2024 (song)

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"2024"
Promotional single by Playboi Carti
from the album Music - Sorry 4 da Wait
ReleasedDecember 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
Recorded2023
Genre Hip-hop
Length3:29
Label
Producer(s)

"2024" is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti. [1] The song was originally teased on YouTube in December 2023 and was later officially released on the V2 version of Playboi Carti's third studio album, Music, as well as its deluxe version, Music - Sorry 4 Da Wait, which was released on March 25, 2025. [2] [3] The song was written by Playboi Carti, alongside Ojivolta, Kanye West, and Earl on the Beat. [4]

Contents

Background

In 2023–2024, Playboi Carti released several snippets of upcoming music to be released in his third studio album, Music. [5] On December 14, 2023, Playboi Carti released the music video for "2024" on YouTube. [6] [7] He then performed it live for the first time, alongside other Music snippets, at the Summer Smash 2024 festival. [8]

After releasing his third studio album, Music, on March 14, 2025, Playboi Carti digitally released new album versions with additional songs. He included "2024" on V2. [3] On March 25, Playboi Carti released the deluxe version of his third studio album, Music - Sorry 4 Da Wait, and included "2024" as the thirty-second song in its track listing. [9]

Production

The song was produced with a chopped sample of Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter Yeo's song "Jacob's Ladder" overlaid on synthesizers and bass. [10] [11]

Critical reception

In a ranking of snippets released by Playboi Carti in the lead-up to Music's release in 2025, Kieran Press-Reynolds of Complex placed "2024" in first place. He lauded the "refreshing" nature of the song as a step forward from the "rage" of Whole Lotta Red and called it "maybe the prettiest beat he's used since the 'Pissy Pamper' era." [11]

Charts

Chart performance for "2024"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 18

References

  1. "Playboi Carti shares four tracks on Music deluxe". The Fader. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  2. Mamo, Heran (March 25, 2025). "Playboi Carti Drops Music – Sorry 4 Da Wait Deluxe Album: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Blistein, Jon (March 25, 2025). "Playboi Carti Adds More Songs to 'Music' on 'Sorry 4 Da Wait' Deluxe Edition". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  4. "Playboi Carti Releases Video for "2024"". Hypebeast. December 15, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  5. "Playboi Carti Is Planning A Confident Year On His New Song '2024'". Uproxx. December 15, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  6. "Playboi Carti Shares New Song "2024": Listen". Stereogum. December 15, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  7. Minsker, Evan (December 15, 2023). "Playboi Carti Shares Video for New Song "2024"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  8. "Playboi Carti Debuts 10 Songs During Summer Smash Set". SPIN. June 16, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  9. Strauss, Matthew (March 14, 2025). "Playboi Carti Releases New Album Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  10. "Malaysian-Australian artist Yeo reclaims sample credit in Playboi Carti's '2024', re-releases original song". Bandwagon Asia. December 3, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Ranking Playboi Carti's Loosies From the 'I Am Music' Era". Complex. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.