The first sound we hear on Danny Brown’s Atrocity Exhibition recalls nothing so much as it does the eerie slide guitar riff from the title sequence to the show Breaking Bad, which creator Vince Gilligan initially pitched as “a story about a man who transforms himself from Mr. Chips into Scarface.” By series end,…
If Danny Brown’s announcement of The Exhibition Tour left you puzzled about why a Detroit date was left off the itinerary, then wonder no more. The hometown hip-hop hero recently revealed the return of his Bruiser Thanksgiving event, and this year the action will move from the Majestic Theatre (where it had taken place…
It’s been three years since Danny Brown released his last full-length, Old; however, fans of the Detroit rapper can expect something big soon. The 35-year-old emcee not only teased the progress of his upcoming project and proclaimed his new partnership with independent British record label Warp, but also unveiled a brand-new song and…
We’re all trying to survive the harsh winter weeks, and a recently uncovered Danny Brown verse can certainly stoke the fire in one’s gut. Fans of the Adderall Admiral got a gift in the form of the remixed A$AP Mob track, “Hella Hoes,” with Brown’s once lost verse intact. A$AP Mob, a rap…
Bruiser Brigade’s resident DJ Skywlkr has released a track in collaboration with his “day one” homie Dream Beach. “Blue Dream” packs a lot into three minutes, combining the drum patterns and bass found in many of Skywlkr’s beats with Dream Beach’s ethereal and playful song structures. Thankfully, this is the “first of many” according…
“I should be dead! I should be dead!” These words could be heard resonating throughout the Majestic Theatre last November. It was Bruiser Thanksgiving, and ZelooperZ was giving one the best performances of the night. Now, he’s released an official version of that track, featuring absolutely unreal production from the prolific Bulletproof Dolphin collective….
In what has become an unofficial AMA-style tradition for the Detroit rapper, Danny Brown fielded questions from fans on Twitter Friday night and revealed that a follow-up to 2013’s Old could be on its way very soon. When asked by one of his followers whether he had any plans to livestream himself playing video…
Everyone knows that Detroit has an unparalleled musical tradition. From Motown soul and pulsing techno to unapologetically loud garage rock and everything in between, we have been the starting point for multiple genres and the benchmark for many more. We are a historically musical city and have maintained that well into the twenty-first century. Our…
Detroit has always been a mecca for live music. Whether we were checking out old-timers trade blues licks at Campus Martius, getting our fix at the venerable Masonic Temple, bobbing our heads to hip-hop showcases at The Majestic Theatre or Paycheck’s Lounge, leaving it all on the dance floor of Two James Spirits’ Annex, or…
November has been a big month for Detroit homecomings. Big Sean graced Joe Louis Arena for his largest hometown concert to date, Jack White christened Third Man Records’ highly-anticipated Cass Corridor grand opening, and, on the busiest party night of the year, Danny Brown returned to the Majestic for his second-annual Thanksgiving…