Denzel Curry
Imperial
Originally released in 2016, this new 2021 limited edition LP is pressed on marbled "zenith" grey vinyl.
2015's "Ultimate" suggested that Denzel Curry had a bright career ahead of him and it was no fluke. Denzel returned the following year with his second full-length album, Imperial, and it found him harnessing the power of "Ultimate" for the length of an entire album. It also found him collaborating with bigger-name guests than ever -- Rick Ross and Joey Bada$$ -- and rivaling both of them. At this point, Imperial is probably Denzel's most underrated album, if only because he continued to get bigger and better afterwards. It's kind of his equivalent to Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 or Danny Brown's XXX, albums that proved those rappers were absolute forces to be reckoned with, but which were quickly overshadowed by the masterpieces that followed. Imperial doesn't have the cinematic ebb and flow of its followup, but it's just a great, hard-hitting rap record. At a fat-trimmed 10 songs, it's void of filler, and it almost never lets up on the fury. It's the moment that Denzel Curry fully arrived.
Also grab Denzel's 2020 album Unlocked in the BV Shop rap section,
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. ULT 4:07
2. Gook 2:46
3. Sick & Tired 4:02
4. Knotty Head 4:28
5. Me Now 4:39
Side B
1. Story: No Title 2:48
2. This Life 3:27
3. Zenith 4:02
4. Good Night 3:56
5. If Tomorrow's Not Here 5:35
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PRODUCTS MAY VARY FROM IMAGE MOCK-UP.
