Ken Carson

About

Kenyatta Lee Bettis Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson, is an American rapper and record producer from Atlanta, 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, an imprint of Interscope Records, to release his debut studio album, Project X (2021).
His second album, X (2022), entered the Billboard 200 amidst negative critical reception. His third studio album, A Great Chaos (2023), peaked at number 11 on the chart and saw a critical incline; its deluxe release spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entry with the single “Overseas”. Carson’s fourth album, More Chaos (2025), became his first to debut atop the Billboard 200.
Carson is associated with Opium label-mates Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang.

Carson initially joined 808 Mafia in 2015 as a rapper after meeting fellow record producer TM88, and began releasing music on SoundCloud in 2017. After gaining popularity in the underground rap scene, he was discovered by fellow Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti and signed to his…