Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats Announce New Album, Share Yebba Collaboration "DIFFERENCE"

Rapper Denzel Curry , who has lately been dipping his toes more in hardcore , and producer Kenny Beats , who now goes by Kenneth Blume and is known lately for working with bands like IDLES, Geese, Fcukers, and Weezer . are teaming up again. Six years after their excellent 2020 collaborative project UNLOCKED , the duo have announced its follow-up, ii , due August 21 via Loma Vista.

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Along with the announcement, Denzel and Kenny have shared the album’s closing track, “DIFFERENCE,” featuring singer Yebba . Watch the video below.

The 9-track ii also features guest appearances from JPEGMAFIA and Westside Gunn , and it’s not Denzel’s first release this year. Earlier in 2026 he released rap supergroup album The Scythe. JPEGMAFIA & he also cross paths on the recently-released Maxo Kream album .

Kenny says:

> “The work Denzel and I do has never been easy, which is why it’s so rewarding. We’ve started every project on opposite sides of a coin and fought our way to the center. When I hear this album I hear the growth and the fight in equal parts.”

Denzel will be on tour with Knocked Loose later this year . Check out “DIFFERENCE” and the ii tracklist and cover art below.

Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume – ii Loma Vista – August 21

- GONE FISHING

- EVIL GRIN (feat. JPEGMAFIA)

- CANDLELIGHT

- PRODUCT

- UPS

- BENJAMIN

- COLD NIGHT IN HELL

- CROWN (feat. Westside Gunn)

- DIFFERENCE (feat. Yebba)

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/denzel-curry-kenneth-blume-fka-kenny-beats-reunite-for-new-album-share-yebba-featuring-difference-bv-exclusive-vinyl/)._