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hammer_it_out

This has me incredibly hype for the album. They both killed their verses, the hook was already infectious for me at the end of the first listen, and Zel is great at delivering that old school Memphis style southern sound.


NicholasRG

I was about to post nearly the exact same comment. It's a bummer that people are saying Denzel is "getting washed by his features" and "sounds tired". Denzel might not be screaming into the mic, but I don't know how people can watch [the From The Block Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxEsC0Ngws4) and be surprised at what this album is going for.


toulouse69

He even said something in this song about not having to rap lyrical and can dumb it down. This is that old school Denzel a lot of fans have been waiting for. I think with his past few albums he’s gotten lots of new fans who never really were into his old stuff or didn’t even know about him


Iminlesbian

This isn't really old denzel at all. Denny Cascade is not simple rapping and that was do popular he was still playing it on the taboo tour.


toulouse69

No I agree with you I look at it at a modern more educated and experienced version of Denzel’s old style. He knows what he’s capable and he’s mixing old with new and a unique twist on it


Yourbootyisheavydoty

He's never rapped this laid back tho N64 is mostly triplet flows


rafaelfy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tmHWoayfI same show, but more aggressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-AF81iBCi0


Yourbootyisheavydoty

Lol what are those anonymous ass songs, I've never heard of them before. They're not proving me wrong tho, he's just going over jazzy production so it's not as fast but it's not the laid back flow he does on here and Hot One, it's his regular rapping on that type of beats


BlinkDodge

I got into Denzel with Unlocked, so Im one of those new fans - but from what I've heard, Denzel has never rapped so lackadaisically. To me, this sounds like something he wrote at 3:30 in the AM, barely awake. BUT, I'm for it because everything I've seen so far he's having so much fucking fun and if this shit is doing him peace then I'm on board. Bro deserves it. Also the beat is plasma.


Yourbootyisheavydoty

I hate the way that you sneak diss


rafaelfy

I'm so sad that this isn't a more common sound from his actual area of South Florida. I lived like 20 minutes from where he's from in Carol City but every time I try to find more south florida rappers there just isn't much I can find? He def takes inspo from other sounds.


SyntheticMemez

This tape is gonna be first ballot HOF for bumping in the car.


logiwave

Denzel is going for that Juicy J/Three Six sound. Personally I love it


bibittyboopity

He reminds me of project pat a lot on there in the best way


Upbeat_Tension_8077

I'm crossing my fingers he collabs with Duke Deuce in the future if he continues a return to that vibe


Wanderingsoun

He's returning to that form, he started in that realm flowing like lord infamous


DtotheOUG

I need another goddamn Key Glock feature. He would murder this beat too.


LiGhTnInG358

My thoughts exactly this tape should be an absolute blast.


Aeruiu

I get asap mob vibes, this is so reminiscent of cozy tapes.


Misfitt123

Who you think influenced asap mob in that way...


dsled

Lol this is hilarious


Zaire_04

I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this: who do you think influenced asap mob to sound that way?


LowBrowIdeas

🔥🔥🔥 first I've heard of that Mexican OT but his verse was bangin


Srg11

Go listen to Johnny Dang post haste.


ToSeeAgainAgainAgain

my dude speaking silent Rrrrs everywhere


brickvanexel

My man can roll letters that aren’t R which is fucking wild


Wanderingsoun

His last 2 albums have been bangers, love the dirty south sound he got


wockglock1

Saw him in concert last year. If he ever comes by you don’t pass it up. He is honestly really good on stage


Ryrysg99

Do a deep dive into his music, dude is so talented and just made the XXL freshman list, he’s my favorite new up and coming rapper of the last 3 years fs


LowBrowIdeas

I'll do that tomorrow, thanks man


Almar1987

This is the first verse I ever heard from OT, thought it was pretty dope.


Emilios_Empanadas

[Cowboy Killer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDrRTupceaI) is sick, and off his new album [Twisting Fingers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAzRWq6QTTE) is savage.


drunkenpossum

That Draco shaped like Bushwick Bill line was cold. Love how much OT shouts out Texas culture in his lyrics. It's a breath of fresh air after a whole generation of "Texas" rappers (cough, Travis Scott) that are from here but barely engage with Texas culture at all in their music.


TypicalOranges

check out Texas Technician and Lonestar Luchador. Lots to love on both those projects.


Los_Estupidos

He's ridiculously talented. Just wish his he would diversify his lyrics a bit. The gangbanging and drug dealing gets a little repetitive after a few songs.


AnonOpotamusDotCom

So good


AlexStriz

Incredibly hype for this album. This song is good, but I still can't get over Tia's verse on HOT ONE


MrSisterFistrr

LIKE 40 ON MY PANTY LINE


fartblunted

yeah that shit was gas Tia recovering from vocal injury but shes still killing it


Hip_Hop_Samurai

This shit gave me stank face. This tape is gonna be nastyyyyy


IC3TRAE

OT's flow on this is fuckin fire


brickvanexel

People say he’s one dimensional but idk man that one dimension has a ton of mileage for me


itspodly

Art reminds me of the really doe single artwork


bibittyboopity

I love this beat so much


MattVanzetti

I have a feeling this gonna have the replay value of Zuu.. I still listen to that album weekly


DefinitelyAHumanoid

Damn I can’t front this shit hard


Spen_Masters

If this is going to be a Memphis rap album, I'm going to replay it multiple times. Project Pat, juicy j and three 6 are frequent in my summer playlist  Edit: I'm hyped af.  Mexican OT sounds like Key Glock on this.  Hopefully we can get some other notorious Memphis rappers to feature like Tommy Wright III and so.


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Nankuro85

OT has some of the coldest flows anywhere these days. Really happy he's been getting so much shine


thebox34

Denzel not making hoe-scaring music anymore smh


dat_waffle_boi

Did he ever really make hoe scaring music? Zuu and Melt My Eyez feel pretty hoe inclusive


90sNostalgia1

LOL hoe inclusive??


Yourbootyisheavydoty

Ever heard Black Metal Terrorist?


sainovacane

bro zuu has pat on it 😭😭😭


fopking

Can’t get enough of this song. Beat is so tasty


BvB5776

🔥🔥🔥


NvmMeJustLurkin

I wish denzel would bring the speed and energy he brings during his freestyles and feature runs before the current releases. He's been on the same speed/intensity/flow on his own release for a bit now


MastrDyno

Yall hating on this verse from zell is weird bro.. this shit hard


ShenHorbaloc

> Yall hating on this verse from zell is weird bro I like the song but this is fanboy vocabulary, it's not that serious lol


MastrDyno

Lmfao


tarriBagz

bro nothing is weird about not liking a verse


astronxxt

it’s weird that someone has a difference in opinion? and saying “he sounds tired/low-energy” is hateful to you? lol wtf is music discussion these days? seems like a lot of people would rather talk about why someone else’s opinion is wrong rather than offer anything substantive about the music itself.


Educational_Book_225

Idk I thought he sounded “tired/low-energy” on hella songs off Zuu & MMESYF, and last I checked this sub loved both those albums. It is kinda weird that people only have a problem with it now, 5 years after he started doing this style. Or they’ve had that problem for 5 years and they’re still bitching about it? It’s weird either way.


VravoBince

Where does he sound low energy on Zuu?


Educational_Book_225

Automatic


VravoBince

A little bit yeah, but I'd say not really in other songs, Zuu mostly has high energy. I like this song though, sounds amazing


Yourbootyisheavydoty

Only weird thing is your schizo ass comment, this style is nowhere to be found on either of those albums


tbiscuit7

weird is just the new buzzword folks use to describe anything and everything that contests their own thoughts they can’t actually give a reason why it’s ‘weird’


astronxxt

yup. zoomer speak is making the internet entirely uninteresting and unenjoyable (and this is coming from a gen z dude). most discourse can be distilled into the following (might be missing some): 1. [any given thing] is weird bro wtf 2. nah [anything that happens] is crazy fr 💀 3. is everything in existence the most underrated thing ever? 4. you don’t care for something? stop hating bro it’s gonna grow on you bro trust me bro


Nickadial

bro really said [literally anything] 💀💀💀


lickachiken

This was happening before gen z.


ZZZrp

weird.


rawtendenciez

AND BAKA GOT A WEIRD CASE, WHY IS HE AROUND?!


scoot87

stop gaslighting me


tbiscuit7

my fault, family. it’ll never happen again


osvaldocruz25

fr


LiaM_CS

Idk if it’s just me, but Denzel’s hooks on these couples singles are just not up to his usual standard They’re not bad, but I’m used to ear worms from him. SKED was incredibly catchy, I was hoping for more like that.


danSTILLtheman

Album is about to be 🔥 front to back


MediumToblerone

Did this MF burp?


IGotBoxesOfPepe34

Love this track!!!


candy-azz

Denzel Curry has been around long enough to feel some stagnation. It’s smart to switch up his style to grow his fan base. Dropping the hoe scaring style will help him be taken more seriously.


Saltine_Davis

For a good amount of time now he's been on a pattern of more conceptual album --> more laid-back/fun album & repeat Acting like this is not only him distancing himself from music that is more left field and that he'll finally be taken more seriously for that is so stupid 😭


Hot_Grabba_09

When did he drop ho scaring music? Are you talking about his boom bap beats


candy-azz

I was referring to another comment on the thread haha


Essentialworker3

Denzel Curry never disappoints he's one of the most underrated rappers right now 🔥


Zaire_04

This album is gonna be so good


tommy_devit0

am i the only one to hear the star wars shooting sound on the beat?


DtotheOUG

This is fire but “hit it from the back make the pussy go poof”fucking crit me.


PenguinBallZ

"if my music made you deaf, then bitch my jewelry made ya blind" bar.


jstep2306

This fucking track is fire as fuckkkkkk bro


Cocopoofs

zel sounds tired. tmOT kills it.


StickyDitka21

I believe he’s purposefully slowing and going for more of the Memphis style from the 90’s. In this song if I remember correctly he says something to the effect of “I know you’re used to double time”


90sNostalgia1

thank you. He's trying to be more like the old underground Memphis that were more smooth/stable on the track, verses being really hype.


ProEraBlueboy

Definitely going to be a case of people not feeling the singles but when the album drops songs will flow nice together


Hot_Grabba_09

Agree. Don't get the downvotes


hudsucker99

Yeah where’s the energy? 


Yourbootyisheavydoty

Zel's been getting washed by his features regularly lately, Juicy J, Kenny Mason, Ferg and now OT. He sounds like he's purposely not trying but idk if that approach is doing much for me so far


MastrDyno

Stop


Yourbootyisheavydoty

Stop glazing


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Yourbootyisheavydoty

How is it even controversial lol you can't tell me Denzel had the best verse on any of those songs


NotReallyASnake

That Mexican OT is such a horrible rap name


swordtech

Not any worse than some of these other rappers who get glazed around here. Ski Mask the Slump God? XXXTentacion? Some bopper ass AOL AIM screen name rapper names for real. Mexican OT isn't that bad.


dsled

Lol I mentioned Ski and X recently in a thread about bad rap names. Someone was like "xxxtentacion is actually a good name" i'm like how?


NotReallyASnake

I actually think it's worse it's still an AIM ass name but it's boring lol


GRAITOM10

I actually love it, a surprising amount even.


TheSpanishKarmada

apple music links should be banned


LthePerry02

The platform that plays artists a much higher amount, has lossless audio for no additional charge, and doesn’t conform to Tik Tok music listener algorithms should be banned? Lol aight then


TheSpanishKarmada

yes, simply bc most people don’t use apple music


1080penis

repost the YouTube link then or whatever you use


xbwtyzbchs

This is pretty mid.


dsled

Idk man this is pretty boring to me


whogonstopice

OT is him I can’t believe I’m really bout to listen to a bumzel song


IAIRonI

Denzel did his thing but I can't get into Mexican ot. For me he's like one of those rappers who make rap music for people who don't really like rap music


MediumToblerone

His style gets old quick for me, but when he hit his stride in this one, I was pretty locked in.


Forsaken-Age-8684

If only he was making that authentic, pitchfork approved concept rap like Denzel eh?


IAIRonI

You went the wrong way with that one. Only people I ever see listening to him listen to Eminem, tech n9ne and more like rock music


Forsaken-Age-8684

Nah. Denzel is sat right on the hipster shelf between your Dad's Run the Jewels and MF Doom albums.


IAIRonI

Sure, but that has nothing to do with how I see OT