Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), known professionally as Danny Brown, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is described by MTV as "one of rap\'s most unique figures in recent memory".\n', '

In 2010, after amassing several mixtapes, Brown released his debut studio album, The Hybrid. Brown began to gain major recognition after the release of his second studio album, XXX, which received critical acclaim and earned him such accolades as Spin, as well as Metro Times "Artist of the Year". In 2013, he entered a US Billboard chart, with the release of his third studio album, Old, which reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart and spawned three singles, "Dip", "25 Bucks" and "Smokin & Drinkin”, which peaked at number 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. His fourth studio album, Atrocity Exhibition, was released on September 27, 2016 and it\'s follow-up, U Know What I\'m Sayin?, is scheduled for a 2019 release.\n', '

Sewell was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 16, 1981. At the time, his mother was 17 and his father was 16. His father is half Filipino. Brown\'s talent for rhyming came at a very young age, as his mother would read Dr. Seuss books to him as a child; when he began to speak, he would talk in rhyme. His father was a house DJ who exposed Brown to all the music he would spin, as well as music from the likes of Roy Ayers, LL Cool J, Esham, and A Tribe Called Quest. For as long as he could remember, Brown had always wanted to be a rapper: "In kindergarten I\'d say I wanted to be a rapper and people\'d just laugh at me. \'That\'s a pretty funny job,\' they\'d say."\n', '

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