Denzel Curry drops surprise album ‘UNLOCKED’ with Kenny Beats

Surprise! Denzel Curry has just dropped UNLOCKED, his brand new studio album with Kenny Beats.

Hot from his #5 spot in triple j Hottest 100 for his viral Like A Version cover of ‘Bulls on Parade’, and following on from 2 x critically acclaimed albums in the space of 10 months (TA13OO and ZUU) which saw him visit Australia twice for Listen Out and a sold-out headline shows, the nation’s golden boy Denzel Curry has just dropped UNLOCKED, a brand new album produced by Kenny Beats.

The album is partnered by a half-live-action-half-stop-animation film starring Denzel and Kenny, featuring every song from the project. Each scene is a different style, from anime to 3D to 2D to Scooby Doo… And it is both hilarious and genius. The 23-minute film captures Denzel and Kenny’s journey into the expanse of the internet to chase their “leaked” album, venturing across a number of animated worlds to recover UNLOCKED track-by-track.

UNLOCKED is the product of a manic 3-day studio session following Denzel recording for an episode of Kenny’s YouTube show, The Cave. The project finds the two mining sounds outside of what prompted their respective rises in recent years. While Denzel pulls influence from various members of The Wu-Tang Clan, Kenny taps into a sound inspired by the holy trinity of Madlib, Dilla & MF Doom. Despite these classic influences, UNLOCKED sounds like something completely new and sees Denzel setting the tone for a new decade.

The accompanying video came to us after a fake beef between the two artists, which resulted in a lot of internet confusion.

You can pre-order the brand new project in vinyl form from Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats here.

And while you’re at it, you can check out the sick cover for UNLOCKED.

Watch the 20-minute video for ‘UNLOCKED’ in all of its zany glory.

Listen to the new EP below.

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