Was someone going to tell me that widely respected and talented rapper Danny Brown sampled Griffin fucking McElroy on his new album or was i just supposed to find that out all on my own
Song: 25 Bucks
Artist: Danny Brown feat. Purity Ring
Year: 2013
Why it's Dope: A satisfying ambiance that has a nocturnal sparkle to it, a ghostly post-hook that penetrates your consciousness, a well-constructed composition that is engaging and multi-faceted, and top-notch rapping that is equipped with impeccable flows, gutsy lyrics, and an idiosyncratic vocal timbre.
[id: digital black/white line work sketches of the following musicians: first, rappers danny brown and jpegmafia both smoking, in the second picture - members of the band "fanny" from left-right: jean millington, alice de buhr, nickey barclay, and june millington. third sketch is of rapper/singer tkay maidza with her hand on her chin and hair elaborately braided. /end id]
dipping into my music library to find artists to sketch
ain’t it funny is a song by experimental rapper danny brown about the atrocities of being a famous star who lives too fast. however, this music video takes a different approach. it’s a screening of a show (by the same name of the song) and it stars danny brown and the average white american family. throughout the video, danny does copious amounts of drugs & other dangerous things while the also all white audience is cackling the entire time. at the end, there’s this dialogue between danny & his drugs where danny says “you guys are my only friends”, and the drugs respond “we’ll kill you & everyone you love” before promptly stabbing danny in the stomach, visualizing the end of his fall from grace. even when danny is dying and suffering from his experience w/ drugs, the audience continues to laugh at his expense. with the song & the video, danny brown nearly perfects the image of a star and their downward spiral w/ drugs, i recommend you listen to the song, and watch the video.