The Insane True Story of Playboi Carti

[@Volksgeist]

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[@-Scrapper-]

I'd rather get an nft of your beautiful face mr volksgeist

[@Nekiru361]

good video but got a question how did you choose your channel name? just out of curiosity

[@solosol5430]

As a previous metalhead that turned to hip hop and house music later in life WLR was something that I had no idea I needed in my life but I actually did.

[@brittanycrosby1551]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Welcome too the OO gang!!! I think your comment alone speaks volumes for Carti. Coming from someone who’s been a fan of his since the begin ❤

[@brazyjose]

best shit in the world

[@MichaelTurner856]

Can't you like all of them

[@poppy7222]

Yea I just came from death metal to Carti in like a month

[@theguy367]

I hated it when it came out and now I listen to it everybday

[@billhoult3262]

You can feel that ye had a big impact on the album as executive producer. Rushed, unfinished and hated on release describes 50% of kanyes albums, and yet turning into a cultural phenomenon that influences the next wave of artists is another hallmark of a ye creation. Hope all artists realise that being polarising will always be better than being dispassionate. "art that sells is rarely the art that lasts" is a fitting statement to end the video on.

[@duskzephyr2842]

Tf u waffling on about lil bro. Kanye hasn't dropped a bad album, almost everything's 9-10/10 with jesus is king still good 7/10.

[@billhoult3262]

@@duskzephyr2842 tlop, ye, jik and donda were all called rushed and unfinished on release, yeezus, 808s and to some extent college dropout and graduation were hated on release for going against what was expected of a rap album. But just like wlr, every one of them eventually reached a level of cultural appreciation that would never have been reached if ye did what was expected of him. Im not saying kanyes music is bad, because it obviously isn't, im saying that a lot of kanyes music, especially recently, has been hated on and called rushed, and then a few years later its looked back on as a classic.

[@duskzephyr2842]

@@billhoult3262 ahh that makes alot more sense

[@jaychulo.F]

⁠​⁠@@billhoult3262 minus college dropout - and late registration because those are more traditional soul they weren’t hated at release and will never be hated due to the fact those are the only 2 albums true hip hop fans love from him either they like him or not now with the other albums that’s where the mixy critics come in because that’s when he started dabbling in other sounds and shit 💯

[@billhoult3262]

@@jaychulo.F nah there was hate on college dropout and late registration too, all the old heads saying he wasnt a real rapper cos he wasnt in a gang and didnt dress like any other rappers. Kanye was the symbolic death of gangsta rap and rap fans and gangsta rappers didnt like that. Other rappers might have been making songs over similar beats to ye, especially after the blueprint, but their personalities and lyrical content was massively different. The delivery on college dropout especially sounds so different to every other rap record in the early 2000s. The opinion on it wasnt nearly as split as albums like 808s and yeezus, but he had hella haters at the start.

[@SCYFEVAL]

Massive fan of your editing style and its very inspiring seeing the subtle details and effort gone in to it as a fellow editor

[@TazZat]

reminds me of the dedsec promo videos from watch_dogs, its super well done

[@OfficialYeat]

@@TazZat oddly specific and good description

[@WilliamHarrisReynolds]

you ain't no editor nice try bonerman

[@superevilvillain]

the time between die lit and wlr was just different, leakers, finstas, cryptic posts, carti affiliates, lq snippets, "wlr dropping this friday" theories every week, the start of the vamp era, i was so obsessed with this esoteric, cultish, goth punk, obscure lo-fi aesthetic created by this super tight knit community in equal parts to carti. this online rabbit hole of threads and scraps of info on carti, with a leaked song or video every so often that was completely different to anything i'd seen before. the post wlr years have been fun, but the fanbase is so different now

[@rolyx23]

I agree with this so much, the fan base back then was much more lowkey, creative and less weird. Post wlr fans are sum else

[@si1verrrrsurfer]

fanbase always been weird n corny since around self titled let’s be real now.

[@superevilvillain]

@@si1verrrrsurfer oh fs, it just used to be more of a community

[@filipnikolic1702]

Its very similar to Kanye. I don’t really remember the time between Yeezus and TLOP but I think that was his peak when it comes to theories, leaks, hype etc… But I sure do remember Yandhi, full subreddit dedicated to the leaks, theorizing on release date, conspiracy on why did Yandhi become Jesus Is King. It was so insane and then going from Donda 2020 to Donda 2021. Die Lit to WLR is very Kanye coded even if he didn’t intentionally do all of that

[@akumadan]

the editing is crazy in this video! Love the wicked body proportions., makes everyone feel like a character! Keep it up Philip!

[@heygem]

Yeah the production quality of the visuals keep getting better and better. I used to not really watch the entire time I'm playing a video, I just listen to it while I do other stuff, now I have to replay it to see the visuals I missed.

[@justred1608]

You have one of the most captivating video style out in the KZbin scene dude , you gonna be one of the greats

[@Stuzo]

I admire how well spoken you are. I went to the NY show and it was insane, but you should’ve seen the energy at the shows where he had the pyramid stage. It almost felt like the crowd was possessed!

[@prodjoon-rf2mb]

No bro i stg , the floor felt like it was shaking and vibrating like 2 feet off the ground🤣🤣🤣it was crazyyy

[@simonh1987]

Felt the same energy. Scary & made me stop listening to carti while i was the BIGGEST fan

[@nerrahh]

i would fs go if i wasnt 5'1 😭😭

[@mewxtwo]

​@@simonh1987 you did the right thing. Once you get scared, you turn to the light. And you look back and can see just how many signs there were that somethin dark was going on.

[@30regrets]

Possessed?

[@Whodnl]

Thank you for making amazing content

[@Volksgeist]

Thank you for supporting

[@umbela5646]

For me IGOR, WLR and the whole saga behind it marked the most important periods of my life, and their different sound somehow helped me to go throught necessary changes, to be authentic, and learn to let go of what I once believed in.

[@buckii]

SAME. Igor changed my life back in the dayyy

[@rakeemkoroma2398]

SAME. that 2019 period was such a great point in my life where everything changed

[@mylastbighead516]

Same

[@WilliamHarrisReynolds]

lol led a pretty lame life it seems haha

[@okvayno]

i've seen carti twice, and am seeing him twice again this summer, and i will say his set at summer smash last year was legit surreal, it felt like a dream and i'll never forget it. legend fr

[@bag3lboyz]

I remember at summer smash when oji was doing the outro to sky and carti was whispering “breathe” then all of sudden I felt a gust of wind. Shit was crazy

[@Stuzo]

He’s gonna kill this summer smash. He’s headlining again and we’re there!

[@choerrycoloredbracelets]

There are a few new snippets from 2021 - 2022 and one 2023. Rockstar snippet was recorded sometime in 2023 and previewed right b4 a rolling loud show. This shows his deep voice on a F1LTHY beat like something from WLR. He has a snippet called ‘All Red’ recorded in 2022 which shows him doing a future inspired deep voice. He has another 2021 snippet called “Funds”

[@indoorplant2392]

Does he have a useable tracker like Kanye?

[@choerrycoloredbracelets]

@@indoorplant2392 yeah. Idk where a link would be though. Since the cartileak sub got taken down idk where a link would be. But I know there is one

[@offradio_]

All Red just pitched down in the snippet, OG version on my channel

[@choerrycoloredbracelets]

@@offradio_ don’t think that’s the OG version

[@arapchemei]

All red out now just crazy

[@ianchung2383]

This man just put everything that I feel has been wrong with modern hip hop and r&b music in the past 3 years into a well executed 33 min vid. As a lifetime fan of these genres, I think that the only way to push music forward will always be to create your own sound, to go against the grain in whatever way you can, as long as it is authentic. Shout out jordan carter

[@chrislife1101]

I hate how in most Carti documentaries, we rarely get to hear about Awful Records Carti and his SoundCloud era, we hear more about AWGE era Carti than anything else

[@iluvhp12]

Yes yo! Ethereal and him literally took his sound to another place esp w his adlibs

[@dimitrijoseph8706]

100% agree that era of Carti is nostalgic and my favorite

[@FornikaMamis]

I always try looking for documentaries that talk about that Carti

[@williamsmith8910]

yeah he skipped the whole Cash Carti era but honestly at this point Carti mythology is so huge people aren't going to talk about everything anymore. Same reason he doesn't perform his old songs much at all.

[@trenhen4311]

Probably cuz It’s not the greatest look for carti. He used the rest of splur gang as a stepping stone. He stole their sound, mainly uno and basically backstabbed them. All they were props. Without splur gang carti wouldn’t be here yet he completely fucked them over. He is and always will be a terrible person but that’s one of his worst moments 😭

[@itsemachine]

Everything you said between 22:48-26:00 is so true and something I've been thinking about a lot recently. Music really seems to just come and go with no cultural impact anymore, regardless of how good it is. I also find it a bit worrying how the artists at the top right now are still the same ones that were doing it 10+ years ago. No one is rivalling them, meaning they can just chill and release mediocre music knowing they'll get huge numbers from it anyway. The 2020s doesn't really feel like its own era of hip hop and more just a shell of what the 2010s was. Carti's one of the few artists actually progressing the genre and doing something memorable, love it or hate it.

[@popefrancis1629]

Missed the whole Awful Records era but awesome content nonetheless

[@eaAngelmusic]

Yh I’m genuinely surprised how that just got completely missed because that had a lot of shit to do with it for it to be glossed over especially in a 35 min video

[@AsthmaX98]

Yeah awful is literally what got him popping. Father had a big hit that got everyone in the group shine.

[@21_God]

Also the connection with Splur Gang, when he lived with Fredo and dropped songs like Fetti with Maxo Kream and Da$h, Ian being his manager etc

[@monsieurscotch3282]

Still my fav Carti era

[@domenglebert2336]

love you brother:) been watching since the brockhampton vids and it's been so cool to see you grow.

[@Volksgeist]

Thank you man.

[@jaburollup]

Great video, I just wish people spoke more about the pre AWGE era, when he was with Father and Awful Records. Thats when I discovered him

[@aydomac]

Molly is still my absolute favorite leak I’ve ever heard from any artist

[@umbela5646]

Somehow, a album with awful composition like Whole Lotta Red managed to become a landmark and culture chager in music. The path from disliking it with passion, to finding it iconic and unique like I do now was one of the best things that happened to me as a listener.

[@souai7015]

bro imagine having volksgeist ear and the ability to truly hear i love you man that's your tunisian friend again keep it up

[@iiii----]

the song at 30:48 is called anointed by lil unky. it has nothing to do w carti and has also been released for 2 months. there's also a snippet of molly that's j a fanmade remix of molly edit: there's also multiple real snippets of narcissist & music era carti out there, they're just kinda lowkey. his "new" voice is heard on mr miyagi by kanye from donda 2.

[@Jagsterarea51]

After an amazing video and hella research how does this dude not know that it's not a lil unky song

[@iiii----]

@@Jagsterarea51 don't think bro did hella research if he didn't know there were real 2021-2023 snippets out at the time of making the video (i'm a carti diehard excuse me being an asshole)

[@zedleppelin6466]

The innovator of the underground and reinventing himself

[@celiaoffline]

please don’t take this the wrong way, but you might be the youtuber with the wildest ratio of Quality : Views i’ve ever seen. like your videos are among the best on the platform and the view counts don’t reflect it even A LITTLE bit. if you were a niche knitting channel or whatever i’d kinda get it.. but the topics you cover are literally ultra mainstream with huge potential audiences. had i not seen the view count of your vids i’d expect them to be in the 5-10M per vid range. i hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way but channels like yours are the reason i’m so blackpilled and will almost certainly never try and start a youtube. like walking into your local 5-a-side football pitch and finding an adult who plays like a professional footballer but for whatever reason just never managed to get scouted, it’s utterly baffling. this content creation stuff isn’t fair and i hope one day you get the smoke you deserve dude.

[@Aussiemz]

This is the video that will get him that attention

[@golpop]

He's got 350k subscribers. He's doing just fine I'd say.

[@tomaso0]

Trust man, in time he will, and so can you

[@dazebeats1084]

Valid criticism

[@GodWorksOut]

I’m sure he isn’t hurting for money.

[@JohnMushitu]

Carti really is a legend already. Crazy stuff

[@Dizzy808Productions]

as a producer who made carti type beats i was a fan of him beacuse of his ambient chill melodic sound

[@prod_zy]

Me too bro, Carti and pierre inspired me too make beats

[@jiggypopp]

In 2021, when I was 18, I went to my first concert(s) ever. I saw Phoebe Bridgers in September and thought to myself, I wish more people were moving to the songs, almost everyone was still. In November, I went to the King Vamp tour in Milwaukee, and was pretty close to the stage. A Spotify playlist of songs were playing, ofc they were trap/souncloud rap songs that had been popular from 2016 up until that point. It was quite literally a medley of songs from my youth that I never got to see live, such as Juice Wrld and X. As the songs got more rage-ier, the more the crowd got rowdy, and for the first time in my life, I thought I was about to be crushed to death, but I loved it. Unfortunately, Carti wasn’t at venue, from what I heard he wasn’t even in the state. Dec. 11th was the rescheduled date and I was there. For about an hour, I had the most chaotic and fun time of my life. I was always in the pit every other song as I got tired pretty quickly from pushing/shoving like an idiot. I even bumped into a girl who was on the outside of the pit, but I quickly apologized. When the concert ended, I was hoping he would come back out for an encore, but he never did. I liked it more than the Phoebe show, respectfully.

[@zerotwoeleven_]

this is so wholesome lmao hell yeah

[@itsppancake]

im pretty sure Kid Cudi isnt a WLR leak. Its a leak for a song originally made by Young Nudy for his mixtape Sil'merre or whatever its called. It only got leaked when Carti was featured on the track later.

[@williamsmith8910]

WLR is special. My favorite album to come out of the 2020s. Literally invented a new genre, its like the trap answer to what numetal was for regular rap. A whole live show lane is going to evolve out of this. Mixing trap drums with metal or punk guitar. Imagine a future with Rapper / Guitarist duo's operating with the teamwork of Run the Jewels or something, developing this rage genre in tandem with producers.

[@kidfromthehood3608]

rap needs to jump over the boundaries of different genres. i need the scream growl vocals on rap songs so bad. Dark voices were always the best for me coming from a metalhead since 2010. jumped from rap 02 to metal 08 stopped with rap til 2015 and listened both. Added different music genres to my list over the years even japan music

[@Rekuzza_23]

I still remember your review on WLR weeks after it dropped

[@1817-g2l]

We were there when he hated on WLR with the masses

[@tellthetroops]

@@1817-g2l he’s a bandwagon he only saying it cus ppl finally see the vision i’ve always told ppl that carti changes shit up so this wasn’t new to me

[@1817-g2l]

@@tellthetroops you could tell throughout the entire video he was fishing for Carti fans to view this. He said nothing new, made up lies about leaks and features. Smh we gotta stop giving these niggas views on some B.S

[@playboiskkrt]

I remember i used to hate on carti because he wasnt lyrical enough for me but after i gave die lit a chance my opinion of him change. Now hes my favorite artist at the moment

[@flyinghigh227185]

C'mon when Kanye said she ugly hot I felt that

[@azudemttila]

😂 same

[@k-trippp6140]

Bro said Go2DaMoon is terrible AND the project is too long 🤨 25:38

[@aydomac]

Fetti was my introduction to carti, I was like 23, and it blew my mind

[@rallerallesson408]

GREAT editing! Very impressive. And you put your opinions together perfectly. New subscriber right here!

[@siciliani16]

Can you do the story of Danny Brown next please I would love to see that

[@patient_lips_eternal_bliss]

All love but whenever I hear Carti come on all I think about is him falling right off the damn stage that one time and getting back up to resume the show 😂

[@emiliacantu8352]

Carti is creating a whole new era of music where trap meets punk rock. Its more about how the beat & music makes you feel vs what he has to say with his lyrics

[@tbomatt2531]

carti with WLR and uzi now with Pink Tape are the 2 albums setting the baseline for the new era.

[@wuzwutz]

Never before has playboi carti been used an an introduction to a jewlery ad

[@dantehoard6119]

it’s funny hearing these opinions from people who wasn’t around when all this was happening. this ain’t a surprise to nobody who knew fr

[@camelsouttahere.]

It's crazy how much carti has changed, when I first heard his early music I couldn't even tell it was him

[@YNGHeatWave]

Awful records and ethereal deserve a major plug. The foundation of his career.

[@dmo2189]

Just made me fall in love with Playboi Carti all over again. Volksgeist always comes out with the most fye analysis on the internet. This man >>>> mfs like Fantano

[@brianadams2044]

The intro sounds like your reading a children’s book ab carti to kids

[@amare.m8646]

Ngl gang the glaze is CRAZY

[@Natak222]

Miss your consistent uploads man

[@ppgangster2258]

welp, its summer of 2023 and still no Music

[@heygem]

The animations in the recent videos are so good. Your video narrations were already always good but the recent visuals really upped the production quality level. I have to admit as a 41yo, when I first heard Playboy Carti's music, I got a headache and thought this is what the neurology scientific articles always say, when you're older, you will start to no longer appreciate new /young people's music. I felt old when I watched your Kanye album tier list video. I was already in my late 20s when that College series of albums came out - the old ones with Jesus Walks and All Falls Down etc. 😂 But after listening to your explanation, I sort of appreciated his music a bit, at least the ones accompanying your explanation. (Playboy Carti)

[@trenhen4311]

That shot at Kendrick was crazy mr morale and the big steppers is an incredible album. Songs like united in grief and mother I sober are the farthest things from generic and corporate friendly.

[@hristo-zhelezarov]

I just love your creative aesthetic in making these videos

[@aerokrauts64]

6e igraem li Carti . . B R E A T H I N G . . .

[@z_mcr]

your editing style is fucking crazy actually fire as fuck

[@steezyslothh]

i never comment on youtube videos, the editing on the weeknd and this carti video is the craziest thing i seen. awesome to see videos made on my favorite r&b singer and favorite rapper

[@SethTraplifeGLO999]

5:29 uhhhh you mean using chief keef adlibs? Lol

[@NEONBEATZ412]

i have loved WLR since its release and i really cant wait to see where carti goes next! WLR was exactly what i wanted from carti even though i loved the psychedelic minimalism on his first 2 projects i kept going he keeps playing into this rockstar image i really want him to get in that bag and make really hard disguising sounding music and i'm glad he finally did it!

[@goatninja9470]

also carti is one of the few rappers that ppl can constantly make documentaries or even worth documenting in general

[@ronangreen8348]

incredible, insightful video as always. keep it up millions of subs incoming

[@fussballprophet]

Goosebumps everytime I remember when I saw him live

[@lolosolodolo1]

0:45 literally chill bro

[@CloudyBeatz721]

Man i've been waiting for this one, thank you

[@gswan28]

I like how u actually talk bout the music ♠️

[@187producedit]

great video man ! love the pendant btw

[@h1dd3n56]

Man, I remember February 2021 by me starting my job, and then banging my freaking head off to this album every night. I knew someday this record would be regarded as a cultural smash, and it’s cool to know how apparently I wasn’t the only one who felt this way

the album didn‘t come out until december what are you talking about february 2020

[@h1dd3n56]

@ *21

[@lucashagn]

The collages in the Video are crazy

[@TheReflecter]

Some people might find a Jack Harlow show transcendent and unique. It’s all based on perception and tastes. There’s many artists people dislike that have fans who adore their performances.

[@iluvhp12]

I haven’t finished the video but you forgot Fetti w maxokream and father really helped him come up too. His involvement with Awful Records and Ethereal was pivotal for his come up!!!!

[@kidfromthehood3608]

I just like your collage type art man. So dope

[@RareRapvideos2]

I’m so glad u mention jump out the house as a evolution song tht song is a incredible performance song it rocks rolling loud 🗣️🗣️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ericdublin9519]

Facts the greatest. Biggest impact in hiphop since Lil Wayne

[@Call_Me_Rio]

Nah

[@jaychulo.F]

Carti a Thugga and Chief keef baby so it makes sense

[@yeahyeahyea7593]

thank you volksgeist! 4 all your content

[@moza459]

damn that was the most emotional ad i ever seen

[@jwustrau420]

Amazing visuals and no time wasted great video

[@newesthaplugg]

Volkgeist editing is still amazing!

[@Volksgeist]

ONLY GETTING BETTER

[@offtaie]

lowk havent watched volksgeist since 2021 but i saw ts & had 2 watch lol 1st carti vid a classic

[@professionaldisappointment1518]

playboi carti owns a generation

[@nbaclip]

your editing is great

[@saintg5208]

The song you mentioned ''telescope'' is a released song by Lil Unky - Anointed. Good video tho bro!

[@CSPatel90]

I feel like Whole Lotta Red was still well received. Washington Post named it best album of the year for what it’s worth haha

[@danewbmslite]

Love the video, love the edit but I would’ve loved if you mentioned that he started with awful records n that father n ethereal discovered him

[@hollenbxck6581]

WEEE BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS ONE

[@envy8573]

The Telescope Leak is a Lil Unky track called "annointed" that dropped already

[@kevinsjournal]

I was at Rolling Loud NYC too! That concert was so fun, made me fall in love with him even more!

[@codylujan]

If carti's new album is produced anything like Utopia's production, it will absolutely drop a bomb on music in general. He's the only person that can match Travis scott and Kanye west.

[@kelp1870]

I fw carti but god damn the glazin is fuccin crazy

[@scoopem]

interesting animation style, i fw this

[@zaairahmad670]

CARTI STOLE HIS WHOLE STYLE FROM UNO THE ACTIVIST (his cousin)

[@vuhmie]

Carti is the best human to create music

[@ZfromBrooklyn]

This is great content 😂

[@Mroof124o]

17:47 it’s igor not call me if you get lost

[@bagaco420]

Holy shit your editing is amazing

[@si1verrrrsurfer]

this was a trip bro, I feel old as shit. Great video

[@suenoslucidos3899]

Imaginé that guy coming up to playboi carti as he’s folding clothes at h&m and not even realizing how that would effect the timeline

[@freeagent9753]

Yea that’s pretty crazy tbh. Amazing how small stuff can have a big impact over time

[@Joseph77Davis]

Need to address how cold the editing was in this video😂👏🏼👏🏼

[@user-eu3op7or6v]

Whole lotta red was a long album but there was definitely a handful of bangers on there that were in my rotation for awhile

[@messiah4776]

you got an error, earfquake is not from call me if you get lost

[@nikeboixchloe]

Imagine thinking kid cudi was a wlr leak when issa nudy song lol

[@ddobermenn]

We luv you bro keep at it

[@rasmus9442]

Eyy early gang!

[@adeyowodunni5011]

Very intricate documentary nice work, I personally like the WLR album got pulled over doing a 100 listening to stop breathing in 2020

[@instantchampion]

You don’t listen to Carti for the lyricism, you listen to Carti for the vibes

[@yaboizayyy]

w commentttt

[@k2a2l2]

sometimes he got some good lyrics tho like die4guy

[@miked6541]

I don't understand how WLR is considered mid. It's either one of worst albums ever made or one of the greatest ever made.