TA13OO
by Denzel Curry
  • Record Label: Concord
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2018
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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 310 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 293 out of 310
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 310
  3. Negative: 14 out of 310
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  1. drecool95
    Oct 9, 2018
    10
    Absolutely killer, easily one of the best hip-hop albums in a year that's already packed with great records. Denzel Curry is unquestionably one of the best rappers of this generation.
  2. nikoziko
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best albums of 2018 amazing production and features and verses from denzel a lot of great hooks and performances as well
  3. KripBop
    Oct 14, 2018
    10
    This album simply has a amazing well thought concept and great rhyme skills while displaying the emotion he has gone through in the last few years. AOTY for sure
  4. ericfatasscartm
    Sep 22, 2018
    10
    It is a major improvement in every aspect from production, to songwriting and everything in between compared to Imperial. Curry shows far more versatility as well in the lighter cuts such as Black Balloons and Cash Maniac, while also maintaining the dark and grimy performances he is known for on tracks like Vengeance and Black Metal Terrorist. He also shows his introspective side withIt is a major improvement in every aspect from production, to songwriting and everything in between compared to Imperial. Curry shows far more versatility as well in the lighter cuts such as Black Balloons and Cash Maniac, while also maintaining the dark and grimy performances he is known for on tracks like Vengeance and Black Metal Terrorist. He also shows his introspective side with political commentary on Sirens and his critique of society's newfound obsession with "clout chasing" in this social media age on Clout Cobain. There isn't a single track here that I disliked, which is why I gave it a 10, and it is a strong contender for Hip Hop album of the year alongside Kids See Ghosts by Kanye West and Kid Cudi and the newly released Brockhampton album, Iridescence.… Expand
  5. DunLikeABoss
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    The only way to properly describe TA13OO is an experience. An experience that's whimsical, terrifying, dark, and meaningful. Every bar in this project has definitely been given much thought. TA13OO is distrusted into 3 different acts; light, grey, and dark, with light being lighthearted until SUMO | ZUMO gives you a taste of what's to come. All acts are essential to listen to in order forThe only way to properly describe TA13OO is an experience. An experience that's whimsical, terrifying, dark, and meaningful. Every bar in this project has definitely been given much thought. TA13OO is distrusted into 3 different acts; light, grey, and dark, with light being lighthearted until SUMO | ZUMO gives you a taste of what's to come. All acts are essential to listen to in order for the full experience. Denzel shows development in this project in almost every single aspect, and because of all of this, TA13OO takes the spot as the best album of 2018.… Expand
  6. Connorcox1997
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    TA13OO by Denzel Curry is dope. I wasn't ready for his album, to be honest, and after listening to the album, I was amazed by what Denzel Curry can do. I love how he split the album into three acts; I love all the songs from start to finish. Denzel Curry's rapping skills, his flows, and bars are insane on this album. Defiantly one of the best albums of Denzel Curry's Career, and one of myTA13OO by Denzel Curry is dope. I wasn't ready for his album, to be honest, and after listening to the album, I was amazed by what Denzel Curry can do. I love how he split the album into three acts; I love all the songs from start to finish. Denzel Curry's rapping skills, his flows, and bars are insane on this album. Defiantly one of the best albums of Denzel Curry's Career, and one of my top ten best albums of 2018. 10/10… Expand
  7. SuperDuperKanye
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    This album has something for everybody- and for every different style that Curry embarks on, he executes it with such ease. If somebody doesn't like this album, I can only inference that they do not like hip hop.
  8. StormYe
    Dec 15, 2018
    10
    One of the best albums that came in 2018, amazing structure, amazing lyrics, energising bars, and moments where i literally got goosebums. The structure of this album impressed me quite a lot, you literally dont notice how the album changes it's tone, only after finishing listening to it you notice the huge difference between the first song and the the last.
    The smothness of this album    One of the best albums that came in 2018, amazing structure, amazing lyrics, energising bars, and moments where i literally got goosebums. The structure of this album impressed me quite a lot, you literally dont notice how the album changes it's tone, only after finishing listening to it you notice the huge difference between the first song and the the last.
    The smothness of this album the incredible production and last but certaintly not the least the creative in put from our true and only Denzel is why as i said before this album is one of the best releases of 2018    … Expand
  9. edutw4
    Jan 10, 2019
    10
    Zeltron delivered one of the best albums this year if not the best which shows that he's not only a rapper but an artist
  10. dawstheboss
    Jan 17, 2019
    10
    The album combines diverse flows, genres, lyrical content, and production. The three-act production allows for varied futures and moods, creating an overall stunning project.
    High points: SUMO, VENGEANCE, BLACK BALLOONS
    Low Points: too short!
  11. daniboyofc
    Jan 31, 2019
    10
    One of my favorites Rap Album's of all time. Denzel Curry really put his tallent on this album and created something that people always will remember.
  12. N0T13LACK
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    Denzel Curry produced the best rap album of 2018. TA13OO is unique and different to what other rappers produced in the industry. Act 3 is the best act. To me the songs get better when you go down the acts. Percz is my favourite song
  13. MandalinK
    Apr 2, 2019
    10
    An amazing project from Denzel Curry his dark horror trap beats with his dark lyrics mixed with the dark names is such a well done concept one of the best albums of 2018 denzel has really made this an amazing album with melodic tracks from TA1300 to dark tracks like Dark metal terrorists this album will be known as a classic one day
  14. BSKI
    Aug 7, 2019
    10
    We didn't think Denzel Curry could get better after his release 'Imperial' but we have been proved wrong. TA1300 is one of the best hip hop albums to be ever released period, from the amazing production from producers such as FNZ & Ronny J and the dark, blistering flows of Denzel Curry you have a masterpiece of an album. Denzel Curry is album to keep the flow of the album and the themes ofWe didn't think Denzel Curry could get better after his release 'Imperial' but we have been proved wrong. TA1300 is one of the best hip hop albums to be ever released period, from the amazing production from producers such as FNZ & Ronny J and the dark, blistering flows of Denzel Curry you have a masterpiece of an album. Denzel Curry is album to keep the flow of the album and the themes of Light, Grey and Dark, he gives you a perspective of what he's going and gone through in his life and gives amazing songs. The weaker songs on this album such as: Cash Maniac are still amazing songs and that just in itself proves how Curry is able to keep the songs entertaining but overall, this project is amazing and will be hard for Curry to top. He proved us wrong once, we'll see if he does it again.… Expand
  15. zxltrxn6bil
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    This album is absolutely terrific. Coming off of a well put together album, in "Imperial," Denzel Curry came with an even STRONGER showing. "TA13OO" is musically beautiful. The production on this album is, angry and vicious. His energy and lyrics perfectly match the instrumentals. On the Dark Side, or Act 3 of the album, he has angry, loud, beats and his flow and energy are equal partsThis album is absolutely terrific. Coming off of a well put together album, in "Imperial," Denzel Curry came with an even STRONGER showing. "TA13OO" is musically beautiful. The production on this album is, angry and vicious. His energy and lyrics perfectly match the instrumentals. On the Dark Side, or Act 3 of the album, he has angry, loud, beats and his flow and energy are equal parts angry, meticulous flow, and lyrically sound. His lyrics, no matter the song match the emotion of the song. He chose features like JID, JPEGmafia, and Zillakami. Every artist fits along with Curry on each song, and all of their verses fail to disappoint. They all surprised me. On the song Vengeance with Jpeg and Zilla, the emotion and energy comes across perfectly and all 3 artists match each other. Overall this album is musically amazing and lyrically wonderful. It is an out of body journey every time you listen to this album. I listen to its songs daily, and i would recommend this album to any rap fans, and any fans of good music.… Expand
  16. EthanH10
    Sep 22, 2019
    10
    This album was insanely diverse, yet it still flowed together flawlessly. It may be hard to think that Cash Maniac and Sumo are connected since the songs sound so different, but they go perfectly together. Cash Maniac is a form of Denzel that wanted the money and fame. Sumo comes right after because it is a form of Denzel that has the money now. The sheer aggression on Percs and BMT isThis album was insanely diverse, yet it still flowed together flawlessly. It may be hard to think that Cash Maniac and Sumo are connected since the songs sound so different, but they go perfectly together. Cash Maniac is a form of Denzel that wanted the money and fame. Sumo comes right after because it is a form of Denzel that has the money now. The sheer aggression on Percs and BMT is unrivaled. The ability to create songs that both sound good and have lyrical content is astounding. The dark story telling on Switch it Up is also nothing to sleep on. It’s the perfect album and easily should’ve been album of the year.… Expand
  17. Alp13
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    This album is Incredibly enjoyable , while still packing content. It has a brilliant concept , great features and lost of diversity.
  18. Rayan222
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    This album has so many types of songs, and it is engaging from start to finish. Not one bad song, all are good and the transition between songs is good as well as the concepts and different insightful meanings makes this a really strong 9 to 10
  19. EthanMilne
    Feb 14, 2020
    10
    No bad songs on this album and a mesmerizing experience start to finish! Easily a top 5 album of 2018
  20. A_Normal_Bush
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    I first heard of Denzel Curry from Ultimate. I thought it was a good song, but never took it seriously, probably because the song was memed to death.
    After that, I didn't even think about Denzel Curry YouTube recommended the music video of Clout Cobain to me soon after it was released. I watched the music video, absolutely loved it, then listened to all of Denzel's discography. I then    I first heard of Denzel Curry from Ultimate. I thought it was a good song, but never took it seriously, probably because the song was memed to death.
    After that, I didn't even think about Denzel Curry YouTube recommended the music video of Clout Cobain to me soon after it was released. I watched the music video, absolutely loved it, then listened to all of Denzel's discography. I then realized that he made Ultimate and was genuinely disappointed that I didn't listen to his music beforehand.
    I immediately fell in love with Ta13oo. Every song in the album is perfect. This is the only album I've ever listened to where I absolutely loved every single song. I go back to this album frequently. While all of Denzel Curry's albums are at least good, and almost all of them are great, Ta13oo is his best album. One problem with that, though, is that he might not be able to make a better album than this, but I feel confident that he will. And even if not, this is still one of the best rap albums ever, at least in my opinion.    … Expand
  21. proreview0
    Apr 18, 2021
    10
    madness. Very enjoyable. Denzel Curry is still slept on in the mainstream but it dont matter
  22. Alex3535
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    This album shows denzel can take on multiple styles and still be effetive with different flows and hooks either being aggresive and also melodic to whatever he needs to do
  23. Joonasn
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Taboo is a beautiful work that flows smoothly from end to finish. There are no flaws.
  24. poop_gang
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    this is hands down my favorite album of all time, with hard-hitting bangers like Percs and Vengeance. it also provides thought-provoking songs like Sirens and Clout Cobain. There was no song on this album that I did not like. This is a must-listen album.
  25. wh22m8
    May 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album I’ve ever listened to. Great strorytelling and I’d listen to it all the time… Expand
  26. johndoemuxicwee
    May 13, 2022
    10
    come on now this album is amazing i fw it the whole way through and i'm loving his bars flows and energy as always
  27. daytonatabooywr
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    a misunderstood masterpiece by mr zeltron curry a top 3 rapper of all time fr
  28. Bricktup
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    An extremely complete collection of tracks. And from an artist that has surfed the decline of the genres downward turn to show he can out class and outlast the trend and gimmicks of culture that are so prevalent.
  29. RegenT_A_1300
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    Literally, a 10, better than Ferris Buller's BIG DAY OFF, btw ILY Denzel and please every other rapper do what was the Weeknd and Travis Scott song about **** being good.
  30. DeletedContent
    Apr 24, 2019
    9
    Fantastic hip-hop record, and Denzel's best work yet, even surpassing the fantastic "Imperial". From the smooth transitions to the wide range, heavy-hitting choruses, and well-crafted lyrics, this album is an incredible showcase of Denzel's range and raw talent. Heavy bangers like "Sumo" and "Vengance" have Denzel going back to his roots, while more socially conscious songs like "Sirens"Fantastic hip-hop record, and Denzel's best work yet, even surpassing the fantastic "Imperial". From the smooth transitions to the wide range, heavy-hitting choruses, and well-crafted lyrics, this album is an incredible showcase of Denzel's range and raw talent. Heavy bangers like "Sumo" and "Vengance" have Denzel going back to his roots, while more socially conscious songs like "Sirens" and the superb "Clout Cobain" showcase Denzel's excellent lyrical ability.

    The floaty and funky "light" intro section reveals an entirely different side to Denzel, still covering dark topics such as depression, childhood abuse, and social taboo (hence the album's name), but still remaining light and generally upbeat.

    The "Gray" section acts as a showcase of Denzel's range and ability, with various sounds and themes throughout, but still showing 5 excellent tracks, including the incredible "Clout Cobain".

    Finally the "Dark" section, despite starting off with arguably the least-focussed track on the album, "Blackest Balloon", quickly picks up with the heavy-hitting "Percz", a scathing critique of the Rap industry and of modern Hip-Hop culture as a whole, before moving onto the chilling and brutal "Vengeance", and ending on the dark and voracious "Black Metal Terrorist".

    This album is a full showcase of Denzel's range and ability, and has everything one could possibly want in a rap album. Aside from the somewhat-disappointing "Blackest Balloon" (not to be confused with the excellent "Black Balloons", which appears all the way back in the album's first act), every song on the album is a well-woven lyrical and sonic tapistry, slotted perfectly into order to form an impressive collage. 9.5/10 for sure, and a must-listen for any rap fan.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Dec 14, 2018
    91
    Ultimately, easily one of the most simultaneously hardest and atmospheric hip-hop albums of the year.
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  2. The Wire
    Sep 21, 2018
    80
    His new LP is a sonic assault; holding tight to punk ruthlessness and discipline, drenched in Dirty South origins. [Oct 2018, p.68]
  3. Pitchfork
    Sep 20, 2018
    77
    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.
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