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Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., aka Ken Carson, is a multi-hyphenate artist who dabbles in songwriting, producing, rap, and singing. The 24-year-old is popular for his hip-hop trap rage style of music and aggressive flow.
His rapid rise in the industry alludes to his unique sound and rap abilities. The Atlanta-born artist gained popularity for his tracks on SoundCloud and collaborations with fellow rapper Playboi Carti.
His second studio album, X, ranked 115th on the Billboard 200 and debuted at number 50 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. His third studio album, A Great Chaos, did even better than the last by peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and spanned the hit track, Overseas, which peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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This article explores Carson’s most popular songs of all time.
Disclaimer: This article is ranked according to Spotify streams at the time of writing.
Yale, Fighting My Demons, and 3 other popular Ken Carson songs to add to your playlist.
1. Yale (285,002,777 Spotify streams)
Yale is a rap song from Ken Carson's sophomore mini album, Teen X, which was released on August 14, 2020. The 24-year-old artist wrote the song.
The rap record explores themes of street life, betrayal, survival, and power.
A part of the first verse captures the essence of the song:
"Ni**as thinking this sh*t sweet 'til one of they partners disappear/ Give a f*ck 'bout your mama crying, give a f*ck 'bout that lil' b***ch shedding tears/ Gotta keep the fire by your side because the opps is always near,"
It continues:
"Double cup, h*, I sip lean, know all these old ni**as sip beer/ All I do is just lead and all these lil' ni**as just cheer,"
Yale got certified Gold by RIAA in October 2023.
2. Fighting My Demons (136,089,730 Spotify streams)
Fighting My Demons is a hip-hop song that reflects on deep personal struggles like addiction, coping mechanisms, and internal battles. Part of the first verse reads:
"She pop X, she pop X, yeah, yeah, she sleep/ Cullinan Rolls Royce, I'm 'bout to pull up to a meet/ Let's play Russian roulette, b***h, who gon' die first? You or me?"
The chorus embraces the idea of coming out from the toxic lifestyle:
"I been fighting my demons, huh/ I been fighting my---, yeah"
Released on October 13, 2023, Fighting My Demons was penned by a host of writers, including Ken Carson, alongside Tobias Dekker, Bart Van Hoewijk, and Warren Hunter, amongst others.
The record peaked at number 40 and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart and the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, respectively.
3. Overseas (93,066,775 Spotify streams)
Overseas is a cross-genre single that combines rap music's poetic structure and rhythm with the electronic elements of pop music. The rap-pop music was released on April 11, 2024, as part of the singles from the deluxe version of Ken Carson's third studio album, A Great Chaos.
Ken Carson, along with Pierre Thevenot, Oliver Brown, Nick Spiders, and Stefan Cismigiu, is credited as the track's writer.
Overseas explores the concept of self-worth. In the song, the rapper embraces the ideology of self-love and wishes he could go back in time to change his mindset towards how he perceived himself.
The lyrics from verse 1 are as follows:
"I wish I could go back in time to tell myself, "Your nеck gon' freeze"/ I wish I could go back in time to tell myself, "Don't change a thing"
It continues:
"I wish I could go back in time to meet you way before I did/ I wish I could go back in time to tell myself, "You gon' be rich"
Overseas debuted at number 13 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.
4. ROCK N ROLL (88,807,608 Spotify streams)
ROCK N ROLL is a record from the Atlanta-born artist's eleven-track debut album, Project X, released in July 2021. The songwriters credited on the trap track include Ken Carson, Tobias Dekker, Jalan Anthony Lowe, and Anton Martin Mendo.
ROCK N ROLL details the wild and carefree lifestyle of the American rapper.
The chorus reads:
"And roll, roll, roll, roll/ Roll, roll, roll, roll/ I wanna rock and roll, you can tell by my clothes/ I get high as f**k everyday, I think I see a UFO"
In the first verse, he shuts down naysayers who underrated him as an up-and-coming artist as he talks about his popularity and success.
"I rock and roll, I rage and they cheer/ You a rat and you told, you can't come 'round here/ Swear these ni**as be h**s, these ni**as be weird,"
With over eighty million streams on Spotify, ROCK N ROLL has become one of the artist's most streamed songs.
5. Freestyle 2 (88,478,606 Spotify streams)
On July 8, 2022, Ken Carson released the rap single as a featured track on his 2022 studio album, X.
Freestyle 2 was penned by American record producer-songwriter Richard Ortiz, Rousseau, Andican, and Ken Carson.
The lyrics of Freestyle 2 are built on themes of confidence, ambition, materialism, and street culture. The first verse reflects these themes:
"I put that h* in Prada, and after, I made her holler/ And my bro took off your mans, I heard that was your top shotter/ I got Vetements on my pants and my shirt Balenciaga,"
It continues:
"I been countin' blues, countin' green like it's Earth Day/ And the ni**a think he me, but he not me on my worst day/ I just spent your rent on my motherf**kin' shirt/ These ni**as think we playin', hell nah, this ain't Nerf,"
The X album, which features Freestyle 2 and other tracks, debuted at 115 and 50 on the Billboard Hot 200 and R&B charts, respectively.
Other popular Ken Carson songs include Jennifer's Body, I Need U, and Succubus.
