Allegations of violence surrounding high-profile artists — a 2022 domestic-abuse charge levied against Lil Uzi Vert met with a plea of no contest, and a 2023 felony aggravated assault charge against Carti was later reported as dismissed — imply that abrasive views on these records come from somewhere real and worrying.

Sunday night at Rolling Loud at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood looked like the biggest night of Playboi Carti’s life. But for about 15 minutes in the middle of the set, his show nearly boiled over. On Friday,

Playboi Carti showed some love to Kim Kardashian‘s Skims on his new Music album, and the shapewear brand shout-out made it onto the reality mogul's radar. Kardashian returned the favor by reposting Carti's "Fine Sh–" lyrics to her Instagram Story on Monday (March 17).