Denzel Curry‘s riding a career-high at the moment, enjoying the success of his fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future. Debuting at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 and receiving widespread critical acclaim, the album is led by soulful singles such as “Walkin,” “Zatoichi,” and “Troubles,” and led to a well-received performance at this year’s Coachella, with an upcoming tour featuring dates alongside Kid Cudi. Curry kept the momentum going with a flawless performance on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series, backed by a 10-piece band.
Performing songs from his new album as well as some of his beloved hits, Curry seems astonished that the set goes so well. “We only did this rehearsal twice!” he exclaims between two songs. In addition to performing “Melt Session #1,” “Walkin,” and “Troubles” from Melt My Eyez, Denzel dug into his back catalog for fan favorites like “DIET_” from his 2020 Kenny Beats collaboration Unlocked, “Clout Cobain” from 2018’s Ta13oo, and “Ricky” from his 2019 album Zuu.
Besides having a productive year for himself, Curry has become a go-to featured freelancer for his peers, popping up on songs from IDK (“Dog Food“), Sampa The Great (“Lane“), and Dot Da Genius (“Talk About Me” with Kid Cudi and JID), as well as on the soundtrack for Elvis.
Dot Da Genius lays a heavy drum and synth canvas for Kid Cudi, Denzel Curry, and JID to do what they do best on “Talk About Me.” Curry makes a reference to Kids See Ghosts before Cudi enters with his signature hums and gets some bars off himself. JID takes the baton last and brings this rap relay race home with his usual shapeshifting flow switches. It makes sense that, as they say in the song’s hook, everybody on the block is talking about them. The three rap with conviction in this lyrical exhibition will soon receive a Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade-directed visual.
Dot Da Genius is known primarily for his production efforts, contributing to Denzel Curry’s Melt My Eyez See Your Future from earlier this year and Kid Cudi’s Man On The Moon IIIfrom 2020. Dot also scored the soundtrack for Cudi’s upcoming animated Netflix series Entergalactic premiering in September. As far as solo releases, “Talk About Me” is his first since 2018’s “Fettucine” featuring Tunji Ige, Fat Tony, and Price. Dot Da Genius, per a press statement, is looking to put out a lot more of these collaborations in the near future, living up to the “Talk About Me” mantra.
Kid Cudi is hitting the road this summer with his “To The Moon” tour. The 38 year-old rapper and actor shared the dates for his world tour that’ll kick off in Vancouver, BC on August 16 and will end in Milan, Italy on November 22. He’ll be joined by Don Toliver, Denzel Curry, 070 Shake and Strick, who will open for him on select dates.
For the U.S dates Cudi will start in Portland, OR on August 18 and make his last stop stateside in his hometown of Cleveland,OH on September 17.
Earlier today, Kid Cudi announced that Denzel Curry would be supporting him for seven of the shows on his To The Moon World Tour. And while that’s a good look for Curry, it’s also a major flex for the rapper as he just announced his own headlining tour at the same time.
Curry — who recently called himself “the best rapper alive” — will be supporting his album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, which came out in March and is one of Uproxx’s Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 so far. Meanwhile, Curry popped into Power 106 this week to drop an LA Leakers freestyle over Lil Durk’s “Ahhh Ha” & Jeezy’s “I’m Just Sayin.” “I murder everything that I’m touchin’, you feel me,” he said before shifting from one beat to the other. It’s a can’t miss flow.
Check out Denzel Curry’s tour dates below. An artist pre-sale begins on Wednesday, June 22 at 10 am local time running until Thursday, June 23 at 10 pm local time. The public sale begins on Friday, June 24 at 10 am local time here.
06/21 — Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
06/24 — New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore
06/25 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
06/26 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
06/28 — Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom
06/30 — Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey
07/01 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
07/10 — Quebec City, QC @ Festival D’Ete de Quebec
07/29 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hard Summer
07/31 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/16 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
08/18 — Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
08/19 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/21 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/23 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
08/24 — Inglewood, CA @ The Kia Forum
09/04 — Miami, FL @ FTX Arena (American Airlines Arena)
09/16 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
09/17 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
09/18 — Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown FESTIVAL
09/20 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
09/22 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom
09/24 — Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
09/27 — Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
09/28 — Toronto, ON @ Rebel
09/30 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater & Ballroom
10/01 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
10/04 — Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
10/06 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/07 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/08 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Kid Cudi has his Entergalactic album on the way and it turns out he’ll be supporting it on the road this summer and fall, as he just announced a run of tour dates, the To the Moon World Tour, for later this year.
— The Chosen One : I YOU FRESHIE 4EVER (@KidCudi) June 21, 2022
The trek kicks off in North America in mid-August before a Japanese show in October and European/UK dates in November. The list of openers is strong, too, as joining Cudi on tour are Denzel Curry, 070 Shake, Don Toliver, and Strick.
Check out the full list of tour dates below.
08/16 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena *$#
08/18 — Portland, OR @ Veters Memorial Coliseum *$#
08/19 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *$#
08/21 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena *$#
08/23 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena *$#
08/24 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum *$#
08/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *$%
08/27 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *$%
08/30 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *$%
08/31 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *$%
09/01 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *$%
09/04 — Miami, FL @ FTX Arena *$#%
09/06 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *$%
09/08 — Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *$%
09/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *$%
09/10 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *$%
09/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *$%
09/14 — Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena *$%
09/16 — Chicago, IL @ United Center *$%
09/17 — Cleveland, OH @ West Bank of the Flats (Moon Man’s Landing Festival)
10/07 — Tokyo, Japan @ Toyosu Pit
11/12 — Berlin, Germany @ Verti Music Hall
11/13 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
11/15 — London, England @ The O2
11/17 — Brussels, Belgium @ Palais 12
11/20 — Paris, France @ Zénith Paris
11/22 — Milan, Italy @ Fabrique
* with Don Toliver
$ with Strick
# with Denzel Curry
% with 070 Shake
Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am 
