A Great Chaos

by Ken Car$on

Overview

Atlanta rapper Ken Car$on gets more inventive and more interesting on his third studio album, A Great Chaos. An affiliate of Playboi Carti (signed to Carti's label Opium), Car$on's earlier material aimed for the same experimental heights Carti regularly reaches, but he often fell short in terms of both imagination and the skill required to get there. A Great Chaos takes more risks while at the same time feeling less self-conscious about needing to create something extraordinary. As a result, Car$on manages to stay out of his own way and get to unexpected places like the stuttering, video game synth instrumental of "Jennifer's Body," the red-lined trap of "Paranoid" (one of several tracks that includes contributions from Destroy Lonely), and the elastic, Young Thug-influenced vocal inflections and haunted melodic hooks of "I Need U." There are also ample amounts of unsophisticated, raging fun on energetic tracks like "Vampire Hour" or when Car$on taps into a nearly belligerent joy on "Fighting My Demons" and "Me N My Kup." Lil Uzi Vert stops by to add impact to the vaporous catchiness of "Like This," providing just enough pop stability to level out an album that's always threatening to fall into incoherence. The balance is tenuous, but it's a fun and engaging listening experience. A Great Chaos is also a huge step up from Car$on's earlier albums, which postured themselves as incredibly dark and intense, but lacked much substance beneath the bluster. ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2025
Label:	Universal Uk
UPC:	0602458706253

Tracks

1. Green Room
2. Jennifer's Body
3. Fighting My Demons
4. Singapore
5. Lose It
6. Hardcore
7. Me N My Kup
8. It's Over
9. Succubus
10. Paranoid
11. Pots
12. Like This
13. Overtime
14. Vampire Hour
15. Nightcore
16. Nightcore 2
17. Rockstar Lifestyle
18. i need u

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ken Carson   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Rap,Rap
Lil Uzi Vert   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Destroy Lonely   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Ellantre Williams   Recording
Max Rafael   Composer
LBWbeats   Producer
Ben Lidsky   Recording
Erik Cordova   Composer
MaxFlames   Producer
Clif Shayne   Composer,Producer
Ken Carson   Composer,Composer
Einthismf   Producer
Keifa Carter   Composer
Luuk Benjamin Wanmaker   Composer
Nicholas Spires   Composer
Nick Spiders   Composer,Producer
Olle Elvis Zijlstra   Composer
Semsi Salvino   Composer,Producer
Johnny Peng   Composer
Skai   Producer
Kylian Emmanuel Kante   Composer,Producer
Kyle   Producer
Mnclzy   Producer
AM   Producer,Producer
Esko   Producer,Producer
Lucian   Producer,Producer
Brandon Brown   A&R
Oliver Brown   Composer
Thomas Ross   Composer
Colin Leonard   Mastering Engineer
Warren Hunter   Composer,Producer
Richard Ortiz   Composer
Bobby Sandimanie   Composer
Corey Moon   Recording
TM88   Producer
Kyl   Producer
Roark Bailey   Mixing
Stacey Walroud   Composer
Symere Woods   Composer
Marissa Wickliffe   A&R
Danny O'Brien   Composer
Perto   Producer
Bryan Simmons   Composer
Kenyatta Frazier Jr.   Composer
Misogi   Producer
Gab3   Producer
Benjamin Lidsky   Mixing,Recording,Vocal Mixing
Anton Martin Mendo   Composer
Kp Beatz   Producer
Starboy   Producer
Lvis   Producer
Outtatown   Producer
F1lthy   Producer
Ben Thomas   Recording
Ssort   Producer
Pierre Thevenot   Composer
Stefan Cismigiu   Composer
Lil88   Producer
Kenneth Pannu   Composer
Jalan Anthony Lowe   Composer
Skaii   Producer
Monique Teclemariam   A&R,A&R Assistance
Ela Talu   A&R
Bart How   Producer
Bart Van Hoewijk   Composer
Bhristo   Producer
Christopher Quillin   Composer
Legion   Producer
Lukrative   Producer
Rupert Howarth   Composer
Gabriel Rousseau   Composer
Ethan Andrade   Composer
Warpstr   Producer
Arman Andican   Composer