Old includes production from American, British and Canadian record producers such as A-Trak, BadBadNotGood, Frank Dukes, Oh No, Paul White, Rustie and Skywlkr, among others.

The album also features guest appearances from fellow artists such as Freddie Gibbs, ASAP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Scrufizzer, Charli XCX and Purity Ring.

The album received widespread acclaim from critics, and debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies in the first week.

But it really [refers to] when I'm experimenting, making songs with Darq E Freaker and stuff, and then when I go back to my 'hood, I have my people who be like, 'Where that 'Old' Danny Brown shit at?

"[9]In late August, Brown appeared on Sway Calloway's radio show Sway in the Morning, while there and he continued to elaborate on the album's title, stating the title is not really about his age, although he feels he is older than most rappers, he said it's about returning to the original style of the music he once did: "not saying that I have moved away from that style of music, which is sample-based, J Dilla-esque, psychedelic hip hop, Wu-Tang influence.

[6] On May 3, 2013, Brown added Freddie Gibbs, Mr. MFN eXquire, Scrufizzer and Charli XCX, to the list of guest appearances on the album.

[13] He also revealed the production was handled by Paul White, Oh No, Rustie, Skywlkr, A-Trak, Darq E Freaker and Frank Dukes.

"The first time I listened to it I had a lot of complaints, but I knew that it was the project that I wanted to release, just feeling-wise, not listening-wise.

The song was produced by Paul White, with Brown declaring "The beat sounds like a fucking haunted house.

[23] On March 1, 2013, Brown and Fool's Gold label-mate Baauer, announced their upcoming Worst of Both Worlds Tour.

The brief trek, which only hit the West Coast, made stops in Austin, Texas, Tucson, Arizona and San Francisco, California.

For his first-ever headlining tour, Brown began at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 15, with a pair of shows.

[26] On March 18, 2013, Brown revealed in a Twitter post that Old would be released around the same time XXX came out, which was in mid August.

[28][29] In June 2013, Brown wrapped up his Old & Reckless European concert tour and also launched his new website at the same time.

To celebrate, he released a stream of the Skywlkr-produced "Kush Coma", featuring Zelooperz (of Brown's Bruiser Brigade) and ASAP Rocky.

Subsequently, Fool's Gold founder A-Trak, announced that Old is indeed in the label pipeline, with a music video on the way.

[39] Later that day, Brown released a trailer for Old, which features the aforementioned song and revealed that the album would be available for streaming via Spotify on September 30, and available for purchase in stores and online on October 8, 2013.

[41] On July 30, 2013, English disc jockey and record producer Mark Ronson, premiered a song by Danny Brown titled "Dip", during his live set at Boiler Room.

The song had previously been performed by Brown at live events, however Ronson received the studio version of the track.

The song, produced by Bruiser Brigade's Skywlkr, samples Freak Nasty's 1996 single "Da' Dip".

[44] On October 23, 2013, "Dip" was serviced to mainstream urban radio in the United States as the album's first official single.

Acutely aware of expectations and potential criticism, Danny doubled down on what makes him great instead of selling out.

"[61] Dan Jackson of XXL said, "In a year that's seen aging rappers in both the mainstream (Jay Z, Kanye West) and underground (J-Zone, Ka) confront the concept of their own mortality with varying degrees of honesty and depth, Old might be the most impressive yet.

Brown displays real bravery in his willingness to merge the sacred with the profane, the independent with the arena-ready, the old with the new.

"[58] John Twells of Fact said, "With Old, Brown has bettered XXX by putting in the same kind of hard graft that has given him the edge on his endless run of tours.

He might be getting older, but Danny Brown is bucking the rap trend and aging gracefully, and he's putting way too many freshmen to shame in the process.

[53] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "The album's title -- which flows perfectly after his 2012 single "Grown Up"—is referenced on the Charli XCX track when "Float On" finds Brown wondering how hip-hop will see his work once he's old, but with other lines like "Music in my heart, but my thoughts wouldn't listen" and "I'm tormented with the things I've seen with these eyes," he need not fret.

[51] Mike Powell of Rolling Stone said, "His third LP is less focused than 2011's XXX but has a wider range of moods: For every Friday binge ("Dip"), there's a bleak Saturday morning ("Lonely"); for every boast about anonymous sex, there's a reflection on a childhood numbed by violence ("Torture").

The production is vivid, trippy and abrasive, bleeding the line between hip-hop and EDM – a sound as compellingly haywire as Brown is an MC.

"[63] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX said, "Simultaneously targeting fanatics who believe Danny Brown can do no wrong and traditionalist skeptics who show up for highlights like the Oh No produced "Red 2 Go," Old requires the patience and empathy one would lend to a friend suffering from a bipolar disorder.