# @forthespeakers on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdKCA4dxbGD - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70301220-forthespeakers-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3653844817.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T18:15:43.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** For the Speakers | Daily Music Content (@forthespeakers) — https://gondola.cc/forthespeakers ## Caption 10 years ago today, A$AP Rocky stood onstage alongside a young Playboi Carti and announced that he had signed with Interscope Records, telling the crowd that Carti was about to “f*** s*** up.” 👀🔥 At the time, Carti had already built an underground following through records like “Broke Boi” and “Fetti,” but had yet to release his first full-length project👇 Rocky’s involvement went far beyond a public co-sign. After the two connected around SXSW in 2015, Rocky became an early mentor and helped bring Carti into the A$AP and AWGE world, giving him a platform as his career began moving beyond the underground. Carti would later describe Rocky as a role model, saying, “He laid out the platform, and I just went with it.” 🤝 A decade later, Carti has gone from an emerging SoundCloud artist without a project to one of the defining rap artists of his generation, while his relationship with Rocky has remained part of the foundation of his story. Looking back at the footage now, Rocky’s confidence in what Carti could become feels almost prophetic 🐐 How important do you think Rocky was to the beginning of Carti’s career? 🤔 “Finding music that’s For the Speakers” 🔊 | Follow us for more posts like this
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