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Fighting My Demons
"Fighting My Demons" is a song by American rapper Ken Carson. It was released on October 13, 2023, from Carson's third studio album, '' A Great Chaos''. It was collaboratively produced by Bart How, Lvis, Outtatown, Star Boy, and Warren Hunter. Star Boy's producer tag is used near the song's climax. Critical reception Writing for ''HipHopDX'', Will Gedron stated that on the track, "Carson is able to channel the most exciting cadences of his career into a maximalist, galactic swell". He also noted that "the rest of his verse alternates between straight-line raps and pagan chants, sometimes stopping for a half-second before moving onto the next line. It’s a microcosm of the way he builds out his flows on the whole record — delivered as if his nose hasn’t been clear for months". Music video The Cole Bennett-directed music video was released on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel. It features glitchy visuals of Ken Carson partying and rapping his own lyrics, and is described as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Carson
Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his second studio album '' X'' (2022), which became his first entry on the ''Billboard'' 200. His third studio album, '' A Great Chaos'' (2023) reached number 11 on the chart. Carson signed to Playboi Carti's record label Opium, an imprint of Interscope Records in 2019. Prior, Carson released his extended play ''Teen X'' (2020) and debut studio album '' Project X'' (2021). Songs from the latter, namely "Rock N Roll" and "Run + Ran", gained wide popularity on the platform TikTok. He is closely affiliated with Opium labelmate, frequent collaborator, and fellow Georgia native Destroy Lonely. Career 2015–2019: Beginnings Carson initially joined 808 Mafia in 2015 as a rapper after meeting fellow record producer TM88, and would begin releasing music on SoundCloud as early as 2017. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Great Chaos
''A Great Chaos'' is the third studio album by American rapper Ken Carson. It was released through Opium and Interscope Records on October 13, 2023. The album is a follow-up to Carson's second studio album, '' X'' (2022), and his third mixtape, ''Lost Files 4'' (2023); it consists of 18 tracks and features guest appearances from Destroy Lonely and Lil Uzi Vert. The album's production was handled by various producers, including Carson, F1lthy, Lil 88, and TM88, among others. The album was supported by the release of the single: "I Need U", which was released on Valentine's Day. ''A Great Chaos'' received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, earning 49,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, and becoming Carson's first US top 20 album. Background and release The album's lead single, "I Need U", was first previewed in December 2022 and released on February 14, 2023, coinciding with Valentine's Day. On June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opium (record Label)
Opium is an American record label and creative agency founded by American rapper and singer Playboi Carti. The label's current notable acts include Carti himself, American rappers Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely, and hip hop duo Homixide Gang. The label also includes music producers KP Beatz and Art Dealer who both worked extensively on Playboi Carti's second studio album, '' Whole Lotta Red''. Musically, the Opium collective shares a similar sound, with dark, gritty, and avant-garde synths mixed into a rage beat reminiscent of the 70s and 80s punk rock era. This experimental sound strays away from the current trap hip hop genre and has garnered its own cultlike fanbase. History In July 2022, Ken Carson, who signed to Opium in 2019, released his second studio album '' X'', which debuted at number 115 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and number 50 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In August 2022, Destroy Lonely, who signed to Opium in 2021, released his fifth mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, it differed from most record companies by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control. Its first hit records arrived in under a year, and it achieved profitability in 1993. Chair and CEO until May 2014, Iovine was succeeded by John Janick. In 1992, Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from the hardcore hip hop label Death Row, whose artists included Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid-1990s gangsta rap controversy. As a result, Time Warner, owning Atlantic, severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HotNewHipHop
''HotNewHipHop (HNHH)'' is an online publication that covers daily news about hip hop and pop culture, including streetwear, sports, and sneakers. In addition to its editorial content, HotNewHipHop also produces the video serieses; ''How to Roll'', ''On The Come Up'', ''In My Bag'', and ''Snack Review''. The site has been nominated multiple times for the BET Hip Hop Awards in the category, "The best Hip Hop Platform." The website is known for covering the careers of multiple artists including Post Malone, Tyga, The Weeknd, and Wiz Khalifa. History HotNewHipHop.com was launched in 2007 by Montreal-based Lebanese Armenian Saro Derbedrossian, also known as Saro D. alongside DJ Rockstar. Despite being founded in Canada, ''HNHH'' covers the broader hip-hop culture as opposed to simply just focusing on Canadian Hip Hop like '' HipHopCanada''. The site began as a single webpage that users would visit to listen to daily releases of new hip-hop songs. It has since developed to also inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Producer Tag
A producer tag (sometimes simply called a tag) is the element of a song, typically at the beginning of it, inserted there by the song's producer – a short sound meant to familiarize the listener with who is responsible for the production of the song. Most notably prevalent in hip hop music, producer tags became popular during the 2000s, and were first used as a way for producers to identify themselves on songs, or "sign" the instrumental (commonly known as a "beat") they made as protection against someone stealing the beat. They experienced a massive rise in popularity during the late 2000s and early 2010s with the rise of the trap subgenre of hip hop. A producer tag usually includes someone saying a short, memorable phrase announcing their presence on the track; an example of this might be Young Chop's producer tag, the phrase "Young Chop on the beat", which was said by Chop's nephew and recorded. It is not always necessarily an audible phrase, though; for example, Pharrell Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HipHopDX
''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. The website's current president and publisher is Sharath Cherian and the Head Of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. ''HipHopDX'' is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. In September 2020, the website was acquired by Warner Music Group. ''HipHopDX'' was nominated for "Best Hip Hop Online Site" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. On September 3, 2013, '' The Source'' named ''HipHopDX'', number three on their 2013 Digital Power 30 list, which ranks websites that are the most popular in the hip hop industry. Year-end awards SourceThe following sources are to reference each of each year's awards: MC/Rapper of the Year *2006: Lupe Fiasco *2007: André 3000 of OutKast *2008: Nas *2009: Raekwon *2010: Eminem *2011: Tech N9ne *2012: Kendrick Lamar *2013: Kendrick Lamar *2014: Big K.R.I.T. *2015: Kendrick Lamar *2016: Chance the Rapper *2017: Kendrick Lamar *2018: J. Cole Album of the Year *2006: '' Lup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Bennett
Cole Michael Bennett (born May 14, 1996) is an American business executive, videographer, and music video director. His multimedia company, Lyrical Lemonade, started in 2013 as an internet blog while he was in high school. Early life Cole Bennett was born on May 14, 1996, in Plano, Illinois. He went to Plano High School and he dropped out of DePaul University to focus on his career in videography and hip hop music, something he wanted to do since childhood. Lyrical Lemonade Bennett originally founded Lyrical Lemonade as an internet blog when he was a high school student in Plano, Illinois. His mother came up with the blog's name and gave him a video camera. He began directing music videos for local Chicago rappers, such as Vic Mensa, Taylor Bennett, King Louie, and Ridgio, all of which he uploaded onto the Lyrical Lemonade channel. His channel also featured live show recaps, cyphers, documentaries and interviews. The channel then expanded into other sub-genres of hip ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypebeast (company)
Hypebeast is a Hong Kong-listed company that focuses on contemporary culture and lifestyle. Originally founded in 2005 by Kevin Ma as a sneaker blog, over the years, Hypebeast has also expanded into other areas such as fashion, art, music, Web3, and more. Hypebeast's three major divisions are Hypemedia, its online editorial and social media platforms; Hypemaker, an in-house creative production agency; and HBX, a retail platform. In addition to the Hypebeast media platform, which is in multiple languages, there are also Hypebae and Popbee for women, Hypemoon for Web3, Hypeart for art and Hypegolf for golf. History Hypebeast was originally started as a sneaker blog in 2005 by Kevin Ma. *In 2012, the lifestyle, digital and streetwear focused site entered the retail sphere as HBX, selling fashion editor favourites. *In 2016, it launched its creative agency, Hypemaker. *In 2018, the company organized a festival called Hypefest in New York City. *In 2019, Hypebeast was transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidal (service)
Tidal (stylized in all caps) is a Norwegian-American subscription-based music, podcast and video streaming service that offers audio and music videos. Tidal was launched in 2014 by Swedish public company Aspiro which is now majority-owned by Block, Inc., an American payment processing company. With distribution agreements with all three major record labels and many independent labels, Tidal claims to provide access to more than 80 million tracks and 350,000 music videos. It offers two levels of service: Tidal HiFi (up to CD quality – FLAC-based 16-bit/44.1 kHz) and Tidal HiFi Plus (up to MQA – 24-bit/96 kHz). Tidal claims to pay the highest percentage of royalties to music artists and songwriters within the music streaming market. In March 2015, Aspiro was acquired by Project Panther Bidco Ltd., which relaunched the service with a mass-marketing campaign, promoting it as the first artist-owned streaming service. In January 2017, Sprint Corporation bought 33% of Tida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recorded Music NZ
Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded Music NZ is open to any owner of recorded music rights operating in New Zealand, inclusive of major labels (such as Sony, Universal and Warner Music Group), independent labels and self-released artists. Recorded Music NZ has over 2000 rights-holders. Prior to June 2013 the association called itself the "Recording Industry Association of New Zealand" (RIANZ). RIANZ and PPNZ Music Licensing merged and renamed themselves "Recorded Music NZ". Recorded Music NZ functions in three areas: * member services (the New Zealand Music Awards, the Official New Zealand Music Charts, music grants and direct services to artists and labels) * music licensing (undertaken independently or, in most cases, via OneMusic, a joint licensing venture bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
