The World According To Danny Brown [Video]

“Danny Brown’s zany wit and trademark, high-pitched delivery have taken him from underground stalwart to full-fledged rap star. Need proof? “Ain’t It Funny,” from his new album, ‘Atrocity Exhibition,’ his first on Warp Records, was directed by none other than Jonah Hill. But Danny hasn’t gone Hollywood. The Detroit MC is still wrecking mics alongside Eminem, A$AP Rocky and ScHoolboy Q. He has, however, taken his spiked hair and gold teeth to the suburbs. It’s not the Motor City, yet DB is trying to adjust with each and every Amazon order. Find out just how he’s doing in “The World According To Danny Brown,” where the veteran lyricist dishes on life in the ‘burbs, being a cat person and his, um, preference for women who are “pure Hawaiian snow” in hue. Danny also has some strong thoughts on the treatment of chickens, stateside and overseas. You are what you eat, he cautions. Who knew he was such a poultry activist?

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MC Eiht Agrees With Vlad That Ice Cube In His Prime Was Better Than Jay-Z In His [Video]

West Coast veteran MC Eiht here speaks to VladTV about a recent Jay-Z shoutout, Jay-Z’s reputation overall and how it compares to Ice Cube’s, and the new 2Pac movie. MC Eiht agrees with Vlad that Ice Cube in his prime was a better rapper than Jay-Z in his: “Cube back in his prime was that soldier for the street music,” he says. “Because even though Cube would lead you down the streets, Cube was political, Cube was, ‘America, f**k that,’ and, ‘The streets, f**k that.’” Watch above.

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The Alchemist feat. Conway & Westside Gunn – A Thousand Birds [Audio]

BAUEWYK presents the third single from ‘The Good Book Vol 2’ by The Alchemist & Budgie Lifestyle brand and music label BAUEWYK follows up its first collaborative project with producers The Alchemist and Budgie with the 2nd edition of their 2013 project ‘The Good Book’. ‘The Good Book Volume 2’ picks up where the first edition left off with The Alchemist and Budgie sampling purely from religious source material weaving together a bed of production that serves as a perfect backdrop to featured artists Mobb Deep, Royce 5′ 9, Westside Gunn & Conway, Action Bronson, Meyhem Lauren, Your Old Droog, Evidence, Remy Banks & more. The double CD / 45 track set is housed in a collector’s edition faux book and will be limited to 2000 pieces. Available for pre-order now.

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