- Melt Session #1
- Walkin
- Worst Comes To Worst
- John Wayne
- The Last
- Mental
- Troubles
- Ain¿¿¿t No Way
- X-Wing
- Angelz
- The Smell Of Death
- Sanjuro
- Zatoichi
- The Ills
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Overview
When Denzel Curry emerged into the mainstream with "Ultimate," he was judged by many in the song's earth-shattering light, boxed in as a born-and-bred mosh pit maker. So when the rapper's second LP, Imperial, presented two distinct sides of the MC -- a blaring opener and a sun-tinged second half -- it was only natural that fans would respond better to the former. Through a half-decade of releases, Curry has been defined against a backdrop of bass-heavy hits like "SUMO," "RICKY," and "CLOUT COBAIN" -- leaving that second side to the MC as a thoroughly unfinished chapter.
Zel's fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, begins to shift that narrative. Tinged in the exact blend of sunshine and temporality that made the "summer of '16" such a moment for the genre (The Life of Pablo, Coloring Book, Telefone, The Sun's Tirade), Melt My Eyez picks up where Imperial left off, blending a summery set of auras into the rapper's work. With a shockingly diverse roster of producers (including Robert Glasper, Thundercat, and JPEGMAFIA), Melt My Eyez finds strength in its variety: "Melt Session #1" and "Mental" are a jazz-led dives into Curry's mindset, "Zaitoichi" and "The Smell of Death" explore colorful new directions, and "Walkin" and "The Ills" add a warm-night introspection to Zel's catalog. Older styles are given new paint, too: "The Last" improves on the slow-burn haziness of "TABOO," "Sanjuro" and "X-Wing" appease the trap fanatics, and "Worst Comes to Worst" adds an emotiveness to ZUU's thumping approach. It's a miracle that the project flows at all, let alone as sleekly as it does.
With such a vibrant canvas to rap over, its good to hear Curry come at the project with a refreshed pen game. Reflections on past misdoings make for compelling markers of young adulthood --"I wholeheartedly understand why I need to grow even though I'm grown" -- while his verses are packed with slick wordplay ("Run the jewels 'cause I kill a mic on any LP"). Though he addresses personal and societal stresses in more blatant terms than before, some of the project's lyrics remain underbaked; "I see the way the people get treated, it's problematic" is hardly a rallying cry for justice. Fortunately his collaborators, Slowthai's "Life is short, like a dwarf" aside, prove the icing on top: the "Art of War" crew reunite on "Ain't No Way," T-Pain barges through "Troubles" with lighthearted confidence, and Saul Williams closes "Mental" with the most poignant verse on the set.
While likely a result of Zel's penchant for samurai-inspired imagery, it's hard not to hear Eyez as the soundtrack to his "walk into the sunset": surrounded by images of his work thus far, Zel seems ready for the next chapter. ~ David Crone
Product Details
Release Date: | 09/30/2022 |
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Label: | Loma Vista |
UPC: | 0888072430129 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Denzel Curry Primary Artist,RapRico Nasty Primary Artist
Karriem Riggins Primary Artist
T-Pain Primary Artist
Robert Glasper Primary Artist,Keyboards
Saul Williams Primary Artist
454 Primary Artist
Jasiah Primary Artist,Vocals
Bridget Perez Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kitty Cash Primary Artist,Vocals
JID Primary Artist
6LACK Primary Artist
Zacari Primary Artist,Vocals
Buzzy Lee Primary Artist,Vocals
slowthai Primary Artist
Brian Patterson Drums
Jack Siegel Guitar
Tim McKay Saxophone
Thundercat Vocals
Brandyn Phillips Trumpet
Gaby Duran Vocals
Mickey De Grand IV Keyboards
Jay Winfield Piano
Buddy Holly Vocals
A-Trak Sampling
Shawn K Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Alex Csillag Trombone
David McKinzie Guitar (Bass)
DJ Poshtronaut Vocals (Background)
Anna Wise Vocals
Buddy Vocals
Marley Blue Vocals (Background)
Sharina Castillo Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Technical Credits
Steven Spielberg ComposerS. Simms Composer
Dot Da Genius Producer,Recording Producer
Oladipo Omishore Composer
Alain Macklovitch Composer
Richard Lewis Spencer Composer
L. Hargrove Composer
Richard Spencer Composer
Wise Composer
W. Wilson Composer
Ede Fox Composer
Machine Gun Kelly Composer
Mark Ellerbee Composer
Faheem Najm Composer
John K. Berry Composer
Thundercat Producer,Recording Producer
Nathan Burgess Mixing,Recording
Matthew Samuels Composer
Ruairi O'Flaherty Mastering Engineer
Julian Gramma Recording Producer,Composer,Producer
Isaac de Boni Composer
FNZ Producer,Recording Producer
Michael John Mule Composer
Denzel Curry Composer
Kal Banx Recording Producer,Producer,Musical Producer
JPEGMAFIA Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Sasha Spielberg Composer
Aaron Bow Producer,Recording Producer
Powers Pleasant Composer,Producer,Remix Engineer,Recording Producer
Joshua Portillo Composer
Ryan Degrandy Composer
Mike Hector Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Mickey De Grand IV Producer,Musical Producer,Recording Producer
Cardo Got Wings Producer,Recording Producer
Naz Producer,Recording Producer
Malachi-Phree Jasiah Pate Composer
Tim Friedrich Composer
Darko Producer,Recording Producer
Julius Herold Composer
Drtwrk Producer,Recording Producer
Bridget Perez Composer
Chris Gehringer Mastering Engineer
Bappi Lahiri Composer
Belford Hendricks Composer
Karriem Riggins Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Carlton Livingston Composer
Robert Glasper Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Saul Williams Composer
Willie Wilson Composer
Noah Goldstein Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
DJ Khalil Producer,Recording Producer
Keith Mansfield Composer
Stephen Bruner Composer
Linda Hargrove Composer
Salma Agha Composer
Michael Suski Composer
Elijah Fox-Peck Producer,Recording Producer
Jonathan Birkner Composer
Jonnywood Producer
Aaron Booe Composer
Lo Producer
Sucuki Producer
Clutch George Producer,Recording Producer
George Mardoyan Composer
Stephen Lee Burner Composer
Elijah Fox Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Jeremy Ogletree Assistant Engineer
SirRyan May Assistant Engineer
Kenny Beats Producer,Recording Producer
Michael Mule Composer
HWLS Producer,Recording Producer
Justin Elwin Composer
Khalil Abdul-Rahman Composer
Simmie Sims Composer
Ronald LaTour Composer
Kalon Berry Composer
Louis Leibfried Composer
Kenneth Blume III Composer
Ricardo Valentine Composer
Zacari Producer,Recording Producer
Destin Route Composer
Zacari Pacaldo Composer
Maria Kelly Composer
Sharina Castillo Composer
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