Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., known professionally as Ken Carson (formerly stylized as Ken Car$on) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his studio album '' X'' which peaked at number 115 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and for being signed to Opium, the record label belonging to

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Career

2015-2019: beginnings

Frazier initially joined

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in 2015 as a rapper after meeting uncle and fellow record producer

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, and would begin releasing music on

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as early as 2017. After gaining popularity in the underground rap scene, he would be discovered by fellow Atlanta rapper

and signed to his label Opium in 2019.

2020-present: ''Boy Barbie'', ''Teen X'', ''Project X'' and ''X''

After signing to Opium in 2019, Frazier 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. In February 2022, he appeared as a guest on the track "Gëek High" off American rapper

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's album, '' 2 Alivë''. He released his second studio album '' X'' on July 8, 2022. It peaked at number 115 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In October 2022, he and fellow Atlanta rapper

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released a single titled "Hell Yeah" for SoFaygo's album ''Pink Heartz'' with an accompanying music video. 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

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. On January 13, 2022, he would release the music video for his song "Freestyle 2" on YouTube.

Musical style

Ken Carson's musical style on his studio album has been described as " avingelectronic production that is energetic in nature," with Ken having "focused" flows and being "intent on making his audience get up from their seats." He has been compared to his mentor Playboi Carti and his 2020 album ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Notes

References

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