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.

After nearly five years of building hype, the Atlanta rapper’s 30-song third album, “Music,” has finally arrived. Let’s discuss.

Playboi Carti’s run is far from over. On Saturday (March 22), the “EVIL J0RDAN” rapper teased the possibility of another project — if fans are still interested, which judging by the hype, they definitely are.