Danny Brown is Done Being "Ratchet," Says "It's Time to Grow Up"

In his career thus far, Danny Brown’s party-driven personality has played a major role in how he’s

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In his career thus far, Danny Brown‘s party-driven personality has played a major role in how he’s perceived both within and outside of the music industry. However, it seems days of the “ratchet” may be behind us, well at least in part. While on his latest trip to London, Brown, who turned 33 last month, caught up with Noisey for a conversation centered about growing up. During the interview, the Detroit rapper discussed letting Danny be in control of Danny Brown and not the other way around, how studio ratchet is the new version of studio gangster, and cutting back on partying. Click here to watch the video in full, and be sure to check out our recent interview with Danny Brown where we found out what he has planned for this year.

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