Album: XXX by Danny Brown (2011)
Genre: Alternative Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B
Record Label: Warp
Format: Album

Description: Pitchfork placed the album at number 19 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011",while SPIN named it the top hip-hop album of 2011.

This album was released as a free download by Brooklyn, New York based rap label Fool's Gold Records.

Brown cited XXX as his attempt at "experimenting and seeing how far [he] could push listeners" with his music. Brown explains that XXX is an attempt at a serious concept album with a storyline, citing track 13 “DNA” as the start of Side B. "The cover looked like a vinyl to me, so I was going with that whole vibe". He explained that "the first side is all having fun" before the album takes a serious turn from "DNA" onward.

Artist Background: Daniel Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown (formerly known as Dee Luciano), is an American hip hop recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. Brown is known for his individuality, being described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory."His 2011 album XXX, released for free online, received critical acclaim, earning him such accolades as Spin's #1 hip hop album of the year and Metro Times's "Artist of the Year". Part of the Detroit, Michigan, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Alternative Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Detroit, Michigan, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Alternative Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Alternative Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, 2010s, Album, Warp

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Pitchfork placed the album at number 19 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011",while SPIN named it the top hip-hop album of 2011.

This album was released as a free download by Brooklyn, New York based rap label Fool's Gold Records.

Brown cited XXX as his attempt at "experimenting and seeing how far [he] could push listeners" with his music. Brown explains that XXX is an attempt at a serious concept album with a storyline, citing track 13 “DNA” as the start of Side B. "The cover looked like a vinyl to me, so I was going with that whole vibe". He explained that "the first side is all having fun" before the album takes a serious turn from "DNA" onward.

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