Melt My Eyez See You Future - Denzel Curry

Intro:

Denzel Curry is ready to take the next step as one of the leading artists of the ‘20s. He is no stranger to our platform as we cover him a lot, and this new album Melt My Eyez See You Future leaves me with a lot to say. The Florida native is coming off his last project where he collaborated with Kenny Beats (who has production on this album). The one curse that comes with having a consistent discography is that you can’t really afford to drop a miss. With that said, Denzel Curry was prepared to meet & exceed any expectations.

Strengths:

Denzel is very deep, reflective & self-aware on this new album. He sounds like he’s focused on moving from the past & being a new person moving forward. Denzel is also very accountable & aware of his flaws too (Ex: Troubles & The Ills). In general, there are a lot of topics about himself & the world that get packed into this reasonable run time.

Before we dig more into Denzel’s improved rapping, this album has some insanely meditative production with hints of psychedelic elements (Ex: The Smell Of Death). It’s impressive how consistent the overall sound of the record is despite the number of producers involved. There are lots of dusty traditional rap drum samples that mess with jazzy instrumentation (Ex: Worst Comes To Worst).

With his newer music having more traditional Hip-Hop elements than he’s known for, it should be noted that there isn’t too much of Denzel’s signature distorted high-energy that many fans love for its raw aggression & emotion. There are still some insanely hard beats & even trap production on songs like Sanjuro. And overall, his flows are versatile enough to fit on all different styles of beats (Ex: Walkin).

More Strengths:

This is some of the best rapping we’ve ever heard from Denzel. The southern influence in his flows creates some catchy verses & choruses. The choruses on Melt My Eyez See You Future show that Denzel has leveled up & improved with his songwriting (Ex: John Wayne). The lyrics are meditative at times & paint a vivid image of his mind.

While I love his smooth melodic harmonies (which did improve), the moments of his aggressive DMX-like delivery are incredible (Ex: Troubles). The versatility he displays as a rapper with his flows, delivery, etc. keeps the album from having skips or feeling stale. The 14 song tracklist never feels too long or dragged out despite having around a 45 min run time.

And last, Denzel chose some solid features for this album. It was interesting to see how much great chemistry he had with T-Pain; which made for one of my favorites from the album. The posse cut Ain’t No Way features 6LACK, JID, Rico Nasty, Jasiah, Powers Pleasant & other collaborators. It’s easily one of, if not, the best song on the album almost objectively.

Overall:

Hands down the best album that’s come out so far this year. It’s amazing to see how Denzel is always leveling up & adding to his skill set with each new release. This album is highly recommended whether or not you’re familiar with Denzel Curry’s other music. It’ll be exciting to see how much more potential he still has to reach at such a young age. Thank you all for reading and be sure to listen to Denzel Curry’s new album with the link below.