— Denzel Curry announces his new project King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 and shares new single “Hot One,” the first taste of the forthcoming body of work.
King Of The Mischievous South Volume 2 finds Curry presenting a sequel to the project — and revisiting the sound — that helped launch his career. While the first installment of King Of The Mischievous South was performed from the perspective of his Raven Miyagi persona, a name bestowed upon him by Raider Klan founder SpaceGhostPurrp, Volume 2 finds Curry operating under his Big Ultra persona — an elevated version of Raven Miyagi that is braggadocious and revels in the success that Curry has seen over the last decade of his career.
Denzel has been rapidly warming up his fanbase for King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2. Recently, while in New York City, he stopped by The Lot Radio and teased new material on his Mischievous Radio show with DJ Dylan Ali. This past weekend he revealed the project’s features to fans directly on Instagram and put the original King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 1 on SoundCloud to prepare for the upcoming project’s release.
Creating King Of The Mischievous South Volume 2 has been a goal of Curry’s for some time, though his earliest attempts to do so ultimately morphed into other projects, namely his 2016 album Imperial and 2020’s 13LOOD 1N + 13LOOD OUT. It wasn’t until he stopped overtly attempting to create Volume 2 that its songs started to emerge naturally.
Given the project’s sound, which pays homage to the great musical heritages of the South — from Memphis to Houston and Curry’s own South Florida — its features include the region’s greats, both old and new, as well as others whose style is indebted to the South’s musical legacy. Fellow former Raider Klan member Key Nyata, Memphis stalwarts Juicy J and Project Pat, Texas’ Maxo Kream, That Mexican OT and Mike Dimes, North Carolina’s TiaCorine, Atlanta’s 2 Chainz and Kenny Mason and South Florida’s Ski Mask The Slump God and PlayThatBoiZay, as well as A$AP Ferg and A$AP Rocky all make appearances across King Of The Mischievous South Volume 2.
With all of the otherworldly adventures Denzel has taken listeners on throughout his last few conceptually-driven albums, this project serves as a showcase for the fun, spontaneity, and technical mastery that has made him one of rap’s most in-demand talents of the last decade.
In conjunction with the project’s announcement, Curry shares the FNZ and SkipOnDaBeat-produced single “Hot One” featuring TiaCorine and A$AP Ferg. Earlier this week, Curry debuted the new song during his “Mischievous Cypher” with On The Radar, a three-beat medley group performance featuring Ferg, Tia, Key Nyata and PlayThatBoiZay.
The collaboration between Ferg and Denzel is a long-awaited union considering the proximity the two shared at the launch of their respective careers and the creative exchange that existed between A$AP Mob and Raider Klan before the relationship between the two collectives soured. “Hot One” sees two of the most promising rappers of the 2010’s finally uniting alongside one of rap’s most promising newcomers to deliver a song that feels primed to be a break-out hit just as summer heats up.
Later this year, Denzel will hit the road on the Grey Day tour along with some select festival dates — see the full list of upcoming shows below. Check out the full details of the project and listen to “Hot One” above now. Stay tuned for more Denzel Curry and King Of The Mischievous South Volume 2 news soon.
Denzel Curry
King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2
July 19, 2024
Loma Vista Recordings
1. KOTMS II INTRO ft. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
2. ULTRA SHXT ft. Key Nyata
3. SET IT ft. Maxo Kream
4. HOT ONE ft. TiaCorine & A$AP Ferg
5. BLACK FLAG FREESTYLE ft. That Mexican OT
6. HEADCRACK INTERLUDE ft. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
7. G’Z UP ft. 2 Chainz & Mike Dimes
8. LUNATIC INTERLUDE
9. SKED ft. Kenny Mason & Project Pat
10. CHOOSE WISELY INTERLUDE ft. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
11. COLE PIMP ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Juicy J
12. WISHLIST ft. Armani White
13. HIT THE FLOOR ft. Ski Mask the Slump God
14. HOODLUMZ ft. A$AP Rocky & PlayThatBoiZay
15. KOTMS II OUTRO ft. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
Upcoming Live Dates
6/16 – Bridgeview, IL @ Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash at SeatGeek Stadium
7/28 – Portland, OR @ Project Pabst at Tom McCall Waterfront Park
8/3 – Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Music and Arts Fetival at Pac Jean-Drapeau
Tour Dates
8/7 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
8/9 – Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena
8/10 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
8/13 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
8/14 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
8/16 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
8/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
8/19 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/20 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/27 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
8/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
8/30 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
9/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Area
9/4 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
9/6 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
9/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
9/8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
9/10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
9/11 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
9/15 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
9/17 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
9/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
9/20 – Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
9/21 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
9/23 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
9/24 – Montréal, QC @ Place Bell
9/25 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
9/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
9/28 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
9/29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
10/2 – Detroit, MI @ Little Ceasars Arena
10/4 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Bankers Life Arena)
10/5 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
10/6 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/8 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/9 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
10/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
10/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena