Playboi Carti Recording "Let It Go" 3/7/2017 From The Album "Playboi Carti" (Studio Session)
This is the studio session for “Let It Go” by Playboi Carti with featured Ad-Libs from MexikoDro, a standout track from his self-titled debut album Playboi Carti. Recorded on 3/7/2017, this song perfectly captures Carti in his early prime, when everything felt effortless and the energy was natural rather than forced.
“Let It Go” is one of those tracks where vibe mattered more than structure. The loose delivery, the adlibs, and Carti just floating over the beat all come together to create something that feels raw but polished at the same time. You can hear the confidence growing in real time, a moment where Carti was fully finding his sound.
Listening back, this era of Carti represents a time when SoundCloud was still driving the culture, artists were experimenting freely, and music felt fun without trying too hard to be meaningful. No heavy concepts, no overthinking, just atmosphere and feeling.
The Playboi Carti album would go on to define Carti’s career and influence an entire wave of artists. Years later, “Let It Go” still holds up as a fan favorite and a reminder of how special that 2016-2017 run really was.
It’s another piece of nostalgia from an era of Rap that many didn’t appreciate enough until it was gone.
00:00 Recording The First Verse
00:45 Doing The Intro and Ad-Libs
04:25 Recording The Second Verse
05:40 Recording The Pre-Chorus and Adding Chorus backing vocals
06:53 Doing More Ad-Libs
12:06 Trying A Different Chorus
12:49 MexikoDro Joins To Do Ad-Libs (Kinda Loud Btw)
14:50 Carti Comes Back To Do More Ad-Libs