Playboi Carti Sparks Drake Diss Rumors on Ken Carson’s ‘Xperiment’

Playboi Carti has hip-hop fans decoding lyrics to confirm a potential Drake diss after delivering a cryptic guest verse on Ken Carson‘s new album, Xperiment. The project, released July 4, features Carti on the track “wedidit,” where one specific line has listeners questioning whether he is firing back at the OVO superstar.

On the record, Playboi Carti raps, “Teen X done told you, I’ll blast at you, crodie.”

While he never mentions Drake by name, fans quickly zeroed in on the word “crodie,” a Toronto slang term closely associated with the rapper. Within hours of the album’s release, social media lit up with theories that Carti had answered Drake’s latest lyrical jab.

Those theories gained traction because Drake recently appeared to reference Carti on “Whisper My Name” from his new album, ICEMAN. On the track, Drake raps, “Baby boy, please. I heard what you said to lil’ bro about me. Yeah, and when you run into the Iceman, what you gon’ do except freeze?”

Analyzing the Potential Feud

Neither artist identifies the other directly. Even so, fans believe the timing of both records points to an escalating war of words. Carti’s “Teen X” reference also carries weight. The nickname dates back to his 2020 collaboration with Future on Whole Lotta Red and remains closely tied to his Opium movement. Its appearance on Carson’s album further underscores the chemistry between the label boss and his protégé.

The rumored tension between Drake and Carti surfaced after Carti aligned with Kendrick Lamar on his album MUSIC, which featured multiple appearances from the Compton lyricist. Before then, the two rappers appeared to be on friendly terms, with fans expecting Carti to appear on Drake’s “No Face.” Neither artist has confirmed the speculation, but the debate continues to dominate hip-hop discourse.