Of Playboi Carti’s various signees and affiliates, Ken Carson is the clearest inheritor of the rage mantle, a statement that would have seemed laughable just a few short years ago. At the time, Destroy Lonely seemed to have more sauce, and Carti was taking all of their mutual producers’ best beats. But Carson has been the obvious MVP over at OPIUM — more talented than his labelmates and more consistent than his boss — since the 2023 release of A Great Chaos, which catapulted the Atlanta protege past Carti clone allegations into more rarefied territory.⁠ ⁠ In Scream 2, Randy Meek outlined his rules for a horror sequel: “More blood, more gore. Carnage. Candy. Your core audience just expects it.” More Chaos is more than happy to oblige, upping the ante on its predecessor, doubling down on bludgeoning bass (“Money Spread”), roiling synthesizers (“2000”), and of course, moshpit-manic anthems (“Trap Jump”).⁠ ⁠ Hit the link in bio to read creative director nickspiders's thoughts about the pro...