Danny Brown: Black & Brown [The Lyrics]

by Thomas on September 6, 2010

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I know by now everyone has download and at least given Black Milk‘s fourth album, Album of the Year AT least two or three spins by now?  I’m on my 1012th listen in little over a day and it’s like “Whoa!” (c) @therealblackrob. I can honestly say I’ve just started following Black like two years ago (have all his retail albums now) and am impressed with his progression as an artist (emcee/producer).  The leaps and bounds he has made from Broken Wax/Sound of the City era (when I caught on) is noticeable in his productions and lyrics.  I’m hoping after a few listens everyone will support?  The album hits retail/online stores on 9/14.  Can pre-order the album from Fatbeats or BlackMilkBiz.

The track that EVERYONE seems to be talking about is “Black & Brown” with Black and Danny BrownBlack‘s verse is sharp and filled with confident witty bars; for example:  “here to save the game like a memory card.”  His verse isn’t anything to sneeze at as it’s filled with some quotable’s.  Then that damn Danny Brown comes on.  Dude is in a zone.  It seems like everything he laces right now is gold and “Black & Brown” isn’t different.  You know what your getting with Danny, weed, chicks, and crazy metaphors.  Who else right now would reference Kirby vacuum cleaners, Aaliyah, Shinobi in the same song? Right now his flow and delivery are standouts among the 1 billion rappers in the game.  Today, he’s in the running for top emcee this year for me (Phonte still has the best verse though).

I wrote the lyrics out after slaving over the song for almost an hour.  I’m unsure about some parts of the song so hit the comments with corrections if any.

Hit the cut for the video/audio and lyrics!

EDIT: Black’s verse via 1 from comment section.
EDIT #2: Peep Danny’s break down of the song. Linkage via comment section.

Black Milk feat. Danny Brown: “Black & Brown”
From the album: Album of the Year (2010)
Produced by Black Milk

Black Milk’s Verse:

“Ayo
Long awaited, Debated
But fuck it here we are brah,
Here to save the game just like memory card
Memory loss to cali dro
to Amsterdam , out on the patio
Rockin like a Beatle I should record up in Abbey Road
Bet he flow talkin that
Hoodrich, money talk
Hoodrich, Black male
With music thats always in the hood like crack sales
Or out in the burbs like E pills
He feels niggas can’t fuck with him
Shows, plenty fans round the globe screamin out you niggas can’t fuck with him
(yep yep)
Hit ‘em with that new shit
Hittin off a new chick
That want me in her mouth like a toothpick
Who flips better heat? See this shits timeless
While ya’ll niggas got bad timing like teen pregnancies
Better be, Better see
we comin with better heat”

Danny Brown’s Verse:

“Sittin on some Kobe’s
Smoking on a stogie
Bangin Noreaga
When I’m done I lite the bogie (what, what)
40 on the floor mat a leave ya holey moley
Banana in her tailpipe a make her Axel Foley
Eatin on perogies
Goose mixed with Sobe
Smokin on a OZ
Pimpin like a O.G.
If u never knew me then u prolly never know me
Blade on me homey mask on like Shinobi
Ball so hard, gotta MVP trophy
Blow so much kush I forget the hoes that blow me
Thick white bitch slurp a nigga like Kirby
Hoes on a nigga and they all look thirsty
Say they 19 and they all look 30
Everyday clean yall always dirty
Chronic coming in same bag as a turkey
Dark color purple and its tasting like Hershey”

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  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    The kirby had me dying. Remember my friend “worked” for them and was in my house doing a presentation for my mother. Fun-E stuff.

  • 1

    yeah this albums crazy dope. got my preorder from black milk.biz. followin black since 2005, he just keeps on improving,

  • 1

    Oh and heres Black Milks lyrics
    “Ayo
    Long awaited, Debated
    But fuck it here we are brah,
    Here to save the game just like memory card
    Memory loss to cali dro
    to Amsterdam , out on the patio
    Rockin like a Beatle I should record up in Abbey Road
    Bet he flow talkin that
    Hoodrich, money talk
    Hoodrich, Black male
    With music thats always in the hood like crack sales
    Or out in the burbs like E pills
    He feels n****s can’t fuck with him
    Shows, plenty fans round the globe screamin out you n****s can’t fuck with him
    (yep yep)
    Hit ‘em with that new sh!t
    Hittin off a new chick
    That want me in her mouth like a toothpick
    Who flips better heat? See this sh!ts timeless
    While ya’ll n****s got bad timing like teen pregnancies
    Better be, Better see
    we comin with better heat”

  • Deft Flow

    I would be in love with the “save the game like a memory card” line but I heard it first on Viktor Vaughn -The Drop

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Thanks to 1, I’ve updated the post to include Black’s verse.

    @Deft Flow, I’m not familiar with that line from DOOM, so It’s new to me. Not disputing you tho. Still has a nice verse tho.

  • Hendog

    this came out already? I thought it was coming out on the 14th

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    @Hendog

    The album isn’t “officially” out yet, but you know the inta-nets will get a hold of anyone’s album before release date.

  • http://www.mittnmusic.com Eric

    @thomas. I think the Kirby slurping reference has a dual meaning. Brown likes his video games. Remember Kirby’s Dreamland and how we was slurping his enemies?

  • Matt

    The one and only here with some info.

    http://dannythehybrid.tumblr.com/post/1079611546/the-story-behind-black-brown

    In this link from DB’s tumblr, he discusses how the verse came about and he breaks the verse down a bit more.

    “40 on the floor mat a leave ya holey moley”
    (No Aaliyah)

    This shit is hard as fuck. I’m ordering mine via fatbeats tomorrow. I’ve listened to “Deadly Medley” like twice and this song twice. I still want the songs to sound “fresh” when I listen to the album all the way through.

  • Thomas

    Matt stokin himself again. Good looks…..would’ve caught it as I follow Danny’s site.

    I’ll correct the joint later. I could of swore he said Aaliyah…haha.

  • http://www.twitter.com/criticalhype DJ Critical Hype

    amazing post!
    amazing song!
    Danny Brown is the truth!!!
    blackmilk is killin the beats lately

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