Ken met record producer TM88 in 2015 after moving to South Atlanta and signed to 808 Mafia as a rapper. In 2019, he signed to Playboi Carti's label Opium. He released his first two EPs, Boy Barbie and Teen X , in 2020. The latter featured his biggest song to date, Yale. Ken kicked off 2021 by releasing Lost Files on SoundCloud, a compilation of throwaways from his third EP, Teen X : Relapsed, which features standout song High as Sh!T. His debut album, Project X, was released in July 2021.
Yeah, now, his label changed his stage name from Ken Car$on to Ken Carson ... Totally messing up our scrobbles.
Teen X
Ken Car$on Lyrics
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I just told my ex that I'm better than the rest, yeah
I just told my ex I′ma pull up and flex, uh
I just told my ex, uh, I just told my ex, uh
I just told my ex I'm Teen X, this ain't that, uh
I just told my ex, uh, I just told my ex, yeah
I′m just totin′ a Glock, 43, it's a X, yeah
I just told my ex, uh, I just told my ex, uh
Yeah, yeah, Teen X, Teen X, Teen X
I just called my partner up, asked him where them beans at, uh
I just called my doctor, where the pills and lean at? Uh
Call up Metro Bloomin, where the fuck my weed at?
Uh, uh, Teen X, Teen X, Teen X
And I can′t understand nothin' you saying, lil′ bitch, I'm high as shit
Fucked a ho off a Perc′, popped a Xan' and now I'm out of it
And she just told her bestfriend that she wanna try this shit
She wanna try this shit
She want Boy Barbie
She want Car$on Ken
She want Teen Ecstasy
These niggas green like Ben 10
So they can′t stand next to me
Pulled up with an FN
Spinned the block, all you heard was a screech
Chrome Heart rug in my crib so when you come in, no shoes on your feet
And I know she act a friend, but to me she just a freak
She do anything to get away from you and come to me
I don′t get into that relationship shit, I'm just a teen
Yeah, yeah, Teen X, Teen X, Teen X
I just called my partner up, asked him where them beans at, uh
I just called my doctor, where the pills and lean at? Uh
Call up Metro Bloomin, where the fuck my weed at?
Uh, uh, Teen X, Teen X, Teen X
And I can′t understand nothin' you saying, lil′ bitch, I'm high as shit
Fucked a ho off a Perc′, popped a Xan' and now I'm out of it
And she just told her bestfriend that she wanna try this shit
In Ken Car$on’s song “Teen X,” he boasts about his confidence and how he’s moved on from his ex, asserting that he’s “better than her next” and that he’s “Teen X.” Ken Car$on also references drug use throughout the song, as he talks about popping pills and smoking weed, which might account for some of the incoherence in his lyrics. Despite his drug use, Ken Car$on characterizes himself as someone who’s independent and doesn’t want to get involved in relationships, saying that he’s “just a teen.”
One interesting aspect of this song is the way that Ken Car$on uses his lyrics to highlight his own self-assurance and self-confidence. He doesn’t seem to need validation from anyone else and is content to be himself, even if that means doing drugs and living life on the edge. Additionally, the song might be interpreted as a commentary on modern youth culture, with Ken Car$on positioning himself as a role model for a young, disaffected generation that’s disillusioned with the traditional values of society and instead wants to define itself by its own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, I just told my ex that I′m better than her next, uh
I recently told my ex-partner that I am more superior and greater than the other people she has been with
I just told my ex I′ma pull up and flex, uh
I just informed my ex that I will arrive and display my wealth and material possessions
I just told my ex I'm Teen X, this ain't that, uh
I just asserted to my ex that I am a different type of person than what she has experienced before, I am now Teen X
I′m just totin′ a Glock, 43, it's a X, yeah
I am carrying a Glock 43 gun, which is a type of X model
Teen X, Teen X, Teen X
Repeating the phrase Teen X multiple times to create emphasis and bring attention to the label or persona
I just called my partner up, asked him where them beans at, uh
I recently phoned my associate and asked them where I can obtain illegal drugs, specifically beans
I just called my doctor, where the pills and lean at? Uh
I contacted my physician and requested information on where I can get prescription pills and lean (a mixture of cough syrup and soda)
Call up Metro Bloomin, where the fuck my weed at?
I called Metro Boomin (a famous music producer) and inquired about where my marijuana is
And I can′t understand nothin' you saying, lil′ bitch, I'm high as shit
I am unable to comprehend what you are saying since I am extremely intoxicated
Fucked a ho off a Perc′, popped a Xan' and now I'm out of it
I had sexual intercourse with a woman after taking a Percocet painkiller and now feel incoherent and disconnected from reality
She wanna try this shit
She is interested in experimenting with the drugs and lifestyle I indulge in
And she just told her bestfriend that she wanna try this shit
She confided in her closest friend that she desires to experiment with drugs and the lifestyle I participate in
Writer(s): Kenyatta Frazier
Contributed by Alexis P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.