Denzel Curry Drops “Knotty Head”

Rising Florida rapper Denzel Curry continues his strong start to 2016 with "Knotty Head." True to form, Curry is aggressive over production from FNZ and Ronny J and name drops the likes of Andy Milonakis, Pistol Pete Maravich and the late Speaker Knockerz as he puts on for people who rock their hair in a knot. With "Knotty Head," the fire-spitting Curry keeps his streak of loosies rolling as he preps his upcoming Imperial project.

Curry recently dropped the video for "ULT," the lead single from Imperial. The 21-year-old rapper is gearing up for what promises to be a busy, and a potential breakout, year. In March, Curry, Allan Kingdom and JK the Reaper will embark on a 30-date tour that will take them all over the country and will conclude with three straight shows in Curry's home state of Florida.

The Carol City native spoke with XXL for "The Come Up" and the he told us about the different styles of rap found in his hometown and how it helped him shape his own style and approach to music.

"Coming out of Carol City, we had different sections, but I guess it’s all like one area. You know how neighborhoods go," he said. "The people that were coming out from there, you had people like JT Money going to schools in Liberty City to places like Norland. Then Rick Ross graduated from Carol City High School. Gunplay, who is also part of MMG, Triple Cs, Flo Rida, Briscoe; I was looking at them like, “Damn, these guys are coming from the same city I’m from.” It was either rapping like them or being different. I knew I was different from the jump because I wasn’t rapping about the same shit, but I was young as fuck though. So I couldn’t really say too much shit."

Curry's Imperial does not have a release date at the moment. In the meantime, check out his upcoming tour dates:

March 22 — Albuquerque, N.M. at Launchpad
March 23 — Phoenix, Ariz. at Pub Rock
March 25 — Santa Ana, Calif. at Constellation Room
March 26 — Los Angeles, Calif. at Echoplex
March 27 — Santa Barbara, Calif. at Velvet Jones
March 29 — Oakland, Calif. at New Parish
March 30 — Eugene, Ore. at WOW Hall
March 31 — Seattle, Wash. at Crocodile
April 1 — Vancouver, B.C. at Alexander
April 2 — Portland, Ore. at Hawthorne Theatre
April 4 — Salt Lake City, Utah at Complex
April 5 — Denver, Colo. at Cervantes
April 7 — Omaha, Nebr. at Slowdown
April 8 — Minneapolis, Minn. at 7th Street Entry
April 9 — Chicago, Ill. at Reggie’s
April 11 — Indianapolis, Ind. at Emerson Theater
April 12 — Ann Arbor, Mich. at Blind Pig
April 13 — Toronto, Ont. at Rivoll
April 14 — Montreal, Qc. at Belmont
April 15 — Boston, Mass. at Middle East Upstairs
April 16 — Philadelphia, Pa. at Barbary
April 17 — New York, N.Y. at Gramercy
April 18 — Washington, D.C. at Rock n Roll Hotel
April 20 — Atlanta, Ga. at Masquerade
April 22 — Dallas, Texas at The Loft
April 23 — San Antonio, Texas at Alamo City Music Hall
April 24 — Austin, Texas at Parish
April 25 — Houston, Texas at Studio at Warehouse Live
April 28 — Orlando, Fla. at Social
April 29 — Tampa, Fla. at Local 662
April 30 — Miami, Fla. TBD

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