New York rapper Curly J has been on a mission to establish himself as the next big thing out of New York with viral tracks and unforgettable melodies. Doubling down on his will to win, today the emerging rapper bets on himself with a new song and video titled “One of The Best” via BPG / Warner Records. He asserts in the song, “Don’t Hate on my grind you don’t know what it cost me / on the way to the top I’ll be right where the stars be.”
With the release of his major label debut EP Kingdom back in March which featured the standout “No Hoodie,” Curly J’s momentum over the past year is on a rapid upward trajectory. Already making an impact with over 10 million streams under his belt and a real team behind him, Curly J is only just getting started. The new video features him moving at breakneck speed as he cements his status as next up in the game. Check it out now.
ABOUT CURLY J:
Curly J learned how to do it himself. The self-proclaimed “King of Melodies” is Long Island’s most exciting star in years—effortless as a vibe-setting crooner or double-time rap assassin, over moody guitar-streaked bangers or bright electro-tinged trap. But while he may seem fully formed, his rise was predicated on a stubborn effort to become as well-rounded as any rapper doing it. Sure, his life changed forever in the summer of 2019 when his single “Bag Different” went viral on SoundCloud, but that success was a long time coming, and the result of Curly J betting on himself. When he wrote “Bag Different,” though, he realized it was time to switch things up. Curly “risked it all,” dropped out of school, promising his mom that within a couple years he’d be a star. It only took a couple of months. Curly J followed up “Bag Different” with songs that ran the gamut from candy-coated nostalgia trips (“Kappa”) to acoustic-blessed flexes (“Taking Off”) to dreamy sex romps (“Addicted”), all brimming with energy to match his lively flow. He puts it all in the music, which is why so many fans of R&B’s intersection with rap have crowned him as rising royalty.
