“Knotty Head,” is about Denzel’s upbringing and the environment/people he was surrounded by.
Both Curry and Rick Ross are from Carol City, Florida. They both represent Carol City (A.K.A Blackland), and the subculture that divides itself from Miami.
The song is also an apparent reference to the Wu-...
[Intro: Rick Ross]
This history right here
What's up, my nigga?
It's time to empower these niggas, man, do it for the city
We gotta give it to 'em raw, though, you heard me?
[Verse 1: Denzel Curry]
Hair is nappy, knotty
Fuck karate, I got me a shotty
Jumpin' in the door, kamikaze
Origami if the neighbors saw me
But I won't fold, oh no
That's how the young boy's ass got smoked
Buddy got jacked like MK4
Sub-Zero, put a nigga on, so
Iced out
This the price I gotta pay because I wanna be iced out
Have them lookin' at my face as they tellin' me lights out
Sleep is the cousin of death, knowin' NY not my state of mind
211's broad day, I had to live a life of crime
[Pre-Chorus: Denzel Curry]
Get the product, then we out the door
Mama, I've been twistin' weed and now it's time to lock the fro
Blowin' dro
Call me knotty head 'cause I don't give a fuck
I was raised off in the project, know this life ain't meant for us
Bitch, I can't be touched
Get the product, then we out the door
Mama, I've been twistin' weed and now it's time to lock the fro
Let it go
Call me knotty head and if I ever go
Tell my mama that I love her 'cause tomorrow not for sure
I would never know
[Chorus: Denzel Curry]
Tote a four and pour some liq'
I'ma tote a stick until they send me to the pen'
This the way it is, I gotta get it how I live
Knotty-headed niggas
Tote a four and pour some liq'
I'ma tote a stick until they send me to the pen'
This the way it is, I gotta get it how I live
Knotty-headed niggas
[Verse 2: Denzel Curry]
Hair is nappy, knotty, pack a pistol when I'm in the party
Life is melancholy, sellin' flock when they think it's molly
Bitches be givin' me sloppy, my pockets on Andy Milonakis
Bumpin' Speaker Knockerz, "Rico Story" when I see the coppers, damn
Golds in my mouth and my dreads lookin' like a palm tree
Plus you know what a nigga's skin tone is, so that's why they fuck with me
Opposition remain obsolete when aimin' and targetin'
Monday to Sunday all you niggas, we slangin' like Pistol Pete, peace
[Pre-Chorus: Denzel Curry]
Get the product, then we out the door
Mama, I've been twistin' weed and now it's time to lock the fro
Blowin' dro
Call me knotty head 'cause I don't give a fuck
I was raised off in the project, know this life ain't meant for us
Bitch, I can't be touched
Get the product, then we out the door
Mama, I've been twistin' weed and now it's time to lock the fro
Let it go
Call me knotty head and if I ever go
Tell my mama that I love her 'cause tomorrow not for sure
I would never know
[Chorus: Denzel Curry]
Tote a four and pour some liq'
I'ma tote a stick until they send me to the pen'
This the way it is, I gotta get it how I live
Knotty-headed niggas
Tote a four and pour some liq'
I'ma tote a stick until they send me to the pen'
This the way it is, I gotta get it how I live
Knotty-headed niggas
[Verse 3: Rick Ross]
Yeah, uh (Maybach Music)
Found another body in the lake (Huh)
Same day, another tattoo on his face (Huh)
Obituary on his mother's fireplace
Baby mother fuck another sucker on a blind date (Woo)
Shots fired every night, I'm tryna mind mine
Dolphin Gang, Bello cigars on the sideline (Yeah)
Pussy niggas, you can see it on his timeline
Hatin' on his dog, shit, I'm tryna find mine (Woo)
Calm nigga, when I'm lit up, I get Von Miller (Huh)
Rich niggas, if you real, then you can run with us (Let's get it)
Educated, reading books, I'm talkin' Art of War
Whippin' yola, yayo residue on the marble floors
I wanna see my niggas with the flyest clothes (Woo)
Came to put my city on, that's if I'm right or wrong (What?)
Pullin' into Risco Park in the richest cars (Woo)
And I'm thinking of my dogs since I'm livin' raw (183rd)
Jehovah's witness, swear to God I done seen it all (Bang)
Picking up the pistols every time the dogs bark (Uh)
You pointing fingers, but them choppers cuttin' arms off
D.C.C.C., we came to warn y'all (Carol City)
Motherfucker, damn right, we came to warn y'all (Woo)
Motherfucker, damn right, we came to warn y'all (Huh)
Curry, what's up? Double M (Uh)
It's futuristic shit
Knotty Head was written by Finatik & Zac & Ronny J & Rick Ross & Denzel Curry.
Denzel Curry released Knotty Head on Wed Feb 17 2016.
In a 2017 interview with french media The Backpackerz, Curry explained how this collaboration happened:
It’s been a long time since he and I had a deep mutual respect. We both hail from Carol City, we went to the same high school. We finally met one day, through his DJ, DJ Sam Sneak, in a club. It...