After an hours-long delay, Plaiboi Carti dropped 'Music,' his third album, on Friday. It’s been a long wait — made longer after missing the typical midnight release time for a new album — but after more than four years, Playboi Carti has finally dropped his latest album.

The embattled rapper produced Carti's "Backdoor" featuring the "Not Like Us" artist on I Am Music.

With features from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and, perhaps most notably, Kendrick Lamar, the album is a major statement for Carti, who has long commanded the adoration of hip-hop’s younger generation. With Music, He is cementing his position as one of the biggest names in the genre. Here are five takeaways from Playboi Carti’s new album Music .

Streamer Akademiks told viewers that Kendrick continues to have smoke for Drake, but does he really want to keeping beating a dead horse?

Kendrick Lamar's big Drake diss on Playboi Carti's "Music" album didn't materialize like DJ Akademiks predicted ... but A$AP Relli can pick a bone with the "Not Like Us" rapper.

Kanye West, who is not on Carti’s album despite their collaborative history, had some thoughts about Lamar popping up on the project. Mere hours after the album arrived, West tweeted, “I DONT LIKE KENDRICK LAMARS MUSIC. HE RAPS VERY GOOD BUT I DIDNT NEED TO HEAR HIM ON CARTI ALBUM.”

Carti takes to Instagram to co-sign Lamar’s diss of A$AP Relli, adding fuel to the drama following the Rocky trial.

Kendrick Lamar’s much discussed features on Playboi Carti’s new album, I Am Music, did not disappoint, with one verse on the song “GOOD CREDIT” referencing A$AP Relli taking the stand against A$AP Rocky After Carti sets the mood,

Kendrick Lamar pops up for not one, not two, but three guest appearances on Playboi Carti's mercifully unleashed new album, MUSIC. In the hours leading up to the album's release early Friday morning,

Kendrick Lamar took aim at A$AP Relli on his surprise collaboration with Playboi Carti. On Friday, March 14, the Atlanta rapper delivered his long-awaited album MUSIC following a brief delay. K.Dot appears on three songs "Backr00m,