If you read my recent article recalling the best albums of 2018, you already know that I have nothing but high praise for Denzel Curry. He is a talent that flew under the radar until his 2014 smash hit "Ultimate" that gained viral status and acclaim among social media users that basically confined his name to meme fame. He continued to release singles and projects until his announcement that he was creating something special on Twitter.

Denzel Curry - BLACK BALLOONS | 13LACK 13ALLOONZ ft. Twelve'len, GoldLinkwww.youtube.com

This special project came to be "Ta1300", a 13 track look into the drawbacks of fame, drugs, mental health, and the typical clout-chasing rapper lifestyle that many assumed Curry was a part of. It is on a very narrow borderline of intelligent and playful that many artists can't achieve without seeming corny or amateurish.

His first music video accompanying the album was for "Clout Cobain", a song about the feeling of confining yourself to looking like a clown when you chase money and attention. The video depicts Curry in this way with full face makeup and performingg for crowds that laugh at him.

Denzel Curry - CLOUT COBAIN | CLOUT CO13A1Nwww.youtube.com

The video for "Black Balloons" somewhat feels like a Robert Rodriguez movie. Rodriguez directed the first three "Spy Kids" movies as well as "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D". The combination of laughable yet ironic graphics and cheesy backgrounds feels surreal as we see Curry being enticed to sign a recording contract in front of a burning Hollywood backdrop that has a "Taboo" sign on the horizon.

Curry continues on by being offered cocaine and women as compensation with the white powder and black lipstick coating his face in clown makeup. The path he journeys down in the video's duration leads to the primary shots of "Clout Cobain". Curry has now created a video for a song from all three acts of his album with the "Light" side being "Black Balloons", the "Grey" side being "Clout Cobain" and his video for "Vengeance" rounding out the "Dark" side, finishing a trilogy of continued storyline.

Denzel Curry - VENGEANCE | VENGEANCE ft. Jpegmafia, ZillaKamiwww.youtube.com

Curry seems to have no intention of slowing down his music production, releasing a single titled "Aloha", an obvious throw away that fans can turn their brain off and enjoy. Watch for Denzel to make big waves in the rap game very soon.