Video: Danny Brown - Grown Up

Facebook.com​This week's edition of 5ingles spotlights songs by artists who seem to be undergoing an identity crisis -- musicians who aren't quite themselves, who apparently woke up a bit off of their

When I first saw and heard Danny Brown I initially dismissed it. I mean this guy has one eccentric and oddball rap voice with a goofy ass style. But it got me thinking, so what? This is who he is and he knows how to be himself and stand out from the crowd of rappers. Not long after I basically ignored his mixtape XXX , I gave it another go and I'm glad I did. The sometimes wild, shocking, and often hilarious songs feature rap bars that no one else can quite pull of like Brown [...]

A new track from one of Detroit's dirtiest, nastiest, and rawest rappers, Danny Brown. Curated by Scion A/V , this track takes a break from what Danny usually delivers in his songs-you know, comparisons of genitalia with food (i.e. Jamba Juice, Cool Ranch Doritos), and depressing downward spirals into drug addiction. Instead, "Grown Up" gets a little nostalgic, and looks back on Danny Brown's childhood, and puts poetry to Cap'n Crunch dinners and angry teachers. The beat is pretty great as well. An icy synth gets backed up with come DJ cuts of Danny's voice. It's fresh [...]