The Rise Of Denzel Curry In Five Songs

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  “5A.M. In Opa-Locka!!!!!!!”
  
  
  https://soundcloud.Com/undergroundxclassics/aquariuskilla-5a-m-in-opa
  
  
  
  In 2011, Curry was a 16-year-old rapper still wet beyond the ears. He grew up in Miami Gardens's Carol City neighborhood in a maelstrom of violence. He turned to rap early to express himself and aligned with SpaceGhostPurrp, one of the genre’s most unpredictable forces while in the early 2010s. He assumed the name Aquarius’Killa and started working on his first project, which SpaceGhostPurrp posted on SoundCloud later that year.
  
  
  Curry was officially a member of Raider Klan, the Florida order known for making horrific music that the Grim Reaper would tidy his home to. Curry submerged himself in this fashion, particularly on “5 Am In Opa-Locka!!!!!!!” — Named for a particularly violent city in Miami-Dade County. Amid the distorted boom of drums, Curry cuts rapid and rough flows about cash and murder. Although soon, he’d evolve.
  
  
  
  
  



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  "Denny Cascade”
  
  
  https://soundcloud.Com/denzelcurryph/denzel-curry-denny-cascade
  
  
  
  By 2013, Curry had weathered countless storms. He’d trim the Aquarius’Killa moniker and began to go by his birth name. His second mixtape, King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1. Underground Tape 1996, grew his presence and was recognized by Odd Future. In 2012, soon following the shooting death of Trayvon Martin (who went to Curry's high school), Curry and his classmates made a powerful statement against police brutality. "Everybody came to school with hoodies on and we were all marching," he told Crack Magazine in 2017. (Martin was a Raider Klan fan, Curry mentioned last year.) Curry kept Martin in mind once he released his third mixtape, Strictly 4 My R.V.I.D.X.R.Z.
  
  
  Yet immediately after this mixtape dropped, the order dissolved. Around this time, he finished up his first studio album, Nostalgia. The album derived acclaim from critics who praised the rapper’s ongoing improvement. “Denny Cascade” is proof of his growth, as he tells a warm and groovy story about a day in the life of Curry in Miami. He raps a tad rough, however it’s much calmer and more blended than his fashion with Raider Klan, which bordered on goth.
  
  
  
  
  



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  “Ultimate”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=yK8HfzDlOD4
  
  
  
  Once Curry’s brother, Treon Johnson, died right after being tased by police in 2014, it sent Curry to a dark place. To cope, Curry turned to rap again to express himself. He went to work on the 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms double EP. He put out “Ultimate” as a teaser in 2015 and yes it took over The world wide web the next day as a taste of rage that several could identify with. It went on to peak at No. 23 on the U.S. Rap Digital chart and was certified gold by the RIAA.
  
  
  “Ultimate” is what changed things for Curry. He revealed to Vice that he was able to find himself through it and figure out what works for him creatively. Listening to it, you could hear the flattening of what worked for him over the course of his career. The early Raider Klan-esque, distorted and snarling rap has been tempered. It would become the Curry song to beat, establishing him as a force in rap and would lead to him becoming a member of XXL’s Freshman Class of 2016.
  
  
  
  
  



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  “Clout Cobain”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=tKAv7eOK2dg
  
  
  
  Curry’s second album, Imperial, came out in 2016 and boasted features from Rick Ross and Joey Bada$ — marks of an artist with growing industry ties. The LP’s detailed haze of warbling sounds in a spacey aesthetic followed the trek of the rapper spinning constantly to find his own groove. In 2017, he released a EP, 13. He was confident in his rising creative acumen and wanted fans to know; he told XXL that he was really preparing for Ta13oo, his third studio album, and that 13 were demos to share because he was bored.
  
  
  He released his third album, Ta13oo, in 2018 and it also included "Clout Cobain," an essential segment of the LP's grand story and one of the rapper's most personalized songs. The song references Kurt Cobain and examines fame in the time of quick rises and falls. The accompanying video showcased him as a clown controlled by puppet strings, a metaphor for the music industry and the suits controlling it.
  
  
  
  
  



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  “Ricky”
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=3WHm6tfvKlk
  
  
  
  Curry let Ta13oo simmer for just shy of 11 months before returning to the fray with ZUU, his fourth studio album. If what he revealed to Fader is true — that the complete LP was freestyled — then first single “Ricky” is the work of a mastermind. It’s named immediately after his father, to whom it pays tribute and is reflected in the cover art.
  
  
  In the song, Carol City isn’t hellishly depicted like Opa-Locka. Alternatively, it’s the setting where his guardians instill their life lessons in him. Curry’s dad tells him, “Trust no man although your brothers.” His mother says, “Trust no ho, use a rubber.” While in the tune, we leave his childhood cul-de-sac and find power in his past. Soon considering that, the tribulations he's faced while in his life have definitely strengthened his position in the rap space, and also his comfort within himself.
  
  
  Curry’s career keeps it up and continues to push further inward as he becomes more comfortable familiar with personalized experimentation. He keeps it up and continues to show that his next move will constantly be more calculated than his last — something that likely puts continued mainstream success in his sights.