Danny Brown - Y.B.P. (feat. Bruiser Wolf)

What this video is

Released January 17, 2024, 'Y.B.P.' (Young, Black, and Poor) is a track from Danny Brown's sixth studio album Quaranta (Warp Records, November 2023) — an introspective LP recorded largely during the COVID-19 pandemic and a period of personal upheaval for Brown, including a significant relationship breakdown and relocation to downtown Detroit. The song features Bruiser Wolf, a fellow Detroit rapper and member of…

Why it matters

A landmark example of 2020s underground hip-hop video craft, 'Y.B.P.' demonstrates the creative maturity of Warp Records-era Danny Brown and the growing prestige of hand-crafted claymation as a visual language for confessional rap. The hybrid live-action/stop-motion approach — with real artists'…

The director

William Child is a Leeds-born, Bristol-based designer, animator, and claymation director operating under his studio Gravy Mercedes. Since 2017 he has been hip-hop's foremost claymation music video artist, with credits including Drake, Young Thug,…