Ken Carson x Destroy Lonely "00twinz": Halloween Release, Producers & How the Opium Sound Is Made

Ken Carson x Destroy Lonely "00twinz": Halloween Release, Producers & How the Opium Sound Is Made

October 23, 2026 · Underground Trap Times

Halloween is a week away, and the Opium fanbase has one question: is 00twinz actually dropping? Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely's long-awaited joint tape has been pinned to Halloween since the summer. Here is where things stand, how the two got here, and what actually makes the Opium sound hit so hard, from the producers behind it to the techniques you can use in your own beats.

00twinz: what we know so far

The timeline so far: at the end of July Ken said the collab was "like 50%" done. In early August Complex Music reported that the tape would land on October 30, with the duo still finishing it up. At the end of August Ken was asked whether it is still coming on Halloween and answered with a wall of yeses, then kept teasing it online.

In early October both artists hit the stage at ComplexCon in Los Angeles, Ken on night one (with Playboi Carti joining him for "deaf note") and Lonely on night two. Carti News Network reported beforehand that the two would preview unheard 00twinz music there, although Complex's recap of the weekend does not mention it. Since then there has been no new official date, tracklist or cover. So the honest answer is: Halloween weekend is still the target the artists have given, but until Opium posts the cover, treat it as expected, not confirmed. We will update this story the moment that changes.

How Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely got here

Both artists are Atlanta natives and both are signed to Opium, the Interscope imprint run by Playboi Carti. Ken Carson signed in 2019 and has since released Project X (2021), X (2022), A Great Chaos (2023), More Chaos (2025) and this summer's xperiment. Destroy Lonely joined the label in 2021 and broke through with the mixtape No Stylist (2022), followed by If Looks Could Kill (2023, No. 18 on the Billboard 200), Love Lasts Forever (2024, No. 10) and the 2025 mixtape ᐸ/3³.

2026 has been Ken's busiest year yet. xperiment dropped on July 3 via Opium/Interscope, packed 22 tracks with features from Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug and Destroy Lonely (on "shopping"), and debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. He followed it with the 17-date xperimenting tour across the US and, right after the first night, the 13-track EP cartunez, which put Destroy Lonely on "roxy reynolds" and OsamaSon on "vamp city".

Ken told Complex that xperiment pulled away from his natural sound, while cartunez goes straight back to it for the day-one fans. If 00twinz follows the cartunez energy, expect the raw, distorted Opium sound in its purest form.

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Who makes the Opium sound? The producers behind Ken Carson

A Ken Carson record is never a one-producer job. The credits on xperiment read like a who's who of the rage scene, anchored by F1lthy, Art Dealer, Outtatown and 2hollis (who produced "shadeson"), with contributions from AM, Star Boy, DJ Moon, Lucian, Clif Shayne, Skai, Lik and many more. Complex described the result as chaotic and distorted, which is exactly the point.

That roster tells you a lot about how the sound works. These are producers who build beats from a small number of sounds pushed very hard, rather than big, layered arrangements. The magic is in the sound selection and the processing, not in complicated music theory.

Breaking down the Opium / rage sound

Below is our own breakdown of the elements you hear across Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely records. Use it as a starting point for your own Ken Carson type beat or Destroy Lonely type beat, not as a copy of anyone's session.

1. Synth leads that sound like they are breaking

The signature rage lead is a bright, buzzy synth, often a supersaw or square-based patch, driven into heavy distortion until it crackles. The melody itself is usually simple: two to four notes, repeated. What makes it work is the texture. Try saturating the lead in stages (a little on the synth, a little on the bus) instead of one extreme distortion plugin, so it stays loud without turning to mush.

2. 808s and kicks that are clipped on purpose

Opium low end is not polite. The 808s are distorted so they cut through on phone speakers and earbuds, and the kick is often clipped so the transient punches through the wall of synths. A soft clipper on the drum bus and multiband saturation on the 808 (heavier on the mids, gentler on the sub) gets you most of the way there.

3. Fast, minimal drums

Rage drums are sparse but relentless: fast hi-hat patterns with rolls, a hard snare or clap, and lots of space for the 808 to move. Sound selection matters more than programming here. One great snare beats five layered ones.

4. Switch-ups and transitions

A lot of the energy in this style comes from what happens between sections: a sudden halftime drop before a hook, a tape stop into the beat switch, a stutter on the last bar. These moves keep a two-chord loop interesting for three minutes.

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Why 00twinz matters for the underground

Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely have been on each other's records for years, but a full joint project is a different statement. It arrives in a year when the rage sound they helped build has spread across the whole underground, from OsamaSon's blown-out records to the countless producers cooking Opium-inspired beats on TikTok and YouTube every day. A Halloween release also fits the dark, horror-tinged aesthetic both artists lean into.

For producers, a new Opium tape is basically a free masterclass. When it drops, listen for how few elements each beat actually uses, how hard the leads and 808s are pushed, and where the beat switches land. Then go and flip those ideas into something of your own.

Cook up your own Opium-style beat

Here is a simple recipe to try before 00twinz drops:

  • Set your tempo around the fast rage range and start with one buzzy synth lead, two to four notes.
  • Distort the lead in two stages, then add a distorted 808 that follows the root note.
  • Keep the drums minimal: hard snare, fast hats with rolls, a clipped kick.
  • Add one switch-up: a halftime section before the hook or a tape stop into the second verse.
  • Clip the drum bus gently so everything hits loud without the mix falling apart.

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Underground Trap Times is the editorial section of TrapWin. TrapWin is not affiliated with Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Opium or Interscope Records. Type beats and techniques described here refer to a sound style only.

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