Straight from the depths of the Miami FL, (Carol City to be exact), Denzel "Aquarius'Killa" Curry sometimes known as "Raven Miyagi" or "Denny Cascade" emerged on the underground hip hop scene with a vintage sound similar to the Memphis's underground scene of the early/mid 90's. A former member of Spaceghost Purrp's Raider Klan Collective the young emcee picked up the pen at age 12 making Music, Art (Denzel attended Design & Architecture High his first two years of High School. He designs all of his own artwork), & studying Martial Arts his hobbies as a kid. He started taking music seriously at age 16 releasing his first mix tape & Building his following online. His Feature on fellow underground artist Lil Ugly Mane's "Twistin" catapulted him into the spotlight shortly after, being featured on BBC Radio overseas. After releasing 3 successful lo fi mix tapes and building a following, Record deal or not Denzel set out to work ...
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Straight from the depths of the Miami FL, (Carol City to be exact), Denzel "Aquarius'Killa" Curry sometimes known as "Raven Miyagi" or "Denny Cascade" emerged on the underground hip hop scene with a vintage sound similar to the Memphis's underground scene of the early/mid 90's. A former member of Spaceghost Purrp's Raider Klan Collective the young emcee picked up the pen at age 12 making Music, Art (Denzel attended Design & Architecture High his first two years of High School. He designs all of his own artwork), & studying Martial Arts his hobbies as a kid. He started taking music seriously at age 16 releasing his first mix tape & Building his following online. His Feature on fellow underground artist Lil Ugly Mane's "Twistin" catapulted him into the spotlight shortly after, being featured on BBC Radio overseas. After releasing 3 successful lo fi mix tapes and building a following, Record deal or not Denzel set out to work on his first album leaving lo fi in the past. In November of 2012 while still in High school he released the albums first street single in "Dark & Violent" which started to get him critical praise for his storytelling skills at the tender age of 17.
Shortly after Denzel released the followup/lead single in "Threatz" & went on to shoot a video for it, The video landed on MTV and aired on National television via Rap Fix with Sway Calloway, even impressing Waka Flocka who was named checked in the song. The following month Denzel performed live with Raider Klan at Coachella in 2013, and made his second television appearance via AXS LIVE performing new single "N64" in where he spoke out about the Trayvon Martin Murder & violence in South Florida. After the success of his first album bubbling over the course of 2013 & 14, Denzel set out on his first U.S./Canadian Tour as direct support for The Underachievers, then headlined a few European dates by himself shortly after and Co Headlined The Bow Down tour with North Carolina artist Deniro Farrar.
Denzel Curry is bringing the rawness back to hip-hop. Hailing from Carol City, Florida, his content is radical and he incorporates the many injustices of his hometown in his music, the recent murder of his own brother. His mission is simple, full creative control to generate organic and uncensored music that also has a strong message.
He is starting his rap career independently, in every sense of the term. He left a promising crew to pursue solo efforts & start his own label (C9 Is The Future), he’s not signed to a major or indie and after the shows are over, he goes back to the Miami neighborhood he grew up in. At age 21 he is one of the most promising and creative rappers in the industry mixing the rawness of 2Pac with the uniqueness of Outkast. Denzel is focused on building his fan-base organically from the ground up.
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