10 Things You Didn’t Know About Danny Brown

Danny Brown is best known for his individuality, being described by MTV as “one of rap’s most unique figures in recent memory”. The American hip hop recording artist, Danny Brown was born Daniel Dewan Sewell on 16 March 1981 in Detroit, Michigan. He began to gain major recognition after the release of his second studio album, XXX, which received critical acclaim and earned him such accolades as Spin, as well as Metro Times “Artist of the Year”. In 2015, he became the lead artist on the theme song for the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat. In January 2015, he announced that he was working on a Dr. Seuss-inspired children’s book, written for his 13-year-old daughter: “It’s really about self-esteem in black girls”. There is no doubt that the 35-years-old American hip hop recording artist has definitely paved a successful path for himself in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American hip hop recording artist, Danny Brown:

1. Danny Brown was born Daniel Dewan Sewell on 16 March 1981 in Detroit, Michigan.

2. He began his career in a hip hop group called Rese’vor Dogs, alongside fellow Detroit-based rappers Chip$ and Dopehead.

3. His father was a house disc jockey who exposed Brown 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.

4. He began to gain major recognition after the release of his second studio album, XXX, which received critical acclaim and earned him such accolades as Spin, as well as Metro Times “Artist of the Year”.

5. In 2013, he entered a US Billboard chart, with the release of his third studio album, Old, which reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart and spawned three singles, “Dip”, “25 Bucks” and “Smokin & Drinkin”.

6. In January 2015, he announced that he was working on a Dr. Seuss-inspired children’s book, written for his 13-year-old daughter: “It’s really about self-esteem in black girls”.

7. In 2015, he became the lead artist on the theme song for the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat.

8. On July 17, he stated his new album would be titled Atrocity Exhibition, taking inspiration from both the Joy Division song and J.G. Ballard novel of the same name.

9. He has collaborated with artist like Black Hippy, Tony Yayo, Paul White and ASAP Mob to name a few.

10. He is signed to Warp Records.