The rumor mill caught fire in mid-March 2025. Carti took the stage at Rolling Loud California to perform material surrounding his long-teased I Am Music era. Amid deafening synthesizers, he summoned Kai Cenat alongside energetic streamer Dabo into the smoke. The crowd lost its composure. Videos of the three raging on the festival platform racked up millions of views across TikTok and X within hours.
That appearance did not occur in a vacuum. Just weeks prior, Cenat made headlines during an AMP Kai Cenat stream by claiming he was actively nudging Carti to drop the album after years of radio silence and shifting release dates. When Carti delayed the project once again on March 14, 2025, fans flooded Cenat’s chat seeking answers. Viewers treated Kai as an unofficial liaison to Carti's reclusive camp. Seeing them share a festival stage just days later answered doubts about whether friction existed between the two camps.
