On April 11, 2025, Ken Carson released a follow-up album to his critically acclaimed “A Great Chaos,” titled “More Chaos.” The release being long-awaited, Opium’s artist Carson continued in the footsteps of “A Great Chaos,” with the sound composed of rap, punk, and electronic music, which he defines as chaos.
The album’s tracklist is comprised of 22 songs: “Lord Of Chaos,” “Xposed,” “Money Spread,” “Root Of All Evil,” “K-Hole,” “Trap Jump,” “Blakk Rokkstar,” “LiveLeak,” “Diamonds,” “Dismantled,” “200 Kash,” “Down2Earth,” “Confetti,” “Naked,” “Kryptonite,” “Psycho,” “Inferno,” “Thx,” “2000,” “Evolution,” “Ghoul,” and last but not least, “Off The Meter.”
Starting strong with “Lord Of Chaos,” Carson utilizes a simple but quick beat to make his lyricism pop out at the listener. Out of all the songs, this is one especially where Carson emphasizes his chaos; he needs more chaos, everything is chaos, and he is the lord of chaos. In this song, he goes out of his way to strike the fear of a God, himself, into the listener.
Following the previous is “Exposed,” where Carson sings about his “opps” being exposed, alongside him making an egregious amount of money. A stand-out line would be, “I have a bakery, but I ain’t bakin’ no cakes here, I’m havin’ bread, I’m making bread, shawty, bread, bread, shawty, bread, bread, shawty, get your bread, bread, bread up.” Carson reinforces the power of repetition to remind his listeners of what is most important to him: bread, which is slang for money.
With “K-Hole,” Carson changes the album’s typical vibe, going towards a beat reminiscent of an old Chief Keef beat. Although the beat is divine, the lyrics are nothing special, but the beat makes up for it.
The next few songs after “K-Hole” sound similar in their beats and flows, with the next change happening at “Down2Earth.” The song switches the style by turning towards a more calm beat, but Carson still brings some punch with his lyrics. It’s not entirely usual for him to slide onto beats with a more passive nature, so this occurrence is like seeing a rare animal in the wild.
The next song that sat with me was “Psycho,” where the beat becomes almost divine, fitting for the lord of chaos that Carson is. The lyrics of this song are in regard to Carson flying private, going to tropical islands, stealing your girlfriend, and being on top of the world. This song is a good demonstration of the ego that comes with being a psycho.
And finally, but certainly not least, is “Off The Meter.” Being the only song off the album to include features, we get a song with Carson and Destroy Lonely and Playboi Carti. The purpose of this song is for the three to bond over their love for stealing cars and pouring the illicit drug “lean” into cups to share.
Overall, the album has an outstanding sound to it. Carson always has a great sound, but the lyrical depth is far too shallow. I went in expecting the Mariana Trench and got the local kiddie pool. The beats continue to carry him and I can only hope that he will step up his vocal game. I would rate the album a six out of ten.
