More Chaos

In October 2023, Ken Carson released his third studio album, A Great Chaos, through Opium and Interscope Records. It was his breakout album, debuting at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart and becoming certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2023, Carson began teasing More Chaos when he posted the word "more" on social media, leading fans to assume it would be the title to its deluxe version of A Great Chaos. Following the release of the deluxe edition in July 2024, Carson confirmed that More Chaos would be the title of his next album. The production of More Chaos was handled by F1lthy, Lil 88, Star Boy, and Outtatown, among others. Carson had less time to record on the album compared to his previous ones. He recorded most of it throughout the Chaos Tour, in his tour bus. == Composition ==

Overview More Chaos is a rage and trap album. Expanding upon the style and production of A Great Chaos, and loudly soft clipped sound, "Xposed" sees Carson deliver threats in a humorous tone and features "skittering synthesizers" reminiscent of those on the Young Jeezy album ''Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005), according to Peter A. Berry of Stereogum''. Caramanica viewed the song as one of the album's "flickers of warmth and self-doubt". and is the only track on any versions of More Chaos to feature guest appearances. Carson lyrically raps about drugs such as ecstasy and promethazine on its chorus, with Carti and Lonely's verses sharing similar topics. Carti's vocal performance on the track was compared to Future by Attard and Williams; Lafontant imagined the song as Carti "[finding] a random .wav file from 2022 and just [throwing] a verse and some Swamp Izzo tags on it." == Release and promotion ==

Carson initially hinted at a Halloween 2024 release for More Chaos, which did not materialize. The album was released on April 11, 2025; a music video for "Money Spread", filmed whilst Carson was on tour, was released concurrently. A music video for "Lord of Chaos", directed by Nick Spiders, was released on April 15. That same day, Carson held an impromptu vinyl signing event at LUME Studios in New York City. On April 19, Carson debuted several More Chaos songs live at Barton Hall in Ithaca, New York. Carson was scheduled to embark on the Lord of Chaos Tour of North America in support of the album between July 29 to September 23, 2025. By July 24, the tour was reported to have been cancelled on social media, with no official statement being released. At the same time, rumors of a label-wide Opium tour with Playboi Carti began to surface, which would be confirmed when Carti announced the United States-only Antagonist Tour on August 25. Carson served as a supporting act, along with Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang, and ApolloRed1, from October 3 to December 1, 2025. In March 2026, he embarked on the headlining WTF Tour of Europe. Eddino Abdul Hadi of The Straits Times described the aesthetics of More Chaos as "gothic and cyberpunk" and considered it "on-brand for Opium". was created by Isaac Garza to promote the album; a belt buckle was crafted by Alex Moss to commemorate its release. == Critical reception ==

On review aggregator website Metacritic, More Chaos holds a score of 71 out of 100, based on reviews from five critics, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". == Commercial performance ==

More Chaos earned 59,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, 11,000 of which came from pure sales, to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It was Carson's first US number-one album and the lowest-selling US number-one album since 2022, when Pusha T's fourth album, ''It's Almost Dry, topped the Billboard'' 200 with 55,000 album-equivalent units. == Track listing ==

Credits adapted from Tidal. • Benjamin Lidsky – recording engineer (1, 4–7, 9, 12–14, 17, 19–21), mixing engineer • Corey Moon – recording engineer (2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18) • Colin Leonard – mastering == Charts ==

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