<a href="/profile/dannybrown" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Danny Brown</a>, the mastermind behind a<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/danny-brown-reveals-why-xxx-was-released-as-a-mixtape-news.126442.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cclaimed projects like </a><a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/danny-brown-reveals-why-xxx-was-released-as-a-mixtape-news.126442.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">XXX,</a> Old, Atrocity Exhibition, and 2019&#8217;s uknowwhatimsayin? has officially turned forty years young today. Easily one of the game&#8217;s most creative, experimental, and all-around daring songwriters, it feels appropriate to give the Detroit rapper his flowers on this milestone occasion. 
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While he might not be the most prolific, opting instead to move at his own pace, it&#8217;s part of why his discography has so few missteps. Everything he releases feels like a labor of love, a testament to Danny&#8217;s understanding of the album as an art form. Unsurprising, given that some of his key influences have ranged from <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/danny-brown-reveals-his-choice-for-album-of-the-year-news.40737.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mount Eerie&#8217;s </a><a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/danny-brown-reveals-his-choice-for-album-of-the-year-news.40737.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Crow Looked At Me</a> to Radiohead&#8217;s Kid A, two projects not often cited in the greater hip-hop discourse. Simply put, Danny Brown has a different understanding of music than many of his peers; that&#8217;s not to say he can&#8217;t hang in a traditional sense, having lined his share of legendary posse cuts like &#8220;1 Train,&#8221; &#8220;Really Doe,&#8221; and &#8220;Detroit Vs. Everybody.&#8221; 
Though it&#8217;s unclear as to whether he intends on dropping off a new album this year, we&#8217;d like to make our appreciation known, wishing Danny some happy birthday vibes. Here&#8217;s to many more highlights from one of the game&#8217;s true risk-takers. 
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