Sometimes your mission finds you. For Daniel Sewell, a Black-Filipino kid from Linwood, Detroit, his career was never a choice. Danny never learned how to rap, words came together in his head even at elementary school age. Borrowing the name of his favorite Reservoir Dogs character, Danny Brown found joy ripping into the twisted corners… Continue reading »
Rappers, hire Jeff Weiss to direct your next video. For the right price, he’ll make your shit lighter. 10.Purchased scented candles at a Labor Day sale at the Soho Bed, Bath & Beyond. 9. Handled all wardrobe for Danny Brown, including but not limited to, the procurement of a special-designed Raf Simons Tigger costume. Taken… Continue reading »
Aaron Matthews is so tasteful that he refrained from making a single Frito-Lays reference. Quick history lesson: C.H.I.P.$ used to go by Chips D’nero as 1/3rd of Danny Brown’s old group Reservoir Dogs. Coming off a scene-stealing verse on The Hybrid’s “Detroit 187”, his new tape Couch Potato should rightly serve as the D-Town emcee’s… Continue reading »
You might remember Quelle Chris from the interview that Aaron Matthews did earlier this year, asking the Detroit bruiser to break down his production work on Danny Brown’s Hybrid. Quelle’s been rhyming since carrying bridge cards in Wasted Youth, alongside Ta’Raach and Elzhi, but his affiliation with the Adderall admiral is what’s really got him… Continue reading »
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Danny Brown does too many drugs to really be the rap Frank Zappa, nor does he sport so lustrous a mustache. Then again, they both have contrarian natures, a love of groupies, and berserk intensity. I guess the tiebreaker is where the Hybrid stands on hippies. Due to the nimble-fingered flock of thieves and charlatans… Continue reading »
1. Bonus points for the homage to the “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” 2. Lucky Charms are delicious and are a severely underutilized rap video resource. 3. Despot doesn’t look like a Despot. Maybe Fielding Melish. 4. Das Racist will probably never be my thing but the guy in the group with the Rozay beard… Continue reading »
Relatability has always been an underrated virtue in hip-hop. Like summertime flicks, fans and critics will always opt for martians and goblins. Or cowboys and aliens in the case of Bone Thugs N’ Harmony and Outkast. Besides, I think we can all agree that the phrase “everyman rap” is somehow even more boring than two… Continue reading »
Within Oakland’s Green Ova Underground crew, Main Attractionz attract most of the attention. “Attention” being relative to the minor maze of the rap blog world. If what I’m saying doesn’t make any sense, allow me to point you to Yours Truly’s new video that breaks down the group and their home terrain. But for my… Continue reading »
Danny Brown needs to score an endorsement deal from Shire Pharmaceuticals. Best advertisement for Adderall since all-nighters during finals week. It’s probably the Shade 45 and Detroit connection, but his freestyle on Toca Tuesday reminds me of those old Eminem Wake Up show freestyles. That good. The Adderall Admiral also just dropped “Blunt After Blunt”… Continue reading »
Only 24 hours after Earl-Gate, controversy continued to shadow the odd circus in Detroit. Apparently, a frenzied crowd threw bottles at them like they were Blues Brothers. Admittedly, I’m under the impression that every rap show at Majestic or St. Andrew’s features at least a few tire irons hurtling through the air. Motown is a… Continue reading »
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