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 the record producer (and his uncle) TM88 in 2015 and signed to 808 Mafia as a rapper. He would then begin to release music on SoundCloud as early as 2016. After gaining attention in the underground rap scene, in 2019, he signed to Opium: the label founded by Playboi Carti.

After signing to Opium, Ken would go on to release his first two EPs in 2020: Boy Barbie and Teen X. The latter featured Ken Carson’s breakout single, “Yale.”

Ken began 2021 by releasing the first Lost Files compilation on SoundCloud and releasing his third EP, Teen X : Relapsed, a deluxe version of Teen X, which featured the standout song “High as Sh!T.”

After catching early success online, Ken released his debut studio album, Project X, 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 signing 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 then released on July 8, 2022. Like with Project X, X also became a major success, with songs such as “MDMA,” “Murda Musik,” and “Freestyle 2” would gain internet sensation. The deluxe version of the album, XTENDED, would then be released on October 31, 2022.

Entering into 2023, Ken would initially release the fourth installment of Lost Files (originally titled lost ?) on SoundCloud, hosted by Ian Connor’s Born From Pain Sickö, only to be taken down a couple days later after hinting it’s disapproval of its release. On Valentine’s Day, Ken would later release his biggest song to date, “i need u," to which it gained attention through social media after a snippet of the song was posted where it gained notoriety for its fast-paced audio.

Throughout March and June 2023, Ken would post a wide variety of snippets of unreleased songs, as well as producing for other artists, most notably for Lil Uzi Vert, in which he landed a production placement on Uzi’s third studio album, Pink Tape.

Ken’s third studio album, A Great Chaos, was originally supposed to be released on July 17, 2023, containing features from Destroy Lonely, as well as collaborating with Lil Uzi Vert following his production placement on “x2” on Pink Tape, however due to label issues the album was delayed. After much anticipated waiting, A Great Chaos would be announced for pre-save; confirming the October 13 release and would reveal the cover art, although the album would be leaked four days before its release.