In the world of rap music, Playboi Carti didn’t take too long to make a name for himself as he gained mainstream attention in 2017 with the release of his eponymous debut mixtape, which peaked on multiple Billboard charts. But while his music was one to make him the center of fan concentration, the rapper has also faced some serious allegations of being a Satanist.
For around half a decade or so, Carti — whose real name is Jordan Terell Carter — has found his name being thrown around with Satanism as well as the Church of Satan. And, all of these accusations and speculation surrounding the same, for one, seem to have stemmed from the rapper’s widely influential album Whole Lotta Red from 2020.
The ‘Playboi Carti is a Satanist’ allegations seem to have stemmed from 2020
Back in 2020, there was a lot of hype in the rap world when Playboi Carti finally gave a release date for his long-teased album Whole Lotta Red: 25th December, aka on Christmas. Naturally, fans would have been busy celebrating and pre-ordering the album as the rapper unveiled the release date, except that it was the merch that had them stopping short.
This is because a bulk of the new collection of merchandise, which was released complimenting the WLR cover and release date announcement, included (among other things) the glorious sight of inverted Latin crosses in imagery in ways more than one. This had a lot of people affiliating him with the Satanic Temple/Church of Satan, which wasn’t totally out of place.
YouTuber Adam22, for one, didn’t hesitate to claim that the said merch was “looking very, very Satanic,” bringing up pictures of the same while emphasizing how dark it all felt on the No Jumper podcast. Adding to this, AD went on to claim, with everyone agreeing, “That’s something your grandma would say, ‘Get the hell out of my house!’”
However, back then, there was a mixed debate on the same. Complex pointed out that “‘Satanist’—be it one connected with the Church of Satan, the Satanic Temple, or a similar group—is one whose beliefs are actually rooted in atheism,” so people claiming Carti to be supposedly “worshiping satan” or “being a satanist” from this didn’t quite make sense.
Since then, these allegations have more than just been fueled
While the merchandise for Whole Lotta Red seems to have been the one to kickstart the allegations about Playboi Carti being an apparent Satanist with many of his followers dissing the accusations, since then, this matter has more than just been fueled. For instance, in 2022, sources brought attention to his new “SATAN” neck tattoo, bringing a lot of negative attention and backlash.
Although at that time too, there was a lot of debate on this topic, with a part of the fandom defending Carti even if he were Satanic and the other part being simply outraged about it all. Though the X tweet showing his tattoo had netizens bashing him out, Redditors had conflicting opinions, with some defending Carti and others calling the defenders delusional for doing so.
But that’s not all. Recently, the rapper once again stole the limelight as he released his latest single All Red from his studio album I Am Music. This was released on his 29th birthday on September 13 across all major music streaming platforms. This time around, the one thing stirring controversies for him was the lyrics of the said track.
For one, the chorus of the same read, “Upside-down cross tat’ on my neck, shut ’em up, uh, uh.” This had a lot of fans and critics alike reacting strongly to the same as they bashed out the lyrics for being allegedly “satanic” or “anti-Christ.” A netizen even commented on X, “Not a fan of the demonic lyrics… they know d*mn well what they are doing.”
So far, Playboi Carti himself is yet to publicly address these allegations, yet to confirm or refute all of these accusations against him being speculated as being Satanic, especially because of the bizarre verses he uses in his music. Even then, the rapper has a massive, massive following, so it remains to be seen how it all ends up affecting him in the long run.
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