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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Denzel Curry

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 β€’ 2.6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Rapper Denzel Curry was born and raised in Miami, but his music doesn't really sound like he's from Miami. With his reputation as a Soundcloud rapper – his home isn't so much the neighborhood he grew up in as the website where he posts his music. He joins us to talk about his latest record King of the Mischievous South and his time growing up in Miami. We also get into some of his hobbies – he's a big fan of the card game Magic The Gathering.

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0:00.0

It's a new year, and according to Pew, 79% of resolutions are about one thing, health.

0:06.1

But there are so many fads around how to keep ourselves healthy.

0:09.7

On It's Been a Minute, I'm helping you understand why some of today's biggest wellness trends are, well, trending.

0:15.2

Like, why is there protein in everything?

0:18.3

Join me as we uncover what's healthy and what's not on the It's Been a Minute podcast from NPR.

0:25.5

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of maximum fun.org and is distributed by NPR.

0:34.9

It's Bolzai. I'm Jesse Thorne.

0:39.4

It used to be that in hip-hop, every place had a sound.

0:43.4

There's a Bay Area sound, Chicago, Houston, New York, of course.

0:48.0

You didn't usually need to read a rapper's Wikipedia page to figure out where they grew up.

0:53.1

I am the one the way your son don't need a gun to give respect up on the street under the sun. rapper's Wikipedia page to figure out where they grew up.

1:05.1

But my guest, Danzel Curry was born and raised in Miami.

1:10.2

And his music doesn't necessarily sound like Miami.

1:14.4

You might hear a little bit of the influence of, you know,

1:17.6

Trick Daddy or Pitbull or whatever every now and then,

1:23.7

but you're just as likely to hear him pull from Waka Flaka Flame or Outcast or Three Six Mafia.

1:31.8

Now, admittedly, Gensel Curry's a young guy. He grew up with basically every song ever at his fingertips. He's always been able to email a verse to somebody 5,000 miles away if he wants to.

1:39.1

And so he has a reputation as a SoundCloud rapper, a guy whose home isn't so much the neighborhood

1:45.1

he grew up in as the website where he posts his music. So Danzel Curry isn't the next

1:51.3

Uncle Luke, but he also isn't the next anyone else. Here's a song from King of the Mastivius South,

1:58.6

his latest album. It's called Got Me Geat. I'm leaving this blood that's sober.

2:01.6

Gotta kick in my shoulder.

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