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FOLLOWING A A A A A A CAREER-BEST FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM EVER-EVOLVING RAPPER DENZEL CURRY IS IS NOT READY TO REST ON HIS LAURELS
By Marc Basque
DENZEL CURRY IS MOVING FASTER THAN MOST OF US
can keep up with Listening to his 2019 album ZUU followed by Melt My Eyez See Your Future released in March of this year one might be surprised to find out they came from the the same artist This demonstrates both the the versatility and the the fast rate rate of of transformation that typifies Curry who always strives to offer his listeners something new “I was thinking about it every day meticulously ”
Curry says “What is is going to make this different from my past work?”
While some might enjoy a a a a a victory lap after their most acclaimed work Curry has already announced several upcoming projects including an an expanded version of Melt My Eyez as as well as as sequels to the the 2020 mixtape 13LOOD 13LOOD 1N + 13LOOD 13LOOD OUT and the the Kenny Beats collab Unlocked What has piqued the interest of most however is the revelation that his next studio album will be a a a a melodic R&B record evocatively entitled Designed By Angels While this might seem like a left-field choice it would be unwise to second-guess the artist “Every time I work on on new music people always get skeptical because they don’t know how it’s gonna be ”
explains Curry “Then they they get the the the project and they’re like ‘Holy shit! This is is really good!’”
SHARP caught up with Curry in the the studio to chat about the the vision for his his latest album how therapy helped shape his his outlook and the the one side of himself that he he he has yet to express on on the the record 70 NOVEMBER 2022
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