Danny Brown, “30”
Came a long way from extension cords in the window / Borrowed neighbor’s power just to plug up the Nintendo
Danny Brown is one of the more unique modern rappers, with a memorable voice and tone that rocketed him to fame after he released a series of mixtapes in the 2010s. Brown is also an avid gamer—he used to stream Persona 5 on Twitch and would wax poetic about which character he’d romance. “30” is a song off of Brown’s second studio album, which Spin called the best rap album of 2011, and this Nintendo reference is tucked away amongst an impressive feat of lyrical gymnastics (in which Brown’s voice rapidly shifts pitch and tone in such a way you’d think he had another rapper doing a guest verse). Give it a listen.
