Which brings us to the next era of Denzel Curry, closing one decade and marking the beginning of another, in the exciting career of a rap game innovator. From tracks like its eponymous opener, on which he pain-stakingly explores his own sex addictions, to the more outward-facing John Wayne, which addresses “gun violence in America and my community,” this is hip-hop truth-telling at its finest and most potent. This VMP exclusive edition is pressed on 1LP standard weight Purple vinyl at Memphis Recording Pressing.

I was watching the Akira Kurusawa documentary Toshiro Mifune: The Last Samurai, and the idea of samurai culture heavily inspired me. There was surrealness as well as sorrow in the wake of his sibling’s death, which occurred as his career was going from strength to strength: “I remember having to fly to Texas to play SXSW. Born from a wealth of influences, the tracks highlight his versality and broad tastes, taking in everything from drum’n’bass to trap.Taking it out of the paper sleeve was a bit difficult, I had to keep it upright while making sure the record didn't touch the sleeve on either side then rolled it slowly out which got it out without scratching it.

Contains a sample of "Amen, Brother" performed by The Winstons, originally released on MetroMedia Records, A Division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. When I saw how the crowd was reacting to Ultimate and songs like that in a stadium setting like that, it just made me think: “yo, I could do this! Unfortunate, as some parts of the pressing sound excellent while the parts with the surface noise make it overall an unpleasant listening experience. It’s my best album, period,” insists the rapper, who went through intense personal lows to create this dazzling career high-point.Otherwise, they will be grouped in a single shipment (or your next ROTM shipment for members) after all products are received at our warehouse. Full-colour, double-sided 'Zeltron' slip-mat and full-colour, double-sided 24" x 18" 'Zatoichi' / 'Walkin' film style poster included.