Denzel Curry
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| Birth name | Denzel Rae Don Curry |
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| Born | February 16, 1995 Carol City, Florida, United States |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | ultimatedenzelcurry |
Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995)[1] is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida.[2] He released his debut full-length album, titled Nostalgic 64 on September 3, 2013.[3] His second full-length album, titled Imperial, was released on March 9, 2016.
Early life
Denzel Rae Don Curry was born on February 16, 1995, in Carol City, Florida. He is of Bahamian and Native American descent. Curry started down an artist's path with early poetry ambitions in Elementary School before he began rapping in the sixth grade. His time was spent at a local Boys & Girls Club where he challenged others to rap battles. He attended Miami's Design And Architecture High School for his first two years of high school. After being expelled, Curry then attended Miami Carol City Senior High School, where he started working on Nostalgic 64 while still attending class.[4]
Career
2011–2012: Career beginnings
On September 24, 2011, Curry released his first mixtape, titled King Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995. The whole project that Curry posted was later included on SpaceGhostPurrp's page, which prompted the birth of Denzel's music career. Following the release of Curry's first mixtape, Curry became a member of SpaceGhostPurrp's hip hop group, called Raider Klan.[5][6]
In 2012, he released his second mixtape, titled King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1 Underground Tape 1996, which caught the attention of fellow American rapper Earl Sweatshirt and other members of Odd Future label.[7]
Curry's third mixtape, titled Strictly for My R.V.I.D.X.R.S., was released after the death of Trayvon Martin, who also lived in Carol City and went to the same High School as Denzel Curry. His style of rap on this mixtape was inspired by Tupac Shakur.[7]
It is rumored that he was at an Indain Cuisine with his late uncle and manager Val Kilmer. Before his career actually began Curry hinted at the fact that he would give men blowjobs for money just to survive
2013–14: Nostalgic 64
The group Raider Klan was disbanded, which led to Curry deciding to embark on his solo rap career.[8] On September 3, 2013, Curry released his debut full-length album, titled Nostalgic 64. The album features guest appearances from JK the Reaper, Lil Ugly Mane, Mike G, Nell, Robb Bank$, Stephen A. Clark, and Yung Simmie, among others.[9] In 2014, Curry was featured on Deniro Farrar's track, called "Bow Down" (included from Farrar's Rebirth EP)[10] and Curry was featured on Dillon Cooper's track, called "Eyes of the World" (included from Cooper's X:XX mixtape).[11]
2015–present: 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms and Imperial
On June 9, 2015, Curry released his first double EP, titled 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms. His first release in 2016 was the single "Flying Nimbus"
In June 2016, Curry was featured on a cover as one of the XXL's 2016's Freshmen Class.
Discography
Studio albums
- Nostalgic 64 (2013)
- 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms (2015)
- Imperial (2016)
References
- ^ Marcus, Ezra (December 3, 2013). "We Talked to Denzel Curry About Nostalgia, the Zodiac, and Fiji Water". Vice.
- ^ Charles, Laurie (November 28, 2013). "Denzel Curry, Crown Prince of Rap". Miami New Times.
- ^ Meara, Paul (August 19, 2014). "The Break Presents: Denzel Curry". XXL.
- ^ Trotman, Shiyah (January 14, 2014). "Nostalgia: Denzel Curry Describes That Old Feeling". The Source. The Northstar Group. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip; Soderberg, Brandon (November 2013). "5 Best New Artists for November '13 – Denzel Curry". Spin.
- ^ Vogt, Nick (July 5, 2012). "King Of The Mischievous South: A Bloglin Interview w/ Denzel Curry". Mishka NYC.
- ^ a b Drake, David (April 5, 2014). "Who Is Denzel Curry? The Florida Rapper, More Than the Sum of His Influences, is Poised to Break Big". Complex.
- ^ Castro, Lee (September 6, 2013). "Denzel Curry on SpaceGhostPurrp and Raider Klan: "He Didn't Kick Me Out; I Chose to Leave"". The Village Voice.
- ^ "Denzel Curry – Nostalgic 64". DJBooth.net.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (May 15, 2014). "Stream Deniro Farrar's Confessional 'Rebirth' EP – Self-declared cult rapper's latest features Lunice and Denzel Curry". Spin.
- ^ "Dillon Cooper – X:XX". HotNewHipHop.
External links
- Denzel Curry on SoundCloud
- Denzel Curry on Twitter
- Denzel Curry discography at Discogs
