F1LTHY has been a key architect of Playboi Carti’s sound for years now. His grimy, distorted production helped define Whole Lotta Red (see: “Rockstar Made,” “New Tank”) and carried straight into Carti’s latest album, MUSIC, with bangers like “CRUSH” and “RATHER LIE.” He’s not just a behind-the-scenes guy either—he’s signed to Carti’s Opium label and is basically part of the vamp family tree at this point. The synergy? Unmatched. Like Venus and Serena, if they were into leather, chaos, and strobe lights.
So when fans start panicking about BABY BOI — AKA the mythical, possibly-real Carti album that’s been “coming soon” — they turn to F1LTHY for answers, and this time, he actually gave one.
It’s almost go time
After a fan on X claimed BABY BOI was gonna get scrapped (cue collective eye roll), F1LTHY jumped in to shut it down. According to him, the album is done. However, Carti and his team are too busy pushing MUSIC to drop it just yet. So, yeah — new music is on pause, but not because it doesn’t exist.
He’s not the only one saying it’s in the vault. DJ Swamp Izzo (Carti’s so-called “spiritual guide” and MUSIC collaborator) also confirmed the album is complete. According to him, there are 50 to 60 tracks recorded. Yes, 5-0 to 6-0. Enough to make a BABY BOI cinematic universe.
“[Is it] completed to his liking? I couldn’t say. But they’re done. If I was still in that mixtape era, we’d have BABY BOI one through nine. Fifteen years ago, we were so heartfelt on them exclusives. We couldn’t even sleep until we put it out before everybody…” he told Complex.
Translation: Carti’s sitting on a mountain of songs and choosing chaos instead.
Naturally, fans aren’t holding their breath. They’ve been burned before. Repeatedly. But hey, hope is a stubborn little thing—and if we do get two Carti projects in one year? That’s not just a win, that’s a once-in-a-lunar-eclipse event.
