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From receiving oral favors on stage to a lingering drug habit, Danny Brown is a one of one to say the least. This made for some interesting banter during his latest appearance to The Breakfast Club.

Hailing from Detroit,  Brown has always stood out for his unique methods of approaching Rap music. While he has been able to build a core audience of fans, many feel his time to really emerge is now.

DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God dug a little bit deeper into his psyche to discuss his come up, stardom, his weirdo swag and more.

So we present the top 9 things we learned from The Breakfast Club Danny Brown interview. Let us know if this sit-down changed your opinion on Danny in the comments section below.


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Oral Favors

Danny admitted that all the molly he took that night made this scene happen.

Pouring Up

Thankfully Danny has stopped drinking lean. He stated that his work suffered because he was pouring up so much.

Dr. Suess

The good doctor was a huge influence on Danny in terms of inspiring him to write rhymes.

Influences

Danny Brown grew up listening to Nas, E-40 and Dizzee Rascal.

Talk Of New York

One of the first artists to show Brown love was Tony Yayo. Danny befriended Tony through a mutual friend and took him on the road for a month. Strangely enough he hasn’t seen Yayo since.

Fiddy

50 Cent was very interested in signing Danny Brown but felt some kinda way about his tight jeans. SMH.

Sean Don

There is no longer a Danny Brown and Big Sean beef which stemmed from him saying Sean’s music was not a reflection of Detroit.

Fan Boy Moments

Danny used to idolize Too $hort when he was growing up. Even though he had met him previously, Short curved Brown one time in Hawaii.

GFK

Danny Brown started sniffing cocaine after being inspired by Ghostface Killah.