Most video game soundtracks rely on licensed catalog favorites, treating recorded music as background texture for action on screen. Rockstar Games is taking a different approach with Grand Theft Auto 6: The Album, commissioning original material written specifically to capture the setting of Vice City and the surrounding state of Leonida. The rollout has now delivered two more selections from that project, pairing a brash rap cut from Cardi B with a trap-laced folk track from Mexican group Fuerza Regida.
Those two additions show off the stylistic variety planned for the release. Cardi B contributes "Don't Chart," a swaggering, playful rap track. Fuerza Regida takes a contrasting direction on "Suzuki," turning in a groovy folk ballad anchored by trap rhythms. Issued side by side, the two songs demonstrate how wide the record aims to cast its net, placing modern hip-hop and regional acoustic arrangements within the same fictional world.
Announced last month, the companion album features 34 original songs created specifically for the project. The arrival of "Don't Chart" and "Suzuki" raises the total count of publicly unveiled tracks to eight, building on an initial group of six songs that showcased a similarly broad range of contributors.
That first batch included "Bright Lights, Big City," a solo track by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, along with Morgan Wallen's country entry "Last Thing You Need" and Travis Scott's "RHYNO." The studio also paired Yung Lean with Future and Metro Boomin on "That's It," secured Rauw Alejandro for "Macacoa 2000," and assembled a massive collaboration titled "Sexy Magic," which brings together CA7RIEL, Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again.., and French producer Etienne de Crécy.
According to developer notes, the 34 songs are intended to reflect the electric energy of the game while broadening the radio stations and dynamic scores that have long defined the series. Just one day before releasing the tracks from Cardi B and Fuerza Regida, Rockstar introduced the first six in-game radio stations, promising the largest and most varied music curation in the history of the franchise.
The mechanics of hearing that music are also changing. In earlier games, listening to the radio required sitting in an automobile or another vehicle. In Grand Theft Auto 6, characters will be able to stream curated stations while walking around on foot by using in-game headphones and smartphones. Rockstar has also integrated on-demand podcasts into the platform, matching the everyday habit of shifting between terrestrial broadcasts, talk programs, and streaming albums.
Grand Theft Auto 6 and its 34-track companion album will both arrive on November 19. By bringing together rap heavyweights, classic rock figures, and regional experimentalists for brand-new recordings, the studio is positioning the collection to stand on its own rather than simply filling virtual car stereos.
