Playboi Carti Tries To Explain Himself In Wild Body Cam Footage Of Traffic Stop

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Playboi Carti performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Playboi Carti was apparently going 84 miles an hour in a 35 miles per hour zone while "trying to get straight back home."

Playboi Carti is as mysterious as ever these days, which means that seeing him in mundane situations we can relate to is all the more bizarre. Moreover, new footage recently emerged of a 2022 traffic stop in which a police officer pulled him and Ken Carson over for going 84MPH in a 35 zone. In the clip below, Iggy Azalea's ex explained that they were "trying to get straight back home" with a female in the backseat who spoke unintelligibly. Then, he stepped out of the vehicle to continue the processing, and eventually got back to his vehicle. All in all, not the worst celebrity pull-over we've seen.

Elsewhere, though, Playboi Carti is catching flack instead of engagement due to his high placement in Complex's best Atlanta rappers list (at number 12). "I can't get jiggy with that," B. Dot expressed on Way Up With Angela Yee. "Playboi Carti couldn't rap a GIF. Have you ever heard Playboi Carti's music? He raps in like Batman sound effects. He sucks. Absolutely, he's terrible. Am I alone in here? Okay. Nah, he's terrible."

Playboi Carti's 2022 Traffic Stop

But B. Dot isn't the only rap-adjacent commentator with some critical smoke for Playboi Carti, although this next example is much more personal. You may recall that Adin Ross invited him for a livestream which transpired for all of a couple of minutes before the rapper dipped, allegedly finessing him out of millions of dollars. In fact, "King Vamp" even seemed to reference this on a recently leaked song, as he seemed to include a call between him and Ross on the intro. We doubt that this particular version of the song will ever come out, but a bag is a bag, so who knows what happens?

But beyond all this criticism and speeding incidents, Playboi Carti fans remain very excited for what he's got for fans. In fact, this might relate not just to his long-awaited album, but to some other collaborative and performance updates. The "FE!N" duo teased a "OOCACTUS" concert, and Carti and Travis Scott electrified die-hards with this hint. For the sake of preserving surprises, we wouldn't put any money on this actually going down, but fans can dream...

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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