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September 2020 RIAA Certifications - HipHop

September 2020 RIAA Certifications - HipHop


September 2020 RIAA Certifications

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:30 AM PDT

Source is RIAA website.

Singles

Artist Single Certification Label
XXXTentacion SAD! 9x Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Moonlight 6x Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Changes 3x Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion The Remedy for a Broken Heart (Why Am I So In Love) 2x Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Hope 2x Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Numb Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion $$$ Platinum Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Going Down! Gold Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Alone, Part 3 Gold Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Infinity (888) Gold Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion Before I Close My Eyes Gold Bad Vibes
XXXTentacion A Ghetto Christmas Carol Gold Bad Vibes
Lil Wayne Lollipop (feat. Static Major) 8x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz) 6x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Love Me (feat. Drake & Future) 5x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne How to Love 5x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne A Milli 5x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Right Above It (feat. Drake) 4x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne She Will (feat. Drake) 3x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Mirror (feat. Bruno Mars) 3x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Got Money (feat. T-Pain) 3x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Uproar (feat. Swizz Beatz) 2x Platinum YM
Lil Wayne Rich as Fuck (feat. 2 Chainz) 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne No Worries (feat. Detail) 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Blunt Blowin 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Ms. Officer (feat. Bobby V & Kidd Kidd) 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Don't Cry (feat. XXXTentacion) Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Mona Lisa (feat. Kendrick Lamar) Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Knock Out (feat. Nicki Minaj) Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Prom Queen Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne 3 Peat Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Mr. Carter (feat. Jay-Z) Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne I'm Me Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Fireman Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Go DJ (feat. Mannie Fresh) Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Kanye West Stronger 9x Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) 8x Platinum Def Jam
Kanye West Heartless 7x Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Power 4x Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Love Lockdown 4x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 (feat. Kid Cudi, Desiigner & Kelly Price) 3x Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Bound 2 (feat. Chris Wilson) 3x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Flashing Lights (feat. Dwele) 3x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Can't Tell Me Nothing 3x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Good Life (feat. T-Pain) 3x Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Waves (feat. Chris Brown & Kid Cudi) 2x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Black Skinhead (feat. Lupe Fiasco) 2x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon) 2x Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Runaway (feat. Pusha T) 2x Platinum Rockafella
Kanye West All Falls Down (feat. Syleena Johnson) 2x Platinum Rockafella
Kanye West Ghost Town (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR, Kid Cudi & 070 Shake) Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West All Day (feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney.) Platinum Roc-A-Fella
Kanye West Champion Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Touch the Sky (feat. Lupe Fiasco) Platinum Roc Nation/Island/Def Jam
Kanye West Heard Em Say (feat. Adam Levine) Platinum GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Closed On Sunday Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West I Thought About Killing You Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Wouldn't Leave (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ty Dolla Sign & Jeremih) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Saint Pablo Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Hold My Liquor (feat. Justin Vernon & Chief Keef) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Don't Like.1 (feat. Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Cold (feat. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Blame Game (feat. John Legend & Chris Rock) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Devil In A New Dress (feat. Rick Ross) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Dark Fantasy (feat. Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon, Teyana Taylor & Amber Rose) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Welcome 2 Heartbreak (feat. Kid Cudi) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Paranoid (feat. Mr. Hudson) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West See You In My Nigthmares (feat. Lil Wayne) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Everything I Am (feat. DJ Premier) Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West Hey Mama Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Kanye West The New Workout Plan Gold GOOD/Def Jam
Hamilton Cast Hamilton 7x Platinum Atlantic
Earth, Wind & Fire September 6x Platinum Columbia
Jeremih Down On Me 5x Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Birthday Sex 4x Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Oui 3x Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Planez (feat. J. Cole) 3x Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Love Don't Change Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Imma Star (Everywhere We Are) Platinum Def Jam
Jeremih Pass Dat (feat. Starrah) Gold Def Jam
Jeremih Remember Me Gold Def Jam
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Drowning (feat. Kodak Black) 5x Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Horses (feat. Kodak Black & PnB Rock) 2x Platinum Atlantic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Swervin (feat. 6ix9ine) 2x Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Still Think About You 2x Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Beast Mode (feat. NBA YoungBoy & PnB Rock) Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Demons and Angels (feat. Juice WRLD) Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
YG Big Bank (feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj) 4x Platinum Def Jam
YG Twist My Fingaz Gold Def Jam
YG Stop Snitchin Gold Def Jam
YG I Just Wanna Party (feat. Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock) Gold Def Jam
Calboy Envy Me 4x Platinum Polo Grounds/RCA
Calboy Chariot (feat. Meek Mill, Lil Durk & Young Thug) Gold Polo Grounds/RCA
Lil Tecca Ransom 4x Platinum Republic
Lil Tecca Did It Again Platinum Republic
Justin Bieber Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) 4x Platinum Def Jam
Jhené Aiko Sativa (feat. Swae Lee) 3x Platinum 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam
Jhené Aiko B.S. Platinum 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam
Jhené Aiko PU$$Y FAIRY (OTW) Platinum 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam
Jhené Aiko Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.) [feat. Future & Miguel] Gold 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam
Pop Smoke Dior 2x Platinum Victor Victor/Republic
Pop Smoke For the Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby) Platinum Victor Victor/Republic
Pop Smoke Mood Swings (feat. Lil Tjay) Platinum Victor Victor/Republic
Lil Baby We Paid 2x Platinum QC
Lil Baby All In Gold QC
Lil Tjay Brothers (feat. Jeremih) 2x Platinum Columbia
Lil Tjay 20/20 Gold Columbia
Wale On Chill (feat. Jeremih) 2x Platinum Warner
DaniLeigh Easy (feat. Chris Brown) 2x Platinum Def Jam
Camila Cabello My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) 2x Platinum Syco/Epic
NBA Youngboy Cross Me (feat. Lil Baby & Plies) Platinum APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Make No Sense Platinum APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Self Control Platinum APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Lonely Child Platinum APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Hot Now Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy In Control Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Rich As Hell Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Slime Mentality Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Survivor Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Carter Son Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Murda (feat. Trippie Redd) Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Show Me Your Love Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy No Love Gold APG/Atlantic
NBA Youngboy Ranada Gold APG/Atlantic
John Legend Love Me Now Platinum Columbia
John Legend Ordinary People Platinum Columbia
John Legend What Christmas Means To Me (feat. Stevie Wonder) Platinum Columbia
NF Why Platinum Caroline
NF The Search Platinum Caroline
NF Leave Me Alone Gold Caroline
DJ Khaled Popstar (feat. Drake) Platinum OVO/We The Best/Epic
DJ Khaled Greece (feat. Drake) Gold OVO/We The Best/Epic
Flipp Deniro How I Move (feat. Lil Baby) Platinum Cinematic/Epic/We The Best
Blueface Daddy (feat. Rich the Kid) Platinum CM/Republic
Kygo & Whitney Houston Higher Love Platinum RCA
Joyner Lucas ISIS (feat. Logic) Platinum Twenty Nine
Doja Cat Like That (feat. Gucci Mane) Platinum RCA
G Herbo PTSD (feat. Chance the Rapper, Juice WRLD & Lil Uzi Vert) Platinum Machine
Fabolous Ready (feat. Chris Brown) Gold Def Jam
Fabolous Baby Don't Go (feat. Jermaine Dupri) Gold Def Jam
Fabolous My Time (feat. Jeremih) Gold Def Jam
Polo G Martin & Gina Gold Columbia
Polo G Chosen 1 Gold Columbia
Polo G Be Something (feat. Lil Baby) Gold Columbia
Polo G Battle Cry Gold Columbia
Quando Rondo Scarred From Love Gold NBA/Atlantic
Quando Rondo ABG Gold Atlantic
EDEN sex (catching feelings) Gold AstralWerks
EDEN xo Gold AstralWerks
Kirk Franklin Why We Sing Gold Gospocentric/RCA Inspiration
Big Sean Halfway Off The Balcony Gold GOOD/Def Jam
PARTYNEXTDOOR Believe It (feat. Rihanna) Gold OVO/Warner
Vic Mensa Reverse Gold Roc Nation
Wizkid Come Closer (feat. Drake) Gold RCA
03 Greedo Trap House (feat. Shoreline Mafia) Gold Alamo/Geffen
Cordae RNP (feat. Anderson .Paak) Gold Art@Work/Atlantic
Don Toliver After Party Gold Cactus Jack/Atlantic
Lil Durk 3 Headed Goat (feat. Lil Baby & Polo G) Gold Alamo/Geffen
Shy Glizzy Do You Understand (feat. Tory Lanez & Gunna) Gold Glizzy Gang/300
The Kid LAROI Go (feat. Juice WRLD) Gold Columbia

Albums

Artist Album Certification Label
Lil Wayne Tha Carter III 6x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV 5x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being II 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Tha Carter II 2x Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Rebirth Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
Lil Wayne Tha Carter Platinum Universal/Republic/CM
XXXTentacion ? 3x Platinum Bad Vibes
Lil Baby My Turn 2x Platinum Roc Nation
J. Cole Born Sinner 2x Platinum Roc Nation
Lil Tjay True 2 Myself Platinum Columbia
NBA Youngboy AI Youngboy 2 Platinum Columbia
Lil Tecca We Love You Tecca Platinum Republic
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Artist Platinum Highbridge/Atlantic
NAV & Metro Boomin Perfect Timing Gold XO/Republic
NAV NAV Gold XO/Republic
Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter Gold 300/Rich Forever

How Do Certifications work?

When a song has 150,000,000 streams in the US or 1,000,000 sales, an artist can purchase a certification (for around ~$300). You don't automatically get a plaque when you cross the threshold. The label or the artist needs to buy it. Often artists will buy certifications in bulk before they release new music.

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Daily Discussion Thread 10/26/2020

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 12:46 PM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
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Thread Guidelines

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Kid Cudi announces Man On The Moon 3

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:56 AM PDT

Tracklist for SAINt JHN's album 'While The World Was Burning' 11/20

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 02:42 PM PDT

tracklist

Sucks To Be You

Switching Sides

Freedom is Priceless

Gorgeous

High School Reunion, Prom (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)

Monica Lewinsky, Election Year (feat. DaBaby & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)

Roses Remix (feat. Future)

Pray 4 Me (feat. Kanye West)

Quarantine Wifey (feat. JID)

Time for Demons

Ransom (feat. 6LACK & Kehlani)

Back On The Ledge

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Gorillaz - Song Machine, season one: Strange Times (Fantano review)

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:46 PM PDT

Swae Lee announces 'SremmLife 4'

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 06:55 PM PDT

Not sure if any expected release time has been confirmed yet, but nonetheless it is on the way...

https://twitter.com/hiphopdx/status/1320877876439298049?s=21

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[FRESH] SAINt JHN - Sucks To Be You

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 01:55 PM PDT

Kanye West - City in the Sky (ft. Desiigner, Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla $ign, 070 Shake and The Dream)

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 01:56 PM PDT

(10 Years Later) K’NAAN - Wavin’ Flag

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 05:02 AM PDT

NBA Youngboy Investigated for Alleged Assault: Police allege that he and his crew assaulted a man at a studio in Texas. According to police, The man arrived w his GF to work w Youngboy, was told no women were allowed in the studio, GF left and the man was bagged and beaten in garage

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:57 AM PDT

TMZ

A spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas tells TMZ ... a sheriff's task force investigated the rapper and several of his cohorts for allegedly assaulting a man at a studio in Katy, Texas.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... a man and his girlfriend headed to a studio to work with YoungBoy on October 5. We're told when the couple arrived, security told them no women were allowed in the studio. The GF left, and that's when things allegedly went south.

Our sources say the man went into the garage at the studio and that's when he claims YoungBoy and his crew pounced on him, put a bag over his head and proceeded to beat the crap out of him ... allegedly kicking and punching him before pistol-whipping him.

According to our sources, the guy said he caught a glimpse of YoungBoy when the bag was removed. Then there's this ... the man claims he saw a body bag in the room and when he asked why it was there ... he told officers they responded they were going to put him in it.

At this point, our sources say NBA YoungBoy then FaceTimed his manager and said, "I got him here." We're told the man claimed the manager told NBA to release him because he just beat a case and didn't need more legal trouble.

Our sources say someone was then ordered to drop off the alleged victim in front of his house. Once there, the alleged victim was driven to the hospital by his mom and GF.

We're told the man suffered cuts and abrasions to his face plus bruises to his legs but no life-threatening injuries. Law enforcement is still looking into a possible motive for the alleged beatdown. So far there have been no arrests.

We've also reached out to NBA YoungBoy, so far no word back.

Alleged audio footage of the guy via /u/sizzlelikeasnail

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[FRESH] MAVI - GOOD / SMH (DIR. REVENXNT)

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 05:22 PM PDT

Busta Rhymes share tracklist and features for Extinction Level Event 2

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 09:31 AM PDT

This is the tweet: https://twitter.com/BustaRhymes/status/1320764325188030464?s=20

EDIT: Sorry for the spelling error in the title

EDIT 2: He also released the trailer to the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkofZwr5L0

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[FRESH VIDEO] Pop Smoke ft. Quavo - Aim For The Moon

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 11:11 AM PDT

[FRESH] Oneohtrix Point Never (feat. The Weeknd) - No Nightmares

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 08:49 AM PDT

Album of The Year 2019 (The Lost Write Up #2): Denzel Curry - ZUU

Posted: 26 Oct 2020 07:35 AM PDT

Last year, I did a write up for ZUU. I submitted it a bit late though so I never got to post it on here. Fortunately, that changes today.


Artist: Denzel Curry

Album: ZUU


Listen

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Background

Denzel Curry is a man who absolutely prides himself in where he came from. Born on February 16, 1995 in Carol City, Florida, Curry would become defined by and, in a way, a living embodiment of the city. As a young boy, Denzel saw a man from Carol City who not only was a celebrity, but one of the biggest rappers coming up. That man was Rick Ross. Seeing Ross's success inspired Denzel, as it showed him it was possible to make a name for himself out of Carol City. As a result, he evolved from writing poetry to writing songs. Eventually, Denzel would start rapping at a local Boys and Girls club in the sixth grade and from there him and his friends would work on their skill and craft as artists.

In high school, Denzel was a self professed "gook", which basically means he was weird and not exactly like everyone else. He took pride in being different however, wearing the "gook" name as a badge of honor. Denzel was not exactly a perfect student either, he got kicked out of one of his schools and would often not pay attention in class to work on his music. A lot of Denzel's high school time revolved around music. Fortunately, around this time, Denzel would have those music dreams pay off, as he would join SpaceGhostPurpp's Raider Klan. With his new membership in Raider Klan, Denzel would go on to release music that was very well received by fans and that made him a clear standout among the group. In 2013, Trayvon Martin was murdered. What does this have to do with Denzel you may ask, well Treyvon lived in Carol City and Denzel even had mutual friends with him. After this event, it was clear that something changed in Denzel. He began to make music that was more serious and had some deeper themes and messages to them. Denzel was starting to become a true artist after this. This would eventually reach a boiling point when Nostalgic 64, his first album, and, in my opinion, one of the absolute best and most badass introduction projects, was released. After that, however, his brother was tased to death by police officers, which made Denzel develop further as an artist, which is what ultimately shaped him into what he is today. He also left Raider Klan, which helped him break out of the strictly underground scene. Now you guys know the story from here. Denzel released his breakout single, Ultimate, he released Imperial, he became very closely tied to some big names like XXXTENTACION, Ski Mask the Slump God , Rick Ross himself and even got co signs from the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J. He was also in the legendary 2016 Freshman Cypher with Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage and Kodak Black and most notably, he released TA13OO, an album that, to some people, is a modern masterpiece that stands among the best hip hop albums of the 2010s. With TA13OO touching on heavy themes such as politics, mental health, the drug issues rappers have not ending even after Lil Peep's death and much more, many wondered if he would make another album with heavy themes or go in a new direction entirely. We would get our answer in a little less then a year.

That brings us to late 2018 to early 2019. He's seen Carol City at the lows of Trayvon's murder and his brother's murder, but the people there always stuck by him. The place was always in his blood, even as he lost his brother and many friends, including his close friend from a neighboring town, the controversial XXXTENTACION among other things. In a sudden act of homesickness, Denzel decided that he wanted to make an album that was a love letter to Florida, but an absolute dedication, a Chronic for, his hometown.


Review

Before I even begin on the tracks themselves, there are two other things worthy of praise, the cover art and the feature list. Denzel wanted this album to feel like a hot summer day in Carol City, he needed a cover art that set the atmosphere. To do this, he put on a Marlins shirt and posed in front of a badass drop top muscle car. Boom, this album is already dripping with atmosphere and has established a set tone, one that is a stark contrast from the horror movie and Pennywise type look that TA13OO had. Then we have the features. When you first look at the features, you may react how I did, you'll think "why would he get this random group of guys I've never heard of and Rick Ross to go with them?". However, among further research, you will find that all the features(besides Tay Keith on production) are all artists who come from or reside in Carol City. With this album being a celebration of Carol City, Denzel took up and comers from there and the legend from there and put them all on one album, to solidify this as a project made for and to his city.

If I had to describe this project properly, it's like Denzel taking us on a ride through Carol City in his muscle car. After him taking us on a decent into hell and his dark side on TA13OO, this album is him taking us on a summer ride through the town, again, a stark contrast. Now, without further ado, let's dive right into the tracklist.

ZUU: With this track, Denzel takes us on a ride through the city in general. He gives us a catchy hook that then turns into him screaming "ZUU" over and over, immediately establishing that though this is album will not be as dark or sinister as TA13OO, that the aggression is not lost and this car ride might be a bit bumpier then expected. As Denzel drives us around, he gives us all kinds of details about his city. He describes how you rep your set there, how the police do not "serve and protect" and how the city raised him. He does all this very briefly and does not go into much detail, but it immediately sets the tone and makes a collage of what Carol City is. With these small descriptions, we can immediately see what the "Zuu" is and can imagine what it's like to live there from Denzel's POV. The track then closes with Denzel's father, Ricky, teaching a boy some manners, to call him "Mr. Rick". This takes us to our next track....

RICKY: With the previous track, Denzel drove us around the city, with this track, Denzel is driving us by his old neighborhood. The track is hard, it's catchy, it bangs, but it also gives us insight on Denzel's parents and the way he was raised. As we're riding through, Denzel tells us(on the track of course) how his parents raised him in respectable, but slightly contradicting ways. For example, his father told him to treat girls like his mother, but his mother told him not to trust any girls. It's a realistic portrayal of parents, as many parents, mine especially, raise boys a lot like that. We are told how Ricky always told Denzel to leave the Zuu, however he also says to not forget about it and to remember where he came from, but that there is more to life then the neighborhood. He then describes how his mother told him to pray before bed, typical mother stuff. With the next verse, Denzel briefly tells us about life before Nostalgic 64 dropped. Ricky took Denzel to see music concerts, he joined Raider Klan, etc. With this ride through the neighborhood, we are caught up with Denzel's upbringing. His parents taught him good morals, they told him to leave and be successful, he then joined Raider Klan and made something of himself. It's a rather simple story, but an inspiring one. Also here's a cool fact, those deep voices you hear in the song can actually be done by Denzel without editing! Denzel can actually makes his voice that deep, it's insane!

WISH: With this song, Denzel is mostly flexing and talking about getting hoes, having money, you get the drill. He gives us a very nice hook that is sure to get stuck in your head and a verse with a nice flow as usual. He then gets slightly more somber, telling us he misses X and his brother, but that doesn't ruin Denzel's mood. We then make a pit stop to pick up Denzel's friend and local Carol City rapper, Kiddo Marv. Kiddo Marv's verse tells a bit about himself and shows his potential as a rapper. We learn that Marv was a manager before he "bossed" up and he only goes to church when they have a funeral, which is nearly every week. That's something I find interesting in this song, though it's rather upbeat, Denzel and Marv both briefly get a little bleak, even for just a moment. It's a nice little verse and gives us a glimpse into what Marv could bring to the table. The song isn't the most well written song ever or is as interesting as some others maybe, but it's a solid and very fun tune to listen to on a hot summer day.

BIRDZ: I could describe this track as being taken on a ride through the more dangerous section of town. We're greeted with an intense and almost industrial sounding beat, it's big, it's intimidating, but man does it go hard. Denzel paints us a picture of how dangerous this place could be in is first verse. He invites us to see the culture, which involves lots of guns, gangs and violence. After this verse, we pull over to pick up another one of Denzel's friends, none other then the Carol City legend himself, Rick Ross. His verse continues detailing more grim parts of the town. He talks about doing drugs, smoking, y'all know the type of stuff he's talking about. On the surface it seems a bit like bragging but then he says "I'm penning a memoir, I pray I live to tell it". This makes the verse a bit more somber, saying Ross is having fears that he may die young. After this, Ross brings the song back to the focus of violence, doing so by paying tribute to recently deceased West Coast legend Nipsey Hussle, who died after being shot. Denzel returns and tells us how he prays for forgiveness for his crimes and bad thoughts. After this he tells us while his city is full of "palm trees and bad bitches", it is also full of "bad business" and people will switch up on you if greed gets in the way. This song takes us on a detour down the dark side of Carol City, the grimy and filth crime ridden and drug filled part of it. It details the bad people who switch up on friends that live there. The harsh beat matches this subject matter perfectly and it's especially interesting to hear Ross on a beat like this when he's usually on very lush production. It's a great track and definitely among the best on the tape.

AUTOMATIC: For this track, producer Tay Keith joins us in our journey. If you don't know Tay Keith, he is the man who produced Sicko Mode, Stoopid, Shoot, etc. With this track, Denzel remembers the times before he had money. Denzel remembers how he was on drugs, but now "life's a trip". He remembers how he didn't go to college, but he's successful now. He remembers all these things about his life before and is determined to not go back to that, as he father told him not to in Ricky. With the second verse, Denzel talks about a subject that he touches on quite often, fake friends and switching up. Now that he's on the path to success, he must "watch for the serpents". He then tells everyone a clear message: if you didn't believe in him before or were there for him back when him and his brother were burning CDs, then don't bother with him now.

SPEEDBOAT: For this track, I like to think that Denzel has parked at the beach and is taking us on a ride in, you guessed it, a Speedboat. With this song, Denzel briefly talks about not going to college, he talks about nice cars, jewelry, it's not a song about anything in particular, just a good flow with solid lyrics. However, there is one thing in this song I found very interesting, Denzel touches a good bit on XXXTENTACION's death. Now we all know about X. He was a controversial man and many have strong opinions on him, but one thing is for sure, him and Denzel were very close. Denzel touches on his song in the hook of this song and in the verses as well. In the hook, he talks about how his "dawg didn't make it past 21", obviously talking about X, but then in the verses he says a bit more. In the first verse, Denzel talks about things trying to harm him, which shows he's a bit paranoid. He then says he's worried about people swarming him and is invested in a guard dog. Well, we then learn why, after X died, he's a bit paranoid and is even starting to have a teflon everywhere he goes. He does not dwell on this however. This album is not meant to be sad or dwell on the negative, so Denzel does not elaborate or go further into detail. Beyond that, the song has a very nice hook, it follows a nice cadence and is very easy to rap along to. For the verses, he gives us good flow that is easy to follow. It's a nice song that is great to play on a summer day, but a few lines here and there indicate that there is some lingering paranoia and sadness in Denzel, but not enough to keep his spirits down.

BUSHY B INTERLUDE: Since Denzel is dedicating this album to the Miami area, he has this really cool tribute interlude to Bushy B. Bushy B is a Miami rapper, he's not well known, by very respected in the area Denzel is from. I admit I don't know much about him, but I may check out his stuff in the future. In this song, Denzel samples Bushy B song, Poppin'. As for the lyrics, Denzel gets slightly more somber then we've seen on this album. He is talking to a woman who didn't love him before, but now wants him because of his fame. Again, this continues the theme of people wanting him now due to fame from Automatic. She didn't want him before because he wasn't "hood" and now, ironically, she wants him because he's successful and is the farthest thing from being hood. Him telling her this floats smoothly over the production and the Bushy B sample and makes for a brief, yet touching interlude.

YOO: Here, we learn the complex interworkings of the ancient language of "ZUU". In all seriousness, this interlude is just someone talking to someone else who lives in Carol City and when asked literally anything he just says "yo". This skit sounds kinda silly and it very much is, but it's absolutely hilarious. Easily one of my favorite skits ever.

CAROLMART: For this song, local Carol City DJ, Ice Billion Berg joins us for another ride around the city. Ice Billion Berg delivers an absolutely infectious hook that I still can't get out of my head and then Denzel comes through with some hard verses. In this song, Denzel celebrates South Florida. He tells us in the intro of the song about how the have the baddest bitches and how they have the best weather. Denzel makes it clear that, in his mind, there is no better place on Earth. Along with that, Denzel talks about wearing "all black" and causing violence, which is nice foreshadowing to upcoming song, PAT.

SHAKE 88: With this song, Denzel pulls us over and we step into a club. Girls are dancing, ass is being thrown, all of that. To put that in fancy terms, this song is a twerk anthem. This song is a damn good twerk anthem at that. It's catchy, it bangs, it has good flow, it is just an all around good track. Sam Sneak, a local Carol City artist, even stops by to give us an outro. All of this adds up to easily the best twerk anthem in quite some time.

BLACKLAND 66.6/P.A.T.: After a long day of riding and a night of clubbing, we then grab the masks, get the weapons and get up to some night time trouble. This song, like Black Metal Terrorist on TA13OO, is a vicious closer that leaves us on an exhilarating note. This song is murder music and trap metal at its finest. We are given the hardest hook of the year, including the "all black, sticks out like I'm Voldemort!!" line that absolutely never fails to get me hyped. Denzel tells us how he grew up in the city where people don't have goals, he says it never snows there but the people are cold blooded, he describes Carol City in a scary way, letting us know that while he does love the city, it can be dangerous. He lets us know that though the place is sunny and has pretty girls and good people, that there is a dark side to it. After this, PlayThatBoiZay(who better be taking my artistic advice) delivers by far the hardest feature on this album. Not many people can match Denzel's energy, but this newcomer from Carol City more then proves that he is more then capable of doing so. As a side note, I strongly recommended PlayThatBoiZay's latest tape, it goes crazy hard

With the album being wrapped up, we have now completed our journey through the Zuu. We've seen the good, the bad, the violent, everything about it. We also learned some more about Denzel's background and upbringing, but that did not come at the risk of sacrificing the fun of the album. Denzel set out to give Carol City their own Chronic, and I'd say he definitely succeeded. This album is an amazing concept executed in a great way, while also acting as a light side to the darkness that was TA13OO. Does the album have moments where Denzel's lyrics aren't exactly top tier and maybe a bit corny? Sure. But that does not stop this album from easily being one of the best of the year and a terrific project.


Favorite Lyrics

This what you made me, Carol City raised me.

Trick said I'm a thug, that's the hate u gave me.

  • Denzel Curry on ZUU

Your mama ain't shit, your daddy ain't shit and I've been making waves way before Nostalgic.

  • Denzel Curry on RICKY

Come take a look at my city and it's culture.

City full of vultures, city full of Zoe's.

City full of gangsters that's sticking to the code.

  • Denzel Curry on BIRDZ

My dawg didn't make it past 21, so I gotta make it past 24.

  • Denzel Curry on SPEEDBOAT

Yoooooooo.

  • the voicemail dude on YOO

South Florida might be the most beautifulest place in all the land, homie look at all these bad bitches, how could you not ride with one in the drop?

How could you not catch a stunt in the most perfectest weather the Earth's got?

  • Denzel Curry on CAROLMART

All black, sticks out like I'm Voldemort!

  • Denzel Curry on P.A.T.

Talking Points

  • What are your overall thoughts on this album? How do you think it ranks with TA13OO or any other Denzel project?

  • Do you think this album is worthy of being a Chronic for Carol City?

  • What did you think of the features? Which one was your favorite? Which ones do you think have potential for a big future?

  • Do you think we may see more albums that are done similar to this one in the future?

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