Curry left Raider Klan in 2013, releasing his debut studio album, Nostalgic 64, in September of that year, while still in high school. He has since released three extended plays: 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms in 2015, 13 in 2017, and UNLOCKED (a collaboration with Kenny Beats) in 2020, and four studio albums: Imperial in 2016, Ta13oo in 2018, Zuu in 2019, and Melt My Eyez See Your Future in 2022. TA13OO, ZUU, and Melt My Eyez debuted at numbers 28, 32, and 51 on the Billboard 200 chart, respectively, with Melt My Eyez returning at number 17 after the release of an extended edition. All of his projects have garnered significant critical acclaim.
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.
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 rap style on this mixtape was inspired by 2PAC. 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".
His second full-length album, titled Imperial, was released on March 9, 2016, then re-released later on Spotify as the deluxe version on October 14, 2016. In June 2016, Curry was featured on a cover as one of the XXL's 2016's Freshmen Class.
On May 13, 2017, Curry uploaded a track entitled "Hate Government [demo]" to his SoundCloud account. In the weeks that followed, he released two more demos for songs entitled "Equalizer [demo]" and "ZELTRON 6 BILLION ft. Lil Ugly Mane." After these releases as well as a series of cryptic posts on social media (seemingly portraying another alter ego called Zeltron), he released an EP entitled 13 on June 25, 2017. All of the demo tracks were included on the EP as well as two other new songs. On August 18, 2017, Curry released another song called "Skywalker." Later that year, on September 22, a remastered version of 32 Zel was released, including a remix of "Ultimate" featuring Juicy J.
On April 2, 2018, Curry released the lead single off of Ta13oo titled, "Sumo" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. On May 24, 2018, Curry released the second single off the album titled, "Percs". Curry then released the third single titled, "Clout Cobain", on July 13, 2018, and announced that his album TA13OO, would be released in three acts: The first act, Light, was released on July 25, followed by Gray on July 26, and Dark on July 27. Each previously-released single represents one of the album's acts, as "Sumo" represents Light, "Clout Cobain" represents Gray, and "Percs" represents Dark, which comes together cohesively to form TA13OO. TA13OO features guest appearances from GoldLink, JID, JPEGMAFIA, ZillaKami and more.
On January 5, 2022, the official trailer for Curry's fifth studio album, titled Melt My Eyez See Your Future, was uploaded to his YouTube channel. It was revealed that the album would contain guest appearances from artists such as T-Pain, 6lack, Slowthai, Rico Nasty, J.I.D, and Thundercat, among others. Curry said the project would feature a new, more mature sound, different from his previous works: "Y'all are not going to hear the same type of Denzel anymore." On January 24, a single titled "Walkin", along with a Western-inspired music video directed by Adrian Villagomez, was released. Curry also said the album "is made up of everything that I couldn't include on Ta13oo or Imperial because I was going through depression and anger issues", and would take inspiration from traditional hip-hop, drum and bass, trap, poetry, and jazz. The same day, a North American and European tour promoting the album (with guest acts Kenny Mason, Mike Dimes, Redveil, and PlayThatBoiZay) was announced. On February 24, Curry released another single from the upcoming album, "Zatoichi" featuring Slowthai. It was accompanied by a music video also directed by Adrian Villagomez. On March 18, Curry announced the album would be released on March 25. On March 21, a third single, "Troubles" featuring T-Pain, was released along with a music video. The album was released on March 25, 2022. It debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Curry recorded a song featuring rapper Reason, "1st Quarter", as a contribution to Apple Music's "collection of exclusively commissioned new songs from Black creatives", titled Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs. He commented: "It's an accomplishment to make it through the first quarter of my life. Especially as a Black man in America".
Curry's song featuring PlayThatBoiZay, "Let It All Hang Out", was included in Elvisβa biographical movie about Elvis Presley that premiered in June 2022βas well as on the movie's soundtrack album.
On June 24, 2022, a collaboration between Dot da Genius, JID, Curry, and Kid Cudi, titled "Talk About Me", was released, along with a music video directed by Cole Bennett. On June 29, 2022, Curry performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. On July 21, he performed "Walkin" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
On September 30, 2022, Curry released Melt My Eyez See Your Future (The Extended Edition). The album features reimagined versions of songs from the original album with live instrumentation performed by the Cold Blooded Soul Band, which performed with Curry on his NPR Tiny Desk Concert and The Tonight Show performance.
BLACKLAND 66.6
Denzel Curry Lyrics
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Damn, let me just break down some smoke real quick, bro
Let me turn this shit on real quick, go ahead
Nah
I already heard this shit, man, I need somethin' new
Hell no
Ay, yo, pass me that lighter, dawg
Yeah? Ay, yo
But shit, we still like that when I'm playin' new hits
That was just SpaceGhostPurrp, Muney Jordan, and uh, this shit goes crazy (Yeah, it do)
Up next, we got Denzel Curry, playing new hot joint called "P.A.T."
Right now on Black Hood Radio
305, we in the house
The opening lines of Denzel Curry's song "BLACKLAND 66.6" immediately set the scene in a unique way, as the rapper breaks character to act out a conversation with someone sitting next to him. The two seem to be smoking and listening to some recent music releases on the radio, with one of them eager for something fresh. This exchange creates a sense of intimacy and immediacy, as if we're witnessing a casual moment between friends. From there, the focus shifts to the song itself, with Curry urging someone to pass him a lighter to set the mood.
Once the music starts, "BLACKLAND 66.6" becomes a feverish showcase of Curry's lyricism, with the rapper spitting bars that touch on everything from his hometown of Carol City to the music industry's politics. The title of the song itself is a nod to Florida's State Road 66, but it also suggests some kind of hellish realm ("66.6" being close to the biblical "666" associated with the Antichrist). Throughout the song, Curry plays with themes of duality and darkness, contrasting his successes with his struggles and using vivid wordplay to describe the often grim realities of his environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Alright, yo
What's up, everyone?
Damn, let me just break down some smoke real quick, bro
Hold on, let me smoke a bit before we start.
Let me turn this shit on real quick, go ahead
Let me start the music, go ahead.
Nah
Actually, nevermind.
I already heard this shit, man, I need somethin' new
I've already heard this music, I want something fresh.
Hell no
Definitely not.
Ay, yo, pass me that lighter, dawg
Can you please pass me the lighter?
Yeah? Ay, yo
What's up?
Oh man, it's motherfuckin' lit today, it's 87 degrees outside, woo
It's so hot outside, it's crazy.
But shit, we still like that when I'm playin' new hits
We still feel good even when playing new music.
That was just SpaceGhostPurrp, Muney Jordan, and uh, this shit goes crazy (Yeah, it do)
We just listened to some SpaceGhostPurrp and Muney Jordan, their music is great.
Up next, we got Denzel Curry, playing new hot joint called "P.A.T."
The next artist we're going to listen to is Denzel Curry, he's playing a new and popular song called "P.A.T."
Right now on Black Hood Radio
This is Black Hood Radio, and we're listening to it right now.
305, we in the house
We're representing our area code, 305.
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Denzel Curry
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Streak Spider
Alright, yo
Damn, let me just break down some smoke real quick, bro
Let me turn this shit on real quick, go ahead
Nah
I already heard this shit, man, I need somethin' new
Hell no
Ayy, yo, pass me that lighter, dawg
Yeah? Ayy, yo
Oh man, it's motherfuckin' lit today, it's 87 degrees outside, woo
But shit, we still like that when I'm playin' new hits
That was just SpaceGhostPurrp, Muney Jordan, and uh, this shit goes crazy (Yeah, it do)
Up next, we got Denzel Curry, playing new hot joint called "P.A.T."
(Turn it up real quick though)
Right now on Black Hood Radio
305, we in the house
Jonah Dewar
Hands down Denzel caught everyone off guard with this project
Thee
Trey Jordan we been known this was dropping for weeks, thatβs what he means π
Trey Jordan
@T Purple ...what does that even mean?
T Purple
Jonah Dewar not real fans
K Johnson
Jonah Dewar You ain't lying about that!! I was still bumping Ta1300!! Well now I got both projects to bump this summer.
JYAG
Denzel is a real Black Money Banger. He didn't forget his roots.
rad. fool
Denzel Curry the actual π of Hip-hop in this generationββ
Incandescent Serendipity
@Rxheem4k lol cuz he got influenced by him bruh
Rxheem4k
rad. fool lol even tho he is using a title made by sgp and using a beat by sgp lol ok π
2% milk
Thank u for not forgetting the eternal classic