KENNY BEATS & DANNY BROWN FREESTYLE | The Cave: Season 2 - Episode 1

Welcome back to The Cave. The show where rappers make raps and Kenny Beats makes beats. At the end of each episode, we get a completely original track made from scratch. Last season generated some unforgettable performances, revealed some rare studio moments, and even birthed a handful of memes. This time around we hope to deliver some of the same elements that people have come to know and love about this show in its still nascent form, but we also hope to somehow, incomprehensibly, come even harder. Every other week, religiously, we’ll be releasing a brand new episode with a brand new guest.
Kicking off this season is Detroit legend Danny Brown. We learn about how Kenny and Danny’s paths crossed for the first time almost a decade ago. We learn about how the real life Pootie Tang saved Danny’s life with a belt. We learn the WiFi network. And by the end, we all learn something about ourselves.
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The Cave is a bi-weekly freestyle series hosted by Kenny Beats featuring a new artist each episode. One 10 minute beat from Kenny, 16-32 bars from a friend, every other week.
Shot & Edited by @sirasounds
Animations by @em0n33y
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Directed by Alex Russell
DP / Editor: Aris Chatman
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Produced by: Ethan Jones, Michael Power, Dom Glover
PA/Stunt Coordinator: Carlos Mendoza
Sound Guy: Brian Niles
Starring: Justin Grant, Mekki Leeper, Zack Fox

[@marcellmoore7174]

“Stop scaring the bi***es out the shows” little does he know

[@mediocremode]

i was thinking about this too LOL

[@ricofon2001]

LMFAOOOO

[@L4NCH3M]

😂😂

[@Enderrock424]

live long enough to become the villain

[@killerd55]

If you were to ask Danny he’d draw a clear line between Bitches and Hoes 😂

[@Megabrian971]

Danny Brown is the type of dude to have “Large Font” enabled on his phone

[@caylinmabley8259]

bro this shits so accurate

[@Triannosaurus]

lmao and type shit with only his pointer finger

[@absolutemadlad8603]

this doesn't mean anything

[@hfidget]

ABSOLUTE MAD LAD just mad because you don’t get it

[@absolutemadlad8603]

@@hfidget no

[@jordishima]

Danny Brown’s laugh is so out of place for how he talks it’s so hilarious

[@moisessu8709]

I disagree his laugh sounds exactly how it would with his voice lol

[@randomboiyo9102]

he laughs how he raps, but not how he talks ??

[@n0stalgiic659]

it just makes you laugh with him

[@unadulteratedwaffle5892]

Nigga laughs like master roshi

[@TheWhatweis]

@@unadulteratedwaffle5892 the accuracy 💀

[@Slame333]

Danny’s “STOP” and “CHECK” are some of the best adlibs in the game.

[@michaelmendoza2455]

no competition as far as instant reconizability and character

[@merdochsaint2409]

hes saying style

[@lionheartz1337]

Right up there with the classic YUUUUUUGH from King push.

[@TheTrumpet101]

Anyone else like chance the rappers “Agh”?

[@yordymartinez7518]

MarkeyMark Wilson no

[@yeahthatantonio]

having a disinterested white girl in the background is like a Cave staple at this point

[@vrostar]

😂😂😂

[@808mixedup3]

Dude 😂😂😂

[@amesbrice]

She looks like the red head from breakfast club

[@DD-po2hh]

yeahthatantonio 😂 I didn’t even know she was there

[@Jeanelle_Char]

I thought it was kitty prude

[@asmith351]

Danny brown laughs like a prospector who found gold

[@adeadlybeastkiller]

Bruh wheres the lie

[@scooter9537]

He laugh like the earth king from Avatar

[@litedaya7657]

Looool you made me picture an old thin skeevy looking prospector.

[@asmith351]

scooter I could definitely see that 😂

[@IAMEYI]

Bruh!!! That comment just as funny as his laugh!!! I can picture that gold Rush era and hear Danny down in the gold mine laughing echoing off the cave walls 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TombomOfficial]

"If you're writing raps and you can't really spell words and you're not using the technology we have today to correct the word - if you got mad red lines on your rap? I ain't hanging in the studio with you." - Danny Brown

[@fruitypeebils]

"writing rhymes is not unlike playing sega genesis" - del the funky homosapien

[@TheNinja94a]

michael hall shut up

[@AADdope7]

bro i was literally reading this as I was hearing it in the video

[@annaluciastasis5843]

@@AADdope7 same n then i read ur comment

[@humanbeing_]

💯

[@avinavar4818]

3:03 Danny: “My ladies like the Villain...” Quiet redhead in the back: *tiny smile and nods*

[@vadodarosa5419]

Saw that

[@graffitiboy761]

She passed the vibe check

[@cavemanvi]

i watched this over and over. she smiles at my bitches over thirty thing she has no knowledge of the god.

[@jcsc2001]

@@cavemanvi she's with Danny, she knows.

[@jcsc2001]

@Nikolaiii like 99% sure it is yeah

[@EayuProuxm]

This beat definitely has that domestic violence filter on it.

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

bruh chill danny's wife was in the back

[@cavemanvi]

You trippin it’s the Sean Price broken pizza shop window filter

[@Skitz0frenix]

Shout-out domestic violence

[@RichardHayRickyyo]

@@cheekybananaboy3361 You haven't listened to Ego Death feat. Danny Brown. Check the lyrics on that one.

[@madrocts]

FINALLY

[@oliverbass2462]

“I’m not into the not aging well shit” Considering Danny looks younger than he did 10 years ago, Id have to agree

[@okayyymc3]

Well I mean, isn't he off drugs now?

[@The1Liner]

@@okayyymc3 i think he still takes adderall or at least he was at the end of last year

[@HotStrange]

okayyymc3 I don’t think he’s completely clean but he definitely seems to be cleaner and healthier than he has been since he’s blown up.

[@harrisonglenn6204]

I mean, he clearly still smokes cigarettes, It's the first part of the video 🤣

[@Mikeygeee124]

@@harrisonglenn6204 He quit drinking lean. I think he slowed down with the pills, too.

[@josephsua7246]

Now I wanna see ScHoolboy Q up in this lol

[@CRAETION_]

yessss ScHoolboy in the cave!

[@Chris-zo4vu]

Lol you're the only one

[@Swimmys]

that would be amazing

[@Tony_Miller]

YoungWhite C.A keep thinking that, little buddy.

[@josephsua7246]

YoungWhite C.A those likes say otherwise

[@willjackson6522]

Danny when he’s chatting with Kenny: 🤪 Danny when he starts rapping: 😤

[@e_bak]

Danny the first guy to bring his therapist to the cave

[@merelysapien6684]

😂😂😂😂

[@aarond9563]

I'm done!

[@mychaeljones7526]

That's his molly ringwald

[@illustriousgeorge6003]

thats kenny´s sister

[@whiteboysfavegoat]

Molly ringwald aka pippy longstocking aka Kenny beats' sister aka Danny brown's wife aka some dudes local librarian. This gal really doing the most

[@badadvice6843]

*ending of every single cave episode* kenny: "can we make real shit now?" guest: "yes"

[@cvsketcvse]

😭🤣

[@kennybeats]

wait till you hear what else me and Danny made 😳

[@stephenwoods7795]

Kenny Beats facts

[@gavinthatcher9307]

@@kennybeats Can't wait

[@GRIMM2197]

Kenny Beats 😈

[@randomdude6572]

Danny got jokes and the gift of gab so folks may get it twisted but when he steps to the mic dude is a killer. Just straight murderous! One of the best Kenny Beats collabos and a damn legend in his own right.

[@Ppluvr215]

Correct, but cringe

[@randomdude6572]

@@Ppluvr215 Lmao, almost nothing more "cringe" than the kind of comment you just spent time typing bud.

[@natalyarones9138]

This my favorite beat ever on the show. The Denzel Curry one is a close second. Then the Freddie Gibbs one after that.

[@raymond9180]

Same those beats slap so hard

[@SevenUpHub]

Same. This beat is insane. Damn shame it's not a full song

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Madlib vibes that's why

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

yeahh this ones an actual banger, he should've reused it for a song or something

[@scorpio34ish]

What about that sminoxmonte booker joint?

[@NQ22]

Why does Danny Brown have my substitute teacher rolling a blunt in the back

[@bluezy1]

Nolan Q ight class today imma show u how to roll, you will be tested on this material so make sure you hit up the corner store

[@weirdsideelly3111]

Nolan Q cause he got it like that

[@IssaG0ld]

Danny has been into weird girls since day 1 man I always see him hanging with some weird looking girls haha

[@vonhaig]

@@IssaG0ld If thats the kind of girl he goes for it kind of explains him touring with Kitty Pryde.

[@erinparks1170]

Because teachers have lives too... Dang.

[@rashadchambers8746]

Danny ranting like an old Uncle at the cookout talking about our generation😂

[@razorskatermax35]

FR fr

[@pauloudin8624]

Uncle Joey’s rubbing off on the man

[@hellothere5636]

He a boomer

[@bluezy1]

💀💀💀

[@danhabina1343]

“stomp you out so good partner you’ll get dizzy walking by a foot locker” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@30CalKhan]

He came back on that too😱😱

[@Partynow911]

Damnnnnnn. Nnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gxbrxxl9626]

2:44 that's a crazy foreshadowing

[@gaterjames]

Danny Brown this whole episode: I gotta be home by 10 for the news

[@nyqul6396]

I thought this was a meme

[@Sweet_Oni]

F Fa Fah Faah FACTS

[@thebeardedgaymer4888]

"Who you know rappin' off a Google pixel? NOBODY! This is a rap phone." -Danny Brown Wisdom

[@alexallen6286]

You got to Google shit... You gotta check. SPELLING lmao

[@fuo98]

girl in the background looking like she got lost in the dust bowl and just got out

[@andrewramirez9429]

That’s Danny’s wife 😫😫

[@guerillawhite3083]

"the decemberists is a good band" LMFAOOOO

[@orw824]

girl in the background looking like Kendra Beats

[@goodexecution7810]

top comment right here

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

cant wait for the spin off

[@kamekami4879]

@Juan Cortez Muro who asked

[@fayyaadjamodien6762]

Oscar Wahlberg this is fucking gold hahaha

[@robertcsiki6709]

Momma beats

[@SatanSupimpa]

I like old man Danny.

[@JC20XX]

Uncle Danny!

[@myguitardidyermom212]

Molly Ringwald in the back pickin out the seeds and stems

[@j0rdeh]

The way everything about Danny changes when he yells "check" is amazing

[@Methoverbitches]

That check ain’t for the audio frfr 😮‍💨😮‍💨🤌🤌

[@xXAEROROCK182Xx]

Last Season ended with Denzel Curry, this one is starting with Danny Brown. I'M READY FOR THE HEAT KENNY

[@tahjgarvey5394]

enough said

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

The Cave mix-tape is never dropping =(

[@ape9469]

@Juan Cortez Muro shut the fuck up Juan

[@video.james.]

whenever you hear that "CHECK" you know it's about to be some flames

[@justinwow17]

FACTS!

[@ClarksonFisherIII]

CHECK!!!!!!!!!

[@dylan_dixon]

Or “The Hybrid”

[@G-FORTY7]

Danny laugh like he should be flying around on a broom

[@bigbear9182]

I was the homie on twitter. My one tiny tiny insignificant morsel of internet clout.

[@grahamarms8247]

I hope Viceland never gets involved and ruins this

[@genericjonathan4115]

Graham Arms underrated comment because vice ruins shit

[@untitled3924]

facts

[@fraudkj2042]

Ong bro

[@breadwinner37]

Generic Jonathan underrated comment cause I disagree

[@LOVEHIPPO32]

Fr fr 🙏🏽

[@bundymasala]

I swear Danny’s laugh sounds like The Joker off helium

[@iDayVids]

RIQSTO RIQSTO more like the wicked witch of the west

[@andrevitalpardue5097]

The last thing I want to hear before I die is Danny's laugh

[@soloco]

Danny Brown don't stop talking, but he said he ain't trying to hang in the studio all day. 😂

[@WilliamStroker]

The Cave is slowly becoming my most anticipated shows

[@conorfranc]

Nothing slow about it.

[@nosupper94]

becoming???

[@oblivioninferno666]

Let me say what you were trying to say, “The Cave has quickly became my most anticipated show.”

[@mt-zf6xp]

This shit literally made my day EDIT: now I gotta go watch Zack again like I do with all new episodes

[@tylerconers443]

I'm thinking we getting an Isaiah Rashad and JID appearance this season 🤔

[@spawulski]

JID gonna be so good.

[@stuckey47]

That'd be great. Add in a little Saba and Joey Bad@$$ and we really be cookin

[@tyronebiggumsakaduke4587]

If that zaywop drop then it’s over 😈🔥🔥

[@charliemeserve2627]

Tyler Coners praying for ski mask

[@mathewruhigh]

Yooo you got big brain

[@brucewayne632]

Kenny is super versatile, that’s rare. He’s one of the best right now

[@chimb9627]

My guy said RIP Don Rickles. Respect

[@SeaEmpire]

And he talked about how he approaches his songwriting like doing stand-up.. I wouldn't be surprised if Danny is a big stand-up fan, he certainly seems like the type

[@heytarkka]

how tf is danny gonna roll in with kennys mom like that it's pure disrespect

[@michaelsun1626]

Ian Tarkka is that actually his mom lmao

[@ethanbaileylol2283]

Michael Sun lmao nah, it’s dannys wife

[@joshgreen3997]

😂😂😂😂

[@ethanbaileylol2283]

Josh Green that’s not even a joke lmao, it’s literally his wife

[@joshgreen3997]

out chur g I know.. why would you think I’m laughin at your comment

[@josuevega1558]

Danny got my local librarian rolling j’s in the back

[@andrewlang9485]

NO JOKE THATS HIS DAUGHTER

[@conhairs]

@@andrewlang9485 that's his wife bruh

[@andrewlang9485]

@connor harris I stand corrected

[@officialmasqq_594]

@@andrewlang9485 his daughter's white? 😂

[@DZ-tf4yp]

@@officialmasqq_594 Danny found a really pasty white redhead and that’s the result🤣🤣

[@horussenza7026]

“Get stomped out you get dizzy walking by a foot locker” is a quote from Joey Diaz talking about what Jon Jones does to people😂

[@alec57]

Still the best cave verses to this day

[@henryreyes4974]

Up there wit Gibbs

[@CantHoldOnOG]

"We all die, why not do it in a parking lot?" That might be the best merch plug of all time

[@zenbdg]

Okay I see those edits, Kenny been following After Effects tutorials in the off season

[@fabiantombers4966]

Danny seems to be just the nicest guy to be around. love his energy so much.

[@wannabebruce]

The belt story, the red lines rant, the freestyle itself... this episode is top tier

[@spark9_]

If they ever make a Black Joker movie, I nominate Danny Brown.

[@absolutemadlad8603]

HIEH HIEH HEIH EIHHEHIEHH EIHH

[@ianrobinson3740]

Hes gotta re-chip that tooth tho lmfao

[@iamstrungalong]

Dog with a Blog reboot, but the dog is voiced by Danny Brown

[@qruze9162]

Ok but who's auntie chillin in the back 😂

[@dayo2692]

molly ringwald

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Maybe Kenny's?

[@tuxxito]

damn it that was my joke

[@zzync3013]

thass betty white

[@culodesobra]

Shes dannys wife i think

[@stuartmolinski580]

damn, danny brought miss frizzle through

[@tjayk9127]

Them talking about DOOM just has me wishing

[@kehindehopkins6933]

RIP

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

I'm still heartbroken

[@clementinelives]

That shit woulda been so hard, RIP the villain

[@Cartier-jc4ze]

Earl sweatshirt need to come in the cave

[@srqlucas6544]

Mctoon he needa come out of hiding first

[@cheekybananaboy3361]

@@srqlucas6544 bruh he released an album just under a year ago and he's active on twitter wdym "come out of hiding"

[@nabeelnelson8318]

not happening

[@zjay9918]

@@srqlucas6544 uninformed

[@liamplaysstuff7956]

That’d be a dream

[@Jmin66]

That “STUH” was the hardest piece of audio I’ve heard this entire year

[@CiaraB429]

12:20

[@TWOhype23]

He always says “STAHP” (Stop) at the end of a verse and “Check” in the beginning. Not in every song but most id say

[@TURBOMOOSE]

literally went back and watched every episode... still my fav.. this Beat is so goddamn hard. Like Kenny just let my guy keep flowin n flowin. danny is such a underrated legend

[@DamageIncorperated86]

God damn he sounded demented af with that laugh at the end

[@zamandave]

So we’re just not going to talk about how hard this beat is

[@Waluigi-vr4qz]

David Lima this should really be a Real song

[@russellwoodstechno]

it sounds like Vaudeville Villain for 2019

[@aaronvargas6004]

That beat is 100% certified GRIMEY. Some shit I'd expect Earl Sweatshirt, DOOM and Danny Brown (obviously) would hop on.

[@elizaosullivan]

@@aaronvargas6004 I'm pretty certain the first sample he used was from a Stay Inside with Earl Sweatshirt episode

[@xCAUTIONZOMBIESx]

David Lima this best is disgusting and I love it it’s death

[@NRvideos]

His transition from going ridiculously hard to just bursting into laughter kills me

[@MURDER.MYSTERIES]

GET WESTSIDE GUNN IN THIS

[@jdsmooth.2388]

Yes

[@kr924]

yoooooo im geeking at how much they love mf doom feel that vibe. lost it when he mentioned vaudeville villain

[@kalani.nielsen]

nobody talking bout how funny that commercial was tho

[@Mike-gd5mj]

carparkium leviosa bitch

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

I’m still confused as to what was being marketed lmfao a hoodie?

[@papi_dummy]

Bruh I fucking died

[@lukeborton2632]

"The Decemberists is a good band."

[@mac1815]

Yeah and how zack was on it

[@priortobeing444]

“Compete with the white like black quarterbacks” I’m punching someone’s grandma thanks to that line

[@bentley230]

BLACK QUARTERBACK IN ALL BLACK

[@michaelcsfzeezy2363]

“Das Racist, like a black quarterback”

[@xX300thSpartanXx]

bruh this episode is so fucking fire, i come back to it like every month legit cannot wait for his new album, gonna melt my brain

[@bendatron6089]

danny is that one uncle that you always like hanging out with and will go on for hours and hours but in the end you walk away learning a life lesson from it

[@tuxxito]

yo said “hyukhyukhyukhyuk hol up i got more bars”

[@alexleal6989]

You aint gotta do em w the goofy laugh 😂

[@tuxxito]

ou kenny beats liked it

[@PokeThatMoki]

I can't believe Danny Brown is 10 years older than Kenny Beats

[@InterestingILogic]

Noel Regaspi black don’t crack baybeeeeeee

[@JavierAlexis.]

I love this show man. So much inspiration and energy ⚡⚡

[@MichaelRyanH]

This is so fucking fire. Danny rapping in that voice and inflection and the beat. Genuinely amazing song in one take

[@madonna_rocket]

Danny then: I sell rock Danny now: I'm old

[@aaronmoraga721]

"we selling crack in these?"

[@MarcoPolo-kr3si]

Aaron Bradford “nah we mowin the lawn in these”

[@DatDaDatty]

the commercial caught me off guard but i liked it

[@absurdconception1155]

facts it was def dope though

[@shaggysbiggestfan6750]

the women in the back has me DYING

[@cp2polk]

Coming back to this. This episode is still one, if not the best, cave episode. Beat top 3, the start of the legendary commercial series, hella bars and great stories from Danny. Easily one of the episodes I default to when thinking of the cave.

[@jaredjohnson1027]

“I just rap on the weekends” 😂👌

[@cpretzel2558]

“The decemberists is a good band” “Thank you no one black ever says that”

[@wids]

That was my favorite line lol

[@bigrandy6127]

Shit had me dead

[@russellwoodstechno]

they wack tho

[@BIGICEBALLS]

2:44 almost forecasted his album with jpegmafia frrr

[@gordongillespie6637]

"it's a phone just for raps" had me dying

[@bronemusik]

"can we make real shit now?" danny: "cmonasodknufjdkfasjfknasfjhuningwhat time is it?"

[@joshjohnson4995]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@notgr8760]

i saw this right as it played in the video. Very accurate

[@bluezy1]

fr 💀💀💀

[@casualbanter6939]

14:16

[@enoffmusic2981]

Best comment

[@SHITtv2]

"ay bro stop playing the MF DOOM, you scaring all those kids bruh" hahaha All caps, MF DOOM May his Soul enjoy eternal Summer in peace

[@jonnil1997]

My ladies like the DOOM LMAO

[@JorgeSanchez-on2ry]

R.I.P. Doom the legend

[@courier.7269]

RIP THE VILLAIN

[@raccoonblenders1482]

@@JorgeSanchez-on2ry remember all caps when you spell the mans name

[@Djc00lness]

Wait this comment was a year ago, but he died less than a year ago. Howd you know

[@JohnMushitu]

2:45 he now scaring the h*es? 😭😂

[@pakt444]

Damm the way he turns on his character and slays in the booth is unrivaled Murdered that shit fr

[@TheMasterMindV]

Danny cleaned himself up, but those raps are still dirty

[@neonblackmarket]

Danny browns sick and tired of literally all of us. He’s snapping rn, This was fire.

[@steelokey]

THE CAVE will always be something I remember from the pandemic. Lol I started watching all these videos during that time.

[@Lxwski]

Danny is heavily underrated, I wish this was a full single release man. Also Kenny killing the beats as usual

[@katkat2655]

If the wiggles aren’t on this season I don’t want it

[@mikeyytu9283]

Kat Kat did u think that was funny bro

[@rayray__05]

Truth!

[@izingoncake1]

Nobody: Danny: EKEKEKEKEKE you know what I'm saying niggaaa

[@lilitachi8498]

This is my fav episode! Danny Brown has become my fav rapper, I remember I just started listening to him maybe a couple months and then he pops up on here!

[@BigFellazInc72]

Checkout Sada Baby episode

[@RG-FNR]

Why is she crouched down in the corner by the end of this? Hahaha. She's also the only one who can keep a straight face when hearing Danny's laugh. COME ON! That laugh is an instant antidepressant.

[@mansfaye1084]

she used to it lol

[@Taroketimestwo]

I died laughing when zackfox started stomping the dude out.

[@andrewd8697]

"30s and Up they like the Villain" then the way Danny looks at the camera😂

[@elicantlive]

bro i been listening to this for mad long. never gets old

[@samuelhill5022]

Danny Brown is an intelligent man. This is a fantastic channel! Keep up the great work!

[@LightninGamesOfficial]

Why Danny bring his probation officer with him to the studio

[@Viktortheslickster]

Wifey

[@Mic01851]

Idk

[@xquavius]

@Mohtasim Alam Because *Kenny is the police.*

[@dbsuper2928]

Kenny beats is the police

[@joshistyping]

@Mohtasim Alam That's what happens when you hang with Danny too long

[@sae4493]

Danny calmly murdered that verse and Officer Kenny was there to take him to the station afterwards.

[@user-yy8um2vc8e]

Perfect comment. 11/10

[@jarrongordon7034]

The beat was hella hard and suited danny

[@Mistamann2988]

I love how Danny’s old lady nodded at “my ladies like the doom”

[@user-yw4tf4ps3e]

seeee Danny is the advocate for artists who take their time. This is why I love him!!! sometimes i feel like fans forget that not all artists have ghostwriters

[@48shawty]

Danny attitude and energy is the needle in a haystack,, season2 legooo

[@TheWillis501]

I love that Kenny and Danny were taking about DOOM.

[@josephdavis2695]

I love that you capitalized his name proper. Thank you.

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

Indeed

[@ShapeyFiend]

Vaudeville Villains my favourite.

[@gyui1091]

ShapeyFiend take me to your leader

[@blizzrdy]

Born Like This is fantastic, hella underrated

[@sixcliff]

Best one, right here..!! Was NOT expectin that verse

[@disktrant]

Definitely my favorite beat on the cave so far. That was soooo fire.