 200 despite almost no radio play?
3
Die Lit debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with about 61,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, built on streaming rather than radio.
Q 13Which unreleased Carti track with Young Nudy leaked in 2019 and topped Spotify's US Viral 50?
Pissy Pamper
'Pissy Pamper', also circulated as 'Kid Cudi', leaked in 2019 and reached No. 1 on Spotify's US Viral 50 despite never being officially released, a rare feat for a leak.
Q 21Which Opium signee's 2022 album X did Carti executive-produce?
Ken Carson
Ken Carson's X (2022) was executive-produced by Carti, who had signed him as one of his label's first artists; Carson's A Great Chaos followed in 2023.
Q 22Which 2020 Drake song featuring Carti gave him his first Billboard Hot 100 top ten?
Pain 1993
'Pain 1993', from Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes (May 2020), debuted at No. 7 on the Hot 100, Carti's first top-ten entry.
Q 23Which 2024 Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign track featuring Carti became his first Hot 100 No. 1?
Carnival
'Carnival', from Vultures 1, topped the Hot 100 in March 2024, giving Carti his first No. 1; he also appears on the album's 'Fuk Sumn'.
Q 14Whole Lotta Red was released on which day in 2020?
Christmas Day
Christmas Day 2020: Carti announced the 25 December date only days beforehand, more than two years after he first promised Whole Lotta Red.
Q 15Which fashion designer served as executive producer on Whole Lotta Red alongside Kanye West?
Matthew Williams
Matthew M. Williams, founder of 1017 ALYX 9SM and then Givenchy's creative director, is credited as executive producer with Kanye West; F1lthy and Art Dealer handled much of the production.
Q 16On Whole Lotta Red, Carti adopts the persona of what kind of rock star?
A vampire
The 'King Vamp' image spilled into his tour name and the Satanic and vampire imagery critics noticed in his aesthetic.
Q 17Whole Lotta Red debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with roughly how many album-equivalent units?
100,000
Whole Lotta Red opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, his first album to top the US chart.
Q 18Which Whole Lotta Red track is built on Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor?
Vamp Anthem
'Vamp Anthem' is built on an organ take of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the baroque piece long used as a horror-movie staple.
Q 19Under what name was the fall 2021 Whole Lotta Red tour originally announced before becoming the King Vamp Tour?
Narcissist
Narcissist was also the announced title of a follow-up album that never appeared on its September 2021 date.
Q 20What is the name of the record label and rap collective Carti founded in 2019?
Opium
Opium, the label and collective Carti founded in 2019, releases through Interscope and groups Atlanta artists who share his distorted, high-energy sound and gothic aesthetic.
Q 24Which Die Lit track features Nicki Minaj?
Poke It Out
'Poke It Out', from Die Lit, pairs Carti with Nicki Minaj over a Pi'erre Bourne beat, the only female guest verse on the album.
Q 25On which 2023 Travis Scott album does Carti feature on the track 'Fein'?
Utopia
Utopia (July 2023) holds 'Fein', whose Carti verse became a live staple; he joined Scott to perform it at the 2024 Grammys.
Q 26Carti's 2024 collaboration with The Weeknd, 'Timeless', was the lead single from which Weeknd album?
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd's sixth studio album, was led by 'Timeless', released the previous September; Carti then opened the North American dates of the After Hours til Dawn Tour.
Q 27Carti's third studio album, Music, was released in March of which year?
2025
Music arrived on 14 March 2025, more than four years after Whole Lotta Red, following repeated delays and a long rollout of singles.
Q 28How many tracks are on the standard edition of Music?
30
The standard Music runs to 30 tracks, his longest album; the deluxe edition, Music - Sorry 4 Da Wait, followed later the same month with extra songs.
Q 29Which promotional single from Music debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Evil J0rdan
'Evil J0rdan' debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in the week Music arrived, his highest-charting solo single.
Q 30Which DJ hosts the album Music?
DJ Swamp Izzo
DJ Swamp Izzo, the Atlanta mixtape DJ, hosts Music with ad-libs and shout-outs across the album; producers included Ojivolta, Cardo, F1lthy, Metro Boomin and Wheezy.