Playboi Carti’s ‘Baby Boi’ Album Is ‘Done,’ According to DJ Swamp Izzo
Playboi Carti might not be done releasing music in 2025 just yet. According to DJ Swamp Izzo, Carti’s upcoming Baby Boi album is “ready” and “done.”
Swamp Izzo sat down with Complex on Friday (April 4), where he talked about his work on Carti’s Music album as well as what’s to come with Baby Boi.
The Atlanta mixtape DJ confirmed that the project is done, as Carti has over “50, 60” songs finished in the stash.
“New music. He got over 50, 60 songs done,” he said. “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.”
Swamp Izzo continued to build on his decorated ATL legacy with Music‘s arrival following his acclaimed mixtape work with the likes of Future, Young Thug, the late Young Scooter and more.
“I judge every artist by how much they study hip-hop,” he added. “[Young] Thug studied it more, so he can input more ideas. Same with Carti… Carti listens to Wu-Tang. He’s attuned. He’s paying attention. You can’t tell?”
Music arrived in March to much fanfare as the long-awaited LP debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 298,000 units earned in the first week. Swamp Izzo claims he was working with Carti right up until the buzzer when the project hit streaming services around 7 a.m. ET on March 14.
“We recorded all the way up to the album actually came out,” said Izzo. “So when they dropped at 7 a.m., we were still in the studio, on everything I love.”
Carti added another four previously released tracks as part of the Sorry 4 Da Wait deluxe, as all 30 original songs hit the Billboard Hot 100.
Music has continued to remain atop the charts and is battling Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe for another week at the apex.
Carti will take his show on the road when he joins The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour in May.
Michael Saponara
Billboard
