In the world of Danny Brown – one littered with enough prescription and illegal drugs to make a hell of a rave part,  mind you – there’s no shortage of metaphors. On his previous two releases The Hybrid & XXX, the Detroit weirdo with luxurious hair utilized his high-pitched delivery to leap right into the conversation as the most underrated rapper in Detroit.

The D, already sardine packed with enough men who use rap like it’s their only option from birth now can say they have two high quality EP releases. The first, a twelve years in the making odyssey from Eminem & Royce Da 5’9”  and now this, a blink if you miss 22-minute EP from lauded producer Black Milk and the Adderall Admiral titled after the producer’s first and the rapper’s last names.

Since it is a short slice of music to consume, Black & Brown has very little shortcomings. It exists in the same vein that the Random Axe self titled LP does, straight forward rapping with excellent production and a penchant for verses that need to be rewound again and again. Most of the cuts have no clear direction other than Brown pushing through moments of zen where he decries on “LOL”, “Put my d*ck on her nose now she look like Pippen”. The entire album can be whittled to three factors, drug metaphors, sex metaphors and how often can the suburban dressing yet ghetto minded Brown make you repeat after yourself, “that’s a bad ass rapper”.

Brown’s raps are sandwiched between various points of Milk’s instrumentation, open space where the producer lets his creative mind venture out to territory only he can reach. There’s the Dilla inspired samples of the opener “Sound Check”, congos and deep bass on “Dark Sunshine” and varying flips between snare drums on “WTF”.

Of course you’ll be yearning for more given the fact this EP only clocks in at 22-minutes but that’s the entire point. The EP was forged by a collaboration on Milk’s Album of The Year and continues on the goodwill left there. If anything, clamoring for a full album of Danny Brown’s drug metaphors and Milk’s seemingly growing cavalcade of head nodding drums may be your next best option. Until then, Black & Brown does what that Wu EP couldn’t do, make enjoyable half hour rap, worry free.

FINAL SCORE: 7.5

Brando

EIC of Day & A Dream, Brando has written for such publications as DJ Booth, Refined Hype & the Houston Press. Wrestling enthusiast, sneaker addict, sports junkie and certified cake eater. Follow him on Twitter: @_brandoc

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