If you've been following Danny Brown’s career thus far, it's probably no surprise that the dude likes rapping in crazy ways about weed and sex and sitting around in his house entertaining himself with weed and sex. XXX, his latest mixtape released through Fool's Gold—which, honestly, is very much a full album released for free into the wilds of the internet—is definitely more of that, it's tinged darker. If you want to construct a loose narrative, it's this: Brown is hanging in his house taking pills and smoking weed and freaking out wondering if he can have a real rap career because he's a 30-year-old dude with a weird voice who is ultra clever. Turns out he totally can, because just about every second of this tape features him grappling with his own life in depressing and funny ways over nuanced production. It's like if Louis CK was younger and slightly, slightly less cynical and rapped, meaning there are multiple moments on XXX where you're going to be bummed out and laughing at the exact same time. If you're not in the mood for an emotional rollercoaster (we are always in the mood for this), we'd recommend listening anyway. There's enough weird awesomeness here for everyone.
Download: Danny Brown, XXX
Tracklist:
1. XXX (produced by Frank Dukes)
2. Die Like A Rockstar (produced by Skywlkr)
3. Pac Blood (produced by Brandun Deshay)
4. Radio Song (produced by Brandun Deshay)
5. Lie4 (produced by Skywlkr)
6. I Will (produced by Squadda Bambino)
7. Bruiser Brigade feat. Dopehead (produced by Skywlkr)
8. Detroit187 feat. Chip$ (produced by Nick Speed)
9. Monopoly (produced by Quelle)
10. Blunt After Blunt (produced by Skywlkr)
11. Outer Space (produced by Skywlkr)
12. Adderol Admiral (produced by Paul White)
13. DNA (produced by Frank Dukes)
14. Nosebleeds (produced by DJ HouseShoes)
15. Party All the Time (produced by Brandun Deshay)
16. EWNESW (produced by Quelle)
17. Fields (produced by Paul White)
18. Scrap or Die (produced by Paul White)
19. 30 (produced by Skywlkr)
