1.13.2021

Audio: Nyck Caution – “Bad Day” ft. Denzel Curry

The Pro Era Emcee and Brooklyn Native Tries His Hand at His Borough’s New Sound in This Highlight From His Upcoming Debut Album Anywhere But Here, Out Friday

Critical Praise:

“Brooklyn rapper Nyck Caution just unleashed his hard-hitting new project Open Flame via Joey Badass’ label Pro Era Records. With a distinctively New York flair, the EP is a sign of more to come” – Complex

“After crashing onto the rap scene back in 2012, NYCK and Pro Era’s sound has been likened to the golden-era greatness of the ‘90s…NYCK has plans to blend the old, traditional hip-hop with the experimentalism of new-aged rap.” – The FADER

“Open Flame is enough to paint a vivid picture of Caution’s artistry, a promising prelude to whatever full-length effort he ends up concocting” – HotNewHipHop

The Song:

He’s usually easygoing, but you don’t want to catch Pro Era rapper Nyck Caution on a bad day. Letting out his aggression with help from Denzel Curry, Nyck Caution shares “Bad Day,” his new single. Tag-teaming atop a sinister drill beat–the kind in vogue in Nyck’s home borough of Brooklyn–Nyck and Denzel display an electric chemistry as they trade rapidfire couplets between sliding 808s. The song is a thrilling display of full-throttle lyricism, each emcee ratcheting up their intensity as they one-up each other with confrontational punchlines: “Guess this is what a stone heart does/I’m a good guy but just wait until I’m charged up,” warns Nyck. “Bad Day” is the latest single from Nyck’s upcoming album Anywhere But Here.

Nyck Caution’s official solo debut album, Anywhere But Here is a soulful and self-assured effort, exploring all facets of Nyck’s personality, offering braggadocious bars on boom-bap bangers like “What You Want,” experimenting with Brooklyn drill sounds on “Bad Day,“ and delving into introspective interrogations of his state of mind on ballads like “Motion Sickness.” Steeped in the culture of his home borough, Anywhere But Here reverberates with booming bass notes and crisp percussion, delivering a spin on classic NY rap sounds seasoned with Nyck’s wry sense of humor and incisive storytelling. The project is home to “How You Live It,” a hard-hitting new single with an appearance from Nyck’s Pro Era cohort Joey Bada$$, and the recently released “Product of My Environment” with fellow Brooklyn MC’s Kota The Friend and Erick The Architect. Most recently, Nyck shared “December 24th” ft. Elbee Three, a poignant and soulful tribute to Nyck’s late father, which earned coverage in Complex, HotNewHipHop, and more. Featuring further guest spots from GASHI, TheMind, CJ Fly, and more, Anywhere But Here arrives on January 15th via Pro Era Records/ADA Worldwide.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Nyck Caution made a name for himself as a member of the Pro Era collective. Impressing with his crystal-clear bars and malleable flows, the 26-year-old rapper became a fixture of the NYC rap scene in the 2010s, appearing on projects by Joey Bada$$ (including the popular 1999), as well as Beast Coast‘s Escape From New York and A$AP Mob’s Cozy Tapes Vol. 2. He connected with Pro Era producer/rapper Kirk Knight for Nyck @ Knight, generating tens of millions of streams on Spotify alone. This summer, Nyck showed a new side of himself with the Open Flame EP, which earned coverage in Complex, NME, HotNewHipHop, and more. The proper follow-up to his solo 2016 debut Disguise The Limit, Nyck is ready to establish himself as an artistic force with Anywhere But Here.

Buy/Stream “Bad Day” ft. Denzel Curry: https://proera.ffm.to/badday

Watch the visualizer for “Bad Day” (premieres at 12pm ET): https://proera.ffm.to/baddayvideo

Pre-save Anywhere But Here: https://proera.ffm.to/anywherebuthere

Anywhere But Here tracklist:
1. December 24th (ft. Elbee Thrie)
2. Anywhere But Here (ft. Maverick Sable & Alex Mali)
3. Motion Sickness
4. Vin Skit #1
5. How You Live It (ft. Joey Bada$$)
6. What You Want (ft. GASHI)
7. Dirt On Your Name
8. Vin Skit #2
9. Bad Day (ft. Denzel Curry)
10. Coat Check/Session 47
11. Product Of My Environment (ft. Kota The Friend & Erick The Architect)
12. Things Could Be Worse (ft. CJ Fly & Jake Luttrell)
13. Something To Remember Me By (ft. TheMind)
14. Kids That Wish

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The Background:

The pages of a notebook hold the past, present, and, sometimes, the future. Long before joining popular hip-hop collective Pro Era, logging over 10 million streams, and receiving acclaim from Vibe, DJ Booth, HipHopDX, and more, Nyck Caution inscribed his eventual moniker in the pages of a high school notebook. It served as a self-fulfilling prophecy as his raw rhymes and magnetic melodies powered one fan favorite project after another, leading up to Anywhere But Here, his soulful and personal debut album, releasing in January 2021.

Links:

“Bad Day” ft. Denzel Curry: https://proera.ffm.to/badday

“December 24th” ft. Elbee Thrie: https://proera.ffm.to/december24th

Pre-save Anywhere But Here: https://proera.ffm.to/anywherebuthere

“Product Of My Environment” ft. Kota The Friend & Erick The Architect: https://proera.ffm.to/productvid / https://proera.ffm.to/product

“How You Live It” ft. Joey Bada$$: https://proera.ffm.to/howyouliveit

Open Flame EP: https://proera.ffm.to/openflame

“Slippin Away”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFbDekLA3Q

“Margot Robbie”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QWwpZISMHo