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With a loyal fan base and numerous accolades under his belt, Denzel Curry's impact on the rap scene is undeniable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"imperial-1","title":"Imperial","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving critical acclaim upon its self-release in early 2016, 21-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eDenzel Curry\u003c\/strong\u003e's album \u003cem\u003eImperial\u003c\/em\u003e gets a bigger push on Lorna Vista. The rapper, from Carol City, Florida, has recently emerged as one of the underground’s most vibrant young talents, and one of its best candidates for breakthrough success in the mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally a member of the SpaceGhostPurrp-founded collective Raider Klan, Curry quickly distinguished himself as one of the network’s sharpest pens. The collective writ large was noted for reviving flows and production motifs that had been popular elsewhere in the South - particularly in Memphis - during the ‘90s, but Denzel also cited influences like Nas and MF DOOM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era where the divide between old and new seems to be growing wider by the week, Curry refuses to be swayed by fickle trends. Some new artists reject the genre’s pioneers, while others cling too tightly to the past; Denzel prefers to break down those barriers. His point of view is inextricable from his Southern roots, but he incorporates pieces of every region, every time period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time Raider Klan was splintering, Curry had already left and distinguished himself as a separate entity, fascinating in his own right. The first project that brought him broad acclaim was 2013’s \u003cem\u003eNostalgic 64\u003c\/em\u003e, a knotty, frequently brilliant record that delved further than ever before into the depths of Denzel’s psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“I had already seen the light side,” he says of his upbringing in a household where his mother was a Jehovah’s Witness and his father a Baptist. “But it was when I really started channeling my dark side that my music started to change rapidly.” In June of 2015, Curry dropped \u003cem\u003e32 Zel \/ Planet Shrooms\u003c\/em\u003e, a double-EP that saw him move away from his formalist roots and embrace chaotic, synth-led sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the sounds Denzel explored on the EPs moved even further into vogue--and as fans and critics started to come around to the new material - he pulled yet another bait-and-switch. Released this March, \u003cem\u003eImperial\u003c\/em\u003e was both his finest work to date and his best received. The brief, breathless album showcases his near-peerless technical skill along with a newfound maturity in his songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“I was going through a dark time,” Curry says now of the time that birthed \u003cem\u003eImperial\u003c\/em\u003e. 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While the first installment of \u003ci\u003eKing Of The Mischievous South\u003c\/i\u003e was performed from the perspective of his Raven Miyagi persona, a name bestowed upon him by Raider Klan founder SpaceGhostPurrp, Volume 2 finds Curry operating under his Big Ultra persona - an elevated version of Raven Miyagi that is bragadocious and revels in the success that Curry has seen over the last decade of his career. Creating \u003ci\u003eKing Of The Mischievous South Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e has been a goal of Curry's for some time, though his earliest attempts to do so ultimately morphed into other projects, namely his 2016 album \u003ci\u003eImperial \u003c\/i\u003eand 2020's \u003ci\u003e13LOOD 1N + 13LOOD OUT\u003c\/i\u003e. It wasn't until he stopped overly attempting to create Volume 2 that its songs started to emerge naturally.   Given the project's sound, which pays homage to the great musical heritages of the South - from Memphis to Houston and Curry's own South Florida - its features include the region's greats, both old and new, as well as others whose style is indebted to the South's musical legacy. Features include fellow former Raider Klan member Key Nyata, Memphis stalwarts Juicy J and Project Pat, Texas' Maxo Kream, That Mexican OT and Mike Dimes, North Carolina’s TiaCorine, Atlanta's 2 Chainz and Kenny Mason and South Florida's Ski Mask The Slump God and PlayThatBoiZay, as well as ASAP Ferg and ASAP Rocky, among others. The project more broadly and the intentional inclusion of Rocky and Ferg is Curry's attempt to show what could have been had relationships not soured with SpaceGhostPurrp, fulfilling the promise that existed at the rise of their respective careers in the early 2010s.    With all of the otherworldly adventures Denzel has taken listeners on over the course of his last few conceptually-driven albums, this project serves as a showcase for the fun, spontaneity and technical mastery that has made him one of rap's most in-demand talents over the course of the last decade.    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concord","offers":[{"title":"Green LP | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50821956010315,"sku":"2232427","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50424780292427,"sku":"2203742","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50424780947787,"sku":"2203743","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50424781930827,"sku":"2203744","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Silver","offer_id":56888251941195,"sku":"R3780-8582","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50424779014475,"sku":"2203741","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/King_Of_The_Mischievous_South_Vol._2_fcb7baf5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726782574"},{"product_id":"zuu","title":"Zuu","description":"\u003cp\u003eDenzel Curry releases his new album Zuu via Loma Vista Recordings. 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