Denzel Curry Talks 'Great Relationship' with A$AP Rocky and Ferg, Overcoming Past 'Grudge' on New Album (Exclusive)

A$AP Rocky (left); Denzel Curry; Ferg.Photo:Jim Spellman/Getty; Todd Owyoung/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Cindy Ord/WireImage Jim Spellman/Getty; Todd Owyoung/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Cindy Ord/WireImage Denzel Curryknows that lines previously drawn in the proverbial sand of hip-hop are not always set in stone. For his latest full-length offering,King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2, the artist, 29, tapped a slew of high-profile collaborators to help deliver the 15-track project. However, two names that appeared among that star-studded list of features would have stunned fans privy to the innermost workings of rap beef 10 years ago:A$AP Rockyand Ferg.

Denzel Washington and Wife Pauletta Support Sons John David and Malcolm atThe Piano LessonPremiere

Denzel Washington, Katia Washington, Pauletta Washington, John David Washington and Malcolm Washington.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty Jon Kopaloff/Getty Denzel Washingtontook a break from promotingGladiator IIto support his family. Both of Denzel’s sons have a hand in the musical drama, which follows the Charles family as they make difficult decisions to determine the fate of their heirloom piano engraved with ancestors’ faces. Denzel Washington, Katia Washington, Pauletta Washington, John David Washington and Malcolm Washington attend the Premiere of Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on November 19, 2024.

Denzel Washington Reflects on Past Drug and Alcohol Use: 'I've Done a Lot of Damage to the Body'

Denzel Washington in London in November 2024.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage Samir Hussein/WireImage Denzel Washingtonis appoaching a decade ofsobriety, saying “I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since” quitting alcohol when he turned 60. TheGladiator IIstar — who turns 70 next month — looks back on his relationship with alcohol in the Winter issue ofEsquire,where he graces the cover. It started, he tells the outlet, with wine. ““Wine is very tricky. It’s very slow. It ain’t like,boom,all of a sudden.

Denzel Washington Says He Hired a Trainer After 'Looking Fat' in Photos: 'Those Days Are Over'

Denzel Washington at the Academy Awards in 2022 (left), and in 2024.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage Mike Coppola/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage FormerSexiest Man AliveDenzel Washingtonsays he made a decision to get fit after being unhappy with the way he looked at the Academy Awards two years ago.“I was looking at pictures of myself and[wife of more than 40 years,] Paulettaat the Academy Awards forMacbeth, and I’m just looking fat, with this dyed hair,” theGladiator IIstar says in the Winter issue ofEsquire,where he graces the cover — with his natural gray hair.

Denzel Washington Shares the Unique Way He Keeps Tabs on His Kids' Careers: 'Do I Sound Like a Proud Father?'

Denzel Washington (left), Katia Washington, Pauletta Washington, John David Washington and Malcolm Washington.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty Jon Kopaloff/Getty Denzel Washingtonhas a unique way of seeing what his four kids have been up to. “I check in. I check in every day. You know why I’m checking in more now than ever before? Because it’s my children. You know?" the dad of four shared. “I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s moving up.’ Ok. Ok. Oh,Piano Lesson.