Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry
Also known as Aquarius'Killa, Raven Miyagi, Denny Cascade, ULT, The Ultimate,
Born (1995-02-16) February 16, 1995
Origin Carol City, Florida, United States
Genres Hip hop, hardcore hip-hop, cloud rap
Occupation(s) Rapper Visual artist
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels C9, L&E
Associated acts Deniro Farrar, Metro Zu, Lil Ugly Mane, JK the Reaper, Ruben Slikk, Lofty305, Mike Dece,Yoshi Thompkins, Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Mick Jenkins, Nell, Rick Ross, Nyck Caution,
Website ultimatedenzelcurry.com

Denzel R. 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 follow-up album Imperial was released on March 9, 2016.

Early life

Denzel Curry grew up in Carol City, Florida for nineteen years. He wrote poetry in Elementary School, then in sixth grade, he got into rapping. He used to go to a Boys & Girls Club where he challenged some people to rap battles, but he would always lose to his mentor.[4] He attended Miami's Design And Architecture High School for his first two years of high school. After getting kicked out of DASH, Curry then attended Miami Carol City Senior High School where he started creating Nostalgic 64 while trying to graduate. He is of Bahamian descent.[5]

Musical career

2011–2012: Various mixtapes

Denzel Curry released his first mixtape on September 24, 2011, and was titled King Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995. He posted it on SpaceGhostPurrp's page, who promptly gave birth to Denzel's career. After the mixtape, he became a member of SpaceGhostPurpp's hip hop group, Raider Klan.[6][7]

He released his second mixtape called King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1 Underground Tape 1996, which caught the attention of Earl Sweatshirt and other members of Odd Future.[4]

Curry's third mixtape was titled Strictly for My R.V.I.D.X.R.S. and 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.[4]

2013–14: Nostalgic 64

Before the album, Denzel Curry decided to leave the Raider Klan and became a solo artist.[8] On September 3, 2013, Denzel Curry released his debut album titled Nostalgic 64 with features from JK the Reaper, Lil Ugly Mane, Mike G, Nell, Robb Bank$, Stephen A. Clark, and Yung Simmie.[9] In 2014, he was featured on Deniro Farrar's "Bow Down" off of the Rebirth EP[10] and on the track "Eyes of the World" off Dillon Cooper's mixtape X:XX.[11]

2015–2016: 32 Zel / Planet Shrooms and Imperial

On June 9, 2015, Denzel Curry released a double EP titled 32 Zel / Planet Shrooms. His first release in 2016 is the single "Flying Nimbus".

On March 9, 2016, released his second studio album, "Imperial". The album includes guest appearances from Joey BadA$$ and Rick Ross.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Album details
Nostalgic 64
Imperial
  • Released: March 9, 2016
  • Label: C9
  • Format: Digital download

EPs

List of extended plays
Title Album details
32 Zel / Planet Shrooms
  • Released: June 9, 2015
  • Label: C9
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Threatz"
(featuring Yung Simmie and Robb Bank$)		 2013 Nostalgic 64
"Zone 3" 2014
"Ice Age"
(featuring Mike Dece)		 2015 32 Zel / Planet Shrooms EP
"Flying Nimbus"
(featuring Lofty305)		 2016 non-album single
"Knotty Head"
(featuring Rick Ross)		 Imperial

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ Marcus, Ezra (December 3, 2013). "We Talked to Denzel Curry About Nostalgia, the Zodiac, and Fiji Water". Vice.
  2. ↑ Charles, Laurie (November 28, 2013). "Denzel Curry, Crown Prince of Rap". Miami New Times.
  3. ↑ Meara, Paul (August 19, 2014). "The Break Presents: Denzel Curry". XXL.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Trotman, Shiyah (January 14, 2014). "Nostalgia: Denzel Curry Describes That Old Feeling". The Source. The Northstar Group. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Sherburne, Philip; Soderberg, Brandon (November 2013). "5 Best New Artists for November '13 – Denzel Curry". Spin.
  7. ↑ Vogt, Nick (July 5, 2012). "King Of The Mischievous South: A Bloglin Interview w/ Denzel Curry". Mishka NYC.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Denzel Curry – Nostalgic 64". DJBooth.net.
  10. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (May 15, 2014). "Stream Deniro Farrar's Confessional 'Rebirth’ EP – Self-declared cult rapper's latest features Lunice and Denzel Curry". Spin.
  11. ↑ "Dillon Cooper – X:XX". HotNewHipHop.
  12. ↑ "Denzel Aquarius'Killa CuRRy – King Remembered Underground Tape 1991 – 1995". DatPiff. September 24, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Denzel Aquarius'Killa CuRRy – King Of The Mischievous South Vol 1 Underground Tape 1996". DatPiff. January 12, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Denzel Aquarius'killa Curry – Strictly 4 My R.v.i.d.x.r.z.". DatPiff. May 13, 2012.

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