Denzel Curry - MELT MY EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE First REACTION/REVIEW 

Since you asked who’s singing on Angelz lol, I am with Sharina Castillo 🙂 I’m also singing on Melt Session, Walkin, Mental, and Zatoichi (with Shawn K and Gaby Duran) 🖤 Happy you like Angelz so much. It was an amazing experience creating that one.

Y'all are sleeping on the transitions in this album. They're actually so clean

the variety on this album is insane, denzel outdid himself

I like how Denzel opens up about being molested as a child on the first track, compared to on Taboo's first song, where he created this personification of that scarring event in the form of a girl named Taboo. Both are excellent songs but it shows the difference between both projects and how they tackle their subject matter. This project is phenomenal and this Friday drop, in general, is nuts with great music from Latto, Tyler, Rocky, etc...

Really enjoyed this album! And to hear the Mac reference on 'X-Wing', next to the greats like Tupac and Biggie makes me happy that he's getting the recognition he deserved after his passing. Most Dope forever

Definitely Zel’s most lyrically complex album yet, TA13OO is probably still my favorite from him but this is top tier

the way t pain slide in that song was too smooth. got an eargasm

Denzel Curry and Anderson Paak. really grew A LOOOOOT since their XXL Freshman year in 2016. Gotta be one of the years with the biggest amount of success to this day(not saying it's the best, before yall start bitchin)

Time stamps: 01. Melt Session #1 (feat. Robert Glasper) 1:16 02. Walkin (alr did a reaction) 03. Worst Comes to Worst 2:58 04. John Wayne (feat. Buzzy Lee) 4:21 05. The Last 6:30 06. Mental (feat. Saul Williams and Bridget Perez) 8:19 07. Troubles (feat. T-Pain) 8:57 08. Ain’t No Way (feat. 6LACK, Rico Nasty, and JID) 10:40 09. X-Wing 11:30 10. Angelz 13:10 11. The Smell of D3ath 14:31 12. Sanjuro (feat. 454) 15:06 13. Zatoichi (feat. slowthai) (alr listened too) 14. The Ills 15:33

The musical variety on this is absolutely wild and honestly it all works. I don't give a shit, the drum and bass on Zatoichi is hype.

Easy 9 and I'd argue a 10. Insane album

This feels like Taboo’s sequel, it’s almost like reckoning with all those past introspections and explorations of emotions creates both a new perspective and a refined perspective which is how I see MMESYF. However, it’s still hard to compare Denzel’s albums/EP’s given how diverse they are in almost every aspect; it’s like comparing Kendrick’s discography where you can’t say there’s a “bad” record as it more depends on what you’re looking for when going through their discography. Denzel is easily one of the top artist in the past two decades and still filled with so much potential for the future.

easily album of the year. there’s a couple of songs I’m not crazy about, but I don’t dislike a single song. Idk if I like it more than TA1300 but this is definitely a solid 9 for me

Denzel's best album in my opinion. Easily album of the year so far for me.

I really love how Denzel is able to put together very different sounding albums and have them all sound great in their own way. A few more records and he might honestly have one of the best rapper discographies

I love how Shawn took that time to give T-Pain his flowers. The man had a chokehold on an entire generation and influenced countless new artists. Mad respect to him. 🤞🏽

I don't get how people don't just absolutely love Zatoichi. That shit makes me want to throw my headphones, do a quadruple backflip and proceed to combo my wall like a Tekken character.

This isn't just AOTY. This is a modern classic from Denzel.

This album is the craziest album Denzel Curry has ever came up with it’s like old-school Denzel Curry with a modern polish and I love it it his most conceptual and lyrical album today also

This is Denzel’s best album imo. The transitions were great. The production was phenomenal. Good bars and good hooks and the features delivered. It’s a 9/10 for me first listen. Might even be rap album of the year so far but that may be too early to say.

I saw Run The Jewels in concert a few years back and one of the opening acts was Denzel, so that RTJ line on 'Ain't No Way' made me smile

Denzel literally just said imma put every style on this song and he did it.

I know how it’s a lil soon to say, but this is my favorite Denzel album since TA13OO..not saying Zuu and Unlocked weren’t good…but MELT MY EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE was just so great on first listen for me.

I think we often take for granted how good Shawn is at these reviews, especially for records that are so cinematic and artistic. The way he captures his thoughts and articulates it in such a descriptive way is a talent in itself. I also loved how he took a moment and got sentimental about giving t-pain his flowers. Overall he’s a great dude, and he provides GREAT content. Glad you enjoyed the record Shawn, keep being great bro 💪🏼

this album gone be on repeat for next month.. I love how all the songs blend in and to me I see it in a Dune like setting.. a futuristic desert

This album cover is so wavy

He just keeps getting better and better! And the track with Saul Williams?! And also, that T-Pain track is dope too! Ans Zaotachi (of however you spell it). But honestly, the best album of the year! He is just in a league all his own!

YES FINALLY. This album is so damn lyrically insane and I like how the album transitions into the singles. Ain’t no way is my favorite song, but X-Wing is a close 2nd. It’s hard to rate and compare his albums together because they’re all different topic areas but all good in their respective places. Album of the year in my opinion

I’ve been on the T-Pain Praise Train for YEARS. I love that man as an artist and as a person who always gives back to the industry and new comers

I wouldn’t say in a Denzel fan (just because i haven’t explored his catalog r really) but its nice that somebody actually drops music consistently and has good albums. Truly shows how good he is at what he does

Just a note on the title and project as a whole. I thought it was really cool how his description of personal growth and seeing the bigger picture was melting his eyes, after he mentions in the first track being frozen. Now that his eyes have melted and hes aware of everything (cos he can see now) hes moving on a personal journey to self betterment. And zatoichi towards the end is like him rallying other and trying to melt their eyes to see the world around them in a world of consumerism and cover ups (I'm zatoichi leading the blind). Probably thinking way too deep and nerdy but I loved the project it is a whole ass vibe. Great video as well, always great to hear your thoughts

T-Pain gets constantly overlooked. His impact on the genre is ridiculously underrated. A lot of artists don't exist without what he did.

man I was waiting on this one been listening to Walkin and X-Wing all day 🔥

Man, one of his best album. AOTY contender and considering X-wing as a SOTY is probably up there too, for sure. One thing I really appreciate about Zel is he knows how to put up a perfect length for his record.

It’s probably too soon to say but this album is an easy 9 and possibly a 10. It could end up being album of the year and might even become a modern classic. Absolutely amazing.

Considering the different producers on each track the transitions were fire

The JPEGMAFIA production on John Wayne was crazy. He’s gonna go down as a legend in the next twenty years mark my words. So ahead of his time it’s not even funny

Loved this album so much, easy front to back 9 or 10 out of 10, shits beautiful

I knew this album would be good, but I don’t know it would be this good. Seriously his best album since TA13OO and AOTY for me

"Melt my eyes see your future" might be the coolest poetic way of saying "you sacrifice yourself to help others" at least that's what this album felt like to me he "melted" his eyes so he could help others with there futures.great album didn't find one song that I wanted to skip and on top of that it flew by so quickly I wanted more hope he puts out a deluxe.

The fact Denzel Curry and IDK both revealed being molested, it’s sad but I respect how transparent they’re willing to be in their music.

Loved so much about this album. Definitely one of my favorite Zel projects, it’s hard for me to rank this, Taboo and Unlocked. I love how experimental he got on this album, it felt like he was trying different styles across the whole album. The production is amazing the whole way through and I was never worried about that. Zel’s lyricism went to another level on this project for me. That transition from Melt Session to Walkin’ was a real ear worm for me, I’m a sucker for cool transitions, like the transition into Take My Breath off Dawn FM. It’s going to be one of my favorite projects of the year for sure.

love this album, just sad to see people not feelin zatoichi i think slowthais distorted vocals are great and zel puts out some good verses

I used to dismiss Denzel as another Soundcloud rapper who made it big with a few bangers, but after starting to listen to his discography, I really gained an awful lot of respect for him. He is not afraid of being vulnerable and honest on his records, and he conceptualises his ideas better than 95 percent of rappers today. I'm glad he's in a better state of mental health nowadays, and that he had the courage to put out this album, that really is a more candid expression of the TA13OO content. Denzel continues to surprise me with his versatility when it comes to rapping over different kinds of beats, and with how well he can build believable messages through music. I hope he only continues to grow in popularity, and that he can live a happy life.

I truly believe this album is going to age like wine. I enjoyed it on first listen but something about the progression of the songs on the album just give me the feeling that I will enjoy the album more a year from now.

I really enjoyed this album man the quality of the beats was top notch and he had really good verses on every song strong 3/10

This is a great album. Best hip-hop album of 2022 so far. Favorites: Walkin, Ain't No Way, X-Wing Sidenote: X-Wing just transports you to the most beautiful Asian landscape. Hoping that he makes a nice creative video for that with an Asian landscape setting.

I dead ass did myself a disservice and slept on this album for almost a year. This album is amazing and is definitely in my top 5 rap albums of 2022.

This album is amazing, definitely going to be the top 5-10 albums of the year.

Been waiting for this all day

Mahn, this is probably one of the best albums i've heard in years from start to finish. From beat selection, master flows, mix and mastering, authenticity... Denzel is elevating himself as a top tier Hip Hop artist of this new generation. Not to many artist can meet the hype and exceed expectations.

I see a lot of people say that Taboo is better for them but imo, this is MILES better than Taboo. When making Taboo, Denzel had a conviction, a goal in his mind. However, he himself admitted that he was in a bad state of mind and couldn't truly channel what he wanted to, and you can see that. I still listen to like at least half of the tracks off of the album daily, they're all bangers. But, when it comes to what they stand for and represent, Denzel's style was too agressive to deliver the message because let's be honest, the agressive style is fairly limited in approach, especially in rap. I loved that project because as a metal fan, that's arguably the best thing a rapper could do, but it lacked the emotional maturity and extreme lyricism Denzel shows on MELT MY EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE. Again, both albums are great and i see why one would prefer the other, but for me, Melt my eyez is the clear victor.

This album is something special , both production and vibe 🌊🔥😩

1:05 Robert Glasper just dropped Black Radio III. One of my favs of this year.

I loved this album massively! Personally I think Zatoichi is great track, any time I hear it I imagine myself engaging in a samurai sword fight or just hand to hand combat - it's great! From when I heard Walkin, I had a feeling that Zel was gonna actually be a lot more open in his music and I'm glad he proved me right because this was beautiful.

Been waiting for this REACTION 🔥🔥🔥

I didn't really like Zatoichi either when I heard it but it ended up growing on me. It might grow on you too if you give it another chance or two. (Actually knowing wtf Slowthai is saying helps my enjoyment of the song lol)

i really really enjoy zatoichi

I was surprised you weren't impressed and in love with that chorus on The Last. But that just shows everyone is different I guesss, I'm addicted to that part😁 Also that last track is just pure honesty and a good ass story. Fucking great album.

Were getting all these T-Pain features cause he finally checked his requests, he mentioned it on his twitch stream i think

Denzel keeps consistently delivering classics

this album brought so many feelings out of me. denzel absolutely perfected this.

melt session #1 might be top 10 album intros in the past decade imo

Really hope there is a vol 2 for this project no skip tracks for me just food for the soul wanting more kind of vibe

Yo Shawn listen to 454s EP, the samples are INSANE. Frank Ocean promoted 454 like a year ago on his website and I've been hooked since. He's much more ethereal and wavey on his EP, the song on this album he's way more cutting into the beat like a 42 Dugg rather than riding it.

I’ve been watching your channel since the X reactions when I was in high school now being in my 20s thank you for always being your self and just being so honest gives a lot of hope for some mitten bois Muskegon Heights represent

Yo idk if any of I have expierienced this but I’ve been watching Shawn for a while and I’ve always looked at his albums on the wall and over time I recognize more and more of them and it’s really cool to see how I’ve been surrounded by this music for so long yet I’ve never even thought about it

Kaleidoscopic! That is the prefect word! That feel stays consistent throughout the entire album and you caught it on track 2.

Already aging like fine wine, not many albums where I love every single song. AOTY

I remember hearing imperial years ago and being super excited by his energy and potential, and listening while he's pieced his sound together has been fascinating

In love with this project rn, some of his best work imo

artistically one of his greatest albums hands down

the drums sound more unique 'cause they are inspired by drum'n'bass, nice mix of electronic, hip hop and jazz

Already hearing this record multiple times and then seeing this video just makes me appreciate the record more. A truly masterful piece of work that deserves all the praise!

It's always feels good to me seeing T-Pain receiving his flowers. mostly Him and Wayne made soundtracks for my high school life.

So glad you reacted to this album. Personally feel like Denzel isn’t“as popular” or “rated” cause he’s not that mainstream. I could be wrong but thats just my perception. He’s so versatile and done so many features with artists outside his main genre. I hope he starts getting more overall respect from hiphop/rap audiences

I didn't liked at all the first time heard it but i feel that the album grown on me, and it's growing fast

Ok I like this dude. Good album review and I spot the Durand Jones album behind him.

Subscribed not just because I love Denzel but also because I can see Weyes Blood and Fleet Foxes on the wall

Still album of the year sorry Kendrick

im seeing denzel in july at lollapalooza and i can’t fucking wait to see walkin oh my god

Might just be Denzel’s best work yet. Loving this album

Probably also one of my favorite Denzel projects. Just was able to sit down and listen to the full thing today, but definitely keeping it in rotation

This album top 3 to me this year next to Few Good Things by Saba and No Thanks by Supa Bwe. You gotta peep No Thanks it’s no skips and it deserves so much more love

It’s a great album. I still haven’t quite figured out the concept yet, but it’ll take a few listens.

You voiced the same concerns with ZUU with the lack of publicity on the album. Both times he absolutely killed it and completely changed what we can expect from his music. Really loving all the variety he's been experimenting with and can't wait for more from him

This is my favorite album from Zel. Absolutely beautiful

I love the last track on the album

We gotta talk about Baby Keem's influence already on the game man. I'm peeping quite a few rappers using his flows (i.e. elongating "-eeen" ).

Shawn can I just say I’m proud of you for listening to the whole album thru even though u already heard that 1 track

Smell of Death is fucking amazing. That beat and thundercat is just chefs kiss

Zatoichi is hard. I love the beat

I really love this album. Best album he has made, I agree with you.

It’s been 3/4 of a year and I still listen to this project weekly and it gets better with every listen.

love the buzzing sound that scratches my pineal gland

The way Rico used her voice in ain’t no way was impressive as shit, she’s got talent bro

I still like Taboo and Imperial more. I think Im just stuck in the past and like his more aggressive stuff alot more.

This is the first time I've seen one of your videos and man I love the way you break everything down and expand it's incredible

I really enjoyed this album from Denzel Curry. The Track "Mental" is so soothing & Mellow. I love this side from Denzel even tho Taboo is still my favorite from him.

After this album I’d love to see denzel over some more Ronny j production again