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Album of the Year 2016 #13: Denzel Curry - Imperial - HipHop

Album of the Year 2016 #13: Denzel Curry - Imperial - HipHop

Album of the Year 2016 #13: Denzel Curry - Imperial

Posted: 22 Jan 2017 12:54 PM PST

Artist:

Denzel Curry

Album:

Imperial

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Album Background

Imperial is the second studio album by Florida rapper Denzel Curry, following his double EP 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms released in mid-year of last year. Born Denzel Rae Don Curry, and hailing from Zone 3, Carol City in Miami Gardens, Florida, the 21-year-old has already amassed an impressive body of work. After interest in poetry and hip-hop throughout his youth, a 16-year-old Denzel began to take his craft seriously after seeing fellow Carol City natives such as Rick Ross garner mainstream attention and put his city on the map. One event in particular inspired him after he witnessed the set of a Rick Ross music video shoot close to his high school. He released his first mixtape in 2011, entitled King Remembered: Underground Tape 1991-1995, which made its way to SpaceGhostPurrp, head of the local star-studded underground crew Raider Klan and architect of the drugged out, Memphis-inspired, sample-heavy sound that influenced not only the Florida rap scene but others including the A$AP Mob in Harlem. Curry knew Purrp through mutual friend and part-time fuckboy Mike Dece who introduced them. SGP subsequently accepted Denzel into Raider Klan. His affiliation with the KLVN brought him out of the local spotlight and thrust him into national relevance within the hip-hop community. His first release as a member of Raider Klan was King of the Mischievous South Vol. 1 (Underground Tape 1996), released one year after his initiation. As evidenced by the pen and pixel covers of his first two projects, as well as the track names (e.g. (1991) RVVXN MIYVGI CVRRY !!!!!!! Interlude Freestyle & DJ Paul Mixxin!!!!!!!!!!!!) these tapes are largely in the 90s Memphis revivalist style of most Raider Klan and affiliated releases of the time. His popularity also escalated significantly through features on Lil Ugly Mane's Twistin as well as on work from SGP and other Raider Klan members. Curry continued to develop as an artist, releasing his last project as a member of Raider Klan in May of 2012, Strictly 4 My R.V.I.D.X.R.Z. after the death of Carol City native Trayvon Martin. Around this time, SpaceGhostPurrp's well documented unpredictable attitude, as well as general fuckery, began to create rifts within BRK. Buzzing members Xavier Wulf (formerly known as Ethelwulf), Chris Travis and Sky Lex left, and the once aligned BRK and A$AP Mob began to beef, culminating in a fight when A$AP Mob was due to perform in Miami. More artists left BRK, including Curry, though SGP maintains he "dropped" them all. The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle of all the conflicting stories, but creative differences were apparent and it seems likely that SGP is just an immature, hard to work with motherfucker.

Sometime in the middle of this shitstorm, Denzel was expelled from Design and Architecture High School, beginning work on his first independent release Nostalgic 64 while finishing at Miami Carol City High School, the same school Trayvon Martin attended. Upon release, Nostalgic 64 was critically acclaimed, and it became clear that Raider Klan had lost perhaps its most talented and promising member. Threatz with Robb Bank$ and Yung Simmie was particularly popular as it permeated throughout the hip-hop community. He continued rising, featuring with buzzing artists Deniro Farrar, Pouya and Dillon Cooper throughout the remainder of 2013 and 2014. In 2015 he released a double EP, 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms which demonstrated versatility and musical progression, with the interesting format of two very stylistically different EPs placed back to back. 32 Zel was supported by the single Ultimate which is Curry's most popular single to date, unfortunately partly due to it having the shit memed out of it by white kids on Vine. In a bittersweet turn, this launched Curry to the mainstream, and he found his way onto the 2016 XXL Freshman List (in traditional XXL fashion 3 years too late).

Some time in 2016, before the release of Imperial, there was a reignition of the beef between Denzel and his former mentor, primarily sparked by a tweet regarding the death of the late A$AP Yams Diss tracks were recorded including the Ronny J posse cut RIP YAMS (SPACEGHOSTPUSSY) with a regular collaborator Lofty305, as well as Ski Mask the Slump God and XXXTENTACION, a hard-hitting, angry, violent diss. Purrp responded with End of Stan 2 (D McFlurry Diss Part 2), a straight clownfest, which was followed with Purrposely from Curry. Both sides claimed they won, but with nearly the entirety of the rap sphere turning on SGP for the obvious asshole he's revealed himself to be, most deemed Curry the winner. As of today, the beef has been primarily been squashed, though don't expect SGP to work with Curry anytime soon. Denzel remains solo, claims he has no regrets and appreciates the jumpstart and creative evolution he received while a member of BRK.

Imperial was then released on March 9, 2016, as a ten track free-to-download mixtape. It was eventually re-released as a purchasable album, with two new tracks, Me Now and Good Night, replacing Narcotics and Pure Enough respectively. For the purposes of this review, I'm including all four of these tracks as part of the album, though with perhaps more attention paid to the original released version of Imperial, as that is the version I listened to the longest.

Review

On your first listen to this project one thing likely became especially apparent - that Denzel Curry is an angry motherfucker. Anger can be a beautiful emotion when used correctly within hip-hop music, but rarely is that accomplished by itself. Said anger must be matched by more subdued elements of the tracks that balance the scale of emotion and artistry. Denzel's emotion is very obvious throughout this project - he's unapologetically himself - and this provides Imperial with some of the most realized personality he's given us throughout his career. The personality of someone who has had brothers die and friends turn on him. Someone who has sought an identity for years only to find it in independence, after souring relations with the first crew that accepted him.

If you skipped the background section the beef between SpaceGhostPurrp and Denzel is squashed, with both pretty much maintaining their distance. The friendship has not necessarily been salvaged, but Curry does not regret his time with BRK. That safe distance with an unwillingness to forget his influences paves the way for Imperial's sound. There are definitely shades of Raider Klan-type music on this project, but as has become characteristic of Denzel Curry's work, Imperial shows progression. Imperial is a hardcore hip-hop record, with Memphis revitalism influences and traces of both cloud rap and trap music.

His aforementioned personality, matched by the relentless sonic energy of most of these tracks, creates an album that feels both personal and independent. Imperial is perhaps the least cloudy project with Denzel Curry's name on it, adopting a more saturated, hardcore hip-hop sound. Curry enlists a plethora of producers on this album, mostly familiar names if you've listened to previous Denzel projects, including Ronny J, Freebase and Lino Martinez. Finatik N Zak also contribute heavily. Overall, the soundscape of this album is murky and watery, with half of the sounds riding the waves of the surface while the other half lay drowning at the bottom. To make matters more interesting the watery and drowned sounds are often used on the same songs, resulting in instrumentals such as This Life which combine fast, lighter drums with somber basslines to create both ethereal and hard-hitting beats. Misty keys and drowned out basslines are all over this album, often accompanied by sharp snares and low synths. In addition to the watery qualities which form the soundscape of Imperial, the beats can also categorized by a certain glitchiness.

Much of the cohesiveness of Imperial can be attributed to the sonic environment created by the varied, yet instantly recognizable production, and how well this production meshes with the internal themes of the tracks.

Take the beat of Gook for instance, a who-gives-a-fuck banger from the beginning of the album. This instrumental is filled with glitchy synths, which are matched by traditional hip-hop kicks to create a layered, unique and hard-hitting beat all in one. This glitchiness is often needed in order to match Denzel's hectic flows and grimy voice. Gook is South Florida slang for "odd" or "not with the crowd" and on this song, as is the case for much of this album, Denzel celebrates his uniqueness and independence.

Nigga, I'm a gook, hella awky that's the truth

But I bet you I can even keep it 10 times better than you

The aggressive hook contains the above lyrics, which accurately depict the balance between realness and eccentricity that Denzel has maintained, perfectly balancing his gun talk and Dragon Ball Z references.

In fact, Curry has quality, as well as varied, hooks all throughout this album. Hooks are an aspect of his music he has steadily improved throughout his career, though truthfully has excelled at since Nostalgia 64. These work well with the beats to give every song its own feel, despite the consistent production and thematic elements across the entire album. These hooks, which range from the chanted manifestos of ULT and Me Now to the sample driven rally cry of Narcotics to the smooth, Twelve'len sung hook on If Tomorrow's Not Here, build on the soundscape provided by the production, elevating the musicality and replay value of the project while simultaneously reinforcing its central themes.

This soundscape is half the recipe for providing Denzel's very obvious emotion with substance to fall back on. The rest is how Denzel presents his emotions, both conceptually and through his delivery. Imperial has numerous recurring themes that tie the tracks together, elevating it from a collection of primarily bangers to a tight, cohesive project. Many of these are concepts Denzel has touched on before - afrocentricity, injustices - but many newer themes are brought in to freshen the music and provide interesting subject matter. Strong thematic elements of this album include Denzel's newfound independence, celebrating the lives of the dead and locked down and how tomorrow is never promised.

What better way to ensure these themes rise to the forefront of the listener's mind than to begin with ULT, one of the best intro songs of the year at summing up its respective album, introducing the rapper and simply hitting hard as all fuck. On the first verse of ULT the listener is swarmed with the aggressive double-time flow that Curry makes his own throughout the majority of the album. This verse is an onslaught of multi-syllabic and internal rhymes, with lyrics essentially establishing his "nation of ULT" - an all-inclusive movement standing for "Unity, Love, Trust" as well as a shortened version of the phrase that skyrocketed him to the mainstream.

All relation, no religion, no races

Black to Asian we the nation of U.L.T

True to you so keep it true to me

Haters cannot put an end to me because I truly know who is my enemy, nigga

In ULT Denzel takes on his doubters, corrupt cops and FOX News tying the establishment of "the nation of ULT" to the institutional racism he discusses frequently on this record. ULT can be seen as the product of his independent success as well as the logical next step after cutting ties with Raider Klan. In fact, he references his beef with Purrp with "the same ones that inspire me be the same ones that wanna retire me." The song is tied together with an eerie hook, with a clever double entendre that weaves the idea of astral projection into that of Curry's newfound independent success.

It's easy to get distracted by Curry's rapping on here, and I can't blame you if it happened to you. The man can rap his fucking ass off. And yes, while Curry's aggressive flows are impressive, analyzing the nuances of his verses make it apparent he chooses his words very carefully. Denzel is a master at one of tactics "speed rappers" use often, choosing syllables with specific sounds that enhance their flow. Three B or hard C sounds in a row, even when rapped at the same pace, sounds more impressive to the listener's ear than vowel-heavy or softer syllables due to the stress and specific enunciation on each syllable. Alliteration is also often peppered in, which, when combined with the pace Curry raps at, maximizes the potential of his double time flow. Take this part of ULT for example -

Mystical miracle, I build imperial, I'm analytical, why Lotto had to be

Off to the clinical, now we're identical, black individual, no biochemical

Notice the repetition of the hard C sounds, as well as the alliteration of B and M. When combined with Curry's heavily enunciated delivery and technical ability, these nuances allow his already skilled rapping to sound even more impressive to his listener's ear.

ULT sets the pace of the album, a pace that, apart from a few slower tracks, never subsides. The first five tracks are certified bangers, primarily depicting South Florida life and the confident, afrocentric philosophies of Denzel Curry. While this entire album is filled with double time/triplet flows and internal rhyme schemes the first half of this album stresses these as core track elements. One particular standout is the third track, Sick and Tired produced by Ronny J and FNZ. This song details stick ups, as well as the survival oriented mindset of South Floridians, and is conceptually one of my favorite tracks off Imperial. The tone of this track is paranoid, with two primarily triplet verses broken up by a melodic hook that acts as the internal monologue of an on edge Curry. The beat is characteristic of the drowned glitchiness discussed earlier; initially starting with glitchiness matching Curry's rapid flow. Changes are made to the instrumental in response to the song shifting from the aggression of the verses to the slowed, melodic hook. This track is interesting because Curry makes a point to rap the first verse from someone looking to stick someone up, and the second from the perspective of the victim. The first character Denzel portrays is the initiator of the stick up, a poor kid in desperate need of money with mouths to feed.

cause a nigga is tired of being broke

And I'm tired of living at my folks

My old girl need some help

And my girlfriend bout to have a jit

Plus I don't want him growing up saying daddy never had shit

The character Denzel portrays is doing this out of necessity, even describing themselves as "anemic", but simultaneously embraces their role in the cutthroat world. The second verse is from the perspective of another South Floridian, this time the one who's flashing gold attracting the jackers. What Denzel does throughout this verse, however, is rap with the exact same emotions as the first verse - paranoia, necessity, a willingness to do anything - as this shows the duality and cyclical nature of violence in Zone 3. Both are prepared to kill to survive and protect what's theirs, but they feel in order to do so they must take what isn't.

Tryna to take my wealth, gotta protect my wifey and my jit

Gotta set an example if you thinkin' I'm a walking lick

Ultimately the emotions represented in Sick and Tired are reflective of Denzel's emotions throughout much of Imperial. In this sense, Imperial is largely a product of its environment - a distinctly South Florida rap album. It's riddled with slang of the region, with multiple uses of jit as well as the entire song called Gook. He references local places such as "Carol City Park" as well as friends within the South Florida scene (e.g. J.K. the Reaper and his deceased brother Lotto etc.). Denzel's lyricism primarily details the dark and gritty - poverty, violence - as this is what he's most familiar with. One particularly personal track is Story: No Title, another one of my favorites. This track is in a semi-stream of consciousness style, with bars referencing most of the themes explored on this album. Due to the fleeting nature of the story (a result of it having no title), this track makes a good summary for Imperial as a project. Denzel speaks on his come up, revisiting his beef with SGP and commenting that now "his idols are his rivals". He also discusses the rap game, criticizing the flood of wannabe Atlanta rappers as well as rappers in general who lack originality. He discusses the possibility of dying tomorrow. And lastly, he tells scrutinizing fans "if you want N64 buy my old shit" while simultaneously speaking on racial stereotypes and gang violence.

It's wild, convicted felon put on trial

It's sad, a mother outlives her child

And that's bad, especially because we're black

When the revolution start that's when the niggas attack

I'm looking at the liars that say you ain't come from riches

Stop calling out women bitches fried chicken and watermelon

Not my diet, I'm everything you fear and what defines it

On Story: No Title, as well as Good Night, Curry uses the term "crabs in a bucket", to describe his hometown and upbringing. This indicates a free-for-all struggle, as well as dehumanization/generalization of the people that live there. Denzel frequently rails against the system in his lyrics, pointing out the racial profiling and gross injustices he has personally witnessed. This brings to light a central theme within this album, afrocentricity and racism. Institutional racism is discussed frequently, and when combined with Denzel's emotional content and delivery it elevates Imperial to a notable politically oriented album, even in a year filled with political releases.

An example of the afrocentricity and political nature of Imperial is Narcotics, produced by $crim of $UICIDEBOY$ and Lino Martinez. This sinister, hectic beat, sounds straight off a Three 6 Mafia compilation as $crim expertly weaves samples into the production. These include an Ice Cube vocal sample from Fuck tha Police, an excerpt from a Malcolm X interview and what I believe to be a Lord Infamous or Three 6 sample. To match this hectic, kick-heavy beat Denzel brings an absolutely filthy triplet flow, creating synergy between the mutually chaotic instrumentation and vocals. Lyrically he criticizes racial profiling and the generalizations made about minorities, particularly by law enforcement.

Wondering why they think a nigga selling narcotics

All because we niggas that be living in the projects

If I move funny they gon' hit me with the object

Objective is subject watch kill

Take you down if they know you got it

Brains in the street they'll leave you thoughtless

Both versions of Imperial end with the jazzy, slower If Tomorrow's Not Here, a nice change of pace and a great closer. This track primarily concerns the concept that we all can die at any moment, a consistent theme of this project. It features a minimalist beat that builds itself up and strips itself back down as the song goes on, adding beautiful background vocals. The instrumental is built on a creeping, somber bassline with simple cowbell percussion. Denzel concludes that "the smartest thing you ever did, Curry, was going solo," a mature, growth-oriented mindset to have after the beef with SGP. A spoken word outro is the perfect way to end the album, as Curry sums up his message. He dedicates the album to his friends that are no longer here, both the deceased and the locked down, with shoutouts to Lotto, Nell and Ruben Slikk among others. He laments his relationships with those he can still trust, speaking from the perspective of someone who has personally lost friends, both literally and metaphorically. This is the Denzel Curry we get on this album. An older, wiser Denzel Curry, who expertly combines his experiences, both in Zone 3 and the rap game, with his improved technical skill to give us an album I feel is the best of his career. An album that demonstrates both progression and respect to his eclectic influences. An emotional album with banging anthems and poignant introspection. A consistent, cohesive project, simultaneously hardcore, vulnerable, and political - all in perfect sync with one another.

Favorite Lyrics

Snake in the grass cut the copperhead

Hollow-tips point at a copper's head

Drop a head, Poppin' the glock til the copper dead

Denzel Curry on ULT

Spirit of God and the holy ghost it was written in anecdotes

That a snake would try to corrupt what he create

Sick of facades and the horoscope I devour the antidote

Told my mother that I was spirited away

Monstrosity murdering masterpieces, I'm mutilated

Falling forever, fear and forsaken, incinerated

Innocence inferno when I'm no longer incubated

Welcome to the world whenever I'm reincarnated

Denzel Curry on Me Now

Found another body in the lake

Same day another tattoo on his face

Obituary on his Mother's fireplace

Baby mother fuck another sucker on a blind date

Rick Ross on Knotty Head

I'm overseas, what I oversee,

Ocean sea, see reflections of the way we supposed to be

Unluckily, we not at peace

Denzel Curry on This Life

Frankly I'm fed up with Feds

Profiling because my dreads, long

Nigga that's Biggie, it's dead wrong

Denzel Curry on Narcotics

I'm off the top like

O-Ren Ishii vs. Uma Thurman

Gasoline in my thermos and I'm bout to make a furnace out you niggas

Spitting ether, make believers call it Easter

I am Jesus with a blacker penis that is fucking genius

Who says Jesus can't be a black guy?

Even Luke Skywalker's father was on the dark side

Denzel Curry on Story: No Title

Story with no title, bullet with no name

I was brought up inside a city that was built on caine

Even during sunny days I am still a hurricane

I just wanna make it rain, ain't no Ay Bay Bay

Denzel Curry on Story: No Title

That's how the young boy's ass got smoked

But they got jacked like MK4

Sub-Zero, put a nigga on soul, iced out

Denzel Curry on Knotty Head (I fuck with a good Mortal Kombat reference what can I say?)

Niggas thought I was fraudulent?

Everything is politics

When coal turn into diamonds people want to praise and acknowledge it

Always quick to polish it

But quickly let me go

What happened to that young nigga with the nappy afro?

He died, around the same time that Lotto did

Denzel Curry on Pure Enough

Discussion Questions

  • I was having a discussion with /u/eyeamjigsaw about whether I should refer to Vine in my background section. Where did you discover Denzel Curry? Just how powerful is Vine and social media/memes in spreading an artist's popularity?

  • Which version of Imperial do you feel is superior? The initial version or the re-release? Ultimately (HA) does the inclusion or exclusion of any of the four tracks that aren't on both versions impact your enjoyment of the album significantly?

  • Where do you rank this in Denzel Curry's discography? Have you been a fan of his sonic progression? Where do you want him to go with Taboo?

  • I've heard some say the South Florida scene is on the rise and others say they prefer it a couple years ago when Raider Klan was buzzing. How do you feel about the progression of the South Florida scene? Are Kodak, XXXTENTACION, wifisfuneral, Ski Mask etc. enough to make up for the downfall of BRK and SpaceGhostPurrp?

  • How do you feel about Denzel alluding to his relationship problems throughout Imperial, namely on tracks like Pure Enough and This Life? Do you appreciate vulnerability from rappers, especially those who also have a hard persona?

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed. Tomorrow we will have whoever writing about whatever because the whole formatting of this kinda got messed up.

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Drake has spent 400 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100

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SUNDAY GENERAL DISCUSSION - January 22nd, 2017

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Here's this

What'd you think about the inauguration?

[SOMETHING ABOUT FOOTBALL]

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Best Beats 2.0, Week 26 - Clams Casino

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The cloud rap innovator is this week's best beats!

Background: Clams Casino, is an American hip hop musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is based in Nutley, New Jersey. He has produced tracks for artists such as A$AP Rocky, Lil B, Vince Staples and Mac Miller. He has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T., Washed Out, and Lana Del Rey.

Clams Casino's music has been described as "[bringing] together conventional hip-hop drums, a sensitive ear for off-to-the-side melodies, and an overdose of oddly moving atmosphere."Associated genres include witch house and cloud rap.

IMPORTANT TIPS BEFORE VOTING:

  1. All Votes must provide a one-two sentence justification for it to be counted.

  2. Remember to provide links!

  3. One vote per comment as well.

  4. Before voting please look into listen to some of the Clam's best beats and lesser known beats to ensure we are not voting on popularity:

Past 20 Week Results:

Week 5 - Just Blaze - "Jay Electronica - Exhibit C"
Week 5 - Dr. Dre - "Dr. Dre - Still Dre"
Week 6 - RZA - "GZA - 4th Chamber"
Week 7 - Noah "40" Shebib - "Drake - Tuscan Leather"
Week 8 - Pharrell Williams/The Neptunes - "Clipse - Grindin"
Week 9 - DJ Premier - "Royce da 5'9 - Boom"
Week 10 - Zaytoven - "Future - Oooooh"
Week 11 - The Alchemist - "Mac Miller - Red Dot Music"
Week 12 - Mike Will Made It - "Future - Move That Dope"
Week 13 - DJ Dahi - "Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees"
Week 14 - Knxwledge - "Kendrick Lamar - Momma"
Week 15 - Timbaland - "JAY Z - Big Pimpin'"
Week 16 - Swizz Beatz - "DMX - Ruff Ryders Anthem"
Week 17 - Flying Lotus - "Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me"
Week 18 - Hit-Boy - "JAY Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris"
Week 19 - Pete Rock - "Pete Rock & CL Smoth - T.R.O.Y."
Week 20 - 9th Wonder - "Anderson .Paak - The Season/Carry Me"
Week 21 - El-P - "Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy"
Week 22 - Boi-1da - "Drake - Pound Cake"
Week 23 - 2016 - "Danny Brown - Ain't It Funny"
Week 24 - Q-Tip - "Nas - One Love"
Week 25 - No I.D. - "Big Sean - Control"

Post your favorite beats (with links) here!

remember just because a beat may be iconic that does necessarily mean it's their best beat.

taking suggestions for next week

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Give me that super smooth shit to vibe to today.

One Love.

Please post links to songs

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Best Verse, Week 96 - Casey Veggies

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Odd future's very own Casey Veggies is this weeks best verse!

Background: A well-known name in hip-hop long before his debut album dropped, rapper Casey Veggies launched his solo career in 2007 after leaving the Odd Future crew. He was a brief but founding member of the group, appearing on its 2007 release The Odd Future Tape before breaking out with his own mixtape, Customized Greatly, Vol. 1, released that same year. Customized Greatly, Vol. 2 followed in 2009, and the rapper spent 2011 promoting his Sleeping in Class mixtape on tour opening for Mac Miller. Customized Greatly, Vol. 3 landed in 2012, then the Life Changes mixtape dropped in 2013, the same year the rapper signed with Epic Records. In 2014 his "Backflip" single was released featuring special guests YG and Iamsu! "Tied Up" featuring DeJ Loaf followed in 2015, and both of the singles landed on that year's Live & Grow album.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Veggies_discography

Past 20 Week Results:

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Week 75 - Denzel Curry - "Ultimate" - verse 2
Week 76 - Cam'Ron - "Down and Out" - verse 3
Week 77 - Isaiah Rashad - "Heavenly Father" - verse 3
Week 78 - Fabolous - "Wolves in Sheep Clothing" - verse 1
Week 79 - YG - "Twist My Fingaz" - verse 1
Week 80 - Gucci Mane - "Steady Mobbin" - verse 2
Week 81 - Mick Jenkins - "P's & Q's" - verse 1
Week 82 - Curren$y - "Airborne Aquarium" - verse 1
Week 83 - Meek Mill - "Dreams and Nightmares Intro" - verse 1
Week 84 - Killer Mike - "A Christmas Fucking Miracle" - verse 2
Week 85 - Future - "Codeine Crazy" - verse 2
Week 86 - El-P - "The Last Huzzah REMIX" - verse 5
Week 87 - Kodak Black - "No Flockin" - verse 1
Week 88 - De La Soul - "Stakes is High" - verse 3
Week 89 - Kevin Gates - "Angels" - verse 1
Week 90 - Q-Tip - "Excursions" - verse 1
Week 91 - Migos - "Bad and Boujee" - verse 1
Week 92 - Del The Funky Homosapien - "3030" verse 3
Week 93 - 2016 - "Really Doe" - verse 4
Week 94 - A$AP Ferg - "Work REMIX" - verse 1
Week 95 - KRS-One - "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" - verse 1

Please provide links with your votes!

Post your favorite verses here!

remember just because a verse may be iconic that does necessarily mean it's their best verse.

And as usual taking suggestions for next week

Spotify playlist for /r/HHH's Best Verse of 2015

Spotify Playlist for /r/HHH'S Best Verse of 2016

Spotify playlist for top 5 best verses for every week!

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