Michigan producer Apollo Brown is putting out a new album called Grandeur on September 25 through Mello Music Group. Your Old Droog is one of the many names in the project's all-star cast of MCs and we're happy to premiere his contribution above. Enjoy!
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Apollo Brown - Thirty Eight
New TracksCommentMello Music Group's Apollo Brown has just dropped a hefty instrumental album that lifts a great deal of it's samples from the sounds of the 70s. Funk, Blaxploitation film soundtracks, and obscure soul gems are littered throughout this thing. A great deal of the project seems pretty laid-back, and there's a prominent vinyl crackle coasting through a lot of these songs as well.
Grab Thirty Eight on Bandcamp, stream it via the widget above.
Apollo Brown & O.C.- Trophies
New TracksCommentDetroit producer Apollo Brown and veteran New York MC O.C. have teamed up for a new collaborative album titled Trophies. The pair included this statement on the Bandcamp page for the album:
Today's society is fascinated with "Trophies." Not just a shiny cup or figurine atop a wooden platform, but the superficial earnings as a result of one's recognition. Prestigious awards, fancy cars, nice jewelry, and beautiful women, are all coveted "Trophies" of the present day. They seem to be the preferred end result of our hard work. Everyone NEEDS to be recognized for whatever their achievement may be, in order to feel that he/she made a mark in this world. And in order for our recognition to be proper, we NEED an award, or a material object to help reassure us that we did something. But why?
This theme is reflected by a series of socially conscious verses spat by O.C., which work nicely with solid production from Apollo Brown. The producer offers a take on the classic "boom-bap" sound that reminds me why the sound got popular in the first place. His range of samples make for beats that vary from the soulful "The Pursuit" and "Anotha One" to the sinister "Disclaimer" and "People's Champ."
Above, stream the album in full via the Mello Music Group Bandcamp.
Apollo Brown- "The Times" feat. Oddisee
New TracksCommentMP3 (page link)
New track from beatmaster Apollo Brown, featuring Oddisee on the mic. Brown's Clouds came out at the start of March. If you're down with instrumental hip hop, it's a vacation worth taking.
"The Times" is one of the few tracks that breaks the instrumental mold. The lyrics are devoted to much of the political turmoil going on in Northern Africa recently--with special attention on Sudan.
Look for Clouds on Mello Music Group.
