Listening to “Greatest Rapper Ever” is when Danny Brown’s music clicked for me. Previous to, I took his demeanor as he presented it: a hood dude who happened to be an amusing rapper with an uncanny delivery. For this track, the jokes play secondary to Danny’s proclamations of excellence. Detailing all the devilish exploits from the path traveled before rap, there’s a desperation and grit to Danny’s rhymes that comes through in full color here.

We won’t even address the scrawny guy seen throughout the three minute clip, breaking down copper off center of the camera. Too hood for TV so thank god for YouTube and the Detroit emcee continually releasing the slew of vids. And a reminder that if rap doesn’t work out, Danny’s standing in his hood is still intact.