Danny Brown was described by MTV in 2011 as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory".
25 Facts About Danny Brown
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Danny Brown was born Daniel Dewan Sewell in Detroit on March 16,1981, the son of an 18-year-old mother and 16-year-old father.
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Danny Brown's father was a house DJ who exposed him to all the music he would spin, as well as music from the likes of Roy Ayers, LL Cool J, Esham, and A Tribe Called Quest.
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Danny Brown owns three houses in a row on that block.
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Danny Brown raised her three children and a host of others in the middle house; the one to the left she paid cash for in the '90s from her long time neighbor; and the one on the right was her parents' home that she inherited when they died.
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Danny Brown began his career in a hip hop group called Rese'vor Dogs, alongside fellow Detroit-based rappers Chips and Dopehead.
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In 2010, Danny Brown befriended fellow American rapper Tony Yayo of G-Unit, and they recorded their collaborative album Hawaiian Snow.
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Danny Brown liked the music, but he didn't like the way I looked.
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Danny Brown looked out for me and helped me out a lot and then we put it out and the rest is history.
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Danny Brown saw Nick Catchdubs in a burrito spot, asked him about it, and Nick said he'd get back to him.
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Thankfully, Danny Brown is hilariously funny, an endlessly inventive rapper driven to cook up outrageous variations on standard rap boasts.
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In 2012, Danny Brown was featured on the cover of XXL as part of its annual "Top 10 Freshmen list" along with fellow then-up-and-coming rappers Hopsin, French Montana, MGK, Iggy Azalea and Roscoe Dash, among others.
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The Fader enlisted both Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown to cover the front pages of its 2012 Spring Style issue.
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Danny Brown signed a partnership deal with Adidas Originals, which is Danny Brown's latest sportswear.
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In February 2012, Danny Brown was featured first on the cover of the publication The Fader, in its 78th issue.
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In January 2013, it was announced that Danny Brown would be performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Danny Brown said the production on the album was handled by Paul White, Oh No, Rustie, Skywlkr, A-Trak, Darq E Freaker and Frank Dukes.
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On March 25,2014, Danny Brown appeared The Arsenio Hall Show, where he promoted his third album Old and performed the single "Dip" from the album.
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In October 2014, Danny Brown announced he was working on a new album.
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In January 2015, Danny Brown announced he was working on a Dr Seuss-inspired children's book for his 13-year-old daughter.
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In 2015, Danny Brown became the lead artist on the theme song for the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat.
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Danny Brown lent his voice to Yung Ancestor, another fictional character in the game.
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In 2020, Danny Brown was featured on The Eric Andre Show, appearing with Talib Kweli as "Guest Judges" for the show's recurring segment "Rapper Warrior Ninja", after having been a contestant his previous appearance.
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In 2022, Brown began hosting the weekly podcast The Danny Brown Show with YMH Studios.
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On February 28,2023 on The Danny Brown Show, both Brown and JPEGMafia announced that their collaborative project is named Scaring the Hoes Vol.