Over the past 5 years, Danny Brown has made his insane rap style appeal to a massive audience. Through strategic collaborations and, let's face it, good music, Brown has gone from the mixtape circuit to become one of the biggest rappers in the game.
Danny Brown has released nine mixtapes since 2007. There's been four in the Detroit State of Mind series, along with collaborative tapes with Johnson&Johnson and Tony Yayo. Each tape was a step in leading Brown to where he is today: right up there at the top of the hip-hop game.
We're sure you know XXX and Old, but we wanted to shed some light on some lesser-known cuts today. Focusing on the Detroit Native's mixtape cuts, we're dedicating this Throwback Thursday to Danny Brown.
Danny Brown - Get On The Grind
If this is an introduction to Danny Brown's '07 style, WELCOME. If you've heard it before, you know that it's quite different from what we've heard him do in more recent years. Introducing: the chill Danny Brown.
Danny Brown - Dance
It's a different flow, but it's a super dope flow. Peep this:
"I'm up early, knocking roaches off my toothbrush
In the spot hoodie on just like the Ku Klux
Walk around this bitch, like I got four nuts
So when I wet them bitches, swing like nunchucks"
Danny Brown - Never Say Never
Off Detroit State of Mind 3, Danny Brown delivers the street raps about selling crack and trying to live big.
Danny Brown - Let's Go
This one comes to you off Hot Soup, Brown's second mixtape released in 2008. The indie-styled tune is perfect for Brown's flow.
Danny Brown - Streets of Detroit
The title of this cut is what a lot of Brown's music was about in the early days. The streets of Detroit was his office and his muse.
Danny Brown - 26 Inches
Over a beat that sounds something like what Lil Wayne would have destroyed in his hey day, Danny Brown helped to boost his career with a car joint.
Danny Brown - Cocaine Cowboy
Danny Brown goes in on a Madlib beat!
"Daily operation, currency chasing/Got no patience for the pennies I ain't waiting"
Danny Brown - What Up Doe
Here's another one off Hot Soup, one of Brown's best releases to this day.
Danny Brown - 8 Mile
It's not just the name of Eminem's movie, 8 Mile is a road that segregates Detroit. Brown tells you about it on his mixtape that accompanied his debut album, The Hybrid.
Danny Brown - Pockets Fat
Off the mixtape that started it all, Detroit State of Mind. Brown takes the hustle music to the next level with "Pockets Fat."