On paper, the combination of Denzel Curry and IDK sounds inviting. On wax, the duo shows up and shows out. The pair, currently on tour with A$AP Ferg, dropped “Uh Huh” on Friday, marking their third collaboration since beginning the tour with Ferg. The two led off with the mellow (by comparison) single “No Wave” before chipping in two solid verses on Ferg’s loosie “Kristi YamaGucci.” “Uh Huh” (produced by FNZ and VohnBeatz) ratchets up the intensity with an ominous intro and off-kilter piano keys that give way to a smashing bass, marching synths and the occasional ad-libbed yell. Curry comes in hot with a full-throated chorus and doesn’t drop the volume a decibel until IDK steps to the mic. Curry slows his delivery some to allow for the uptick in volume, but the bars still land with a bang.
IDK turns in a tidy, hard-edged verse that comes as a welcome change of pace from Zel’s hoarse screaming. He works his way up in speed, beginning with a growling, punchy delivery before sliding into a quicker flow without dropping the intensity. It’s a clinic in hard-nosed, powerful rapping and one that makes me wish I shelled out the money to see these two on the Ferg tour. “Undertaker and my n**** Kane uh huh/Hardest tag team in the game uh huh” sneers Curry on the chorus, and right now it’s hard to disagree. He and IDK are a legit force that can rap with almost anyone, and a collab project would probably make my year.