Ken Carson

About

Kenyatta Lee Bettis Frazier Jr., professionally known as Ken Carson, is an American rapper and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia, born on April 11, 2000. He initially gained attention through SoundCloud releases and collaborations with fellow Atlanta rapper Destroy Lonely. In 2019, Carson signed with Playboi Carti's record label Opium, an imprint of Interscope Records. His debut studio album, Project X, was released in 2021. His second album, X, arrived in 2022 and entered the Billboard 200, though it received negative critical reception. Carson's third studio album, A Great Chaos, released in 2023, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart and marked a critical improvement. The deluxe release of A Great Chaos produced his first Billboard Hot 100 entry with the single "Overseas". His fourth album, More Chaos, released in 2025, became his first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Carson remains associated with Opium label-mates Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang.