In April, Danny Brown revealed that Danny Brown would be the executive producer on his upcoming fifth album. Fans curious to hear what that will sound like got their first taste today: Brown has released a video for “Dirty Laundry,” the lead single off of Uknowhatimsayin, which is set for release on October 4 via Warp.
Brown set out to make the album funny, saying, “This is my version of a stand-up comedy album. Most of my close friends now aren’t rappers — they’re comedians and actors. So I wanted to create something that mixed humor with music. Something that was funny but not parody.” He also spoke about working with Q-Tip on the album, saying it was a transformative experience for him: “There was no room for error. Q-Tip wanted me to go back to that ‘Greatest Rapper Ever’ era. I almost had to relearn how to rap again — an ego death type thing. He gave me this whole new outlook on music. I can’t go back to how I was before.”
Watch the video for “Dirty Laundry” above, and below, find the Uknowhatimsayin album art and tracklist below, as well as Brown’s upcoming tour dates.
1. “Change Up”
2. “Theme Song”
3. “Dirty Laundry”
4. “3 Tearz” feat. Run The Jewels
5. “Belly Of The Beast” feat. Obongjayar
6. “Savage Nomad”
7. “Best Life”
8. “Uknowhatimsayin¿”
9. “Negro Spiritual” feat. Jpegmafia
10. “Shine” feat. Blood Orange
11. “Combat”
10/16 — New Orleans, LA @ Republic NOLA
10/17 — Houston, TX @ Warehouse Studio
10/18 — Dallas, TX @ Canton Hall
10/19 — Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room and Garage
10/21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/22 — Pomona, CA @ Glass House
10/23 — San Diego, CA @ Music Box
10/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
10/26 — San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
10/28 — Portland, CA @ Roseland Theater
10/29 — Vancouver, CA @ Vogue Theater
10/31 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/02 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/03 — Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
11/05 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/07 — Chicago, IL @ The Metro
11/08 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 2
11/10 — Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/11 — Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
11/13 — Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
11/15 — Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
11/17 — New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
11/18 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
11/19 — Montreal, Quebec @ Corona Theater
Uknowhatimsayin is out 10/4 via Warp. Pre-order it here.
