The album, titled “Curly Head,” is produced fully by Ariano.

music/strange-famous-oldboy-rhymes-taps-myka-9-for-jel-produced-liftoff/” goal=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>OldBoy Rhymes has returned with uncooked, emotional and private revelations on his sophomore album, Curly Head, which arrived Friday (August 22) by way of Strange Famous Records.

The 12-track mission, produced fully by Ariano, dives into the duality of the OldBoy Rhymes persona—balancing childhood trauma, international adventures and fatherhood.

“I have very curly hair, and so does my son,” he stated. “When I was a little kid in Alaska, bullies called me ‘curly head.’ I’ve shaved my head since I was 10 years old, which is when I moved to Jakarta. A dichotomy exists within me between the nerdy curly head and the troublemaker who’s fought his way through a lifetime of extreme experiences.”

The album follows his 2024 debut, The Sane Asylum, which supplied a wide-angle view of his life. Curly Head narrows the main target, unpacking tales of violence, therapeutic and household.

“This album explores that duality, telling some of the stories I didn’t detail in my debut album The Sane Asylum — from a stabbing, to a home invasion, to my son’s medical challenges, to personally searching for and finding my wife’s biological mother in the Philippines,” he defined.

OldBoy dedicates the album to his youthful self, his son, his spouse and two shut associates. “I dedicate Curly Head to my friend Aaron M, who knows what it’s like to fight for a childhood dream and achieve it and David J who has always taken the time to understand and support me when others didn’t. David was the one who found me after the home invasion I detail in the song ‘Interpol.’”

Strange Famous Records, based by Sage Francis, emerged within the late Nineties as a platform for unbiased Hip-Hop artists. Known for its DIY ethic and lyrical depth, the label has grow to be a house for artists who worth artistic freedom over mainstream formulation.

Find the album and tracklist under.

1. Curly Head
2. Rage
3. Serenity (Interlude)
4. Survival State
5. Pediatric Ward
6. Dr. Choy
7. Promise It Will Be Ok
8. Sari Club (Interlude)
9. Interpol
10. Tiny Pills
11. Never Leave Me
12. Monarch 333

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