Danny Brown

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...

Danny Brown’s energy level is, at times, difficult to comprehend.  Playing to a wall-to-wall crowd last night (May 7) at New York City’s Irving Plaza, the Detroit rapper simply never stopped moving.  In an hour-long dance with the audience that jumped from fist-pumping to head-banging to his ever-present bounce, Danny Brown looked completely at home. Wearing a baggy, all-bla ...

With every new Freshman class, we take a look back at the previous year's freshman and ask: How did last year’s Freshman Class perform on the big stage? Click through our gallery to find out. To read about this year's Freshmen, pick up the new issue of XXL, on newsstands now. Or get XXL right no... Read More ... Read More ...

Tree is poised to be the next Chicago artist to start turning heads soon. The third single of his upcoming mixtape, Sunday School II: When Chruch Lets Out, is “No Face” that features Danny Brown. The tape is scheduled to drop on May 15 via Creative Control/Closed Sessions. ...

It’s that time of the year again. The 2013 Mad Decent Block Party makes its official stop in New York on August 10. A video just posted of the line-up for the festival that includes hip-hop acts such as Danny Brown, Riff Raff, Rockie Fresh and Sasha Go Hard. On t...

Danny Brown is quite an interesting cat. Not only is the toothless Motor City native one of rap's most eclectic MC's, especially with his signature strangled high-pitched yelps, but he's also a fashion enthusiast. While out at Coachella last week, we got a chance to chop it up with Danny about his recent side hustle in modeling. See what he h...

There were a lot of interesting surprises at the second weekend of Coachella, including some rare appearances and exclusive premieres of new tunes. Danny Brown took to the stage this past Saturday to premiere his new song, "Dope Song," off his upcoming Old LP. It ...

Danny Brown doesn't fuck with regular beats - his debut mixtape XXX was full of rock-infused, weird production from SKYWLKR and brandUn DeShay that you couldn't imagine anyone else rocking over. Still, Danny sounded completely at home. Another producer who was featured heavily on Danny's debut was Paul White, a UK-based psych/prog rock artist, who employs swooshing synths and brutalizing drums in

XXL's Associate Editor Dan Buyanovsky  went to the first weekend of Coachella. This is a recap of what he saw.  Coachella is a perfect mess—a sprawling festival/party/adult carnival that takes over what seems like 10,000 acres in southeastern California for two weekends and leaves everyone who attended equally nostalgic, exhausted, still-faded, and honestly, really grateful for music festivals. Th

Charli XCX gets Danny Brown to lend a verse for "What I Like (Remix)." This record is off her True Romance project that just dropped. The duo does a good job on the uptempo beat with Danny displaying his unique flow, while we get to hear Charli offer her signature sing-songy vocals. You...

Here’s something for the weekend. Danny Brown dedicated his new song for “all the ladies that like to turn up and have fun.” “Express Yourself” is influenced by Diplo’s cut of the same name, and encourages the ladies to get up and move. The track, produced by Trampy, is ...