Apollo Brown

Mello Music Group has finally delivered their label compilation, Persona. But the esteemed label warns against prejudging the record based on that qualifier: "These aren’t spare tracks," the album's description on Bandcamp reads. "They’re potent messages and poisonous darts." Sporting ...

Big Pooh is probably best known for his work as one third of the North Carolina trio Little Brother, alongside 9th Wonder and Phonte, whose outstanding underground collective was responsible for four albums throughout the 2000s. But the MC has been going it alone since 2010's Leftback, the emphatically final LP from LB that came out on Justus Records that April, and his relatively new deal with Me

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass are back with their latest track off of their upcoming Blasphemy album, "Giraffe Pussy." The duo enlist the help of Detroit native Royce da 5'9" and Cali natives Xzibit and Bishop Lamont on the bumping Apollo Brown produced track. Royce sets t...

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass have released the visual for “Humble Pi”, the next single off of their collaborative project entitled Blasphemy. Apollo, who is a Detroit native, delivers a classic boom-bap style beat reminiscent of another Detroit producer, J Dilla. The production...

Detroit-based producer, and purveyor of boom bap, Apollo Brown is teaming up with West Coast MC, Rass Kass, for a collaborative project entitled, Blasphemy. Slated for an Oct. 28 release date,  the album will consist of smooth production from one of the top underground producers in the game and amazing wordplay from the Soul On Ice MC. Check the trackli ...

Roc Marciano isn't a slouch behind the mic. To prove that once again, Roc releases this gem called "Shotguns In Hell," which is a rework of Apollo Brown's instrumental off Thirty Eight. Hit the play button above.

Producer Apollo Brown is having a prolific year. Having already dropped his remix EP with Planet Asia, Abrasions: Stitched Up, in January, Brown dropped his solo album, Thirty Eight, last week on his Mello Music Group label, home to Oddisee, Rapper Big Pooh and Gensu Dean, among others. Comprise...

This week finds one of R&B's most successful singers dropping his anticipated album, while one of XXL's Freshmen Class of 2012 alums puts out a new EP. New albums in stores this week include The-Dream's IV Play, which sports features from the likes of Jay-Z, Pusha T, 2 Chainz and Big Sean. At the ...

The Brown Tape is the alternate version of Ghostface Killah’s new album 12 Reasons To Die, produced by Apollo Brown. It was originally released on cassette only on Record Store Day. But due to the incredible and immense request from fans, the alternate album is now avaible in all formats. Big day for Ghostfa...

Just a few days after releasing his Adrian Younge collaboration, Twelve Reasons to Die, Ghost comes right back at us with "Murder Spree," a groovy and soulful cut that will be featured on an alternate version of the album which will highlight all of the original tracks over exclusive productions from Apollo Brown. The...

Ghostface Killah drops the video to "Rise of the Black Suits" off the Apollo Brown version of his Twelve Reasons To Die album. This version is called Twelve Reasons To Die The Brown Tape, which will be released as a limited edition cassette. These tapes will b...