Album Summary
Atrocity Exhibition is the third studio album by American rapper Danny Brown. It was released on September 27, 2016, by Fool's Gold Records and Warp Records. It is primarily produced by English producer Paul White, and features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, B-Real, Kelela, and Petite Noir. Atrocity Exhibition was supported by pre-release singles "When It Rain", "Pneumonia", and "Really Doe", with "Ain't It Funny" being released as a single after the album's release. The album received widespread acclaim from critics, appearing on the year-end lists of many publications.
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Nov 27 2025
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Every Danny Brown record is top notch. He is just a extreme bit too off to be main stream accepted. Atrocity Exhibition is one of his many albums showing his genius. He is sometimes just rapping on a slow or medium tempo and all is well, or the devil comes out and the mad scientist of Mr Brown full tempo crazy mf shows his skills. Any way, this is utterly great and if you don't get it, it's your loss. Al, you could wish for on a modern rap album and one of the few artists still innovating music as it is.
Nov 12 2025
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Used to despise Brown's vocals, couldn't get overy the whiny, nasal delivery solely in the upper register. Took seeing him open for RTJ + more than a few years to 'get it,' though I think that's still an ongoing process. Thankfully, the genius on this LP is still pretty clear to see – love it or hate it, Brown's voice is the crazy glue holding together an amazing free jazz assemblage in the beats, each track seemingly assembling itself as it goes along. The production is clean yet analog-feeling, allowing each instrument to drift in and out freely as the fever dream proceeds. There's 1-2 tracks with draggy features that kill a bit of the momentum, but most of this 15-track album delivers in a way that's still unique nearly a decade on.
Nov 11 2025
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Yesss 5
Nov 16 2025
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I really do love this guy.
Nov 16 2025
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One of the best hip hop albums ever
Nov 04 2025
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Danny Brown is pretty polarizing rapper. I’m partial to him being from Detroit but I understand why people dislike his music. It’s made for those parts in movies where the main character goes on drug filled montage. He is a pretty good rapper he just has a sound and style that can be a bit off putting sometimes or for long durations. This still has some credible replay ability though as the production is solid and the features given the album an added bonus. 6.3/10
Nov 11 2025
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I think I’m supposed to like this extra because Detroit but idk
Nov 14 2025
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Voice is distracting to my ears but lyrics are killer.
Nov 25 2025
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Lots of fun tracks that I don't have the taste for.
Nov 11 2025
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Glad to support a neighbor but also this is lowkey kind of annoying from beginning to end.
I was originally going to give this a 3 due to the hometown connection but I could not in good conscience do that.
Nov 12 2025
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Well, Atrocity Exhibition sounds like it's going to be lighthearted and fun.
Death metal, maybe? Or filthy dubstep? Let's find out!
Holy crap, hip-hop is the very last thing I was expecting. Is his voice going to continue being a continued impersonation of Granny from the Ohio Players' Funky Worm?
Thankfully not. I do wonder if the word "copacetic" was invented specifically for rap.
Track four - Really Doe - Granny is back. FFS.
Overall, it's alright with some very very questionable vocal choices. Won't bother to listen again.
Nov 28 2025
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Terrible and annoying
Nov 03 2025
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Complete garbage
Nov 13 2025
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vulgar, noisy, monotonous