Music
13 Aug 26

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats announce new album II

Photo Credit: Evan Tetreault

This is their first collaboration since 2020's Unlocked

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats (Kenneth Blume) are back with a new album II, out August 21.

This is the rapper and producer's first collaboration since Unlocked in 2020, an 8-track EP that charted at No. 100 on the US Billboard 200.

The duo dropped 'Difference' August 12, which features American singer Yebba, ahead of the album. JPEGMAFIA and Westside Gunn will also make a guest appearance on the record.

Curry and Blume ultimately decided to go back to basics after some conflicting opinions, making II with a Roland SP-404 beat machine and a "cheap microphone", according to the press release.

"The work Denzel and I do has never been easy, which is why it’s so rewarding," Blume said.

"We’ve started every project on opposite sides of a coin and fought our way to the center. When I hear this album I hear the growth and the fight in equal parts."

Earlier this year, Curry debuted his new rap supergroup The Scythe, who released their album Strictly 4 The Scythe. Curry is set to tour with recent collaborators Knocked Loose.

Blume has produced for bands such as Show Me The Body and Trash Talk, as well as Weezer's most recent, self-titled album. He has been producing since 2010.

II full track-list: