WWDTM: Danny Brown

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Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Danny Brown helped redefine Detroit's rap scene with XXX, then moved to Austin in 2021 to do it all again. He joins panelists Alzo Slade, Karen Chee, and Peter Grosz to talk playing pickleball, rapping Dr. Seuss, and accidentally offending Adele.

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