History Music / DannyBrown

* [[HipHop Comedy Rap]]: Most of his lyrics are ''not'' meant to be taken seriously, which is lost by some people. When it comes to his non-comedy fare, however, most of it is ''dead'' serious, frequently to the point of severe MoodWhiplash.

-->You have no clue like toy stores without board games\\
But when I paint pictures I'm dipping brushes in war paint

-->Fucked a pregnant bitch, she saved money on her abortion!

-->Dropped a couple mixtapes on the net\\

Guess what bitch I'm coming back

* TakeThat: In "30", Danny Brown inadvertently insults people who would later jump on the ''XXX'' bandwagon:

Danny Brown (born Daniel Dewan Sewell, March 16, 1981) is a rapper from Detroit. He is known for his distinctive voice, which can go from a low growl to a high screech, his party boy persona (epitomized in ''XXX''), and disheveled... no, ''insane'' appearance. After releasing a series of mixtapes, including ''Browntown'' and ''Hot Soup'', he released his debut album, ''The Hybrid'', which received almost no recognition. Then he released ''XXX'', which gained critical acclaim and turned Danny Brown into an indie darling. Since ''XXX'', he is now one of the main rappers from the Midwest scene and is the face of Fool's Gold Records, his label. He has also been featured on albums by artists like Music/ElP, Music/AsapRocky, and... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Purity Ring]].
In the late 2010s, Danny's image began changing, as he fixed his chipped teeth and cut his hair. This was reflective of an improvement in his mental health, as he explained that he was taking better care of himself. In 2023, following a trainwreck podcast appearance in which he insulted his label, Danny went to rehab for his alcoholism and emerged clean, religious, slimmer from his new healthy eating regimen, and with his hair cut even shorter and bleached either red or platinum blond. Since going sober, his work has been more serious and confessional in tone.

* LighterAndSofter: ''uknowhatimsayin&iquest'' is more toned down compared to ''Atrocity Exhibition''.

In the late 2010s, Danny's image began changing, as he fixed his chipped teeth and cut his hair. This was reflective of an improvement in his mental health, as he explained that he was taking better care of himself. In 2023, following a trainwreck podcast appearance in which he insulted his label, Danny went to rehab for his alcoholism and emerged clean, religious, slimmer from his new healthy eating regimen, and with his hair cut even shorter and dyed. Since going sober, his work has been more serious and confessional in tone.

Born Daniel Dewan Sewell on March 16, 1981, Danny Brown is a rapper from Detroit. He is known for his [[SopranoAndGravel distinctive voice]], which can go from a low growl to a high screech, his party boy persona (epitomized in ''XXX''), and disheveled . . . no, ''insane'' appearance. After releasing a series of mixtapes, including ''Browntown'' and ''Hot Soup'', he released his debut album, ''The Hybrid'', which received almost no recognition. Then he released ''XXX'', which gained critical acclaim and turned Danny Brown into an indie darling. Since ''XXX'', he is now one of the main rappers from the Midwest scene and is the face of Fool's Gold Records, his label. He has also been featured on albums by artists like Music/ElP, A$AP Rocky, and . . . [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Purity Ring]]. In 2023, he released a collaborative album with Music/{{JPEGMAFIA}}.

In the late 2010s, Danny's image began changing, as he fixed his chipped teeth and cut his hair. This was reflective of an improvement in his mental health, as he explained that he was taking better care of himself. In 2023, following a trainwreck podcast appearance in which he insulted his label, Danny went to rehab for his alcoholism and emerged clean, religious, slimmer from his new healthy eating regime, and with his hair cut even shorter and bleached red. Since going sober, his work has been more serious and confessional in tone.

* BadassBoast: He gives some ''really'' good ones in his less self-loathing material.
--> "You have no clue like toy stores without board games
--> But when I paint pictures I'm dipping brushes in war paint"
* BlackComedy: this line from ''30'' is Danny Brown’s take on ''comedic abortion'':

* ClusterFBomb: there is no denying that Danny Brown uses fuck ''very'' fucking liberally and in every grammatical context.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Atrocity Exhibition'', at least in comparison to ''Old''.

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''Old''. The first half is a mix of ''The Hybrid'' and ''XXX'' soundwise and mostly sticks to personal, introspective lyrical themes, while the second half is devoted to what could best be described as twisted party/club anthems with heavy grime and dancehall influences.
* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Personified in ''XXX'', where he grapples with turning 30.
* LighterAndSofter:''uknowhatimsayin¿'' compared to ''Atrocity Exhibition''.

** Also a PunnyName, the album name ''XXX'' refers to Danny Brown’s age at the time, the party boy lyrics that comes off as a midlife crisis, and, of course, the content.
** ''Old'' seems to be both a nod at a continuation of this theme and a response to fans of ''The Hybrid'' who kept calling for the "old Danny Brown".
*** ''Old'' is both a continuation of ''XXX'' (with one party half and a more somber half) and a call back to the more serious ''The Hybrid''. Ironically, ''The Hybrid'' would be a more apt title.
* MoodWhiplash: ''XXX'' made an artform out of this, frequently alternating between over-the-top comedic sex raps and incredibly dark, depressing, and deeply personal fare.

* RefugeInAudacity: compared to his earlier releases and … the rest of rap music in general, ''XXX'' comes off as this. ''I Will'' epitomizes this by being a whole song about cunnilingus.
* {{Sampling}}: "Side a (Old)" is a somewhat meta example, since the title track has a sample from "New Era", the third track from ''the Hybrid''.
** Played straight with ''Dip'', off of ''Old'', which samples [[OneHitWonder Freak Nasty's]] ''Da Dip''.
* [[SopranoAndGravel Soprano and Gravel]]: All in one rapper.

** EruditeStoner: [[SmarterThanYouLook Danny Brown]], while sounding crazy, comes off as this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMAzn4s1_g interviews]].
* StylisticSuck: ''Radio Song'' features a beat so phoned-in that for the most part, it sounds mechanically generated.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: ''Grown Up'' and ''Thank God'', also all of ''uknowhatimsayin¿'' compared to the rest of his work.
* TakeThat: in ''30'', Danny Brown inadvertently insults people who would later jump on the ''XXX'' bandwagon:
-->Dropped a couple mixtapes on the net
-->And niggas tried to front like it wasn’t all that
-->But guess what bitch I’m coming back
-->Guess what bitch I’m coming back
* UncommonTime: Most of the instrumentals Danny raps over on ''Atrocity Exhibition'' are incredibly odd and somewhat even clash with his flow, but special mention goes to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxSwkl4Gd0 ''Pneumonia'']] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKxqtIgHVzU ''Golddust'']].

In the late 2010s, Danny's image began changing, as he fixed his chipped teeth and cut his hair. This was reflective of an improvement in his mental health, as he explained that he was taking better care of himself.

Born Daniel Dewan Sewell on March 16, 1981, Danny Brown is a rapper from Detroit. He is known for his [[SopranoAndGravel distinctive voice]], which can go from a low growl to a high screech, his party boy persona (epitomized in ''XXX''), and disheveled . . . no, ''insane'' appearance. After releasing a series of mixtapes, including ''Browntown'' and ''Hot Soup'', he released his debut album, ''The Hybrid'', which received almost no recognition. Then he released ''XXX'', which gained critical acclaim and turned Danny Brown into an indie darling. Since ''XXX'', he is now one of the main rappers from the Midwest scene and is the face of Fool’s Gold Records, his label. He has also been featured on albums by artists like Music/ElP, A$AP Rocky, and . . . [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Purity Ring]].

His third album, ''Old'', was released October 8, 2013.

* BadassBaritone: He can sound like this when he feels like it, and usually only does so when the music gets serious.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: During one of Danny's shows in 2013, a fan pulled his pants down and started performing oral sex on him. His friend and tourmate Kitty Pryde wrote [[https://www.vice.com/en/article/69q8a6/my-thoughts-on-this-whole-danny-brown-oral-sex-thing an article]] about this where she pointed out in no uncertain terms that contrary to what people seemed to think at the time, this was sexual assault, but nobody seemed to think that because it was a woman doing it to a man. (She also said that Danny had almost no options at the time because pushing the fan away would have had people saying he assaulted her, and would also have led to people mocking him for not wanting a blowjob, even one from a complete stranger.)
* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: personified in ''XXX''.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: He has a fairly wide vocal range, going from his trademark squawk all the way down to a BadassBaritone, to the point where he can sound like two different people on the same song.
* MeaningfulName: Also a PunnyName, the album name ''XXX'' refers to Danny Brown’s age at the time, the party boy lyrics that comes off as a midlife crisis, and, of course, the content.

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* NoodleIncident: [[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-this-whole-danny-brown-oral-sex-thing Kitty Pryde]] seems to think of Danny Brown receiving fellatio on stage as this.

* MeaningfulName: also a PunnyName, the album name ''XXX'' refers to Danny Brown’s age at the time, the party boy lyrics that comes off as a midlife crisis, and, of course, the content.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Is ''XXX'' pronounced "Triple X” or “Thirty”?

** CompletelyMissingThePoint: Music/KendrickLamar’s tweet giving props to Brown didn’t help the situation either.

* [[HipHop Comedy Rap]]: Most of his lyrics are ''not'' meant to be taken seriously, which is [[CompletelyMissingThePoint lost]] by some people. When it comes to his non-comedy fare, however, most of it is ''dead'' serious, frequently to the point of severe MoodWhiplash.

* NoodleIncident: [[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-this-whole-danny-brown-oral-sex-thing Kitty Pryde]] seems to think of Danny Brown receiving fellatio stage as this.
** CompletelyMissingThePoint: Kendrick Lamar’s tweet giving props to Brown didn’t help the situation either.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: ''Grown Up'' and ''Thank God''.

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* ManOfAThousandVoices:

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