Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr.

(born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson (formerly

stylized Ken Car$on), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His second
studio album, X (2022) peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200.[2] His third studio album, A
Great Chaos (2023) debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3] Carson signed to Playboi Carti's record label Opium in 2019.
Carson rose to prominence in mid-2021 after the release of his extended play Teen X and debut
studio album Project X, with tracks from the latter, including "Rock N Roll" and "Run + Ran",
which gained considerable popularity on TikTok. In 2022, he released his second studio album X,
which debuted at number 115 on the US Billboard 200. His third studio album A Great
Chaos (2023) debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200. becoming Carson's first US top 20
album, and his highest charting album.[3]

Career[edit]
2015–2019: Beginnings[edit]
Carson initially joined 808 Mafia in 2015 as a rapper after meeting fellow record producer TM88,
[4]
and would begin releasing music on SoundCloud as early as 2017. After gaining popularity in
the underground rap scene, he would be discovered by fellow Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti and
signed to his label Opium in 2019. Carson was also the first to be signed to Opium out of Destroy
Lonely, and Homixide Gang. [5][6]

Carson's 2021 mugshot

2020–2022: Teen X, Project X and X[edit]
Main articles: Project X (album) and X (Ken Carson album)
After signing to Opium in 2019, Carson would release two extended plays in 2020, Boy
Barbie and Teen X.
At the start of 2021, he would release a sequel EP called Teen X: Relapsed, before releasing his
debut studio album Project X later that year.[7][8] In February 2022, he appeared as a guest on the
track "Gëek high" off American rapper Yeat's album, 2 Alive.[9] He released his second studio
album X on July 8, 2022.[10] It peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200.[2]
In October 2022, he and fellow Atlanta rapper SoFaygo released a single titled "Hell Yeah" for
SoFaygo's debut studio album Pink Heartz with an accompanying music video.[11][12][13] On October
31, 2022, Ken Carson released a deluxe version of his X album named Xtended, alongside a
music video on YouTube for his song "MDMA" featuring Destroy Lonely.[14]

2023–present: A Great Chaos[edit]

Main article: A Great Chaos
Carson released the single "I Need U" on February 14, 2023.[15] On May 5, 2023, Carson featured
on Destroy Lonely's debut studio album, If Looks Could Kill, on the song "Money & Sex".[16][17] On
October 6, 2023, Carson tweeted a pre-save link for his third studio album A Great Chaos,
indicating that the project would be released on October 13 with a tracklist of 18 songs;[18] three
days later, nearly the entire album leaked online after several tracks were shared on
a Discord server.[19] On October 12, an album launch party was held at the Silo dance club
in Brooklyn to commemorate the project's release. Carson performed tracks "Fighting My
Demons" "Lose It","Hardcore" , also songs like "Singapore" and "Paranoid" alongside his Opium
labelmate, Destroy Lonely, before bringing out fellow rapper and the aforementioned label's
founder, Playboi Carti, to perform songs from the rapper's latest album,"Stop Breathing"
from Whole Lotta Red (2020), and "Fe!n" from Travis Scott's fourth studio album Utopia (2023).[20]

Musical style[edit]
Carson's musical style has been described as "[having] electronic production that is energetic in
nature" and having "focused flows."[21] He has been compared to his mentor Playboi Carti,
especially his 2020 album Whole Lotta Red as well as to Lil Uzi Vert for his flow and mentality.[8]

Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

Peak chart positions

Title Album details US AUS

CA FI GE LT NL N U
US R&B/H HH/R&
[22] N N R U D Z K
H B [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
[23] [24]

 Released: July 23,

2021
 Labels: Opium,
Proje
Foundation — — — — — — — — — —
ct X
 Formats: Digital
download, streami
ng
 Released: July 8,
2022
 Labels:
11
X Opium, Interscope — — — — — — — — —
5
 Formats: LP,
digital download,
streaming
 Released: October
13, 2023
A
 Label: Opium,
Great
Interscope 11 4 34 18 35 45 9 51 21 43
Chao
 Format: CD, digital
s
download,
streaming

Mixtapes[edit]
 Title Mixtape details

 Released: July 10, 2021

Lost Files 2  Label: Self-released
 Format: Digital download, streaming
 Released: January 29, 2022
Lost Files 3 [32]
 Labels: Self-released
 Formats: Digital download, streaming
 Released: January 3, 2023
Lost Files 4  Labels: Self-released
 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays[edit]
Title Extended play details

 Released: May 12, 2020

Boy Barbie  Label: Self-released
 Format: Digital download, streaming
 Released: August 14, 2020
Teen X  Labels: Self-released
 Formats: Digital download, streaming
 Released: January 20, 2021
Lost Files  Labels: Self-released
 Formats: Digital download, streaming
 Released: January 31, 2021
Teen X:
 Label: Self-released
Relapsed
 Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

Title Year Album

"Fold" 2018
Non-album singles
"Teen Bean" 2022

"I Need U" 2023 A Great Chaos

Other charted and certified songs[edit]

 List of other charted and certified songs, with showing year released and album name

Peak chart
positions

Title Year Certifications Album

US US NZ
Bub. R&B/HH Hot
[33] [34] [35]

"Yale" 2020 — — —  RIAA: Gold[36] Teen X

"Fell in Love" 18 — 25 Tec

(with Lil Tecca)
"Green Room" 17 — —
"Jennifer's Body" 4 43 19
"Fighting My Demons" 2 40 14
"Singapore" 2023 9 — 31
(featuring Destroy Lonely)
A Great Chaos
"Lose It" 21 — —
"Me n My Kup" 19 — —
"Succubus" 18 — —
"Paranoid" 15 — 29
(featuring Destroy Lonely)

Tours[edit]
Headlining[edit]
 The X Man Tour (2022)
Co-headlining[edit]

 Antagonist Tour(2023-2024)[37] – (with Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang) (2023–
2024)