“Denzel Curry’s formation of The Scythe arrives not a moment too soon”
“The debut mixtape from Denzel Curry’s new supergroup doesn’t quite cohere into something greater than the sum of its parts, but still offers plenty of low-stakes, high-energy fun.”
“Denzel Curry's promising new rap collective debuts with a hit-and-miss handful of tracks.”
“One thing you can always count on Denzel Curry to do is honour his Southern rap roots. A proud Floridian and an even prouder rapper, he co-created the Ultraground with fellow rapper-producer Key Nyata. It’s a creative world that builds upon their own cultish, DIY posse-rap past as part of hip-hop collective Raider Klan into a sonic playground where grumbly, cocksure flows and warped, manipulated s”
“This short album by this new collective of Denzel Curry, ASAP FERG, Tiacorine, BKtherula and some other small artists. Called: The Scythe. Honestly I underestimated it, and returning to it after my first listen (which was my first impression of Denzel Curry ever.) and this is a great opening to a new group. I’m all for more groups of rappers than one independent artist after another. I love the overall sound of the album. Nothing crazy, but the super secret formula of Denzel’s consistency. It becomes once again - from atleast from I heard (ii) and other reviewers and peers. That this is another consistently good or great project of his. If this is just a taste of what he has let alone and entire group? I’m hype. Overall, a very good little 20 minute album. But nothing that screams ‘wow I’m looping this for an hour’.”
“Strong opening track, rest was pretty meh”