Danny Brown

Released: September 17, 2019

Songwriter: Danny Brown

Producer: Q-Tip

[Intro]
La la la la la, la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la, la la la la la la la
La la, la la la la (Sugar sweet, let's shine)

[Verse 1]
Came from the sewer where hot dogs got boiled
Right up in the same pot unc' cooked the rock
Went from flippin' on mats to flippin' them sacks
Hide and seek, send spots to out on, we sell crack, facts
War on drugs was a chess game
Was a pawn, guns drawn on my front lawn
Just a young nigga, starin' down the corner
Checkin' out the hustlers with the latest kicks on 'em
Know a nigga want, mama ain't got it
Fuckin' up in school, lyin', what she know about it?
I was just a young nigga, know what I was headed for
Jumped off the porch, really, I wasn't ready for it
Get up out the hood, find a way out
Route I'm on, either death or jail house
Wanna get away from all this stress
For me, mama just wanted the best (Uh)

[Chorus]
'Cause ain't no next life, so now I'm tryna live my best life
Livin' my best life
'Cause ain't no next life, so now I'm tryna live my best life
I'm livin' my best life

[Verse 2]
Let the past be the past like a bitch with a ass
Left you for a nigga with cash, came back
Ass fatter, lookin' better than ever
Talkin' 'bout gettin' back together
Nigga, I'm 'bout to smash (Uh)
I'm a bad whatchamacallit, used to blow out the toilet
After lockdown in the county, smoking squares with my bunkie
You the type to cry and yell out "'Torney!"
Not supposed to be here, dead, like Weekend at Bernie's
Used to bag up the weed and live off of the coke
By myself in the spot and I never got lonely
Shit, you could ask all of my homies
Caught the bus with some stacks, and I kept the heater on me
(Uh)

[Pre-Chorus]
La la la la la, la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la, la la la la la la la
La la, la la la la (Sugar sweet, let's shine)

[Chorus]
'Cause ain't no next life, so now I'm tryna live my best life
Livin' my best life
'Cause ain't no next life, so now I'm tryna live my best life
I'm livin' my best life
Livin' my best life
I'm livin' my best life, I'm livin' my best life
'Cause ain't no next life, so I'm livin' my best life
I'm livin' my best life

Born Daniel Dewan Sewell on March 16, 1981, Danny Brown is a rapper originating from the Dexter-Linwood area of Detroit, Michigan.

Danny is a rather unconventional rapper, employing multiple flows and cadences, thus the moniker of “The Hybrid.” His style varies from his normal rapping voice, to low pitched gravely tones to a manic, and high-pitched squawk. He started finding the “high-pitched squawk” and let it accustom to his style around the time of the release of XXX, his third mixtape. Danny is currently signed to Warp and Fool’s Gold Records, the former record label that he released his most recent (and most experimental) album on in 2016, Atrocity Exhibition. He has also collaborated with fellow Detroit artists such as Black Milk, a perfect example being their 2011 collaborative EP Black and Brown.

After many mixtapes being self-released (the Detroit State of Mind series from 2007 to 2010, and Hot Soup in 2008), Danny finally released his full-length album The Hybrid in 2010 with notable producers behind the project such as Frank Dukes, Quelle, and Chuck English. While XXX was the point where he became accustomed to the so-called “high-pitched squawk,” this was the first time that he had recognized it and was then transformed into the Danny Brown we know today who incorporated many unique styles into his rapping and delivery.

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