It’s wild how long Denzel Curry has been at it already: when “Ultimate” went viral back in 2015, he was just 20. While that track mixed the aggressive, bombastic quality of contemporary soundcloud rap, Curry distinguished himself from other viral sensations at the time with a more focused approach to lyricism, skipping over the influence of Future in favor of wordsmiths like André 3000 (one of Curry’s idols).
Fast forward seven years and we find the Florida rapper fresh off the release of his fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, which dropped earlier this year. It continues to build off Curry’s desire to produce albums that flow both sonically and thematically, a trend that he really honed in on for 2018’s Ta13oo.
On October 8th, he brought the Melt My Eyez tour to Roadrunner, marking the final stop on a tour that saw support from AG Club, redveil, and PlayThatBoiZay. With a sold out crowd that was ready to mosh, it was nice to see Curry open his set with audience safety in mind. “Can everyone take a few steps back,” he requested at the top, noticing how densely packed the crowd was at the barricades in front of the stage. Seems like after the tragic incident at that 2021 Travis Scott show, no one is really eager to have people trampled to death at their shows. Why this concept feels novel is a condemnation of both overpacked venues and mob mentality.
The openers did a fantastic job to boost the crowd’s energy before Denzel Curry took the stage, encouraging safe moshing. AG Club even went as far as opening the pit to head down and mosh along with fans.
Curry opened his set with a slew of tracks from Melt My Eyez: “Melt Session #1,” “Walkin,” “Worst Comes to Worst,” “The Last,” “Mental,” “Troubles,” and “Ain’t No Way.” This is basically the first half of the album, so you can tell that he’s really proud of this release. After that, he started dipping into the back catalog more, with selections from Zuu and Ta13oo. And, of course, “Ultimate.”
Although this was the end of the Melt My Eyez tour, Denzel Curry has already announced a future album, Designed by Angels, so he’ll be back on the road sooner than you think.
Check out our photos from the show below.
