Denzel Curry is a famous and very successful singer, Rapper, and songwriter. His birth name is Denzel Rae Don Curry. He is also famous by so many other names like Zel, Black Metal Terrorist, Zeltron 6 Billion, Aquarius’Killa, Denny Cascade, Young Raven Miyagi given by his fans, or Denzel Himself. Denzel was born on February 16, 1995. and he is 28 years old currently. He loves to sing and write songs in different genres including Industrial Hip Hop, Trap Metal, Trap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Punk Rap, Cloud Rap, and Hip Hop.
In 2013 Denzel left his group and debuted with an album named as “Nostalgic 64” in September and amazing thing is that he was still a high schooler when he released his first song. Then his confidence made him release 3 other songs. In 2015 he released Planet Shrooms, in 2017 he released 13. and in 2020 he collaborated with Kenny Beats and released the duo “Unlocked “.
Denzel released other four albums which gained enough success including Imperial which was released in 2016. Then he released Ta13oo at the start of 2018. Met My Eyes and See Your Future both were released in 2022. Some of these songs also secured positions on the Billboard 200 Chart. Ta13oo secured 28th position, Zuu secured 32nd position, and Melt My Eyes secured 51 position on Billboard making this year a Golden year for Denzel. Then Denzel released another extended version of “Melt My Eyez” which secured the 17th position on the Billboard 100 chart.
What is Denzel Curry’s net worth?
Net Worth | $3 Million USD |
Age | 28 Years |
Born | February 16, 1995 |
Profession | Musician, Raper and Songwriter |
Country | United States of America |
Salary (Annual) | $ $2,00,000 |
Last Updated | 2023 |
Early Life
Denzel was born in the city of Carol which is situated in the neighborhood of Miami Gardens Florida. He belongs to Native Americans and is Bahamian. His Birth name is Dezel Rae Do Curry and he was born on February 16, 1995. His mother used to be a Security manager of Stadiums her name was Jehova’s Witness. Curry’s father is a truck driver. When Curry was in the early years of his school he developed a strange intense interest in poetry. He used to read poetry from different books all day. But in 6th grade, he suddenly found rap attractive, and he started listening to different rappers. He used to visit a club of teenagers called “The Boys and Girls Club of America”.
Once he started writing his own raps he started challenging people for rapping bettels which is a pretty fun game for rappers and also audiences. Then he went to another school in Miami called “Design and Architecture High School”.Denzel Studied there for two years and then he got expelled. Then he went to another school situated in Miami. This school was”Miami Carol City Senior High School. And it was the place where he started working on his first album which was Nostagic 64 while he also used to attend classes and study at the same time.
In one of his interviews on TV he was interviewing with “The Breakfast Club”, Denzel said that he was sexually abused by a senior middle-aged man while he was in his school. This trauma still lives in him. He was depressed for months while being abused but he was never able to gather the courage and tell anyone. Also, he was afraid and that he was slowly healing from his past.
Career
“King Remembered Underground Tape 1991-1995” was Denzel’s first tape released on September 24, 2011. He Worked on a group project called “Space Ghost Purp” which became a source to the career of Denzel’s Music career. He became a member of a group called “Raider Klan”. In 2012, the Second Mix tape of Denzel was released. The title of this tape was “King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1 Underground tape” released in 1996. He got lucky this time as this time an American rapper Earl Sweatshirt really liked his music by chance and not only him but also other members of the famous rapping group called “Odd Future”.
Denzel released his third mix tape after the death of Trayvon Martin who also used to live in the same city as Denzel. He was also a high school fellow. The title of his third tape was “Strictly for my R.V.I.D.X.R.Z. From this tape, it can be clearly seen that Denzel was highly inspired by Tupac Shakur.
Breakthrough
After giving two flop tapes Denzel took a break from social media to focus on his career in silence. Then in the last months of 2012, he met a person named Mark Maturah and he decided to appoint him as his manager. This person guided Denzel in his music. and then Denzel released his first solo album called “Dark and Violent” featuring J.K. Then later he made this sound available on SoundCloud. In 2021 another mixtape was released.
Denzel named this album “Curry Wuz Here” which he uploaded on YouTube and people on social media really appreciated it.
Denzel released a song on his Soundcloud account named “Hate Government” on May 13, 2017. He released two more songs named “Equalizer”, and the second one was “Zeltron”. On August 18, 2017, Denzel released another song called “SkyWalker”. A remake of 32 Zel was released on September 22 by Denzel. Another song was released simultaneously which was “Ultimate” on September 22. He released another song on 2 April 2018 which was “Sumo”. Another album was released called “Percs”. This album was released on May 24, 2018.
Personal Life
Denzel’s Brother Treon Tree Johnson Died tragically on February 27, 2014. It is said that he was being chased by the police of Florida in Hialeah. Also, there were rumors that he was beating two dogs with a pipe and someone reported it to the police. In order to arrest Johnson police had to use paper spray on him but still, he was not stopping so they used physical force on him and arrested him. At this time he got seriously injured and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Johnson’s family claimed this incident was Police Brutality. Denzel has mentioned this incident in his music and also in some of his interviews. In 2022 Denzel stood with Palestine and refused to perform in Israel.
Career Highlights
- On September 24, 2011, Denzel’s first mixtape was released with the title “King Remembered Underground Tape 1991-1995.
- He released his second mixtape in 2012 with the title “King of the Mischievous South Vol.1 Underground tape 1996”.
- His third mixtape was out after the death of his neighbor citizen and high school class fellow “Trayvon Martin” with the title “Strictly for my R.V.I.D.X.R.Z.
- In late 2012, his tape “Dark and Violent” was released on YouTube.
Denzel Curry worth
Denzel owns a total net worth of $3 Million. His Annual Salary is $2,00,000. On a monthly basis, Denzel earns $15k.
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