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Denzel Curry
Solo artist Carol City United States US rapper
Denzel Curry is an artist from Carol City. Denzel Curry has 4 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2019–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bulls on Parade (originally by Rage Against the Machine)”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #2. The station that charted Denzel Curry most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Denzel Curry, a Carol City kid from Miami Gardens born in 1995, was already rapping by the sixth grade, and he has never lost the ferocity of a kid with something to prove. An early mixtape caught the eye of underground Florida rapper SpaceGhostPurrp, which got him into the Raider Klan collective; he left in 2013 and put out his debut album, Nostalgic 64, while still in high school. Many count him among the trailblazers of SoundCloud rap.
What makes him a rock radio figure is the aggression. ZUU, in 2019, is loud and sweaty, and "RICKY" hits like a mosh pit with bass drops. Melt My Eyez See Your Future, in 2022, slowed things down and went moodier, with "Walkin" gliding over a cinematic, jazzy beat. But it was his roaring cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade" that shot highest on the countdowns: a rapper who treats punk and metal as native tongues.
Critics single out his barking delivery, his live energy and his range. In 2024 he released King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 2, and on April 7, 2026, the Artemis II mission beamed his music from space, a first for any rapper.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Denzel Curry on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulls on Parade (originally by Rage Against the Machine) | 1 | #2 | – | – | |
| 2 | Bulls on Parade (Like a Version) | 1 | #5 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | RICKY | 1 | #45 | – | 2019 | |
| 4 | Walkin | 1 | #80 | – | 2022 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Denzel Curry as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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