Danny Brown
plus TBA
Mar 22, 2012
upstairs
Doors @ 7 PM
$15
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 employing multiple flows and cadences
thus the moniker of “The Hybrid”. His style varies from low pitched gravely tones
to a manic, high pitched, squawk.
His lyrics, often dealing with the truth of living in Detroit; poverty, drug abuse,
desperate circumstances, etc and his own experiences in the motor city, from
selling drugs to underground parties in Detroit’s rave scene juxtaposing those
topics with a humorous narrative told ferociously over avant guarde production
choices.
Danny has released many free projects over the web with the most popular being
2010’s ”The Hybrid,”.Brown has also released an album, “Hawaiian Snow”, with
G-Unit’s Tony Yayo, and several mixtapes (Detroit State of Mind 1-4, Browntown,
It’s A Art (With producer Mainframe) and Hot Soup). Brown has found much
success on the internet through the support of the music blogs and social media
and the decision to release “The Hybrid” online for free download.
Danny has worked with many artists in the Detroit hip hop community such as
the late J Dilla, Black Milk, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, Trick Trick, and T3. Also known
as a champion of up and coming artists, Danny has worked with lesser known
acts such as Oakland, CA’s Main Attraktionz and and UK based experimental
producer Paul White and is known for being an ardent supporter of progressive
music promoting these types of underground acts via his twitter.
Brown spent most of the summer of 2010 touring with G-Unit, and a few months
later released “Hawaiian Snow” with Tony Yayo. Due to lack of promotion the
sales were disappointing, however through the G-Unit connection Brown was
able to experience firsthand the rigors of touring and the workings of the music
industry as a whole. The experience served to jade Danny to the concepts
of being on a major label and committing himself to appealing to an urban
audience who he felt rejected him because of his look and style of dress which
consisted of skinny jeans and vintage tees as 50 Cent refused to sign Danny
Brown to G-Unit because he didn’t approve of his distaste for baggy denim. No
longer concentrating on appealing to any particular audience, With this new
found freedom, Danny delved into making more experimental music based on
influences like UK Grime and Progressive Rock.
His experimental sound melded with traditional street narrative has brought about
attention from progressive press such as Pitchfork.com, Fader Magazine, Spin
Magazine and the like but no press more satisfying than making the cover of the
Detroit Metro Times, his hometown’s alternative art’s and culture magazine.
Danny’s music later found a home on Fool’s Gold Records, the independent label
helmed by internationally heralded DJ A-Trak and his partner Nick Catchdubs.
The label and the artist having the same mindset, the two parties are now
focused on releasing his upcoming projects, a free album coming Summer 2011
entitled “XXX” and his untitled Fool’s Gold records debut coming subsequently
after.
