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Who Is Danny Brown?

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We’re diving into the wild world of rapper and comedian Danny Brown. The Detroit native is highly regarded in the underground world of hip-hop, employing dense sonics and a uniquely glass-shattering vocal pallet. That unique voice has made waves over the past decade. He’s worked with the likes of JPEGMAFIA, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar. The past five years have seen Brown translate that bold energy into the world of comedic podcasting. He’s made a name for himself as a hilarious storyteller and unhinged personality.

Danny Brown was surrounded by drug use and poverty throughout his childhood. While his parents strived to keep him out of the streets, he became a drug-dealer by 18. However, his rap days got started in kindergarten. “I went to school one day, and it was show and tell,” Brown said during an interview. “But I didn’t know that it was show and tell, and I had nothing to show or tell. So, I was just like, forget it, and just rapped in front of the class – and then everybody went crazy. So I was like, I don’t know, maybe I got something.”

XXX Was Danny Brown’s Breakout Album

Danny Brown has never fallen into the traditional confines of the hip-hop scene. He almost signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit back in 2010. While his raps were compelling, his tight jeans and abrasive hairstyle didn’t exactly fit into the conceptual aesthetic of the G-Unit Label. However, Brown’s unhinged energy would eventually find its way into the blog era of the internet. A mosh-pit-inducing sonic pallet was found on Atrocity Exhibition‘s “Ain’t It Funny,” with bold horns and songwriting. Atrocity Exhibition saw him depict drug use in a multi-faceted manner. He takes the listener on a journey through the come-down of an all-night bender.

Brown has always been a magnetic current against the prevailing trends of hip-hop. Rather than romanticizing drug use or excessive wealth, he focuses on attacking the grim realities of the industry through his music. Unfortunately, he’s been in and out of rehab for alcohol abuse. However, he translates that pain into his standout sound. Brown’s breakout album, XXX, saw his commanding flow layered underneath distorted synths, as he conveys an increased sense of panic as he begins experiencing the damning effects of drug addiction. A self-described rap nerd, he’s admitted to having heavy No Limit and Def Jux phases. That background has enabled him to hear “words that rhyme together just appear all in my head,” he said.

He Recently Released SCARING THE H**S with JPEGMAFIA

Danny Brown released the collaboration album SCARING THE H**S with JPEGMAFIA in March. The JPEG-produced album was poised to be great, with the two existing on the fringes of hip-hop throughout their respective careers. From the distorted horns on the title track “SCARING THE H**S” to the chaotic sampling on “God Loves You,” it’s immediately entered the shortlist for rap album of the year. The slapshot blend of emo-rock and soul sampling was a much-needed moment for Brown, who’s been predominantly silent on the music front over the past five years.

Consequently, JPEGMAFIA discussed the reason for contacting Brown, stating, “I wanted to unite the underground. You look at all the mainstream dudes, and they all make songs together. They get money together, and they come up together, and they give each other strength. It’s like a spirit bomb.” Two artists that are known for being unequivocally themselves, they spent a year curating a project that’s both progressive and compelling. After its release, Brown fans wonder whether he’ll put out a solo project shortly. It’s been four years since his fifth studio album, uknowwhatimsayin?.

Danny Brown’s Career Goes Beyond Hip-Hop

However, Danny Brown’s career goes well beyond hip-hop. Media outlets have picked up on his cartoonish and downright hilarious personality throughout his career. It led to him to hosting the celebrity talk show Danny’s House on Noisey, where he held his own with fellow rap comedians such as Zack Fox. In addition, he’s recently begun hosting The Danny Brown Show. Spotted by fellow comedian Tom Segura, he gave Brown a platform to host within a podcast format. The Danny Brown Show has been highly successful from the jump, quickly becoming one of the go-to podcasts in the YouTube comedy space.

As mentioned, fans have been anticipating a new solo project from Danny Brown for years. Controversy began surrounding the release of Quaranta back in March, when he accused Warp Records of delaying the release of the album. However, he backpedaled on his comments over Twitter, stating, “Aye chill out with the #FreeDanny shit I was drunk and talking shit and that’s why my dumb as is checking into treatment tomorrow got nothing but love for Dart and Warp so chill out the album is mastered.” More recently, Brown has been in better spirits leading up to his next album.

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50 Cent Wanted Chingy As The Head Of G-Unit South: Report

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G-Unit’s reign in hip-hop was undeniable but unfortunately, they never had the opportunity to truly expand across the country the way they wanted to. At one point, 50 Cent had plans to plant the G-Unit flag in the South with Chingy reportedly as the “president” of the division. During an interview with HipHopDX, the “Right Thurr” rapper revealed that he had discussions with 50 Cent to create an imprint of G-Unit in the South. However, things didn’t necessarily pan out the way that they hoped.

“He wanted me to sign with G-Unit,” Chingy told the publication. “But it didn’t happen. I think it was me and Young Buck, he wanted to like make [us] presidents of G-Unit South.” Chingy explained that it was a bit more of an idea than a concrete plan. Fif didn’t provide any paperwork and ultimately, the deal never escalated beyond the conversations. Who knows how this would’ve shifted the trajectory of G-Unit’s legacy, especially if Young Buck served as a co-president alongside Chingy.

Young Buck’s Lead In G-Unit South

Although the deal with Chingy didn’t pull through, Young Buck did launch his own division of G-Unit for the South. Initially titled G-Unit South, he released a mixtape in 2017 titled Case Dismissed! – An Introduction To G-Unit South. However, the label wound up changing its name to Cashville Records after 50 Cent’s rift with Young Buck. Still, the Southern division saw some success over the years after signing acts such as D4L, The Outlawz, and Lil Scrappy. In 2011, Lil Kim hinted at signing to G-Unit South, although nothing ever came from it. 

In other news related to 50 Cent, the iconic rapper recently announced his upcoming Final Lap tour. The upcoming world tour will serve as a 20th-anniversary celebration of his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The tour will include appearances from Busta Rhymes and Jeremih, kicking off on Friday, July 21 at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Then, in September, Fif will continue the tour in European countries. Check out the full tour dates here and sound off with your thoughts in the comments below.

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50 Cent Gives Look at 985,000 Square Foot Space Set to Become G-Unit Studios

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50 Cen’t television takeover is about to hit the next level. The G-Unit rapper hit Instagram to highlight the next step, G-Unit Studios.

Online, 50 Cent shared a massive new space, which he states is 985,000 square feet, and will serve as G-Unit studios.

“Well, would you look at here,” 50 said. “985,000 square feet. Can you say G-Unit studios?”

Recently, 50 Cent has signed on to executive produce the upcoming Television series Redemption Ink.

Through his production company G-Unit Films & Television, the ‘In Da Club’ rapper is contributing to the new unscripted show. The show, which will follow former gang and hate group members as they get past body art altered into new, unrelated designs, is scheduled to be streamed on Hulu, according to Deadline.

“While sitting in the chair, (participants) will share their emotional stories with the talented tattoo artists devoted to giving them hope,” a summary reads.

A potential release date has not yet been announced.

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50 Cent Buys 985,000 Square Foot Studio For Film & TV Projects

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50 Cent says that he’s purchased a 985,000-square-foot studio for future film and television projects. The New York rapper shared a video of the space on Instagram, Saturday.

“Well, would you look at here,” he said in the video. “985,000 square feet. Can you say G-Unit studios?” He continued in the caption of the post: “GLG [traffic light emoji] GreenLightGang G-unit film & TV [Bomb emoji] BOOM [Wind emoji] I need room to work [shrug emoji] I don’t miss [Bullseye emoji] [Television emoji] will never be the same.”

50 Cent At The Premiere Of “Power”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 20: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson attends the “Power” Final Season World Premiere at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on August 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Fans in the comments section of 50’s post expressed their excitement regarding new shows and films. “STILL studying,” DaBaby wrote below. YG also commented several fire emojis while LaLa Anthony wrote “Yes!!!!!! Let’s goooooooo!!!!!!!” 50 and his G Unit & Television Inc. company have been responsible for several hit shows in recent years including Power, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Black Mafia Family (BMF), and Power Book IV: Force.

Despite having numerous projects in the works, one effort 50 won’t be going forward on as of now is his series on NFL agent Nicole Lynn. Lynn represents several stars including Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts who recently netted a deal worth nearly $255 million. In a rant on Instagram, after news of that deal broke, 50 slammed STARZ for passing up on his show. “Nicole Lynn is no joke i told STARZ, they didn’t listen. They paid for development then had a change of heart. Now you know i’m gonna sell this show in no time. GLG [traffic light emojis] GreenLightGang bullseye [target emoji] i don’t miss #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi,” 50 Cent wrote in the post’s caption.

In terms of other series 50 is working on, he is currently in early development on the unscripted tattoo transformation series titled Redemption Ink for Hulu. The show will follow ex-gang and hate group members who have changed their paths in life.

50 Cent’s New Studio Space

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Lloyd Banks Reveals He Nearly Signed With G.O.O.D Music

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Lloyd Banks has revealed that his career in the early 2010s could have been very different. Banks has been in the news a lot as of late. He is currently promoting his upcoming album The Course Of The Inevitable III (Pieces Of My Pain). The G-Unit co-founder announced this week that the project would be released next Friday. Fans have been eager for Banks to drop something new Additionally, many will be waiting to see if the project can vault the 40-year-old back into the mainstream, Subsequently, Banks is now telling the story of the time he nearly linked up with Kanye West on the G.O.O.D Music label.

The Hip Hop Wolf recently shared a video of an interview Banks did with the Rap Radar Podcast. Banks revealed that were plans in the works for a G-Unit and G.O.O.D Music album. “it was supposed to be a G-Unit G.O.O.D. Music type of situation, ‘Christion Dior Denim Flow,’” he said. A collab between G-Unit and Kanye would surely have been legendary. However, Banks says the deal fell through. “I was on other records too, they never came out or whatever, the business didn’t get done. But yeah, that was probably like 2010/11,” he said. If Banks’ timing is correct, that would have been around the time of his third solo album.

Lloyd Banks Says Deal With G.O.O.D. Music Fell Through

Indeed, Hunger For More dropped in early 2010. Kanye himself is featured on the album. The project’s third single “Start it Up” features vocals from Ye and numerous other artists. The song performed decently on the charts, peaking at number 52 on the Hot 100. Although the album was well received, it didn’t generate the same buzz as Banks’ previous efforts.

However, Banks hasn’t fallen off completely. The “I’m So Fly” rapper has retained a loyal fan base over the years. Additionally, people always check in whenever any of the G-Unit alumni are working on something. Meanwhile, it is hard not to speculate where he would be if he had linked with Kanye in a greater capacity. That notwithstanding, Banks was part of one of the most influential groups in hip-hop history. He deserves his flowers regardless of how his next project performs. Moreover, It is unlikely that his supporters are going to count him out any time soon.

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Young Buck Co-Signs Nashville G.O.A.T. Claims

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Young Buck has reacted to being called the G.O.A.T of Nashville rap. The 42-year-old has certainly enjoyed an incredible career. Indeed, he is the man who first put his city on the hip-hop map during his run with G-Unit. One of hip-hop’s biggest stars being from Nashville was a big deal at the time. Typically, the city is more associated with country music than as a hotbed of hip-hop. However, Buck has competition for the crown of Nashville’s greatest ever rapper. Jelly Roll has also staked his claim as the best rapper to come out the Tennessee capital.

Subsequently, a clip was recently shared by Ricky Robinson’s If You Alive Subscribe Show. In the clip, Robinson says that he respects Jelly Roll. However, he didn’t mince words in saying he believes Buck is the better rapper. “I know you think Jelly Roll can rap better than Buck, but he can’t,” Robinson flatly stated. “I love you, Jelly Roll, I respect you,” Robinson continued. “But Buck is the G.O.A.T. in Nashville! And I’ma stand on that. Tag Jelly Roll and tell him I said that.” Robinson would further elaborate on his position in the video’s caption. “I said what I said post no disrespect towards @jellyroll615 but it’s a no for me,” he said.

Young Buck Creates A Legacy For His City

Additionally, Robinson argues that Buck is also better than fellow Nashville standout Starlito. “And by the way to my grind hard homies @starlitogrindhard can’t f**k with a picture of @buckshotz on No versus. let’s clear that up now,” he said. For his part, Buck took to the comments to seemingly agree with Robinson’s passionate assessment. Buck simply posted “#TalkYoTalk” Buck first achieved mainstream fame when he joined G-Unit in 2004.

Originally, the group had been founded by high school friends 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. Unfortunately, Yayo was incarcerated around the time the group began working on their second album. Subsequently, Buck was hand selected by 50 Cent to join the group after Yayo’s imprisonment. Buck would go on to achieve superstardom with the group. Additionally, it’s obvious that Buck’s city still loves him for the contributions he’s made.

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Lloyd Banks Announces A New Album Set To Drop Next Friday

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Lloyd Banks is ready to drop an album next week. Banks is no stranger the limelight. He has been in the industry for the past two decades. Moreover, the Queens native initially came to prominence as a member of G-Unit. The 40-year-old was an original founder of the stable along with friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. Subsequently, G-Unit would blow up to become one of the best-selling groups in history. Additionally, Banks would break out to form his own solo career. However, he has never quite found the same success as his bandmate 50 Cent.

Banks took to Twitter to announce that his latest project will be released next Friday. Moreover, the album is titled The Course Of The Inevitable III: Pieces Of My Pain. Banks’ solo career has been a bit of a mixed bag. 50 Cent experienced worldwide acclaim with his solo album in 2004. Additionally, Banks decided to follow in 50’s footsteps. Bank’s initial solo work showed a lot of promise. He released The Hunger for More in 2005. The album featured the single track “On Fire.” Subsequently, the song became a hit and peaked at number eight on the Billboard charts. Meanwhile, Banks’ other singles on the album, “I’m so Fly” and “Karma” both received considerable airplay.

Lloyd Banks Hopes To Recapture Singles Success

It appeared that Banks was gearing up for a successful singles run just like 50. However, subsequent projects would not receive the same attention and Banks’ solo career would fall off hard. Additionally, in-fighting led to dissension in the G-Unit Camp. Moreover, the group would officially call it quits in 2008. Several attempts have been made to revive the G-Unit brand over the years. But it is unlikely that name will ever ascend to the heights it once held. Despite not having much commercial success, Bank’s last few projects have been hits with fans. Indeed, the rapper will likely see his latest effort as a chance to get back into the mainstream.

Elsewhere, other G-Unit alumni have also been capturing attention. 50 Cent has continued entertaining fans and offending others with his abrasive public persona. Moreover, Tony Yayo has been in the news for the “You Can’t See Me” dance he created. The gesture was brought back to the forefront following an exchange between LSU star Angel Reese and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark in the women’s basketball National Championship game. We will see if Banks can keep the momentum going with his latest work.

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[WATCH] Tony Yayo Says The Realest Beef Was With Fat Joe And Terror Squad

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Yesterday, famed street legend and Terror Squad member PistolPete linked up with G-Unit lieutenant Tony Yayo in the streets of NYC, giving props to each other— gangster to gangster.

With the rest of the G-Unit soldiers sporting TS baseball caps, Yayo recounts the 2006 beef with the BX-based crew headed by Fat Joe.

“Yo, the realest beef was with Terror Squad,” Tony Yayo said. “He was a real n-gga, I gotta give it up. The realest beef was with Fat Joe and them. We outside.” Pistol Pete resplied, “Tony Yayo, we fuck with you, though. We out here in the trenches, n-gga. We out here, fuck all that. We out here together, n-gga, a bunch of real n-ggas.”

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