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Denzel Curry “The Game”

Denzel Curry is blessed with a perfect voice for rap, this perfect blend of a booming and commanding Chuck D tone with the nimble vocal dexterity of a Raekwon or Ghostface, and the raw energy of a young LL Cool J or Lil Wayne. He pulls this all together without sounding too much like a throwback, and with a persona that’s all his own. Charlie Heat’s track for “The Game” allows Curry to flex his chops and charisma over an aggressive but very bouncy synth bass part that has the energy of cartoon violence. The details are what really make this work – eerie hums dropping in and out of the mix, distant background shouts in the chorus, percussion accents that sound like clacking screwdrivers on metal pipes. It’s just enough for the song to feel vibrant and dynamic, but not too much to make it feel choked and top-heavy.

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