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Born Daniel Sewell on March 16, 1981, Danny Brown is a hip-hop artist from the Dexter-Linwood area of Detroit, Michigan.
Danny is an unconventional hip-hop artist who employs mult
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Sounds like:
Carlos Serrano,
Girl Talk
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 24, 2012
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All I can think is "Holy crap, this track is awesome!" Seriously...Danny Brown is one of the hottest MCs out there, and mooshing him together with the Dirty Projectors has such a positive result that I can't help but keep hitting play, over and over ...
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Sounds like:
Danny Brown,
J Dilla,
Guilty Simpson
By
sweeney kovar
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Jun 22, 2012
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DJ House Shoes spent damn near two decades flying the flag of Detroit hip hop, and he just now has released his debut album. Let It Go is a collection that captures the beautiful, ugly, harsh and sweet aspects of a life devoted to music. There are cu...
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Sounds like:
Cocteau Twins,
Diplo,
Hudson Mohawke
By
sweeney kovar
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May 3, 2012
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This one is bit out there. Darq E Freaker is a grime/dubstep artist out of the UK, and he recently linked with wunderkid Danny Brown for "Blueberry (Coke & Pills)," a jagged anthem for the two items in parenthesis. By now it's no strange occurren...
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Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Future,
A$AP Rocky
By
sweeney kovar
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Mar 27, 2012
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Danny Brown is one of the few MCs out today that can live in multiple worlds. He can maintain among "real hip hop" heads, he looks like Williamsburg X Silverlake and it wouldn't be too far fetched to see Danny's face on MTV regularly soon. The Hybrid...
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5

Sounds like:
J Dilla,
Random Axe,
Main Attrakionz
By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 18, 2011
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Danny Brown is my pick for breakout rapper of 2011, and I am completely biased. I first met Danny in 2008 when he still wore jeans a few sizes too big and still had braids. But he was always the weirdo rap nerd that he is being celebrated as now, it ...
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6

Sounds like:
Main Attrakionz,
Elzhi,
Eminem
By
sweeney kovar
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Sep 9, 2011
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Danny Brown might have been considered a fringe artist this time last year, but the recent release of his newest (free!) album XXX and its proceeding reception show that the hybrid's popularity is growing by the day. A quick recap: In the mid 2000s D...
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7

Sounds like:
Curren$Y,
Wiz Khalifa,
Freddie Gibbs
Tags:
hip-hop
By
Eric Fallows
on
Sep 21, 2010
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The hip-hop game has changed a lot between 2003 and now; there are new means for artists to get their music out to their fans, thanks to so many different sites. Hawaiian Snow is reaching the masses through Internet fame, showcasing the talents of To...
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Sounds like:
Black Milk,
Young Zee,
Lil B
By
sweeney kovar
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Sep 4, 2010
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Might as well get it out there early: Detroit-bred Danny Brown does not make politically correct rap music. He is misogynistic, violent, drug-glorifying, and all of the other horrible traits associated with hip-hop. He's also an incredible lyricist, ...
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