It’s another year, which means another XXL Freshmen List. The list that most young artists want to be a part of, while the ones that don’t get picked sometimes go onto bigger things. Read More

XXL’s 2012 Freshmen Live Tour made its final stop at the Best Buy Theater in New York on Monday. Freshmen Future, Kid Ink, Danny Brown, French Montana, Macklemore, Machine Gun Kelly, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea and Roscoe Dash were joined by special guests Cipha Sounds, DJ Khaled, Red Cafe, Schoolboy Q and Tech N9ne. Photos by Bernard Smalls
Vice‘s new music channel, Noisey, recently got to catch up with Danny Brown who spoke on a couple topics before dropping a dope freestyle. Here’s what they had to say on the interview:
We caught Detroit rapper Danny Brown on the first wave of his rise to success to catch a sick freestyle and talk about eating hotdogs with broken teeth, car accidents, and slurping clitoris.
Love this guy. Pizza, Chief Keef, chicken, and waffels are topics of discussion. Read More

A-Trak (DJ, producer, and co-founder of Fool’s Gold) teams with Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J and Detroit rapper Danny Brown on “Piss Test.” This track is the first record off of Fool’s Gold Records’ upcoming compilation, Loosies. Though Juicy J and Danny Brown have very different styles they both fit well on A-Trak’s production.

There was never a dull moment in Austin, TX during SXSW 2012. For those in attendance, it was an eventful week filled with non-stop music, energetic fans and plenty of events to keep attendees occupied. With so much going on, iHipHop was everywhere, from the streets to the nights’ hottest shows. Allow us to share with you our recap of SXSW, from behind our lens. Enjoy! Photos by Lucas Alvarado / Far Fetched Future.

Danny’s latest track, a collaboration with Scion A/V, has Danny rapping about his rise to adulthood.
Danny Brown “Grown Up”
Also, check out Danny’s recent interview with Nardwuar.
Nardwuar and Danny Brown exchange some really positive vibes, s/o Kid Rock and Stacy Lattisaw
The Fader Fort is holding down SXSW. Where’s everyone else?! Read More
Fresh off Danny’s XXX album… Read More
The songs of choice by the XXL Freshman, were ‘Radio Song,’ ‘Lie4,’ and ‘Die Like A Rockstar,’ and the credit goes out to the good people over at GoodFellaRadioShow. Read More
Patience is definitely a virtue. It may sound cliche, but without patience, you’re doomed to unhappiness and frustration. Read More
FADER #78 shot by Ross Mantle. Be on the lookout.