Danny Brown Spent $70k On Clearing Samples For New Album

Danny Brown really wanted his new album Atrocity Exhibition to sound good. So much that he says he spent $70,000 on clearing samples for production on the album.

It’s been three years since Danny Brown‘s last album Old and he’s looking for something new this time around, by using old sounds.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Detroit-rapper revealed that he and his producer and longtime collaborator Paul White dropped some coins to get the sound they were looking for. The magazine writes that Brown and White wound up spending $70,000 on clearing samples.

Brown says, “A lot of people cheap. And that’s why their music sounds cheap. I wanna make timeless stuff, so you’re gonna have to spend a couple dollars. You could have Rolex or you can have a Swatch.”

Brown also says that return to his original sound that built much of his fanbase from his 2011 album XXX. On 2013’s Old he admits that he went the techno route on purpose so that he could get booked for more festivals.

Brown recruited producers like Black Milk and Alchemist to contribute to the project. He also has guest spots from Kelela, Ab-Soul, B-Real as well as a track featuring both Kendrick Lamar and Earl Sweatshirt.

Brown will be kicking off a tour this fall in support of the album. Continue reading to see the tracklisting and show dates.

Atrocity Exhibition drops on September 30.

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Atrocity Exhibition Track List

1. “Downward Spiral”
2. “Tell Me What I Don’t Know”
3. “Rolling Stone” (featuring Petite Noir)
4. “Really Doe” (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt)
5. “Lost”
6. “Ain’t It Funny”
7. “Goldust”
8. “White Lines”
9. “Pneumonia”
10. “Dance In The Water”
11. “From The Ground” (featuring Kelela)
12. “When It Rain”
13. “Today”
14. “Get Hi” (featuring B-Real)
15. “Hell For It”

Danny Brown Tour Dates

September 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
September 15 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
September 16 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
September 17 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
September 18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
September 19 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
September 21 – Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon
September 22 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
September 23 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
September 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
September 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
September 27 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
September 28 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
October 1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
October 2 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
October 4 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
October 5 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
October 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
October 7 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
October 8 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
October 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency
October 12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
October 14 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
October 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
October 16 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
October 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
October 18 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
October 20 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
October 21 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
October 23 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
October 25 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
October 26 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
October 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
October 28 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
October 29 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
October 30 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
November 1 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Springs
November 2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
November 3 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
November 4 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop