Denzel Curry will be performing on Saturday in Miami's Little Haiti. (File photo by Dave Simpson/Getty Images/WireImage) (2019 Dave Simpson)
MIAMI – The Miami vs. Atlanta rap battle will be held inside a custom-built boxing ring on Saturday night at a warehouse in Little Haiti.
During the five-round battle, Denzel Curry -- who started rapping as a boy of Bahamian descent growing up in Miami Gardens’ Carol City neighborhood -- will be representing the 305. East-Atlanta’s Destin Choice Route, better known as J.I.D., will be representing the 404.
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(Photo by Marc Grimwade/WireImage)LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 16: Rapper Denzel Curry performs onstage at The Novo by Microsoft on March 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 21: Denzel Curry performs during the 2018 Life is Beautiful Festival on September 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 08: Denzel Curry performs during the 2018 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 8, 2018 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage)LONG BEACH, CA - JUNE 30: Rapper Denzel Curry performs onstage during the Agenda Festival on June 30, 2018 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 01: Denzel Curry performs at the 2019 Governors Ball Festival at Randall's Island on June 01, 2019 in New York City. 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(Photo by David Wolff - Patrick/Redferns)BOSTON, MA - MAY 25: Denzel Curry performs onstage during Day 2 of 2019 Boston Calling Music Festival on May 25, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling)ROSKILDE, DENMARK - JULY 04: Denzel Curry performs on stage on Day 6 of Roskilde Festival on July 4, 2019 in Roskilde, Denmark. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Redferns)NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 18: Denzel Curry performs live on the Rooftop at Pier 17 on June 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)MONTREAL, QUEBEC - AUGUST 02: Denzel Curry performs at the Osheaga Music and Art Festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 02, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Mark Horton/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 13: Denzel Curry performs live during Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field on October 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 04: Denzel Curry performs during 2019 Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 04, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Erika Goldring/FilmMagic)SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11: Denzel Curry performs onstage during the 2019 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 11, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic)NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 26: Denzel Curry performs during Voodoo Music & Arts Experience at City Park on October 26, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 01: Denzel Curry performs onstage for Day 2 during 2019 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 1, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Governors Ball)Denzel Curry attended the Design and Architecture Snior High School in the Design District and Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens. 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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 14: Rapper Denzel Curry performs onstage at AfroPunk Festival Atlanta at Mechanicsville on October 14, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/WireImage)
The Miami New Times reported Curry, 24, and Route, 28, launched their careers in the “Soundcloud rap underworld.” Now the former indie rappers are on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Music, Deezer and Pandora.
The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.
