Denzel Curry Claims DMX Collaboration Is Still in 'Limbo,' Says Late Rapper 'Was a Fan of My Music' (Exclusive)

Curry tells PEOPLE that his collaboration with the late rapper was recorded before he died

The late DMX seemingly has a track in the vault with Denzel Curry – but the latter has no idea when or if it will ever release.

"DMX was a fan of my music before he died," Curry tells PEOPLE in conversation about his recent album, King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2. "And his manager reached out just months before he died, and they sent the song."

Despite lamenting that "the beat was whack," Curry maintains, "But it is DMX. So I ended up doing a song and I sent it back to 'em. They loved it. And then boom, DMX dies."

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As for the future of that track, which Denzel didn't specifically note the title of, he says, "It's in limbo. [DMX's team] have it."

When questioned if the reasoning behind keeping the track unreleased was due to clearance issues, Curry maintains, "No, I just did my verse. The song was already done. DMX did his part, I did my part and I sent it back to him."

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"I usually don't do songs with deceased artists, even when it comes down to XXXTentacion and stuff like that, and Lil Peep" he shares of the other late rappers, with whom he was friends in life. "All these guys ... and I'm just like, 'Nah, I was working with them when they was alive.' It's weird when they're dead ... with [the] DMX situation, I did the song before he died so I could just go back and edit it."

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Speaking on his feelings toward posthumous releases in general, Curry notes, "I mean, come on. They're just going to keep making music off you [when] you die. Come on, man."

On April 9, 2021, DMX, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died in New York at 50 years old as a result of a heart attack he sustained a week earlier.

"We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days," the rapper's family wrote in a statement shared with PEOPLE at the time.

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