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For The Love of Money Danny Swain – For The Love of Money

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Danny!’s first single since 2012’s “Payback” finds him rapping about the ills of the almighty dollar.

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Bad Religion Frank Ocean – Bad Religion

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Frank Ocean initiates a makeshift therapy session in the backseat of a cab on this sorrowful track.

The night channel ORANGE was released on iTunes, Frank premiered this song on Jimmy Fallon. The performance and song were so well-received that Frank Ocean became a household name virtually overnight.

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Frank suggests that going after a person that doesn’t feel the same way is similar to worshipping them, an all too familiar bad religion

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It’s all there: what he said in his open letter – the unrequited love he had for another man when he was 19. ‘One man cult’ is how he loves the man so much that he almost worships him. Frank came out as bi which is why ‘him’ is mentioned so much. For a less than 3 minute song, it’s really powerful, emotional and a great expression of one the world’s worst feelings: when you love/like someone but they don’t see you that way…Frank really is a beautiful soul💞

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Goodbye Love Danny Swain – Goodbye Love

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On this bonus track from the oft-delayed “Payback” album, Danny! gets the last laugh on a lost love.

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Danny Swain Danny Swain

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Daniel Swain, better known by his mononymous stage name Danny!, is an American recording artist and record producer from Columbia, South Carolina.

Danny! is a former student of the Savannah College of Art & Design; he often wears an oxford shirt and pinstriped necktie, and has gained notoriety for prank-calling celebrities. In 2012 Danny! rose to prominence shortly following the proclamation by The Roots drummer Questlove that there was strong interest from Jay-Z; he was subsequently signed as the flagship artist to Questlove’s re-launched Okayplayer Records after years of being loosely affiliated with the company. In support of the new venture Danny! made his television debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in September 2012, premiering his song “Evil” alongside The Roots.

Prior to this Danny! was most notable for his efficacious DIY approach to his music career, handling virtually every aspect all by himself—from music production to web design and even promotion—without the aid of a management team to varying degrees of acclaim. He would field praise for his self-released concept records Charm and And I Love H.E.R., the latter named by ABC News as one of the best 50 albums of 2008, before releasing the “anti-album” Where Is Danny? in early 2011. After signing to Okayplayer Records the following year Danny! completed his trilogy of conceptual albums with Payback, cited by Allmusic as one of the best hip-hop releases of 2012. In 2013 EBONY listed Danny! among other rising artists in their “Leaders of the New School” piece, predicting that Danny! would have a “breakout year”.

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Daniel Swain, better known by his mononymous stage name Danny!, is an American recording artist and record producer from Columbia, South Carolina.

Danny! is a former student of the Savannah College of Art & Design; he often wears an oxford shirt and pinstriped necktie, and has gained notoriety for prank-calling celebrities. In 2012 Danny! rose to prominence shortly following the proclamation by The Roots drummer Questlove that there was strong interest from Jay-Z; he was subsequently signed as the flagship artist to Questlove's re-launched Okayplayer Records after years of being loosely affiliated with the company. In support of the new venture Danny! made his television debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in September 2012, premiering his song "Evil" alongside The Roots.

Prior to this Danny! was most notable for his efficacious DIY approach to his music career, handling virtually every aspect all by himself—from music production to web design and even promotion—without the aid of a management team to varying degrees of acclaim. He would field praise for his self-released concept records Charm and And I Love H.E.R., the latter named by ABC News as one of the best 50 albums of 2008, before releasing the "anti-album" Where Is Danny? in early 2011. After signing to Okayplayer Records the following year Danny! completed his trilogy of conceptual albums with Payback, cited by Allmusic as one of the best hip-hop releases of 2012. In 2013 EBONY listed Danny! among other rising artists in their "Leaders of the New School" piece, predicting that Danny! would have a "breakout year".

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