Ken Car$on talks Teen X EP, & signing to Playboi Carti's OPIUM label

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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    Our Generation Music presents an interview with Atlanta artist Ken Car$on. Ken Car$on sat down with Hakeem to discuss his new EP "Teen X: Relapsed". He also details meeting Playboi Carti, how he ended up signing to his label OPIUM, and other exclusive stories.
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  • @WhosNyGeal
    @WhosNyGeal 3 года назад +1393

    Ken be smiling like someone said his crush likes him back 😂

  • @EukoVet
    @EukoVet 3 года назад +3990

    Ken Carson looks like he know something we don’t

    • @eightnationbhts2429
      @eightnationbhts2429 3 года назад +258

      He took a oath lmao

    • @vlests2565
      @vlests2565 3 года назад +248

      Bruh knows the secret to enlightenment lol

    • @RR-xo2wi
      @RR-xo2wi 3 года назад +134

      soul sold

    • @yungsantos2133
      @yungsantos2133 3 года назад +27

      @@RR-xo2wi facts lol

    • @glorysclub
      @glorysclub 3 года назад +41

      remember this comment for future reference.

  • @KentWav
    @KentWav 3 года назад +1889

    Homie look like Ian Connor & Carti did the fusion dance 🕺🏾🕺🏾👉🏾👈🏾

  • @anderson9908
    @anderson9908 3 года назад +1736

    underground hasn’t been this lit since like 2015 fr

    • @si6044
      @si6044 3 года назад +143

      2016/2017 SoundCloud wave was dope

    • @danieltaylor-hudson1112
      @danieltaylor-hudson1112 3 года назад +114

      No seriously carti making his own underground

    • @harrisbarnes7311
      @harrisbarnes7311 3 года назад +22

      your tripping. if you know anything about the underground rap scene shits always been popping. always new artists popping up

    • @anderson9908
      @anderson9908 3 года назад +87

      @@harrisbarnes7311 i’m saying there’s a big group of new artists on the rise now versus a couple one offs each year

    • @harrisbarnes7311
      @harrisbarnes7311 3 года назад +36

      @@anderson9908 ahh ok yeh i diffidently agree lol. we got faygo, ken, BBKnight, autumn, slayworld all em lol fr

  • @sebastiansabo1107
    @sebastiansabo1107 3 года назад +1418

    Everyone in this comment section are OG’s just remember that.

  • @slattx
    @slattx 11 месяцев назад +199

    insane progression from teen x to agc

    • @nar7470
      @nar7470 9 месяцев назад +2

      real

    • @jttheone9475
      @jttheone9475 9 месяцев назад

      Fr

    • @millionairemindset46
      @millionairemindset46 7 месяцев назад +15

      Love project x tho lowk hope he makes bis next album more similar to that

  • @Diametric
    @Diametric 3 года назад +809

    Mans really geeked up

  • @MADD-MANX
    @MADD-MANX 3 года назад +345

    Bro looks like Ian, Carti, Almighty Jay, and ASAP Ferg combined 😂

    • @homixidejeray
      @homixidejeray 3 года назад +21

      Almighty jay??😂😂😂😂 damn bruh

    • @wtfdion
      @wtfdion 3 года назад +7

      lil b as well 😂

    • @kashty024
      @kashty024 3 года назад +16

      can’t just me that think he look like he from pakistan or india lmao

    • @apexmva7614
      @apexmva7614 3 года назад +1

      @@kashty024 nah

    • @keoniquemcknight6146
      @keoniquemcknight6146 3 года назад +1

      This prolly the best comment except id take out ferg for Lil B

  • @enigma5314
    @enigma5314 3 года назад +1632

    Ken is smart, just because he might not be able to talk well because of the grills or maybe he was on drugs doesn’t mean he’s not smart. I can tell he is observant and picks up on things quick

    • @user-jw6kg1er7t
      @user-jw6kg1er7t 3 года назад +8

      Vero

    • @hennuhw
      @hennuhw 3 года назад +64

      Dude is fucking high rn

    • @jovirose.
      @jovirose. 3 года назад +53

      roll me some weed im high as shit

    • @s550sammy
      @s550sammy 3 года назад +30

      lmaooooo u pretty much called him a retard

    • @neptune6970
      @neptune6970 3 года назад

      Sammy how?

  • @Parabellum-1
    @Parabellum-1 3 года назад +97

    He literally high as shit 😭

  • @gavindunn6343
    @gavindunn6343 3 года назад +1816

    Bro couldn’t stop smiling🤣

    • @cedi344
      @cedi344 3 года назад +24

      😭😭😭😭😭

    • @jaedensoarin
      @jaedensoarin 3 года назад +110

      Cuz he goin 🆙

    • @zilegg1802
      @zilegg1802 3 года назад +273

      He high as shit yah

    • @slizz00
      @slizz00 3 года назад +109

      boy off da X

    • @bladewade2047
      @bladewade2047 3 года назад +54

      Geeked up geeked up

  • @jacobmarcos2547
    @jacobmarcos2547 3 года назад +450

    claim ur spot as an og ken fan before he blow up

    • @KaceyGlo
      @KaceyGlo 3 года назад +5

      Fr that song geeked up harf

    • @rxx1263
      @rxx1263 3 года назад +3

      This is his yearrrrr

    • @PNKNYC
      @PNKNYC 3 года назад +2

      👍

    • @TrickTipsMg
      @TrickTipsMg 3 года назад +3

      Hell yeaa

    • @mayadawg3287
      @mayadawg3287 3 года назад +2

      CLaiMeD

  • @trizzyhellabandz
    @trizzyhellabandz 3 года назад +223

    He ain’t cap in his song when he said he was high as shit

  • @checksoverstripes6150
    @checksoverstripes6150 3 года назад +88

    Ken talk like he got a sock in his mouth💀

    • @jaedensoarin
      @jaedensoarin 3 года назад +45

      out of all of the objects in the world you chose a sock 💀💀

    • @josephrichards7049
      @josephrichards7049 3 года назад +2

      😭

    • @dr3y_17
      @dr3y_17 3 года назад +10

      it’s the grills😂

  • @ejb5x
    @ejb5x 3 года назад +697

    sounds like he has a mouthful of peanut butter when he's talking

  • @EuroFootballNew
    @EuroFootballNew 3 года назад +172

    We Fr gonna remember being some of the first KEN CAR$ON fans

    • @christpher.
      @christpher. 3 года назад

      facts

    • @javier-qv4is
      @javier-qv4is 3 года назад +13

      @Related_browser1 ✓ every ken carson fan knows about that lmfao🤦‍♂️

    • @3sr966
      @3sr966 2 года назад

      !

    • @nevaburks1790
      @nevaburks1790 2 месяца назад

      hero u go man

  • @keatmn
    @keatmn 3 года назад +361

    we need that star boy + outtatown interview asapppp

  • @lizerdytk
    @lizerdytk 3 года назад +213

    bro can’t stop smiling 💀💀💀

  • @thouxanbanas5527
    @thouxanbanas5527 3 года назад +300

    I fw ken heavy but why is he smiling like that dawg he look weird af 😂😂

  • @Sam-zo2ho
    @Sam-zo2ho 3 года назад +163

    Damn he got the exaggerated swagger of a black teen

    • @childnoirr
      @childnoirr 3 года назад +3

      he definitely a showman. Charisma and swagger and all. Ken is a CHARACTER

    • @lmarum5936
      @lmarum5936 3 года назад +4

      Bruh that was the funniest shi🤣

  • @svtnah
    @svtnah 3 года назад +386

    Yooo I need that collective opium album

    • @ripdmv2
      @ripdmv2 3 года назад +5

      fr

    • @worldgonered4854
      @worldgonered4854 3 года назад +1

      Si metal is opium

    • @jaedensoarin
      @jaedensoarin 3 года назад +48

      Exec produced by lil88 art dealer star boy Richie and outta town 🤩🤩

    • @toolie3671
      @toolie3671 3 года назад +3

      @@jaedensoarin and ken

    • @Juugrichkory
      @Juugrichkory 3 года назад +6

      @@toolie3671 and Carti and lancey and lil dte

  • @jameswilted
    @jameswilted 3 года назад +89

    I only just found out about Ken but I love seeing how happy he is, it’s so wholesome like he really seems like a kid living his dream, knowing even bigger and better things are coming. Good vibes 😊

    • @jovirose.
      @jovirose. 3 года назад +2

      fruity vibes ^

    • @jameswilted
      @jameswilted 3 года назад +44

      @@jovirose. fellas is it gay to be happy for another man?

    • @vxrcus
      @vxrcus 3 года назад

      @@jameswilted 😭

    • @citglos
      @citglos 3 года назад +6

      @@jovirose. how you calling him fruity and you got his whole face as your pfp😭😭

    • @jovirose.
      @jovirose. 3 года назад

      @@citglos thats not gay

  • @MrDatblakguy
    @MrDatblakguy 3 года назад +134

    That boy hella relaxed on that couch lmfao

    • @ioiaxopanel3652
      @ioiaxopanel3652 3 года назад +16

      Ik how he feeling, when I’m high as shit I feel like I’m sinking into the couch

    • @lukecarter1843
      @lukecarter1843 3 года назад +5

      he high as shit

  • @NateAlyn
    @NateAlyn 3 года назад +106

    Keep going Hakeem. So proud of you man. You are getting tapped in

  • @xdmngz7834
    @xdmngz7834 3 года назад +152

    “Maison Mihara it’s all my kicks” ⚛️

    • @GoleenTech
      @GoleenTech 3 года назад +11

      I knew he was a flee niqqa when I heard that

  • @xxuro
    @xxuro 3 года назад +55

    Lancey is lowkey londons hidden gem hes an inspiration

  • @1slimelife201
    @1slimelife201 3 года назад +62

    Hakeem u lackin u didn’t even ask him how old he was or who else signed to opium

    • @goharderthanyesterday3935
      @goharderthanyesterday3935 3 года назад +10

      He 20-21

    • @SAMURAIBENZ
      @SAMURAIBENZ 3 года назад +3

      Ong Nigga said he ain’t gone answer the real questions

    • @tj-mb3fy
      @tj-mb3fy 3 года назад +2

      Destroy lonely

    • @hollow_hell3
      @hollow_hell3 3 года назад

      @@goharderthanyesterday3935 nah I think he 18

    • @goharderthanyesterday3935
      @goharderthanyesterday3935 3 года назад +7

      @@hollow_hell3 U might be right idk some article from 2018 said he was 18 at that time. But then on the song “ Teen X “ he says “ hes just a teen “ so idk

  • @moritzr.6333
    @moritzr.6333 3 года назад +19

    the rappers i like always seem mentally disabled

  • @dakotaent1779
    @dakotaent1779 3 года назад +441

    This crazy how we are watching Ken grow as a artist so fast!

  • @visheshsux
    @visheshsux 3 года назад +25

    bro raps clearer than he speaks xD

  • @jacktuscack4177
    @jacktuscack4177 3 года назад +73

    Been on bro since April of last year he really hard

  • @wetflop9540
    @wetflop9540 3 года назад +33

    Watch him blow up and take the dollar sign out of his name

  • @simp6068
    @simp6068 3 года назад +463

    Man Ken Carson need more love from Carti fr, the fact he signed to OPIUM and not even getting a repost or nun is tough since I believe his money getting split from Carti to AWGE then finally to Interscope.
    EDIT: Carti posted a pic wit Ken 4/11/21

    • @countincaskets8684
      @countincaskets8684 3 года назад +87

      frl shits wild carti aint even repost his shit on the opium page

    • @lilgio3100
      @lilgio3100 3 года назад +71

      @Dmuddi thats also my opinion bruh, he lets him grow up himself before. And he does it good fr

    • @simp6068
      @simp6068 3 года назад +93

      @Dmuddi Yeah this make sense, kinda like how some people get that Drake feature or a big buzz without a core fanbase then fall off, but a lot of Kens fans are mostly Carti fans right now I feel . Carti or his team should do some shit like how Ian/AWGE brought Carti to light after he left Awful

    • @whatwedoinyah1614
      @whatwedoinyah1614 3 года назад +6

      @Dmuddi nah don’t force it

    • @selfmadeeeeed
      @selfmadeeeeed 3 года назад +1

      Fax

  • @luhtwan3
    @luhtwan3 3 года назад +51

    I love how for small producers, carti and his associates are the main people u want on your beat

  • @HeatFort
    @HeatFort 3 года назад +66

    lmao dude smacked

  • @prod.bbx666
    @prod.bbx666 3 года назад +28

    bro should've taken his grill out for the interview

    • @JustKJLive
      @JustKJLive 3 года назад +18

      Nah he just talks like that regularly the grill made it worse tho

  • @dvm9795
    @dvm9795 3 года назад +43

    Bro he seems really pilled up

  • @らや
    @らや 3 года назад +48

    crazy how we gon look at this in many years n be like damn

  • @user-um4ib6vt4f
    @user-um4ib6vt4f 3 года назад +81

    it's crazy how fast he's growing, I'm so proud of U ken

    • @tyvampn
      @tyvampn 10 месяцев назад

      and he fs did

  • @Alcoholicpogson
    @Alcoholicpogson 3 года назад +30

    Never knew where Hakeem went after no jumper. Glad he’s still doing something

  • @Syxtcy
    @Syxtcy 3 года назад +91

    he ain’t know how to talk 😂😂

    • @svtnah
      @svtnah 3 года назад +59

      He high as shi fr😭

    • @mauricemeza3978
      @mauricemeza3978 3 года назад +22

      @@svtnah yeahhh and cause of his grills lmfao

    • @eluoverbuilds5754
      @eluoverbuilds5754 3 года назад +2

      grills

    • @kama2767
      @kama2767 3 года назад +2

      Hard to talk with grills it gives you a lisp

  • @lieutenant-vm7eb
    @lieutenant-vm7eb 3 года назад +52

    Ken and carti my favorite rappers rn. when ken talked about how carti gave him a wristband to get back in the moshpit and ken ran back in, that shit is such a fucking tuff story.

    • @datboi8456
      @datboi8456 3 года назад

      why did he get kicked out i can’t understand stand that part💀

    • @garygarri2521
      @garygarri2521 3 года назад

      @@datboi8456 he got in a fight

    • @nevvoy
      @nevvoy 2 года назад

      Pulled up to the concert in the moshpit I ripped my tee

  • @papa_perk9071
    @papa_perk9071 3 года назад +28

    ken blowing up

  • @AngelIglesias777
    @AngelIglesias777 3 года назад +19

    I missed the whole surge of creativity that was going on in the underground scene back in 2015-2017. Looking forward to this resurgence going on rn

  • @Kashhdolla
    @Kashhdolla 3 года назад +22

    KEN MY FAVORITE ARTIST ALONG WITH LANCEY

  • @Bckner
    @Bckner 3 года назад +66

    Ken is a great addition to underground rap.

  • @desmondwaves
    @desmondwaves 3 года назад +129

    if Ken plays his cards right he could be the next Carti

    • @glockeii
      @glockeii 3 года назад +44

      Nah the mainstream fans aren’t on the right wavelength 😔

    • @howtobleachyourhair
      @howtobleachyourhair 3 года назад +1

      hahahhahhahhahaha

    • @deez766
      @deez766 3 года назад +4

      Next ken

    • @dembulo8288
      @dembulo8288 3 года назад +8

      lmfao ken fire but come on now people jsut say this about every artist

    • @jacksontanoa483
      @jacksontanoa483 3 года назад +2

      theres no way he the next carti lmao

  • @justice9803
    @justice9803 3 года назад +19

    came back to this interview to remind y’all do what ken said at the end. live your life no matter what and just enjoy shit fr.

  • @dizzle547
    @dizzle547 3 года назад +29

    The intereviewer is like that’s lit oh that’s cool like his reactions and questions just weren’t there, I’m not hating I fuck with ken car$on but the questions just dumb.

    • @vrrtvrrt5700
      @vrrtvrrt5700 3 года назад +10

      kinda hard to interview someone that isnt all there

    • @dizzle547
      @dizzle547 3 года назад +2

      @@vrrtvrrt5700 Very true, I believe both ends have to do a part of making a great interview that keeps you interested; atleast comprehendible.

    • @rllyniory2601
      @rllyniory2601 3 года назад +1

      @@vrrtvrrt5700 fax

    • @URN-it
      @URN-it 3 года назад +1

      He just comes off as a old head tryna tap into the underground

    • @ukgprod
      @ukgprod 3 года назад

      @@URN-it 100

  • @antisocialdave999
    @antisocialdave999 3 года назад +13

    You can’t leave Pierre Bourne out of the producer rapper conversation!

  • @blond7837
    @blond7837 3 года назад +38

    Been rocking wit ken since April 2020. He going up! TEEN 🙅‍♂️

  • @YungL.i.X.
    @YungL.i.X. 3 года назад +13

    Ken & Sofaygo making moves

  • @julioaquino7502
    @julioaquino7502 3 года назад +13

    Teen x baby, ecstasy go crazy

  • @giggle4186
    @giggle4186 3 года назад +11

    He gives off Danny brown, carti, and Ian vibes

  • @masdaffa1363
    @masdaffa1363 3 года назад +9

    Ken was like : 😊😁😄

  • @gorillagogetit
    @gorillagogetit 3 года назад +22

    In 6 months this dude boutta be huge I can already tell. Just takes 1 record to change everything and bro already proving himself

  • @MiguelSantos-ro1le
    @MiguelSantos-ro1le 3 года назад +23

    Ken always smiles

  • @jsjsjs
    @jsjsjs 3 года назад +11

    ken geeked up in this interview goddamn LMAO

  • @ssvlad1912
    @ssvlad1912 3 года назад +18

    This man can’t stop smiling😂

  • @hldmyguap
    @hldmyguap 3 года назад +12

    Need an Opium project * one day that’ll be so 🔥 🐐

  • @StaySoju
    @StaySoju 3 года назад +16

    it’s crazy how he knows all these ppl & he got such a fresh start. it feels more genuine that he pushing himself instead of having all of em post it

  • @j2ly
    @j2ly 3 года назад +33

    his hair is so fye to me

    • @LOCKBlT
      @LOCKBlT 3 года назад +1

      Fax

    • @smokedyamans2181
      @smokedyamans2181 3 года назад +1

      It’s the color, it’s not blonde, it’s like silver or greyish, never seen it before

  • @sundaynap8616
    @sundaynap8616 3 года назад +23

    the origin of his name might just be the funniest yet hardest thing ive heard in a long fucking time...6:43

  • @MakLiveee
    @MakLiveee 9 месяцев назад +3

    bro looking back at this.. ken was silly ash 😂😂😂

  • @seditionariesj
    @seditionariesj 3 года назад +19

    I remember when he dropped boy Barbie

    • @daboshuru6621
      @daboshuru6621 3 года назад +5

      Pink panther🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @jack-oc2bm
      @jack-oc2bm 3 года назад

      Facts . geeked up goes hard

  • @user-im2xz1vk7z
    @user-im2xz1vk7z 3 года назад +2

    please take out them grillz

  • @imjd4u
    @imjd4u 3 года назад +7

    I’m teen x dis ain’t dat uh

  • @lvndo2094
    @lvndo2094 3 года назад +2

    Wait when this nigga leave no jumper and come here!? Good shit

  • @moritzr.6333
    @moritzr.6333 3 года назад +9

    casually watching deathnote in the background

  • @eleganteaura
    @eleganteaura 3 года назад +8

    15k views I already know people in the future finna come back to this and people in the very very future finna say we miss “old Ken Car$on” watch

    • @2o9fa
      @2o9fa 3 года назад

      Literally dawg

    • @aedric1937
      @aedric1937 3 года назад

      nah fr tho

  • @j0rdanaj
    @j0rdanaj 3 года назад +25

    Does anyone care enough to give this time stamps

  • @ShinigamiJP
    @ShinigamiJP 3 года назад +6

    Who else peep Death note on the window

  • @29pium
    @29pium 3 года назад +6

    BRO Y HE SOUND LIKE DAT 💀💀

  • @prodxeviant
    @prodxeviant 2 года назад +3

    Ken acting like he got his wisdom teeth taken out 3 hours before the interview

  • @ooocccooccoco
    @ooocccooccoco 3 года назад +9

    We HIGH as sh!t

  • @wotehe2812
    @wotehe2812 3 года назад +17

    need a opium album now!

    • @domagojstoric5811
      @domagojstoric5811 3 года назад

      i only know carti and ken

    • @flerpmcflerp6996
      @flerpmcflerp6996 3 года назад

      @@domagojstoric5811 there’s all the producers starboy outtatown, destroylonely I think lancey fouxx internationaljefe and I think Lil Dte

    • @citglos
      @citglos 3 года назад +1

      @@flerpmcflerp6996 lancey not opium lmao

  • @frankz9251
    @frankz9251 2 года назад +3

    Hakeem is one of those dudes that doesn’t know how to use “bet” properly in slang terms

  • @fxckg9926
    @fxckg9926 3 года назад +8

    19:33 he talks about carti

  • @ramelnotramel
    @ramelnotramel 3 года назад +5

  • @grn3527
    @grn3527 3 года назад +10

    Can we talk about how good this interview was tho?

  • @kruugerz3778
    @kruugerz3778 3 года назад +11

    Ken so hard he up next

  • @lazydanko
    @lazydanko 3 года назад +6

    Das how I be on the couch when I’m geekin’ off molly too 🤣🤣

  • @shlimeloveallthetime2627
    @shlimeloveallthetime2627 3 года назад +6

    I can’t believe he lost that one song produced by Richie 🤕. Hopefully we still get that song with Maaly Raw but damn Ken really 3/3 on his eps. He ain’t miss yet 💯

  • @oceanntye5678
    @oceanntye5678 2 года назад +2

    This the new no jumper but honestly better lol

  • @Geshaworld
    @Geshaworld 3 года назад +6

    “Maison Mihara that’s all on my kicks “

  • @arthurmorgan1550
    @arthurmorgan1550 Год назад +2

    They like ain’t you Ken Carson ain’t you Teen X

  • @sashaaaaaaaaaaaaa333
    @sashaaaaaaaaaaaaa333 6 месяцев назад +5

    Ken so cute

  • @jaedensoarin
    @jaedensoarin 3 года назад +3

    All of these comments saying “we og’s here” make my blood boil shit so cringy lmfao

  • @tyron.7631
    @tyron.7631 2 года назад +5

    i remember seeing this the day it came out, crazy how much hes evolved

  • @sully7108
    @sully7108 Год назад +3

    This man created Yale, never forget that

  • @Dlorean-ok4qc
    @Dlorean-ok4qc 3 года назад +5

    Destroy and ken next up. Happy to see all this opium shit coming together

  • @JetsonTrades
    @JetsonTrades 3 года назад +2

    PO ME SOME LEAN IM HIGH AS SHITTT!

  • @User-ew6zl
    @User-ew6zl 2 года назад +3

    I respect Hakeem’s patience I could never bro. wtf was this interview?🤣🤣🤣

  • @MrDatblakguy
    @MrDatblakguy 3 года назад +19

    Ken got connections with hella rappers for no reason

    • @MrDatblakguy
      @MrDatblakguy 3 года назад

      @Astro beat jus cuz it’s a big city for music don’t mean nun

    • @MrDatblakguy
      @MrDatblakguy 3 года назад

      @Astro beat yea obviously but he’s not a big artist and it sounds like he had connections even before affiliating with carti

    • @dtbffe8306
      @dtbffe8306 3 года назад +1

      @@MrDatblakguy I have no idea how he knew tm88 and southside before even rapping

  • @BXKRECORDS
    @BXKRECORDS Год назад +5

    ken make me smile frfr

  • @xman2538
    @xman2538 3 года назад +1

    Hakeem boring af zero communication skills... complete introvert lol

  • @noahtondari2881
    @noahtondari2881 3 года назад +9

    bruhhh that new intro tho

  • @devslang
    @devslang 3 года назад +2

    Lmao ain’t this bruh from No Jumper?

  • @gabrieladams3820
    @gabrieladams3820 3 года назад +5

    guy cooked up in this bih

  • @supremequantv6887
    @supremequantv6887 3 года назад +2

    Ken Carson look like he planning something diabolical