Atlanta rapper Ken Carson has unveiled the eerie video for “Freestyle 2.” One of the standout cuts from the MC’s celebrated main label debut X, the electrifying observe has garnered greater than 16 million Spotify streams and counting.
The spooky visible arrives within the wake of Carson dropping a deluxe version of the challenge, XTENDED, together with 5 new songs.
“Freestyle 2” shortly grew to become one of the celebrated tracks on X. “Yeah, I put that ho in Prada, and after, I made her holler,” Carson spits over blown out, distorted bass. “And my bro took off your mans, I heard that was your top shotter.” The flex-heavy lyrics proceed all through the music with the rapper declaring: “I got Vetements on my pants and my shirt Balenciaga.” The ferocity of “Freestyle 2” is completely captured within the video.
An ideal addendum to the minimize, the accompanying visible options hyper-stylized lo-fi footage and a slasher flick aesthetic. Carson raps from the woods and is surrounded by mask-donning creatures, giving the music a managed chaos that the MC harnesses with ease. Cigarette smoke and clowns in costume come drunkenly staggering throughout the display screen, making the video a mini horror film.
Before XTENDED, Carson started build up a following in 2020 with a collection of EPs, together with Boy Barbie and Teen X, the latter of which spawned the viral hit “Yale.” The following yr, he shared Project X, a hedonistic journey that embodies the spirit of youthful nihilism. The mixtape acquired reward from Pitchfork, HipHopDX, and different tastemaking shops.
Carson opened 2022 with a placement on Yeat’s 2Alivë observe “Geek High” and continued to construct momentum with loosies corresponding to “Teen Bean” and eventually his expansive debut album X which has garnered over 162 million world streams. With the discharge of XTENDED, and now the visible for X favourite “Freestyle 2,” Carson underlines his standing as one among rap’s most fun newcomers.