Danny Brown Talks Making Hip-Hop Weird | AFROPUNK

With a clean-cut new look and a new attitude toward making music, Detroit rapper Danny Brown is back on the rap scene. A few weeks ahead of the release of his album ‘uknowhatimsayin¿’, AFROPUNK spoke to him about the advice he got from Nas, becoming a TV star, and blazing a trail for rappers to be as weird as they wanna be.

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Charismatic and always animated, Sho Madjozi is about as hype as a cultural ambassador can get. Reppin’ for the Continent, South Africa’s red-hot music scene, and her Tsonga ethnic group, Sho Madjozi has taken the world by storm with her hit single "John Cena." For the latest episode of our Sound Check interview series, AFROPUNK caught up with her after a high-energy performance at our Atlanta Carnival of Consciousness. In our chat she explains how the wrestler’s name relates to her love life, putting on for her people, and how Africa is finally getting recognized for its cultural contributions
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Danny Brown Talks Making Hip-Hop Weird | AFROPUNK

With a clean-cut new look and a new attitude toward making music, Detroit rapper Danny Brown is back on the rap scene. A few weeks ahead of the release of his album ‘uknowhatimsayin¿’, AFROPUNK spoke to him about the advice he got from Nas, becoming a TV star, and blazing a trail for rappers to be as weird as they wanna be.
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