Ta13oo

In an interview with Zane Lowe, Denzel Curry described the structure of the album: "I was in a dark space when I was working on the dark part. I was tryna work on the light part when I was working toward my happiness."{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ta13oo/1408388537|title=TA13OO by Denzel Curry on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=December 31, 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201231042438/https://music.apple.com/us/album/ta13oo/1408388537|archivedate=December 31, 2020}}

A statement accompanying the music video to "Clout Cobain" stated: "Across the three sections of Ta13oo, Denzel explores topics including molestation, the presidential election, fame, hatred, paranoia, revenge, love, the current state of music and personal tales of his own near-death experiences. Sonically, the album ranges just as widely as its subject matter, sounds of paranoia, fear of loss, brooding melancholy and mood swings straight from hell all find their way onto Ta13oo."{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/denzel-curry-new-album-taboo-new-single-clout-cobain-2018/|title=Denzel Curry Releases "CLOUT COBAIN," Confirms 'TA13OO' Details|work=Noisey|last=Ross|first=Alex Robert|date=July 12, 2018|access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024300/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/vbjmxd/denzel-curry-new-album-taboo-new-single-clout-cobain-2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|url-status=live}}

The first single, "Sumo", was released on March 30, 2018 for streaming and digital download.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sumo-single/1363308786|title=Sumo – Single by Denzel Curry on Apple Music|date=March 30, 2018 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191020034606/https://music.apple.com/us/album/sumo-single/1363308786|archive-date=October 20, 2019|url-status=live}} The second single, "Percs", was released on May 25, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/05/denzel-curry-percs/|title=Denzel Curry Take Aim at New Wave Rappers on New Song "Percs"|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Mojica|first=Nick|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305212655/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/05/denzel-curry-percs/|archive-date=March 5, 2019|url-status=live}} The third single, "Clout Cobain", was released on July 12, 2018, alongside a music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-shares-new-single-and-accompanying-video-clout-cobain-new-song.1979418.html|title=Denzel Curry Shares New Single & Accompanying Video "Clout Cobain"|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|date=July 12, 2018|accessdate=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233955/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-shares-new-single-and-accompanying-video-clout-cobain-new-song.1979418.html|archive-date=July 26, 2018|url-status=live}} "Black Balloons" and "Cash Maniac" were made available for digital download as promotional singles on July 23 and 24, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/denzel-curry-cash-maniac-black-balloons/|title=Denzel Curry premieres new songs "Cash Maniac" and "Black Balloons": Stream|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=July 24, 2018|accessdate=July 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190933/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/denzel-curry-cash-maniac-black-balloons/|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/denzel-curry-shares-black-balloons-x-cash-maniac|title=Denzel Curry Shares 'Black Balloons' x 'Cash Maniac'|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=July 25, 2018|accessdate=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234419/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/denzel-curry-shares-black-balloons-x-cash-maniac|archive-date=July 26, 2018|url-status=live}}

The album was released as three acts consecutively between July 25 and 27, 2018, with the album released in its totality on July 27, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-the-first-act-of-denzel-curry-s-ta1300-project-called-light-new-mixtape.118264.html|title=Stream The First Act Of Denzel Curry's "TA1300" Project Called "Light"|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|date=July 25, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419141805/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-the-first-act-of-denzel-curry-s-ta1300-project-called-light-new-mixtape.118264.html|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hear_denzel_currys_ta1300_act_2_light_-|title=Hear Denzel Curry's 'TA13OO: Act 2 (Gray)'|website=Exclaim!|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=July 26, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420171839/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/hear_denzel_currys_ta1300_act_2_light_-|archive-date=April 20, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2007654/stream-denzel-curry-tai300/music/album-stream/|title=Denzel Curry Shares New Album 'TA13OO': Stream|website=Stereogum|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=July 27, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808095625/https://www.stereogum.com/2007654/stream-denzel-curry-tai300/music/album-stream/|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}} Subsequently, "Vengeance" was released as a single on September 5, 2018, while "Black Balloons" was promoted on March 27, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/denzel-curry-drops-visuals-for-vengeance-f-jpegmafia-zillakami|title=Denzel Curry Drops the Visuals for "Vengeance" f/ Jpegmafia and Zillakami|website=Complex|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=September 5, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101320/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/denzel-curry-drops-visuals-for-vengeance-f-jpegmafia-zillakami|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/denzel-curry-black-balloons-video/|title=Denzel Curry Drops a Freaky "BLACK BALLOONS" Visual|website=Highsnobiety|last=Indiana|first=Jake|date=March 27, 2019|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200524120613/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/denzel-curry-black-balloons-video/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|url-status=live}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 86/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ta13oo/denzel-curry|title=TA13OO by Denzel Curry Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=September 21, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918020524/https://www.metacritic.com/music/ta13oo/denzel-curry|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ta13oo-mw0003200587|title=TA1300 – Denzel Curry|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161412/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ta13oo-mw0003200587|archive-date=September 20, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = Highsnobiety

| rev2Score = 3.5/5{{cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/denzel-curry-ta1300-review/|title=Denzel Curry's 'TA1300' Is an Excessively Dark Head Trip|website=Highsnobiety|last=Alston|first=Trey|date=July 30, 2018|accessdate=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200524120820/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/denzel-curry-ta1300-review/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3216/title.review-denzel-currys-ta13oo-is-the-equator-between-hype-substance|title=Review: Denzel Curry's "TA13OO" Is The Equator Between Hype & Substance|website=HipHopDX|last=Ivey|first=Justin|date=August 2, 2018|accessdate=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802222526/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3216/title.review-denzel-currys-ta13oo-is-the-equator-between-hype-substance|archive-date=August 2, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = HotNewHipHop

| rev4score = 91%{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-ta13oo-review-news.56277.html|title=Denzel Curry "Ta13oo" Review|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=July 31, 2018|accessdate=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731222249/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/denzel-curry-ta13oo-review-news.56277.html|archive-date=July 31, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = The Music

| rev5score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/07/25/denzel-curry-ta13oo-tobais-handke|title=Denzel Curry – TA13OO|website=The Music|last=Handke|first=Tobias|date=July 25, 2018|accessdate=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815220303/http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/07/25/denzel-curry-ta13oo-tobais-handke/|archive-date=August 15, 2018}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.7/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/denzel-curry-ta13oo|title=Denzel Curry: TA13OO|website=Pitchfork|last=Van Nguyen|first=Dean|date=July 27, 2018|accessdate=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727102132/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/denzel-curry-ta13oo/|archive-date=July 27, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = Pretty Much Amazing

| rev7score = A−{{cite web|url=https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/denzel-curry-ta13oo|title=Review: TA13OO by Denzel Curry|website=Pretty Much Amazing|last=Gu|first=Marshall|date=December 10, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414131126/https://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/denzel-curry-ta13oo|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = Sputnikmusic

| rev8score = 4.2/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/77657/Denzel-Curry-TA13OO/|title=Review: Denzel Curry – TA13OO|publisher=Sputnikmusic|last=M.|first=Jordan|date=July 31, 2018|accessdate=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820141117/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/77657/Denzel-Curry-TA13OO/|archive-date=August 20, 2018|url-status=live}}

}}

Ta13oo was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on six reviews.

Marshall Gu of Pretty Much Amazing wrote, "Ultimately, easily one of the most simultaneously hardest and atmospheric hip-hop albums of the year". In his review for HipHopDX, Justin Ivey praised the album, writing, "Curry has constructed a project that plays to the sonic structures of the era without sacrificing meaningful content in doing so. TA13OO is the culmination of his promise and talent, resulting in Curry's magnum opus". Sputnikmusic's critic Jordan M. said, "Realistically, Ta13oo is extremely satisfying from a consumption standpoint. It's everything I'd want from a rap album this year". Concluding his review for AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung stated that "With this additional substance and strategic guest contributions, Curry is elevated on TA13OO -- despite this deep dive into despair and darkness -- hinting at more insight on future efforts".

In a positive review, Dean Van Nguyen of Pitchfork wrote that "It's when he sticks to the highly personal that Curry's music is devoid of all cliché—the power of his performance, the veracity of his pen, and the color of his wordplay make him an expert at voicing the tribulations of this doomed condition we call being young. All of this makes him impossible to place in the broader SoundCloud rap domain. Signs point to an artist who will outlast any single distribution platform—or any of the genres named for them". Trey Alston of Highsnobiety gave the album a favorable review, writing, "To call it psychedelic is a cliché, but the album is a multi-part, constantly-moving, collection of harsh emotions with a funky twist that works, even if the final leg slows down the momentum a tad".

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Ta13oo|others=Denzel Curry|year=2018|publisher=Loma Vista Recordings}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Act 1: Light

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Taboo

| writer1 = {{hlist|Denzel Curry|Isaac DeBoni|Michael Hirschenberg|Michael Mule|Latisha Hyman}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|FnZ|M-Sol}}

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Black Balloons

| note2 = featuring Twelve'len and GoldLink

| writer2 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|Mule|Ryan DeGrandy|Matthew Radosevich|D'Anthony Carlos|LaVares Joseph}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|FnZ|Matt Rad|Mickey de Grand IV}}

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = Cash Maniac

| note3 = featuring Nyyjerya

| writer3 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|DeGrandy|Mule|Samuel Ahana|Imani Taylor}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|FnZ|Mickey de Grand IV|Swish}}

| length3 = 3:18

| title4 = Sumo

| writer4 = {{hlist|Curry|Ernest Brown}}

| extra4 = Charlie Heat

| length4 = 3:47

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Act 2: Gray

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title5 = Super Saiyan Superman

| writer5 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|Mule|Justin Elwin}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|FnZ|HWLS}}

| length5 = 2:12

| title6 = Switch It Up

| writer6 = {{hlist|Curry|Ramon Ibanga, Jr.|Ronald Spence, Jr.}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Illmind|Ronny J}}

| length6 = 2:55

| title7 = Mad I Got It

| writer7 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|Mule|Jeff Saurer|Kevin Saurer|Khalil Abdul-Rahman|Javohn Griffin}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|FnZ|Hippie Sabotage}}

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = Sirens

| note8 = featuring JID

| writer8 = {{hlist|Curry|Dacoury Natche|Destin Route|Billie Eilish O'Connell|Brent Reynolds}}

| extra8 = DJ Dahi

| length8 = 3:56

| title9 = Clout Cobain

| writer9 = {{hlist|Curry|Julian Gramma|Mike Hector}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|J Gramm|Hector}}

| length9 = 3:51

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Act 3: Dark

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title10 = The Blackest Balloon

| writer10 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|DeGrandy|Mule|Soulja Mook}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|FnZ|Mickey de Grand IV}}

| length10 = 2:55

| title11 = Percs

| writer11 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|Mule}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|FnZ|Curry{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length11 = 3:06

| title12 = Vengeance

| note12 = featuring JPEGMafia and ZillaKami

| writer12 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|DeGrandy|Mule|Barrington Hendricks|Junius Rogers}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|FnZ|Mickey de Grand IV}}

| length12 = 4:00

| title13 = Black Metal Terrorist

| writer13 = {{hlist|Curry|DeBoni|Hirschenberg|Mule|Spence, Jr.|Mickey Degrand}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|FnZ|Ronny J|M-Sol{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length13 = 2:41

| total_length = 43:20

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
• All tracks stylized in all caps. Letters "I", "B" and "S" are stylized as "1", "13" and "Z" respectively; the altered track names are listed alongside their normal all caps counterparts. "Black Metal Terrorist" is also shortened to "13 M T".
• "Taboo" features background vocals by Tish Hyman and VSC
• "Black Balloons" features background vocals by Savannah Cristina and Mickey de Grand IV, and additional vocals by Nathan Burgess and Illeana Cardenas
• "Cash Maniac" and "Vengeance" feature additional vocals by Mickey de Grand IV
• "Sirens" features additional vocals by Billie Eilish
• "The Blackest Balloon" features additional vocals by Soulja Mook
• "Black Metal Terrorist" features additional vocals by Gino Vento

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