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The introspective track asks "Who's keeping me from the top? It's Me.  What keeps me punching the clock? It's Me... In the end I have to face Me."

Ugly Heroes continue to connect with listeners through their self-titled debut album.  As they begin booking their fall and winter tour schedule, Apollo Brown and company wanted to drop one of their non-album bonus cuts on everyone.  Red Pill & Verbal Kent both deliver heart felt vocal performances, while Apollo Brown mixes things up for a minute giving us some double-time hi-hats to go with his snares.

Ugly Heroes - Me (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill)

Bonus material from the DICE GAME album sessions.

Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - Duckin' Strays (BONUS MATERIAL)

From the upcoming Mello Music Group - Mandala Vol. 2, Today’s Mathematics
Everywhere January 28, 2014

Following a triumphant 2013 for the Mello Music Group label, with full-length releases from Oddisee, Quelle Chris, Ugly Heroes, 14KT and Gensu Dean & Planet Asia to name a few, Mandala Vol. 2, Today’s Mathematics celebrates the breadth of talent on deck over sixteen carefully-selected new tracks. Showcasing the depth of lyricists and producers that the MMG squad has to offer, the LP delivers everything from brag rap workouts, electro funk excursions, tales of relationships turned sour and late night kush soundtracks. 

Audible Doctor contributes three cuts - “No Design To This” features former Onyx MC Fredro Starr, and bodes well for their forthcoming album project, while “Space Age Love” is a rolling instrumental groove built upon layered vocal snippets and horn hits, while “The Last Real One” combines the minds of veteran PRT rapper Wise Intelligent with young gun Has-Lo. 

Gensu Dean provides the backing for Yarbrough’s verbal assault on “Stand Hard In A Circle Of Thieves,” unleashes menacing keys for “Advanced Degrees” (featuring Howard Lloyd on vocal duties) and brings that 12-bit grit for Blacastan to let loose with for the punishing “Stardust.” Apollo Brown teams up with Murs for the engaging narrative of “The Pain Is Gone,” before lacing the Ugly Heroes with a melancholy backdrop for “Pay Attention.”

The Heroes also contribute “Low Serotonin” over a blistering Oddisee beat, while third of the trio Verbal Kent reunites with Kaz 1 for “Beast Mode,” which also boasts some heavy scratch-hook work from the legendary DJ Eclipse. Def Dee laces Jamall Bufford’s “Keep It On The Hush” with an early 90’s N-Tyce vocal grab for the hook, and duets with yU on the breezy “Listen To Me.” 14KT’s sole contribution is the powerful “Up” with songstress Muhsinah, while Duke Westlake recruits former Little Brother MC Rapper Big Pooh and Stik Figa from Kansas for the head-nodding “Juk.”
 
Rounding off proceedings, Oddisee provides the masterfully-constructed “Le Boulevard Montmartre” instrumental, sporting crunchy snares and filtered bass in a manner that would make Pete Rock proud, while Georgia Anne Muldrow‘s “Mantra (Tut’s Revenge)” recalls the sound of early LA electro greats such as The Egyptian Lover and the Arabian Prince with a dusted, addictive groove.

Acting as both an ideal introduction to the Mello Music Group roster for newer listeners and a celebration of the strength of the label for existing fans, Mandala Vol. 2, Today’s Mathematics is an essential experience for anyone with an ear for soulful music that isn’t afraid to stay down to earth while shooting for the stars.

Pay Attention (feat. Ugly Heroes) [prod. Apollo Brown]

from the Apollo Brown produced EP "Abrasions: Stitched Up" featuring Planet Asia.  2014.

Planet Asia - Reflections (Apollo Brown Remix)

From the upcoming Apollo Brown album "Thirty Eight."  Available Digitally, on CD w/ Bonus 5" Vinyl, and on 180 Gram Vinyl w/ Bonus 45 this MAY 6TH on Mello Music Group.

Apollo Brown - The Answer

http://www.vibe.com/article/premiere-apollo-brown-ras-kass
produced by Apollo Brown vocals by Ras Kass
featuring Pharaohe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience
cuts by inDJnous
mastered by Eric Morgeson @ Studio A
mixed by Magnetic @ The Disc

from Apollo Brown & Ras Kass "Blasphemy" Oct. 28th https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blasphemy/id909822088
Limited Edition Splatter 2xLP
http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/pre-order/products/apollo-brown-ras-kass-blasphemy-ltd-splatter
Mello Music Group, 2014.

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - H20 (feat. Pharoahe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience)

From the album "Blasphemy" - out now on Mello Music Group!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blasphemy/id909822088

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - "How To Kill God"

From the upcoming project "Words Paint Pictures" (prod. Apollo Brown) out 3/24 on Mello Music Group https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/words-paint-pictures/id959134547


Rapper Big Pooh - "Stop (feat. Steve Roxx / prod. Apollo Brown)"

from Rapper Big Pooh's Mello Music Group debut album "Words Paint Pictures" out now everywhere (CD, Digital, Vinyl).

produced by Apollo Brown
photography by Jeremy Deputat

Rapper Big Pooh - Promise Land (prod. Apollo Brown)

from the Apollo Brown album "Grandeur" http://geni.us/32Ft

No one knows the rugged soul of Detroit hiphop like Apollo Brown. He's embraced the gospel of the drums and has brought on the chorus of legendary New York rap group M.O.P. to help ignite the same passions in us. 

From Apollo Brown's upcoming album, the first single "Detonate" displays the grandiose grit of high octane boom bap meets action flick energy. From Detroit to New York, not all that glitters is gold. Grandeur is coming 9.25.15. 

Apollo Brown - Detonate (feat. M.O.P.)

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D.I.T.C. • 16 & OUT • FEAT A.G. (PRODUCED BY LORD FINESSE)

D.I.T.C. • Get With The Program • FEAT O.C. (PROD. BY DUCK DODGER)

from the Apollo Brown album "Grandeur"
http://geni.us/32Ft

produced by Apollo Brown
vocals by Oddisee

Mello Music Group, 2015

Apollo Brown - What You Were Lookin' For (feat. Oddisee)

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D.I.T.C. • CAVIAR DREAMS • FEAT O.C. (PROD. BY MOTIF ALUMNI)

From the album "Dice Game"

About the album:
Someone once said that life's a gamble. Kinda like shootin dice in an alley. The risk is high but the gain is higher, and when it's all said and done, you hold your breath and collect your dues. W ith lyrics that grip like a handful of ones, and beats that hit like ivory on cement, this album is just that, a Dice Game.

Buy on iTunes

Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - I Can Do No Wrong

from the album "Brown Study"

About the album:
Atlanta Flavor Over Detroit Drums - Brown Study is a Complex Mix of Poetry & Pride. Brown Study is a rare vintage of Hiphop that chronicles Atlanta emcee Boog Brown's walk through life. Behind the boards is Detroit producer Apollo Brown (The Reset) crafting head nodding beats reminiscent of Pete Rock in his prime. Boog drops universal jewels throughout her heavily textured rap poetry. Brown Study is the soundtrack for anyone living the beautiful struggle.

Boog Brown & Apollo Brown - Master Plan

from the album "Daily Bread"

About the album:
Back with that grit, tell the soundman to turn this shit up. New York emcee Hassaan Mackey (Rawkus 50) slangs words and onomatopoeia, rhymes like he wants to, and backs the whole room into a corner with a raw vision of the streets that pierces ordinary experience and gets at life's marrow. Meanwhile Detroit producer Apollo Brown (The Reset, Brown Study, Gas Mask, Clouds) lays the sonic foundation with hard drums and big bass, while the crackle of vinyl hums. Gritty and soaked in soul, Daily Bread brings to mind an old photograph as it bangs out the system. Each track is heavy with a sense of atonement, haunted by experience, and energized by a cathartic sense of hope. Give us our Daily Bread and forgive us our trespasses.

Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Something

From the album "Lo-Fi Fingahz"

About the album:
Often referred to as The Grand Imperial, Gensu Dean may be Hip Hop's best kept secret. Dean utilizes a vintage SP1200 and a 7000+ piece vinyl collection to seamlessly chop beats and produce rugged tracks. Gensu Dean has produced for the likes of Royal Flush, David Banner, Ol Dirty Bastard (Wu-Tang), and Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) just to name a few. His trademark sound has lead to cosigns from music industry giants such as Dj Premier, RUN of RUN DMC, and DJ Spinna. Dean's debut solo album features legendary artists Large Professor, Prince Po (of Organized Konfusion), Count Bass D, David Banner, Brand Nubian, and Roc Marciano.

Gensu Dean - Forever (feat. Large Professor)

from the album "Trophies"

About the album: 
"Trophies" is 16 tracks of mass appeal set in motion by two different eras of hip hop's elite. Detroit producer Apollo Brown lays the foundation, and the legendary OC constructs the vocals. Arguably, their best album respectively, "Trophies" is straight to the point hip hop; no frills, no preservatives, not even a single feature. Just OC at his finest and Apollo once again commanding no disappointments.

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?

Listen to the album. Enjoy the music.
Consider the real Trophies.

"I just heard OC & Apollo Brown's new LP and it's dope original shit - that hiphop for the people!" - DJ Premier

"This is exactly what I want... good beats... good rhymes... and a real niggaz perspective." - Dame Dash

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