After an hours-long delay, Plaiboi Carti dropped 'Music,' his third album, on Friday. It’s been a long wait — made longer after missing the typical midnight release time for a new album — but after more than four years, Playboi Carti has finally dropped his latest album.

With features from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and, perhaps most notably, Kendrick Lamar, the album is a major statement for Carti, who has long commanded the adoration of hip-hop’s younger generation. With Music, He is cementing his position as one of the biggest names in the genre. Here are five takeaways from Playboi Carti’s new album Music .

Streamer Akademiks told viewers that Kendrick continues to have smoke for Drake, but does he really want to keeping beating a dead horse?

Kanye West, who is not on Carti’s album despite their collaborative history, had some thoughts about Lamar popping up on the project. Mere hours after the album arrived, West tweeted, “I DONT LIKE KENDRICK LAMARS MUSIC. HE RAPS VERY GOOD BUT I DIDNT NEED TO HEAR HIM ON CARTI ALBUM.”

Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” — a November release — has notched a third non-consecutive week as the No. 1 album in the United States. Results for the Billboard 200 arrived well over 24 hours behind schedule,

It’s been years since Playboi Carti first started teasing his third studio album, but the wait is finally over as the rapper has released the highly anticipated “Music.” Originally thought to be titled “I Am Music,

Playboi Carti posted AAP Relli after Kendrick Lamar mentioned him on his new album. Carti hopped on Instagram and shared a post of Relli sitting on the stand in the courtroom, presumably making a handgun gesture at ASAP Rocky.

Kendrick Lamar's big Drake diss on Playboi Carti's "Music" album didn't materialize like DJ Akademiks predicted ... but A$AP Relli can pick a bone with the "Not Like Us" rapper.

It was only a matter of time before a rapper referenced the controversial Luka Dončić trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. And who better to drop some bars on the whole matter than LA’s own,

Kendrick Lamar pops up for not one, not two, but three guest appearances on Playboi Carti's mercifully unleashed new album, MUSIC. In the hours leading up to the album's release early Friday morning,