Studio Album · No. 1

Die Lit Songwriting Credits by Playboi Carti

2018 AWGE, Interscope 19 tracks 57:39

Produced by Art Dealer, Don Cannon, IndigoChildRick, Maaly Raw, Pi'erre Bourne, Playboi Carti, Treshaun Beatz  ·  Engineered by Kesha Lee, Michael Piroli, AJRuinedMyRecord, DJ BJ

AWGE, Interscope TrapMumble rapCloud rap
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 19 of 19 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 19 / 19 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 19 tracks with documented writers, by whether Playboi Carti carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
19 trackswritten by Playboi Carti 0 tracksoutside writers
Playboi Carti's roles on this album

Share of the 19 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer5%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

19
Tracks
12
Lyricists
7
Producers
5,000
US Copies Sold
2018
Released
Data Insight

Carter writes on all nineteen tracks, and Jordan Jenks, who produces as Pi'erre Bourne, writes on the same fifteen he produces. The four Bourne leaves alone each pull their own producer onto the writing line instead: Jung Cho on the intro, Stewart Mullings behind IndigoChildRick, Jamaal Henry as Maaly Raw, and Donald Cannon with Tjshan Stennett on "No Time". Guests write only on the song they rap on, so no outside lyricist is credited anywhere on the record. The longest writing lines belong to the two sampled tracks, "R.I.P." carrying five extra names from the Jodeci record it borrows and "Fell in Luv" three from Purity Ring.

Playboi Carti cut his first studio album in Atlanta between December 2017 and March 2018, then put it out with no warning on May 11, 2018 through AWGE and Interscope. Pi'erre Bourne executive produced it and built fifteen of the nineteen beats, which is why nineteen tracks of ad-libs and repeated phrases hold together as one record rather than a features tape. Skepta, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Nicki Minaj, Bryson Tiller, Chief Keef, Gunna, Young Thug and Young Nudy all turn up anyway. It entered the Billboard 200 at number three.

Track Listing & Credits 19 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Long Time (Intro)
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJung Cho Art Dealer Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
2
R.I.P.
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan JenksDonald DeGrate Jr.Reginald MooreShirley MurdockLarry TroutmanRoger Troutman Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
3
Lean 4 Real
Playboi CartiSkepta Jordan Terrell CarterJoseph AdenugaStewart Mullings IndigoChildRick Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Skepta (Featured Vocals)
4
Old Money
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
5
Love Hurts
Playboi CartiTravis Scott Jordan Terrell CarterJacques Webster IIJordan Jenks Pi'erre BournePlayboi Carti Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Travis Scott (Featured Vocals)
6
Shoota
Playboi CartiLil Uzi Vert Jordan Terrell CarterSymere WoodsJamaal Henry Maaly Raw Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Lil Uzi Vert (Featured Vocals)
7
Right Now
Playboi CartiPi'erre Bourne Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Pi'erre Bourne (Featured Vocals)
8
Poke It Out
Playboi CartiNicki Minaj Jordan Terrell CarterOnika MarajJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Nicki Minaj (Lead Vocals)
9
Home (KOD)
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
10
Fell in Luv
Playboi CartiBryson Tiller Jordan Terrell CarterBryson TillerJordan JenksMegan JamesCorin RoddickIsaac Gerasimou Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Bryson Tiller (Featured Vocals)
11
Foreign
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
12
Pull Up
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
13
Mileage
Playboi CartiChief Keef Jordan Terrell CarterKeith CozartJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Chief Keef (Featured Vocals)
14
FlatBed Freestyle
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell CarterJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)
15
No Time
Playboi CartiGunna Jordan Terrell CarterSergio KitchensDonald CannonTjshan Stennett Don CannonTreshaun Beatz Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Gunna (Featured Vocals)
16
Middle of the Summer
Playboi CartiRed Coldhearted Jordan Terrell CarterDashia AaronJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Red Coldhearted (Featured Vocals)
17
Choppa Won't Miss
Playboi CartiYoung Thug Jordan Terrell CarterJeffery WilliamsJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Young Thug (Featured Vocals)
18
R.I.P. Fredo (Notice Me)
Playboi CartiYoung Nudy Jordan Terrell CarterQuantavious ThomasJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Young Nudy (Featured Vocals)
19
Top
Playboi CartiPi'erre Bourne Jordan Terrell CarterCameron PittsJordan Jenks Pi'erre Bourne Playboi Carti (Lead Vocals)Pi'erre Bourne (Featured Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 42 contributors

PC
Playboi Carti
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album19 written
JT
Jordan Terrell Carter
Writer
On this album19 written
JJ
Jordan Jenks
Writer
On this album15 written
PB
Pi'erre Bourne
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album2 written
BT
Bryson Tiller
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
CP
Cameron Pitts
Writer
On this album1 written
CK
Chief Keef
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
CR
Corin Roddick
Writer
On this album1 written
DA
Dashia Aaron
Writer
On this album1 written
DC
Donald Cannon
Writer
On this album1 written
DD
Donald DeGrate Jr.
Writer
On this album1 written
G
Gunna
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Die Lit

When did Die Lit come out and how was it released?
May 11, 2018, through AWGE and Interscope with no announcement. It premiered on Tidal before reaching the other streaming services, a day after AWGE labelhead ASAP Rocky revealed the cover. Carti recorded it in Atlanta between December 2017 and March 2018.
Who produced Die Lit?
Pi'erre Bourne executive produced the album and has a production credit on fifteen of the nineteen tracks. Art Dealer made "Long Time (Intro)", IndigoChildRick made "Lean 4 Real", Maaly Raw made "Shoota", and Don Cannon made "No Time" with Treshaun Beatz as an uncredited co-producer. Carti co-produced "Love Hurts" alongside Bourne.
How did Die Lit chart?
It entered the Billboard 200 at number three and reached number two on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Elsewhere it hit number nine in Canada, number 19 in the Netherlands, number 27 in New Zealand and number 27 in the United Kingdom. The Recording Industry Association of America has since certified the album Gold, as has the British Phonographic Industry.
Which songs on Die Lit use samples?
Two. "R.I.P." takes from Jodeci's "What About Us", which puts Donald DeGrate Jr., Reginald Moore, Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman on its writing line. "Fell in Luv" chops Purity Ring's "Grandloves", crediting Megan James, Corin Roddick and Isaac Gerasimou.
Did Die Lit have a hit single?
Not in the usual sense. "Love Hurts" with Travis Scott went up on SoundCloud nine days ahead of the album as a promotional release and never charted. "Shoota" with Lil Uzi Vert reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs without ever being worked as a single.
Who mixed Die Lit?
Genius credits Kesha Lee as mixing engineer on "Shoota", "Poke It Out" and "No Time", with Michael Piroli assisting on all three, and lists her as engineer on "Middle of the Summer". Recording engineer credits go to AJRuinedMyRecord on "Shoota", "Foreign" and "No Time", and to DJ BJ on "R.I.P. Fredo (Notice Me)". No source read here prints mixing credits for the other fifteen tracks.
Data note: Writers come from the Wikipedia track listing, which prints legal names and is adapted from the Tidal credits, matched against the Genius credit lists that print stage names. That pairing fixes Art Dealer as Jung Cho, Maaly Raw as Jamaal Henry, Don Cannon as Donald Cannon, Treshaun Beatz as Tjshan Stennett and Red Coldhearted as Dashia Aaron. Pi'erre Bourne is entered as Jordan Jenks, the form the Die Lit track listing uses and the form already carried elsewhere in this database, rather than the fuller Jordan Timothy Jenks his own page gives. Stewart Mullings and Cameron Pitts are printed as writers with no stage name attached on any source read, so they stay as written. Per-track producers agree across Wikipedia, two Discogs releases and Genius; features agree across Wikipedia, MusicBrainz and Discogs. One conflict: Genius names Ineza Beats as co-producer of "No Time" where Wikipedia and Discogs both name Treshaun Beatz, and the two-source reading is used here. Engineer credits rest on Genius alone and are limited to the six tracks that carry them.

Sources

Wikipedia: Die Lit, track listing with writers and producers, sample credits, charts and certifications Wikipedia: Playboi Carti discography, sales column and chart peaks Wikipedia: Pi'erre Bourne, legal name Jordan Timothy Jenks MusicBrainz release group search: Die Lit, with Playboi Carti legal-name alias Jordan Terrell Carter MusicBrainz release 11fe09ea: track list, track lengths and featured credits Cover Art Archive: front image for release group f7479a73 Discogs release 12102645: Die Lit 2018 digital album, per-track producers and features Discogs release 33053142: Die Lit 2018 FLAC album, per-track producers and features Discogs release 34386034: Die Lit 2025 2LP, labels and lacquer cut credit Genius: Die Lit album track list, album 393124 Genius: Shoota song credits, mixing and recording engineers Genius: Poke It Out song credits, mixing engineers Genius: No Time song credits, engineers and co-producer Genius: Middle of the Summer song credits, engineer Genius: R.I.P. Fredo (Notice Me) song credits, recording engineer Genius: Foreign song credits, recording engineer Genius: Love Hurts song credits, composers Cover Art Archive: Die Lit by Playboi Carti