Danny Brown details new album uknowhatimsayin¿, tour, other stuff

CHECK!! Full details of Danny Brown’s new album, uknowhatimsayin¿, has finally been unveiled, and it turns out our Fancy-Pants News Editor wasn’t lying. The 11-track album is executive produced by Q-Tip, and it features additional help from Flying Lotus, Standing on the Corner, and longtime producer Paul White, as well as guest spots from Run The Jewels, Obongjayar, and Blood Orange. JPEGMAFIA is behind the boards and on the mic, because, you know, it’s JPEGMAFIA.

“There was no room for error,” says Danny Brown. “Q-Tip wanted me to go back to that ‘Greatest Rapper Ever’ era. I almost had to relearn how to rap again — an ego death type thing. He gave me this whole new outlook on music. I can’t go back to how I was before.”

Watch the video for the curiously succinct album’s curiously succinct single “Dirty Laundry” below (dir. Simon Cahn), followed by dates for a monster-ish North American tour that begins October 16. And in case you weren’t already aware: you never know what to expect from a Danny Brown show. Trust me. I live in Minneapolis, if ya know what I mean. ;)

uknowhatimsayin¿ arrives October 4 via Warp and can be pre-ordered here.

uknowhatimsayin¿ tracklist:

01. Change Up
02. Theme Song
03. Dirty Laundry
04. 3 Tearz (feat. Run The Jewels)
05. Belly of the Beast (feat. Obongjayar)
06. Savage Nomad
07. Best Life
08. uknowhatimsayin¿
09. Negro Spiritual (feat. JPEGMAFIA)
10. Shine (feat. Blood Orange)
11. Combat

Danny Brown tour dates:

09.07.19 - Toronto, Ontario - RBC Echo Beach (MATTYFEST)
10.12.19 - Atlanta, GA - Afropunk ATL
10.14.19 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
10.16.19 - New Orleans, LA - Republic NOLA
10.17.19 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Studio
10.18.19 - Dallas, TX - Canton Hall
10.19.19 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room and Garage
10.21.19 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
10.22.19 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
10.23.19 - San Diego, CA - Music Box
10.25.19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
10.26.19 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
10.28.19 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10.29.19 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theater
10.31.19 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
11.02.19 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
11.03.19 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
11.05.19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11.07.19 - Chicago, IL - The Metro
11.08.19 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave 2
11.10.19 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
11.11.19 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
11.13.19 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
11.15.19 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live
11.17.19 - New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place
11.18.19 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
11.19.19 - Montreal, Quebec - Corona Theater

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