Fighting My Demons
| "Fighting My Demons" | |
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| Song by Ken Carson | |
| from the album A Great Chaos | |
| Released | October 13, 2023 |
| Length | 2:30 |
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| "Fighting My Demons" on YouTube | |
"Fighting My Demons" is a song by American rapper Ken Carson. It was released on October 13, 2023, from Carson's third studio album, A Great Chaos.[1] It was collaboratively produced by Bart How, Lvis, Outtatown, Star Boy, and Warren Hunter. Star Boy's producer tag is used near the song's climax.
Critical reception
[edit]Writing for HipHopDX, Will Gedron stated that on the track, "Carson is able to channel the most exciting cadences of his career into a maximalist, galactic swell". He also noted that "the rest of his verse alternates between straight-line raps and pagan chants, sometimes stopping for a half-second before moving onto the next line. It’s a microcosm of the way he builds out his flows on the whole record — delivered as if his nose hasn’t been clear for months".[2]
Music video
[edit]The Cole Bennett-directed music video was released on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel. It features glitchy visuals of Ken Carson partying and rapping his own lyrics, and is described as "a montage of grainy, 3D footage – that resembles content shot on night-vision goggles".[3]
Personnel
[edit]Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal.[4]
Musicians
- Kenyatta Frazier Jr. – vocals
- Star Boy – production
- Outtatown – production
- Bart How – production
- Lvis – production
- Warren Hunter – production
Technical
- Colin Leonard – mastering
- Roark Bailey – mixing
- Corey Moon – recording
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] | 14 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 40 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Cole, Alexander (2023-10-13). "Ken Carson Drops Off Highly-Anticipated Album "A Great Chaos"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Gedron, Will (November 1, 2023). "KEN CARSON FINDS HIS VOICE ON 'A GREAT CHAOS'". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Bernstein, Elaina (November 8, 2023). "Cole Bennett Gives Ken Carson's "Fighting My Demons" the Trippy Visual Treatment". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "A Great Chaos / Ken Carson". Tidal. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 23, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Ken Carson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Ken Carson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ken Carson – Fighting My Demons". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 5, 2024.