Quaranta
by Danny Brown
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 November 2023
- Label: Warp
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:15
- Community rating: 3.83/5 from 20 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Billed as a spiritual bookend to his 2011 breakout 'XXX', Danny Brown鈥檚 album 'Quaranta' is a work of raw introspection and personal reckoning. He largely trades his signature high-pitched, manic delivery for a more restrained and contemplative vocal style, exploring themes of aging, addiction, isolation, and recovery with stark vulnerability. The production, handled by artists including The Alchemist, Paul White, and Quelle Chris, mirrors this lyrical shift, moving between moody, atmospheric soundscapes and moments of startling clarity that underscore the album's narrative of hitting rock bottom and finding a path toward healing.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, experimental, soulful, lo-fi, personal
Tracklist
- Quaranta (02:39)
- Tantor (02:28)
- Ain't My Concern (02:50)
- Dark Sword Angel (02:40)
- Y.B.P. (feat. Bruiser Wolf) (02:56)
- Jenn鈥檚 Terrific Vacation (feat. Kassa Overall) (03:26)
- Down Wit It (02:40)
- Celibate (feat. MIKE) (03:58)
- Shakedown (03:28)
- Hanami (03:27)
- Bass Jam (03:43)
Credits
- Danny Brown - vocals, writer
- Bruiser Wolf - featured artist, writer
- Kassa Overall - featured artist, drums, producer, writer
- Mike - featured artist, writer
- Zelooperz - additional vocals
- Paul "Cowboy Killer" Mifsud Jr. - additional vocals
- The Alchemist - producer, writer
- Quelle Chris - producer, writer
- Skywlkr - producer, writer
- Paul White - producer, writer
- Justin Sloane - design
- Beau - lacquer cut
- Dart Parker - management
- Goliath Artists - management
- Paul Rosenberg - management
- Tatsuya Sato - mastered by
- Mario "Mario C" Caldato Jr. - mixed by
- Jawad Mahmood - photography
- Raphy - recorded by
- Holly - producer, writer
- Baird Acheson - writer
- Gabriel Acheson - writer
- Ryan Raines - writer
- Christian DeVivo - writer
- Gavin Tennille - writer
- Chris Keys - producer, writer
- Kaelin Ellis - producer, writer
- Sven Wunder - producer, writer
- Samuel Baker - writer