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Pass The Popcorn: Danny Brown Drops 'The Old Documentary' Chronicling His Rise

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Danny Brown and Fools Gold Records offer fans a look at his rise with The Old Documentary directed by Nic Notion - a 60-minute clip that chronicles Brown's life and rhymes circa Detroit 2009. The footage wastes no time dropping you straight into the heart of life in the Motor City, offering the strikingly beautiful and painfully ugly as Notion follows Danny Brown through a bit of his journey to get on. Danny Brown and the Gorilla Funk Mob dominate the piece with performance footage that proves his undeniable talent and insatiable hunger - traits that have remained constants for the Detroit MC from the downtown bus stop to the international spotlight. The documentary arrives ahead of Old - Danny Brown's forthcoming fourth studio LP. Check the footage below to get a taste of Danny Brown on the road to rap stardom. Keep an eye out for his next LP, slated to drop in October.