Give it up for Danny Brown for turning a video of him spitting in front of a camera into an acid trip. In his new video for “ODB,” Brown is subject to an army of colorful visual effects reshaping his face. The track is based on a psychedelic and haunting beat produced by Paul White and the title of the track refers to Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Director/animator Ruff Mercy successfully capture Brown‘s energy and the vibe of the track. Check it out:

The song itself is reminiscent of the song “Zap,” from Danny‘s collaboration with Black Milk.

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Honestly, if you spend any time on Hip-Hop blogs and like good rapping, this post title should be enough to get you listening. But, hell, while I’m here, a few words. I’m a supporter of both Black Milk and Danny Brown, the former one of the best rapping producers (and one of the only prominent post-Dilla true schoolers who doesn’t make beats that sound like creaky Dilla retreads or bad Flying Lotus impersonations) and the latter one of the most exciting rappers currently working. Their only previous collaboration that I know of, “Black and Brown” from Black Milk’s stellar Album of the Year and also included on the EP, was an excellent, epic slice of symphonic boom bap. The rest of the EP doesn’t stray too far from that formula (though none of it is quite as stadium ready), which in this case is a pretty good thing.

Click here to listen and support two of independent Hip-Hop’s finest when the tape drops on 11/1.

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