release date: Aug. 15, 2011
format: digital
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,12]
producer: Skywlkr (and others)
label: Fool's Gold Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "XXX" - 2. "Die Like a Rockstar" - 3. "Pac Blood" - 6. "I Will" - 13. "DNA" - 15. "Party All the Time" - 16. "EWNESW"
3rd studio album by Detroit rapper Danny Brown [aka Daniel Dewan Sewell] is an original hardcore hip hop and slightly experimental hip hop album. DB doesn't add much new to the genre as he raps 'bout his lifestyle, the negative stuff, drugs, ODs, and girls. That's pretty much within the frame of hip hop, right`? But Brown has his flow, a strict (almost industrial) production, and a nice touch with experimental influences, which are quite secondary here but they contribute to his style. With Brown it's not about making single hits with sing-along chorus and nice hooks as much as presenting his sonic style.
[ allmusic.com, Q Magazine, URB 4 / 5 stars ]
