
Playboi Carti Closes Summer Smash 2026, Brings Out Ken Carson and Says He Has “20 Years Left”
Playboi Carti closed Summer Smash 2026 as the final-day headliner on June 14, brought out Ken Carson, and told the…
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Carter initially built a massive underground following on SoundCloud before exploding into the mainstream with his self-titled 2017 mixtape, which featured the viral breakout hits "Magnolia" and "wokeuplikethis*". He quickly established a reputation as a sonic chameleon, shifting from the breezy ad-lib-heavy style of his debut album Die Lit (2018) to the highly abrasive, vampire-inspired punk-rap energy of Whole Lotta Red (2020), and later adopting a gravelly, deep-voiced delivery on his blockbuster 2025 album, Music (also known as I Am Music). Beyond his elusive, highly mysterious public persona, he is a major force in the fashion world and the leader of his own influential creative collective and record label, Opium, which has shaped a massive, dedicated cult following among the new generation of music fans.

Playboi Carti closed Summer Smash 2026 as the final-day headliner on June 14, brought out Ken Carson, and told the…

Playboi Carti headlined Day 2 of Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, May 9, closing out the night…

The Rolling Loud 2026 lineup is set — and the festival’s only U.S. date of the year is shaping up…