Five Things To Know About The Young Rapper That Feature Nicki Minaj

This are the five things we gathered about the young rapper.

1. He worked with Nicki Minaj on his track, “Poke It Out.” The song dropped on May 11, and immediately began causing a stir on Twitter. Nicki’s fans had nothing but praise for the track, especially for her verse, where she claims she’s the queen of rap. “You know that I stay with them great lines,” she sings. “End b****es’ careers, cut them break lines.” Later on, she adds, “These little musty b****es thinkin’ they can take mine, you b***hes chances lookin’ slimmer than my waistline.”

2. He dropped a surprise album on May 11. “Poke It Out” was just one of the contributions to the artist’s newest release, Die Lit . The project features collaborations from fellow rappers like Travis Scott , Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef , Young Thug , Bryson Tiller , and more. He released his Travis Scott collab “Love Hurts” a week before the official album drop. The track “R.I.P. Fredo” is a tribute to Fredo Santana , the late
Chicago rapper who passed away this past January.

3. He’s signed to A$AP Rocky’s label AWGE. He was previously signed to rapper Father ‘s label Awful Records, but signed to the A$AP Mob creative collective after falling out with Father. He released his eponymous debut mixtape in April 2017 which reached #12 on the Billboard 200.

4. He’s modeled for Kanye West’s clothing line. Not only did he model for Yeezy Season 5, but he’s also posed for Drake ‘s Summer 2016 OVO Lookbook. His fashion sense is also a large part of his image, and he’s been described by GQ as the “leader of a youth style.”

5. He was arrested in July 2017. While at the Los Angeles International Airport, he got into an argument with his girlfriend and allegedly grabbed her backpack and forced her into an Uber. This alleged incident later resulted in his arrest for misdemeanor domestic battery. In Aug. 2017, it was announced that Carti
wouldn’t face domestic abuse charges .