Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry
Born February 16, 1995
Origin Carol City, Florida, United States
Genres Underground Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2011-present
Associated acts Deniro Farrar, Dillon Cooper, SpaceGhostPurrp, Kentrillion, Raider Klan, Metro Zu, Lil Ugly Mane, JK the Reaper, Mike Dece

Denzel Curry (born February 16, 1995)[1] is an American rapper from Carol City, Florida.[2] He released an album titled Nostalgic 64 on September 3, 2013.[3]

Personal 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.[4] On February 27, 2014, Curry's older brother, Treon Johnson, died in police custody after allegedly beating a dog.[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, where he began his fan base. 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 murder 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-present: 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 J.K. The Rapper, 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]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B/HH
 US
Rap
Nostalgic 64
  • Released: September 3, 2013
  • Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Title Mixtape details
King Remembered Underground Tape 1991-1995
  • Released: September 24, 2011[12]
  • Format: Digital Download
King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1 Underground Tape 1996
  • Released: January 12, 2012[13]
  • Format: Digital Download
Strictly For My R.V.I.D.X.R.Z.
  • Released: May 13, 2012[14]
  • Format: Digital Download

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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. ↑ Castro, Lee (May 7, 2014). "Denzel Curry on Tasering Death of His Brother, Treon Johnson, in Hialeah Police Incident". Miami New Times.
  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 Mischevious 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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