Ken Carson’s CARTUNEZ Finally Arrives After Weeks of Delays
Ken Carson has finally released his long awaited project CARTUNEZ after weeks of delays, shifting release dates and speculation surrounding its arrival.
Released through Opium and Interscope Records, the 13 track project arrived on streaming platforms as the second disc of an expanded edition titled xperiment – cartunez. The combined release now contains 35 songs and runs for approximately one hour and 32 minutes.
CARTUNEZ features guest appearances from Destroy Lonely, OsamaSon and ApolloRed1. Despite previously teasing a different version of the project with Playboi Carti attached, Carti does not appear on the final tracklist.
Ken Carson Finally Delivers CARTUNEZ
The arrival of CARTUNEZ closes one of the more unpredictable chapters of Ken Carson’s recent rollout.
Carson originally announced the project as a follow up to xperiment, which was released on July 3. CARTUNEZ was initially expected to follow one week later on July 10, but the planned release date passed without the project appearing on streaming services.
In the weeks that followed, Carson continued sharing artwork, snippets and updates connected to the project. The repeated delays only increased anticipation as fans debated when, or whether the project would actually arrive.
Nearly two months after its originally expected release, CARTUNEZ is officially available.
Rather than releasing it through a separate album page, Carson added the project to xperiment as a second disc. The new material begins with “scrape” and concludes with “yvngvmp,” expanding the original 22-song album with 13 additional tracks.
Ken Carson CARTUNEZ Tracklist
The complete CARTUNEZ tracklist includes:
- “scrape”
- “swag jack”
- “off a bean”
- “rare creature”
- “50k”
- “roxy reynolds” featuring Destroy Lonely
- “005”
- “eaters”
- “9 bitches” featuring ApolloRed1
- “vamp city” featuring OsamaSon
- “fake news”
- “disturbing the peace”
- “yvngvmp”
Ken Carson’s CARTUNEZ Features Destroy Lonely, OsamaSon and ApolloRed1
The final version of CARTUNEZ includes three featured artists across its 13 tracks.
Destroy Lonely reunites with his fellow Opium artist and 00twin on “roxy reynolds.” The collaboration follows Lonely’s appearance on “shopping” from the original version of xperiment and continues the pair’s long-running creative relationship.
OsamaSon appears on “vamp city,” marking the first officially released collaboration between Ken Carson and the South Carolina rapper. The pairing connects one of the most established artists from the Opium movement with a leading name from rap’s newer underground generation.
ApolloRed1 is featured on “9 bitches,” giving the project its third and final guest appearance.
One of the biggest changes from the previously teased version of CARTUNEZ is the absence of Playboi Carti. An earlier tracklist shared online listed Carti and Destroy Lonely together on a song titled “nirvana,” but the track does not appear on the finished release.
“keep goin,” “rollin” and “nirvana” are also absent from the final version, while songs including “off a bean,” “fake news,” “disturbing the peace” and “yvngvmp” were added to the released tracklist.
CARTUNEZ Expands Ken Carson’s xperiment Era
The release extends an already active year for Carson. The original version of xperiment contained 22 tracks and featured Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Destroy Lonely and 2hollis.
Carson previously explained that CARTUNEZ would bring him closer to his natural sound after he felt he had moved away from it while making xperiment. The finished project delivers a more compact counterpart to the original album, placing its 13 new songs on a separate disc while keeping both releases connected.
The timing also arrives during Carson’s Xperimenting Tour. He is scheduled to bring the tour to Orlando Amphitheater on September 12 as part of its upcoming run through North America.
After multiple proposed release dates and several versions of its tracklist, CARTUNEZ is no longer another unreleased project in Ken Carson’s catalog. The complete 13 track release is available now across major streaming platforms.
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