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Denzel Curry Does Waka Flocka’s Classic Justice With “Still In The Paint” Featuring Lazer Dim 700 & Bktherula

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Anytime Denzel Curry drops an album, it’s pretty much a guarantee that it’s going to be a contender for best of that year. 2024 is no different as the Florida rapper revived his King Of The Mischievous South series over a decade later with Vol. 2. It was instead billed as an album, but it didn’t lose the nostalgic mixtape qualities of the original. From front to back, Zeltron put together banger after banger and did so with paying homage to the Memphis sound he’s done such a great job with over the years. It felt elevated somehow compared to his previous efforts and it remains in rotation for us since its release in July.

However, he isn’t done with this era just yet, even though it’s already great. But knowing how talented he is, he’s one of those MC’s who manages to outdo himself. Denzel Curry has done just that and then some on his new single “STILL IN THE PAINT.” It’s the lead-off track for the deluxe KOTMS V2, which is going to be just referred to as King Of The Mischievous South. It will arrive on November 15 and will include three extra tracks plus “STILL IN THE PAINT.”

If the title sounds familiar, that’s because Curry is sampling Waka Flocka’s magnum opus, “Hard in Da Paint.” Charlie Heat cleans up the mixing and it sounds absolutely bonkers. Waka must be proud of the results, especially since he makes cameos in the song’s music video. The energy is contagious thanks to LAZER DIM 700 and Bktherula understanding the assignment. It may be the best pure banger of the year and it’s going to be on repeat for a while.

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“Still In The Paint” – Denzel Curry, Lazer Dim 700, & Bktherula

Quotable Lyrics:

Charlie just threw me some heat, I’mma send it up
‘Zel gotta finish them, then you’ll be finished
I’m feelin’ like Druski, I’m standin’ on business
ULTRAGROUND terminator, put you on a ventilator
Talkin’ to you player-haters, what the f*** is up
All of my n****s be known to get bucked

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Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival Returns For 2024 With Playboi Carti, Sexyy Red, Andre 3000, And More

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This year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival lineup was rolled out in a fun way: Via a crossword puzzle with clues to each artist’s identity on the festival’s website. Now that the puzzle has been solved, we know who all is performing at this year’s Camp. In addition to regulars like festival organizer Tyler The Creator and frequent collaborators Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, and Denzel Curry, this year’s fest includes Doechii, Kaytranada, DJ Mustard, Raye, Laila!, The Alchemist, Action Bronson, Concrete Boys, Blood Orange, Tommy Richman, Sampha, Faye Webster, and a special tribute to the late, great MF DOOM. You can check out the completed crossword below.

Camp Flog Gnaw

While Tyler told fans at the last Camp Flog Gnaw that he wouldn’t be releasing any new music soon, this year, he’ll have a whole new album to perform. Tyler announced his new album, Chromakopia after teasing new music with the eerie video for “St. Chroma.” It’s a good thing he’s got a new project coming, too, as last year’s headlining festival set will be hard to top; Tyler caroused across the stage firing a flamethrower, so you can bet he’ll be going even further over the top with this year’s set.

You can see the full list of performers below and get ticket information here.

Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024 lineup

Action Bronson
André 3000
The Alchemist & Friends
Amelia Moore
Blood Orange
Concrete Boys
Daniel Caesar
Denzel Curry
Doechii
Domo Genesis
Earl Sweatshirt
Erykah Badu
Faye Webster
FM MOOD: A TRIBUTE TO MF DOOM
Hana Vu
Jean Dawson
Jordan Ward
KAYTRANADA
Kenny Mason
Laila!
Latin Mafia
Left Brain
Lithe
Ma$e
The Mainliners
The Marías
Matt Champion
Mike G
Mustard & Friends
Na-Kel Smith
Omar Apollo
Orion Sun
Playboi Carti
Raye
Rio Amor
Sampha
ScHoolboy Q
Sexyy Red
Syd
Tommy Richman
Tyler, The Creator
Vince Staples
Wisp
Yves Tumor

Denzel Curry And Maxo Kream ‘Set It’ Off In Their Glitchy, Trippy New Video

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Denzel Curry continues to promote his new album, King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, with a glitchy, trippy video for the menacing “Set It Off” with Maxo Kream. The track is reflective of the Memphis goth-trap that defines the album, which can be seen on “Hot Ones” with TiaCorine and Ferg and “Hoodlumz” with ASAP Rocky.

The video evokes the blurry, black-and-white footage of a security camera, while also adding visual effects that mirror the results of a pharmaceutical trip. In his verse, Zel boasts, “My reign of terror is not for the weatherman,” while Maxo just straight up cuts to the point: “Play with Maxo, chopper shoot his baby mama.”

Curry is wrapping up the tour for King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, which has wound its way from Nashville to Detroit, in the coming week, concluding the 39-date run at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. You can check out the full list of remaining tour dates below.

Watch Denzel Curry’s video for “Set It” with Maxo Kream above.

King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 is out now via Loma Vista. You can find more information here.

10/04 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10/05 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
10/06 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/08 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/09 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
10/10 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
10/11 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena

Denzel Curry And JPEGMAFIA Secretly Worked On Kanye West’s “VULTURES 2”

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Denzel Curry and JPEGMAFIA are an unbeatable duo. They crush it every time they get on a song together, as evidenced by their new single “JPEGULTRA!” Curry and Peggy are very different artists, but they are similarly passionate about music and pushing their respective sounds. Apparently, Kanye West took notice of this, and recruited both rappers to work on his latest album. Unbeknownst to fans, since neither Denzel Curry or JPEGMAFIA are credited, but they both clocked studio time on VULTURES 2. How do we know? Well, Curry hopped on Twitter on August 13 and told us.

For all the fanfare and confusion surrounding VULTURES 2, Denzel Curry’s revelation was pretty simple. “Me and JPEG both worked on VULTURES 2,” he wrote, without elaboration. The notion of both of these artists linking up with Kanye West is notable, since neither of them have officially collaborated with the Chicago rapper. If anything, Denzel Curry and Peggy have made headline for being critical of West and his recent output. Curry, for example, roasted West’s album DONDA on social media. Curry also mocked Drake’s Certified Lover Boy. “DONDA and CLB could’ve been better,” he wrote. “Y’all n**gas rich and got the greatest musicians at your disposal.” Curry also roasted the artwork for both releases.

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Denzel Curry Previously Criticized Ye On Twitter

JPEGMAFIA has been even more vocal in his criticisms of Kanye West. He called out the rapper for working with who he deemed were subpar talents instead of someone like himself. “U got 27 n**gas tweaking hi hats just to make some mid,” he tweeted in January. “Talk to a real scientist brother stop wasting time.” Apparently, Peggy’s wish came true. Him and Denzel Curry got a chance to work on the VULTURES 2 sessions. As we previously stated, though, neither of their contributions made the final cut. Furthermore, Curry and Peggy didn’t even show up on the bonus tracks or the revised album tracklist.

It would be an understatement to write that VULTURES 2 has had a troubled rollout. It’s one of the most infamous albums of all time in terms of release, and it’s been out for less than a month. One can hope the Denzel Curry and JPEGMAFIA contributions will surface at some point in the future. Hell, maybe they will both be on the tracklist for VULTURES 3. Based on Curry’s lack of elaboration, though, it doesn’t seem like there’s too much more to the story. More songs for the Ye vault.

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JPEGMAFIA And Denzel Curry Team Up For Grimey Music Video “JPEGULTRA!”

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JPEGMAFIA and Denzel Curry is a match made in rap heaven. The two artists were elite on their first collab, “VENGEANCE I VENGEANCE,” but their latest song, “JPEGULTRA,” managed to top it. Both are in their absolute element, dropping clever bars over one of Peggy’s coolest productions. Unsurprisingly, the music video is just as good. JPEGMAFIA and Curry take to the streets with handheld cameras and deliver a visual that’s every bit as gritty and stylish as the song that accompanies it.

There’s some fun editing right off the bat. Denzel Curry raps the same bars in three different settings, and the clips are then overlapped in the frame so we can see them all simultaneously. It’s a jarring effect at first but it adds to the otherworldly aesthetic of the beat. The music video also plays with different film stock. There’s old VHS footage, grainy black-and-white stock, and footage obtained with a fish eye lens. They are interchanged about as frequently as JPEGMAFIA and Curry trade verses, which is to say: often. JPEGMAFIA’s last verse is electric. “On my knees for a God who can hear. I can’t pray to no God I can’t fear,” he spits. “I think I should have ran me a cult. Quarterback that ho like I’m Peyton on Colts.”

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JPEGMAFIA’s New Video Uses Different Filters

“JPEGULTRA!” samples “Get Up!” by the Japanese band Akira Ishikawa And His Count Buffalos. Peggy has spoken at length about the time he lived in Japan, and the impact Japanese music has on his own. He cited the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, in particular, during a 2018 interview with Vice. “It was one of the first ones I heard but all of them have been influential in their own way,” he explained. “The thing I took the most from them was the strange rhythms and just the weird things they do. So sometimes they’ll pull these crazy melodies out, they probably don’t even care. It’s a melody for a scene, but it makes me cry.”

JPEGMAFIA recently made headlines for throwing shots at Drake. He went at the Toronto rapper not once, but twice on the album I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU. Peggy has gone at Drake for most of his career, but the aggression of his bars caught a lot more attention this time around. He even addressed the controversy on social media. “If anybody got a problem with what i said on this album, my tour dates in bio,” he tweeted out. “Y’all cant even pay your rent but defending Drake for free, go outside and be somebody.”

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JID Responds To Denzel Curry’s Viral Request To Make A Collab Album

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Denzel Curry really wants to team up with JID. The two are among the best lyricists of their generation, and Curry think that making a joint album with JID would bolster his skill set. That’s what he told Apple Music, at least. “I always look for somebody to challenge [me],” he said back in July. “To make me a better emcee at the end of the day… Steel sharpens steel.” Curry wasn’t fooling around, either. The Florida rapper went out of his to assert that JID was the only rapper he would consider making a full album with. Luckily for him, the Dreamville superstar is onboard.

Denzel Curry sat down with NFR Podcast on August 5. He not only talked about his latest release, but provided fans with an update on the JID collab. “JID, me and him always had good songs together,” he noted. “When I told Apple Music that I was interested in working with him, he instantly called me.” The story gets even better. Apparently, JID is just as excited about the prospect of working with Curry as is the other way around. “He just called me,” Curry revealed. “He was like, ‘At some point, let’s do it.’ And I was like, ‘For sure.’”

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JID Will Also Make A Collab Album With Metro Boomin

JID has been a busy man since dropping his acclaimed 2023 album, The Forever Story. The rapper has popped up on numerous albums, most notably Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady. JID appeared on the track “Fuel,” and the general consensus was that the Dreamville rapper bested Em. Despite this stance, JID gave a shout out to the Detroit legend on Facebook. “I’m f*cking honored,” he posted. “Thank you @eminem u are truly legendary.” In addition to his planned joint album with Denzel Curry, JID has also confirmed that he has a collab album with Metro Boomin in the works.

JID has a competitive streak, and is clearly able to hold his own against some of the greatest of all time, but the rapper is wary of being compared to others too often. He articulated the downside to this notion during a 2023 interview with People Magazine. “I see people comparing me to people I should never be compared to,” he explained. “And not in a positive way, like comparing me to DMX or Andre 3000. That’s why Twitter is the wild west because you could just say anything and it could be a topic of conversation.” All comparisons aside, we agree with NFR Podcast, who theorize that a JID and Curry album could very well be the collab of the decade.

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JPEGMAFIA Controls The Chaos On “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU”

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JPEGMAFIA is a menace. The man raps like nobody else, and makes beats like nobody else. He sounds beamed in from another dimension, where hip-hop is slightly off-kilter, and it’s incredible. Peggy reached a cultural high with his Danny Brown collab SCARING THE H*ES in 2023, but he’s back to doing what he does best on his new solo album. I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU definitely scares the h*es, but there’s darker elements at play here, and JPEGMAFIA channels them all brilliantly. The opener, “i scream this in the mirror before I interact with anyone,” lives up to its antisocial title. Guitar riffs crash into Peggy’s voice, resulting in an unhinged sonic stew.

There’s more of a traditional rap sound on the rest of the album, but only barely. “SIN MIEDO” flips a classic Miami bass sample into the musical equivalent of a mosh pit. “I’ll Be Right There” provides an unexpected breather, with its lush strings and romantic and the Jade sample spliced throughout. The artist has a knack for making incongruous sounds work together to create something unexpected, and the best parts of I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU stem from this unpredictability. It also helps that Peggy has electric chemistry with the likes of Vince Staples and Denzel Curry. Staples sounds menacing as ever on “New Black History,” while Curry skates over a messy horn break on “JPEGULTURA!” JPEGMAFIA also finds time to diss Drake multiple times, but you can read more about that here. Overall, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU is another triumph.

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JPEGMAFIA Pushes Sonic Boundaries On His Latest LP

I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU tracklist:

  1. i scream this in the mirror before i interact with anyone
  2. SIN MIEDO
  3. I’ll Be Right There
  4. it’s dark and hell is hot (featuring Freaky)
  5. New Black History (featuring Vince Staples)
  6. don’t rely on other men (featuring Freaky)
  7. vulgar display of power
  8. Exmilitary
  9. JIHAD JOE
  10. JPEGULTRA! (featuring Denzel Curry)
  11. either on or off the drugs
  12. loop it and leave it
  13. Don’t Put Anything on the Bible (featuring Buzzy Lee)
  14. i recovered from this

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Denzel Curry Wants To Make An Album With JID For One Specific Reason

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Denzel Curry has no misses. It’s the common consensus among fans, and a quick skim through his catalog proves it to be pretty accurate. He’s one of the most talented rappers working. That being said, part of what makes Curry such a force on the mic is his desire to improve. He never wants to make the same song or album twice. He reflected on this artistic goal during a recent appearance on Apple Music. The rapper not only revealed who would want to collab with, but the specific reason why.

Denzel Curry did not hesitate, either. When the Beats 1 host asked which rapper he’d like to record a joint album with, he said “JID.” The Florida spitter then elaborated on his answer by stating that JID is the only rapper he would consider joining forces with. The reasoning was similarly direct. In Curry’s estimation, he will get better having to record alongside JID. “He’ll make me a better rapper, he explained. “I always look for somebody to challenge [me]. To make me a better emcee at the end of the day.” Denzel Curry took a more broad approach with regards to the rest of his answer.

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Denzel Curry And JID Collaborated Back In 2018

He likened rap to a sport, and acknowledged that part of the fun is in testing one’s skills against other rappers who are gifted. He even made reference to the recent Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar battle. “You’ve seen Drake and Kendrick go at it,” Denzel Curry noted. “Obviously, you’d have to be up to par. You gotta understand at the end of the day.” He then likened rapping with others to sharpening one’s sword with another. “Steel sharpens steel,” Curry added. “It’s like a sword sharpens the other sword. That’s how I feel when it comes down to other rappers… they make me a better emcee.”

This isn’t the first time Denzel Curry has heaped praise on JID. During a 2022 interview with Zane Lowe, the former claimed that JID inspired him to start writing his lyrics down. This occurred after JID featured on Curry’s song “Sirens_Z1RENS.” “He’s the only person in this game that got me to write,” the rapper admitted. “His verse was so hard on that sh*t, I was like, ‘I’m going back in.’ He’s a lyricist.” 2024 has been dominated by rap beef, so the notion of a friendly competition on record sounds pretty ideal. Hopefully it happens.

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Denzel Curry Dazzles On “King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2” Album

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Denzel Curry can do it all. He can lean into Miami bass, like he did on ZUU, or get jazzy, as he showcased on his 2022 album. Curry’s versatility as an artist is displayed so effortlessly that it can be easy to take it for granted. King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 2, however, is undeniable. The rapper’s latest effort is a lengthy, dazzling showcase of everything he does well. Do you like aggressive Zel? There’s plenty of him scattered throughout the tracklist. Moody, reflective Zel? Check. How about a smooth track with Ty Dolla Sign? Didn’t know he could do that? Well, now you do.

Denzel Curry’s wordplay is airtight as always. It’s the musical choices he makes on the new album that prove to be the most compelling changes. He manages the rare feat of choosing beats that sound not at all alike, but somehow maintain an aesthetic consistency. The pumped-up soul sample on “WISHLIST” is worlds away from trunk-rattling Florida banger “HIT THE FLOOR.” Even Denzel Curry’s collaborations on these songs, Armani White and Ski Mask the Slump God, speak to their radical aesthetic differences. Regardless, the songs compliment each other. “ULTRA SHXT” is another hard-hitting standout thanks to its stutter drum pattern and synth leads. The aforementioned Ty Dolla collab, “COLE PIMP,” is evidence that Denzel Curry can make an entire album of radio hits if he so chose. He’s obviously doing something much more interesting, though.

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Listen To King Of The Mischievous South, Vol. 2 By Denzel Curry

King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 2 tracklist:

  1. KOTMS II Intro (featuring Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
  2. ULTRA SHXT (featuring Key Nyata)
  3. SET IT (featuring Maxo Kream)
  4. HOT ONE (featuring TiaCorine & ASAP Ferg)
  5. BLACK FLAG FREESTYLE (featuring That Mexican OT)
  6. HEADCRACK INTERLUDE (featuring Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
  7. G’Z UP (featuring 2 Chainz & Mike Dimes)
  8. LUNATIC INTERLUDE (featuring Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
  9. SKED (featuring Project Pat & Kenny Mason)
  10. CHOOSE WISELY INTERMISSION (featuring Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
  11. COLE PIMP (featuring Juicy J & Ty Dolla Sign)
  12. WISHLIST (featuring Armani White)
  13. HIT THE FLOOR (featuring Ski Mask the Slump God)
  14. HOODLUMZ (featuring ASAP Rocky & PlayThatBoiZay)
  15. KOTMS II Outro (featuring Kingpin Skinny Pimp)

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Denzel Curry And ASAP Rocky Team Up For The First Time On ‘Hoodlumz’ With PlayThatBoiZay

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Denzel Curry’s new album King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 is out in just a few more days, and he’s keeping the hype train running with the punishing new single “Hoodlumz,” featuring PlayThatBoiZay and ASAP Rocky. UK producer Kwes Darko provides a suitably menacing and the three MCs reciprocate with some Killer Instinct Ultra combo flows, throwing punchy rhymes almost as fast as the listener can catch them.

Rocky’s appearance is notable, given the history between him and his host’s respective rap crews back in the early blog era from which both emerged. Rocky, a member of the New York-based ASAP Mob, and Denzel, who claimed the more diffuse but ostensibly Florida-oriented Raider Klan, would have been, if not outright enemies, then at least less than cordial back then.

Both groups were heavily influenced by both the Memphis trap sound and the Houston chopped-and-screwed sound, but neither wanted to share digital space with the other. Consider it a 2010s version of the “South Bronx” battle between MC Shan and Juice Crew vs. KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions over hip-hop’s original birthplace. Apparently, whatever issue Zel and Rocky had before has since been cleared up — although it should be noted, neither is really all that tight with their old crews anymore either.

“Hoodlumz” is the third single from King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, following “Hot One” with TiaCorine and the former ASAP Ferg and “Black Flag Freestyle” with That Mexican OT.

Listen to Denzel Curry’s “Hoodlumz”featuring PlayThatBoiZay and ASAP Rocky above.

King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 is out 7/19 via Loma Vista. Find more information here.