Playboi Carti Allegedly Teases Five-Year Anniversary Edition Of "Whole Lotta Red"

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Playboi Carti performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
We all know how mythical, unfulfilled, and frankly absent Playboi Carti releases can be, but the year of "MUSIC" might have more hope.

Playboi Carti fans continue to build hype for his next supposed album BABY BOI, but they might now have a completely new release to focus on... Well, not completely new. As caught by Kurrco on Instagram, die-hards think he allegedly teased a five-year anniversary edition of his cult classic album, Whole Lotta Red.

The Atlanta rapper dropped that LP on Christmas in 2020, following a lot of leaks and a grueling wait that manifested in a very divisive release. However, in the years since, it's one of the most beloved projects of the 2020s in rap music, whether you like that or not. Fans didn't know they would have to wait over twice as long for his next record... But back to this tease.

Per the publication, the "After Hours Til Dawn" performer supposedly used his alleged TikTok burner to post and then delete various different vinyl variants for WLR. These versions have different names: Spotify FF, Retail, D2C, IVC, Target, and Indie. Make of that what you will, but notably enough, none of them are the standard WLR vinyl that came out.

24 Songs Playboi Carti

Elsewhere, Playboi Carti's current tour is also causing a lot of hype. He played his iconic leak "24 Songs / Made It This Far" at his Seattle show alongside Opium colleagues Homixide Gang, Ken Carson, and Destroy Lonely for the "Antagonist 2.0" trek. The footage from these shows is as electric and raucous as you might imagine.

With that in mind, imagine how much more hype it could be if fans get more Whole Lotta Red-era cuts on a five-year anniversary deluxe version. But perhaps that's too much wishful thinking. Either way, we're sure vinyl variants would fly off the shelves even if it's just the standard tracklist.

Meanwhile, Playboi Carti's returning to the Grammys – maybe. He recently submitted his new material for Grammy Award consideration next year following some notable performances in recent years. It's been a massive 2025 for King Vamp, and it might close out on a pretty high note. But even if not, at least fans are far more fed than they once were.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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