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Danny Brown “Dip”

It took me a while to get into Danny Brown’s Old, and for a kinda strange reason: It’s all about the same level of quality, so it was hard to pull out a few particular tracks to focus on and digest first. It’s all very good, but nothing exactly screams “I AM THE BEST SONG.” “Dip” certainly sounds like a single, though – it’s definitely the best chorus on the record, and I’m not really into choruses on rap records generally – and it’s a good showcase for the most charmingly obnoxious extreme’s of Brown’s voice. A lot of Brown’s appeal comes down to just the sound of his voice, and the way it whines and snaps around his otherwise pretty basic rhyme schemes. This isn’t to say that he’s not good on technical level – he’s fine – but that he has such an overwhelming charisma that he doesn’t really need to ever impress anyone on that front. I’m happy to just hear this guy go on about molly over a trap beat as long as he’s going all the way with it.

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