Danny Brown Unleashes His Monster Collab With Kendrick Lamar And Earl Sweatshirt
Ahead of releasing his feverishly anticipated fourth album next week, Danny Brown has dropped the project’s most anticipated collab: “Really Doe,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt. Yes, this is now a real song that exists in the universe and not just in your wildest dreams. Get excited.
The star-studded banger boasts an ominous, fractured beat with looped bells; it kind of sounds like a nefarious ice cream truck rolling down your street at midnight. Brown kicks things off with his idiosyncratic flow, and each subsequent verse is tied together with Kendrick’s hook: “They say I got the city on fire / I ain’t boomin’, that’s a goodamn lie.” It’s practically impossible trying to decide whose bars here are the illest — with a collab like this, we all win.
Speaking to NPR, Brown explained how “Really Doe” came together, saying, “Me and Kendrick always talked about doing stuff, and I had the idea to get K Dot and Earl together... but first I got me and Ab Soul. And then one day when I was mixing the album with Ali, K Dot snuck in and just laced it. I had to be patient and wait on Earl, but it was all worth it you know because hip-hop needs that posse cut. We just wanna make the best possible song ‘cause we know the hype on paper. I know it’s gonna satisfy, my feet is up.”
Brown’s Atrocity Exhibition, the follow-up to 2013’s Old, arrives September 30.