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| Last album = ''Black and Brown!'' (2011) | This album = ''Old'' (2013) | Next album = | Misc = }} ''Old'' is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist Danny Brown. The album was released on October 8, 2013, under Fool's Gold Records, and distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance. The album is Brown's first project to be officially sold through music outlets and digital retailers, whereas his previous projects were self-released for free and made available online. The album includes production from American, British and Canadian record producers such as A-Trak, BadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes, Oh No, Paul White, Rustie and SKYWLKR, among others. The album also features guest appearances from fellow artists such as Freddie Gibbs, ASAP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Scrufizzer, Charli XCX and Purity Ring. The album was supported by three singles, "Dip", "25 Bucks" and "Smokin & Drinkin". Upon its release, ''Old'' received widespread acclaim from critics. The album debuted at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 15,000 copies in the first week. ==Background== In August 2012, it was rumored that Brown was working on a new album entitled ''Danny Johnson'', to be entirely produced by Johnson&Jonson (Blu and Mainframe), however, Brown later denied these rumors and confirmed that the album had already been released for free in 2010 under the title ''It's a Art''. On October 24, 2012 Brown released a music video for a song titled "Witit", taken from the deluxe edition of ''XXX'' and his ''OD EP'', later that day after ''Complex'' kept referring to his next album as ''Danny Johnson'', Brown took to Twitter to reveal the correct tentative title to be ''ODB'', referencing late Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard, with whom Brown is often compared. In December 2012, Brown announced ''ODB'' had been completed. He explained that the album won't be as consistently humorous as his previous, ''XXX'', but said that people will be surprised with the outcome: "The new album is done. We're pretty much just figuring out a way of presenting the right way to get released…the title of the album for now is ''ODB''. I can't really elaborate on what that means until the album comes out, and then they'll get it. I don't want to give too much because then it'll be a much more rewarding listen for my fans." He later continued, "It's a rewarding listen when I listen to it. I don't know if I laugh as much - I think I laugh when it's over with, and that's the difference between this album and ''XXX''. With ''XXX'', you laugh throughout it, and by the time it was over with, you were like, 'Oh that wasn't too funny.' This one, when it's over, you're laughing hysterically…it's not necessarily what's being said on the album, but the album (), like, 'I can't believe he made this.'"〔 On December 17, 2012, in an interview with ''Pitchfork Media'', Brown revealed the album would actually be titled ''Old''. The album, issued under Fool's Gold, which Danny Brown signed to back in March 2011, was his first solo project released to music retailers, unlike any of his previous releases. In December, Brown also said it's about "75% done" and in the mixing stages.〔 He went on to announce include contributions from the likes of ASAP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Kitty and Purity Ring, that latter of whom contributed production, along with a hook from vocalist Megan James.〔 In January 2013, Brown revealed that much like how ''XXX'' sounded very specifically and consciously sequenced to form a narrative, he approached ''Old'' in almost the same way: "I always try to act like I'm some old school artist from the 1960s, so I approached this album like I was making it for vinyl: There's a side A and a side B. The way I look at it, I've always been two different artists anyway; I do that underground hip hop shit and that turned-up trap shit. ''XXX'' told a story, so I wanted this one to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm"-- it's random and all over the place, but by the end it comes together." On March 23, 2013, it was announced Brown signed a management deal with Goliath Artists, which also houses names such as Eminem, The Alchemist, Blink-182 and most recently Action Bronson, who has previously collaborated with Brown. In June, Brown also explained the meaning behind titling his album "Old": "With 'Old' you think I'm talking about my age, or where I'm at in my career. But it really (to ) when I'm experimenting, making songs with Darq E Freaker and stuff, and then when I go back to my 'hood, I have my people who be like, 'Where that 'Old' Danny Brown shit at? I wanna hear that J Dilla Danny Brown.' So I (the ) album for them." In late August, Brown appeared on Sway Calloway's radio show "Sway in the Morning", while there and he continued to elaborate on the album's title, stating the title is not really about his age, although he feels he is older than most rappers, he said it's about returning to the original style of the music he once did: "not saying that I have moved away from that style of music, which is sample-based, J Dilla-esque, psychedelic hip hop, Wu-Tang influence. You know what I'm sayin? And now I do more so of a electronic, grime influence, Dizzee Rascal style. But it's like, I'm from Detroit, that was the both sides of it." In a September 2013 interview with ''GQ'', Brown explained there's a keen difference between artists from his hometown of Detroit and somewhere like New York, which affects the music that he creates: "In New York, you go out every day and do shit. Detroit, you stay in the house for days. I think it’s what makes us experimental. You’re trapped inside and bored. My new album is very emotional. It’s a party album, but it’s dark." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old (Danny Brown album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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