Danny Brown is the punk rock of hip-hop. Heโs the counterculture to what was once the counterculture. Heโs unique; in his flow, his delivery, and overall presentation. He always seems to pop back up when hip-hopโs needing a shake up from the status quo and this time around he returns withย Atrocity Exhibition, the follow up to the exceptionalย Old. Almost exactly three years to the date.
The production onย Atrocity Exhibition is dark, psychedelic fair; almost manic in its intention, and itโs phenomenal. โRolling Stoneโ is a slow ride, with a dope guitar loop playing throughout โReally Doeโ is pure mean mug with dark, haunting chimes lacing the background, and โGolddustโ has mean guitar riffs that could be right at home in the recentย Mad Max movie. Itโs all trippy shit and lays the groundwork perfectly for the overall theme of the album.
โLife took a tail spin
Hid behind designer shades
Life of sin
Lost control
Donโt have a soul
Myself I donโt know no more
Numbing up with drugs
To suppress these feelingsโ
If thereโs one word that came to mind while listening toย Atrocity Exhibition, itโs paranoid. Brownโs off-kilter flows about anxiety, drugs, and isolation will have your skin crawling. Heโs known for his โshockโ raps and thatโs on full display throughout as he takes you through the deepest, darkest corners of his mind. Guest verses are at a minimum, but Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul deliver some of the best verses off the whole album.
โUpcoming heavy traffic
Say ya need to slow down
Cause you feel yourself crashing
Staring in the devil face
But ya canโt stop laughingโ
Whatโd you think aboutย Atrocious Exhibition? Was it a refreshing change from the โmainstreamโ?ย What was your favorite track off the album? Let me know in the comments below and leave a rating for the album.
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