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Xtended
''X'' is the second studio album by the American rapper Ken Carson, released on July 8, 2022, through Opium and Interscope Records. Carson's major-label debut, it was executive produced by Opium label head Playboi Carti and features guest appearances from labelmates Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang. ''X'' is a rage album featuring high energy electronic production with synthesizers, 808 drums, and Auto-Tuned vocals. Its lead single, "The End", was released on July 5, 2022. version containing five additional tracks, titled ''Xtended'', was released on October 31. ''X'' received mixed reviews from music critics, who criticized its repetitiveness and lack of creativity and identity. The album was Carson's first to enter the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, debuting at number 115. The album track "Freestyle 2" became a fan favorite and one of Carson's most popular songs, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2024. Carson embarked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroy Lonely
Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III (born July 30, 2001), known professionally as Destroy Lonely, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. His first full-length album, ''If Looks Could Kill (Destroy Lonely album), If Looks Could Kill'' (2023), peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200, US ''Billboard'' 200. Prior to that, his fifth mixtape, ''No Stylist (mixtape), No Stylist'' (2022), marked his first entry on the chart at number 91. Destroy Lonely is signed to fellow Atlanta-based rapper Playboi Carti's record label Opium (record label), Opium, an imprint of Interscope Records, in early 2021; he frequently collaborates with labelmates, rapper Ken Carson and trap music, trap duo Homixide Gang. ''Rolling Stone '' cites Destroy Lonely as being characterized by his "dynamic yet blaring" instrumentals, and his unique performing aesthetic consisting of dark-colored attire and name-brand clothing. Personal life Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III was born on July 30, 2001. He has two younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opium (record Label)
Opium (also known as 00pium) is an American record label and rap collective founded in 2019 by American rapper Playboi Carti. The label, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, currently holds four acts; rappers Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and the duo Homixide Gang, all of whom are natives to the city. The label is also affiliated with a variety of producers including KP Beatz, Lil 88, and F1lthy, who all worked extensively on Playboi Carti's second studio album, ''Whole Lotta Red''. Opium artists usually feature a dark rap sound and aesthetic that is built upon the Atlanta rage rap scene and is influenced by the 70s and 80s punk rock era. The niche style of its artists strays away from mainstream trap rappers and has garnered its own cultlike fanbase. History On July 23, 2021, Ken Carson, who signed to Opium in 2019, released his debut studio album ''Project X'', but did not reach the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. On July 8th 2022, Carson released his second s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychedelic Music
Psychedelic music (sometimes called psychedelia) is a wide range of popular music styles and genres influenced by 1960s psychedelia, a subculture of people who used psychedelic drugs such as Dmt, DMT, Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin mushrooms, to experience synesthesia and Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness. Psychedelic music may also aim to enhance the experience of using these drugs and has been found to have a significant influence on psychedelic therapy. Psychedelia embraces visual art, movies, and literature, as well as music. Psychedelic music emerged during the 1960s among folk music, folk and rock music, rock bands in the United States and the United Kingdom, creating the subgenres of psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, acid rock, and psychedelic pop before declining in the early 1970s. Numerous spiritual successors followed in the ensuing decades, including progressive rock, krautrock, and heavy metal music, heavy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Great Chaos
''A Great Chaos'' is the third studio album by the American rapper Ken Carson, released on October 13, 2023, through Opium and Interscope Records. The album's production was handled by various producers, including F1lthy, Lil 88, Star Boy, Outtatown, and TM88, and features guest appearances from Destroy Lonely and Lil Uzi Vert. A rage album, ''A Great Chaos'' is characterized by its maximalist production with glitchy, digitized instrumentation, hedonistic attitude coupled with moments of vulnerability and angst, and horror references. The album's lead single, "I Need U", was released on February 14, 2023. A deluxe edition with seven bonus tracks was released on July 5, 2024; it was preceded by the single " Overseas", released on on April 12. ''A Great Chaos'' received critical acclaim, with praise for its appeal and production. Considered Carson's breakout album, it earned 48,000 album-equivalent units in its first week to debut at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is an American photo sharing, photo and Short-form content, short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with Social media camera filter, filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via Geotagging, geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tags and locations, view trending content, Like button, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal news feed, feed. A Meta-operated image-centric social media platform, it is available on iOS, Android (operating system), Android, Windows 10, and the web. Users can take photos and edit them using built-in filters and other tools, then share them on other social media platforms like Facebook. It supports 32 languages including English language, English, Hindi language, Hindi, Spanish language, Spanish, French language, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto-Tune
Auto-Tune is audio processor software released on September 19, 1997, by the American company Antares Audio Technologies. It uses a proprietary device to measure and Pitch correction, correct pitch in music. It operates on different principles from the vocoder or talk box and produces different results. Auto-Tune was initially intended to disguise or pitch correction, correct off-key inaccuracies, allowing vocal tracks to be perfectly musical tuning, tuned. Cher's 1998 song "Believe (Cher song), Believe" popularized the use of Auto-Tune to deliberately distort vocals, a technique that became known as the "Cher effect". It has since been used by many artists in different genres, including Daft Punk, Radiohead, T-Pain and Kanye West. In 2018, the music critic Simon Reynolds observed that Auto-Tune had "revolutionized popular music", calling its use for effects "the fad that just wouldn't fade. Its use is now more entrenched than ever." Function Auto-Tune is available as a Plug-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Carson
Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson, is an American rapper and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Carson initially gained attention for his SoundCloud releases and collaborations with fellow Atlanta rapper Destroy Lonely. In 2019, Carson signed with Playboi Carti's record label Opium (record label), Opium, an imprint of Interscope Records, to release his debut studio album, ''Project X (album), Project X'' (2021). His second album, ''X (Ken Carson album), X'' (2022), entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 amidst negative critical reception. His third studio album, ''A Great Chaos'' (2023), peaked at number 11 on the chart and received warmer reviews by comparison; its deluxe release spawned his first Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry with the single "Overseas (Ken Carson song), Overseas". Carson released his fourth album, ''More Chaos'', on his 25th birthday on April 11, 2025, and beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1995, or 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern Hip hop music, hip hop and a pioneer of the Rage (music genre), rage microgenre. He first signed with local underground record label Awful Records in 2014, and later signed with ASAP Mob's record label AWGE, in a joint venture with Interscope Records two years later. Carter gained mainstream attention following the release of his Playboi Carti (mixtape), eponymous debut mixtape (2017), which peaked at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-charting singles "Magnolia (Playboi Carti song), Magnolia" and "Wokeuplikethis" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert). Carter's debut studio album ''Die Lit'' (2018) saw further commercial success, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200. Following a two-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project X (album)
''Project X'' is the debut studio album by the American rapper Ken Carson, released on July 23, 2021, by Opium. Primarily produced by Star Boy and Outtatown, it is a rage and pop-trap album featuring harmonious synthesizers and melodic, fast-paced flows. Its title and cover artwork pay tribute to the Nima Nourizadeh film '' Project X'' (2012). ''Project X'' received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the production but criticized its songwriting as repetitive and derivative. It nevertheless proved popular amongst rage music fans and helped solidify Carson's place in the rap music scene. Background and release In 2019, Ken Carson signed to Playboi Carti's Opium record label. The following year, Carson released his first two extended plays, ''Boy Barbie'' and ''Teen X''; the latter spawned his first major hit, "Yale". He also garnered recognition for his work on "Beno!" from Carti's second album, ''Whole Lotta Red'' (2020). In 2021, Carson released three further EPs—''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage (music Genre)
Rage (also known as rage music, rage rap, or rage beats ) is a microgenre of trap music that originated in the United States in late 2010s. Distinguishing features of rage include short looping stereo-widened future bass-influenced synthesizer lead hooks and basic, energetic trap rhythms. Among the pioneers of rage are rappers Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Trippie Redd, and XXXTentacion, the latter of whom Trippie Redd has credited as an influence on the genre. Etymology The name of the subgenre comes from " Miss the Rage", a genre-pioneering track made in 2021 by Trippie Redd and Playboi Carti whose name references moshpits during rap concerts that Trippie Redd longed for during COVID-19 lockdowns. In the context of the title, "rage" means "moshpit". The concept of "rages" at rap concerts and the use of the term "rage" in hip hop music predate the rage subgenre itself: the first person to use the term "rage" in context of hip-hop is said to be Kid Cudi, with his "Mr. Rager" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
