After getting El-P’s official co-sign in January, Danny Brown has revealed perhaps just what makes his forthcoming album “an instant classic,” as the Run The Jewels producer/MC called it.
On Monday (April 30), producer Thelonious Martin tweeted, “Danny Brown has an upcoming album produced by Q-Tip and now I can’t sleep.”
The Detroit wordsmith was quick to correct him, saying it was actually “Executive produced.”
Although Brown’s last official album was 2016’s Atrocity Exhibition, he pacified his fans with the Twitch EP last August. The following month, he’s starred in the film White Boy Rick alongside Matthew McConaughey and YG.
Judging by his status update, Brown will be in promo mode soon.
In the meantime, revisit the Jonah Hill-directed “Ain’t In Funny” video below just because.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on January 22, 2019 and can be found below.]
It’s been roughly three years since Danny Brown released a full-length studio album. The closest fans got to hearing new material from the Detroit-bred rapper/actor was during a Twitch session last August when he played several unheard tracks he titled the Twitch EP.
But according to El-P, Brown’s forthcoming album and follow-up to 2016’s Atrocity Exhibition is worth the wait. The Run The Jewels co-conspirator tweeted about it over the weekend.
“welp @xdannyxbrownx just played me his new album and even unmixed it’s an instant classic, imho,” he wrote. “true story.”
It’s natural to conclude El-P — and possibly Killer Mike — are involved in Brown’s project. Unfortunately for Brown’s fans, he hasn’t revealed any details.
During a Twitter Q&A last July, he announced the album was coming after Kickstarter’s Director of Music Meredith Graves asked him why he suddenly became “the most entertaining person on twitter and/or ever.”
He replied simply, “I gotta album coming.”
XXX!
And hybrid
Danny Brown is at his best over the beats El-P used to make….
Old was fire! Looking forward to the new project.
Yeah, well, El-P also co-signs all the racist/Dindu/hypocrite shit Killer Cholesterol Mike does and says. Huge grain of salt on this one. Danny is dope though
Man, I hads hopes ElP was the legendary Producer, Danny spoke about collaborating…
ALC seems being the most likely now…
Muggs also possible…
Yeah, well Muggs shit has been terrible forever. Straight lullaby music. AlChemist is still dope. El-P has fallen off to some extent, he still makes alright shit. No “legends” there, unless he has Premier or Dre or some shit.
Any credibility you had went out the window with that statement
Danny has great content its just that the electro beats kind of hinders the overall message. We tend to get lost in the noise but it serves its purpose because its festival music. He’s a great artist though.
Buuuut that music is a shout to his hometown, so gotta respect…
Danny Brown. One of the worst to do it.
Imagine Danny on some Cold Vein type beats though!
i just wish El-P would make his back log available…. he’s amazing and the world needs to see his work.
Danny Brown still can’t decide which voice should he use for his songs. Annoying.
Danny Brown looks like his name is Daniel Brown now
Danny brown is trash
You ever listen to ‘The Hybrid’ and ‘XXX’ Those are two of best real hiphop albums last ten years bro. Danny far from trash. Listen to the song ‘Black’ on YouTube that’s real hiphop son
Instant classic how cliché, that’s what this album is going to be…
Oh shit indeed. Looking forward to it. 2019 has been a slow year for quality hiphop.
Yeah man, when El-P said instant classic, I didn’t realize it was going to have Q Tip executive producing. What a random, but dope hip-hop move!
Hold your horses. It depends on what Q-tip’s role is an executive producer. Just because tip is the executive producer doesn’t necessarily mean he is heavily involved in the album creative process.
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