Playboi Carti Wants Frank Ocean To Drop Snippet, Shouts Out Young Dabo On IG

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: Playboi Carti performs at the 2019 Governors Ball Festival at Randall's Island on June 01, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
For those unaware, Dabo is a streamer and YouTuber whose reactions, clips, and fandom are legendary online.

Considering the type of music that each of them makes, Playboi Carti and Frank Ocean have far more in common than they probably should. They're both guests on the song "RAF" with A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, and more, and they're also two notoriously silent, mysterious, and very, very sought after artists with ardent fanbases. Now that the rollout for I AM MUSIC is underway, it seems like the Whole Lotta Red MC is challenging his closed-off counterpart to follow suit. Moreover, Carti recently shared an Instagram DM that he sent to the Odd Future singer that connects the arduous desire that both fanbases have for new music from them.

At 3:26AM local time, Playboi Carti wrote the following to Frank Ocean: "twin, Post a snippet or some if it's up den it's up ? Wat? U scared ?" It's quite the comical exchange, especially considering that he did drop a snippet of his own around the same time that Carti was unveiling his rollout and posting more and more stuff. Do they want to keep competing for who can wait the longest without feeding their die-hards? Honestly, we don't blame them; it's kind of funny how the fanbases found kindred spirits in each other.

Playboi Carti Teases Frank Ocean

More importantly, though, Playboi Carti also shouted out other people for promoting this rollout. One of them– the most wholesome of these to see– was to YouTuber and Streamer Young Dabo, whose reaction videos to popular albums within the hip-hop realm and beyond have garnered him a lot of online love. In particular, the Atlanta native shared the social media star's reaction to his newest song and music video, which is only available online as of writing this article. In a video posted to his IG Story, Dabo tearfully expressed his gratitude and happiness at finding out that one of his idols gave him a cosign.

Young Dabo Gets His Moment To Shine For The Vamps: Watch

Meanwhile, do you think that Frank and Carti will ever drop another collaboration together? Is this new rollout exciting to you or are you still waiting on the album to give a final verdict? Whatever the case, let us know down in the comments section below. Also, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Playboi Carti and Frank Ocean.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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