Biography
Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), professionally known as Ken Carson (previously stylized as Ken Car$on), is an American recording artist and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia.
In an interview with Our Generation Music, Ken Carson explained on how he got the stage name, stating:
Ken Carson came from the name, Ken, the Barbie doll. Ken Carson, Barbie boyfriend. He just got a hard lifestyle. I just wanna live like him. He living life. I'ma live better than him.
Ken met record producer TM88 in 2015 and signed to 808 Mafia as a rapper. In 2019, he signed to Opium: the label founded by Playboi Carti.
He released his first two EPs in 2020: Boy Barbie and Teen X. The latter featured Ken Carson’s biggest song to date, “Yale.”
Ken began 2021 by releasing the first Lost Files compilation on SoundCloud and releasing his third EP, Teen X : Relapsed, which features standout song “High as Sh!T.”
His debut album, Project X, was released on July 23, 2021. Project X became a major success, as songs such as “Rock N Roll” and “Change” started to gain attention through social media. Thanks to this, Ken Carson landed a deal with Interscope Records in 2022.
Kicking off 2022 after getting signed to Interscope, Ken released the third installment of Lost Files through SoundCloud, with features ranging from Lil Tecca and labelmate Destroy Lonely. Ken’s sophomore album, X, was released on July 8, 2022.
