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Apollo Brown
6 November, 2012 9:43 am

In a city in depression, rife with corruption and crime, many people have found an outlet in music. Amidst a scene that has played a pivotal role in modern hip-hop and electronic music, Guilty Simpson and Apollo Brown emerge, together, as the next up to bat. Dice Game, the collaborative album from the two, is [cont.]

26 October, 2012 12:41 am

Two Detroit titans, Guilty Simpson and Apollo Brown, are joining forces for a collaborative album on Mello Music Group. The album is Dice Game and today we’re happy to share with you the first track, “Truth Be Told”. Unlike lightweight rappers “scared to face the reality of truth,” Guilty Simpson isn’t one to tiptoe around [cont.]

23 October, 2012 2:57 pm

Waaaaaaake up! It’s 2012 and 7evenThirty is bringing all kinds of hell. After tearing up Atlanta at the A3C showcase, then swinging thru Jackson, Mississippi for a little celebratory event, 7evenThirty brings labelmate Apollo Brown to the table for a fresh mix of Twenty Twelve. Apollo does nothing short of drop the hammer on this [cont.]

13 September, 2012 12:34 am

Mello Music Group is ecstatic to announce Dice Game, a 16 track collaborative album between Detroit’s Guilty Simpson & Apollo Brown. The former’s work with Madlib and Dilla already establish him as one of the current greats on the mic and the latter’s heralded music with OC and his own group, The Left, hint towards [cont.]

12 September, 2012 6:41 pm

The Black Opera have quickly proven to be beacons of light in the game, emerging at a time when the landscape is fragmented. Their EnterMission. project presented them as faceless champions for change and forward-motion. Now partnering with Mello Music Group, they are releasing the physical manifestation of EnterMission. on CD this week. They’ve enlists [cont.]

24 July, 2012 3:36 pm

The cold and calculated MC, Has-Lo, has quietly smoldered on his acclaimed debut, In Case I Don’t Make It. Teetering between street and backpack, Has-Lo raps with an analytical mind and a streetwise tongue. Earlier today, Has-Lo debuted two songs at Passion of the Weiss and released his first vinyl 45. “Stained Glass” finds Has [cont.]

15 July, 2012 3:45 pm

After hip-hop’s golden era of the 90′s ended, a lot of rappers found themselves trying to adapt to new standards set by commercially-relevant-yet-street-saavy acts like the Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, and Snoop Dogg. Soon, every New York emcee was trying to carve out the next “Hypnotize”, resulting in a lot of our favorite emcees releasing [cont.]

1 June, 2012 6:58 am

Apollo Brown and OC caught lightning with Trophies. The album gave the world an OC who had not lost a step and a modern producer who was earning a place in the continuum of classic hip-hop. In celebration of this success, Mello Music Group leaks “The Biggest Loser,” a bonus cut not on the album. [cont.]

25 April, 2012 6:07 pm

Fast rising production star Apollo Brown and the legendary OC debuted their new album “Trophies” a week early today on itunes (the official wide release is May 1st). The project is one of the most anticipated of the year and has garnered high praise from DJ Premier all the way to Dame Dash. The record [cont.]

25 March, 2012 10:58 am

The first single off of Wordsworth’s sophomore album The Photo Album, which will be released June 12th

14 March, 2012 2:21 pm

It’s SXSW season and Mello Music Group’s Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Gensu Dean, and yU have teamed up with Muve Music, CricketNation and 2DB to launch their latest exclusive compilation. The new Mello Muve Compilation features exclusive new songs, commentary and classic tracks. Mello Muve Compilation (Exclusive) by Mello Music Group

9 March, 2012 2:58 pm

Updated with tagless version. Apollo Brown & OC debuted the first track from their upcoming album “Trophies” on DJ Premier’s Live From HeadQCourterz this Saturday on Sirius. We have a radio rip for everybody to hold them over. Official album release is May 1st.

6 January, 2012 8:00 pm

Apollo Brown announced that he has completed his full length collaborative album with legendary New York emcee OC (Word…Life, Jewelz). The album, titled Trophies, will be out March 27th on Mello Music Group. Apollo Brown has been locked away the last 6 months working on an amazing emcee/producer collaboration with the legendary OC. After trips [cont.]

26 September, 2011 2:44 pm

A few Great Lakes didn’t stop Low Budget Collective affiliate Hassaan Mackey and Mello Music Group’s Apollo Brown from connecting to bake Daily Bread. The New York MC and Michigan bred producer offered fifteen strong, emotion evoking tracks this summer; give or take a few interludes. Their integration is seamless – Brown provides a musical [cont.]

13 July, 2011 7:50 pm

Today Mello Music Group presents The Official Daily Bread Mixtape, mixed by DJ House Shoes , starring Rochester NY emcee Hassaan Mackey and Detroit producer Apollo Brown . The 45 minute original mix is the jump off for Apollo Brown and Low Budget mic smasher Hassaan Mackey’s new album Daily Bread. The House Shoes mixtape [cont.]

30 June, 2011 5:15 am

Apollo Brown’s “Clouds” has been one of the most talked about instrumental projects of the year. So, just before Apollo releases his new project with Hassaan Mackey (Daily Bread), he has decided to release a short animated feature to play as a companion to the “Clouds” track “Tao Te Ching”. “A Solitary Crane In Winter [cont.]

7 April, 2011 6:11 am

Last week you heard Has-Lo & Apollo Brown join forces on Heirlooms, but this week it’s Oddisee & Apollo Brown on The Times. Oddisee, who is half Sudanese, doesn’t normally bring his politics to the table, but in this rare moment Oddisee offers an entire song devoted to the turbulent changes occurring in Northern Africa, [cont.]

31 March, 2011 1:39 am

Check out the video for the song “Time Passed Autumn” from Detroit producer, Apollo Brown, taken from his recently released album “Clouds” via Mello Music Group. The video is directed by Apollo Brown himself and gives fans some insight into his environment, his various influences, and recoding studio. Not bad for his first time using [cont.]

9 March, 2011 9:27 am

Apollo Brown‘s album Clouds is in stores now.

8 March, 2011 12:37 pm

Apollo Brown’s critically acclaimed album Clouds is in stores now. Today, enjoy the free mp3 download for the song “Shadows of Grief”, another stand out track from the album Clouds. In other news, be on the lookout for Clouds vinyl hitting stores soon.

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