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Ugly Heroes – “Hero’s Theme”
Like “Graves” before it, “Hero’s Theme” stems from the self-titled debut of hip-hop trio Ugly Heroes. And with the album out today, they’re sharing this stirring standout track as a free download for folks looking to get properly introduced to…
Ugly Heroes – “Graves”
The Ugly Heroes are rappers Verbal Kent and Red Pill and producer Apollo Brown. And on May 28, they’ll release their self-titled debut as a group. Our first sampling of the album is “Graves”, a heavy anthem for the blue-collar…
Stream Ghostface Killah & Apollo Brown’s ‘Twelve Reasons To Die: The Brown Tape’ In Its Entirety
While Adrian Younge and Ghostface Killah seemed to have killed it with their original version of Twelve Reasons To Die, there was an alternative version mixed by producer Apollo Brown. The result was The Brown Tape, which was supposed to…
Ghostface Killah – “Rise of the Black Suits” P. Apollo Brown [Video]
Adrian Younge is producing Ghostface Killah’s new Twelve Reasons To Die album, but Apollo Brown is also part of the project. He actually provides beats for his own official version of the album, which is called The Brown Tape. Only…
Preview Apollo Brown Version of Ghostface Killah’s ‘Twelve Reasons To Die’
The folks behind the release of Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge‘s new album, Twelve Reasons to Die, are going all out. And by all out, I mean that when you buy it on CD or vinyl, you get a cassette…
DJ Premier’s 20 Favorite Albums of 2012
And here I thought these year-end lists were done! Well, hey, it’s OK to break the rules considering this one comes from none other than DJ Premier. His fan site has provided a rundown of Premo’s 20 favorite albums of…
Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson – “Parkour”
To celebrate the limited vinyl release of their great collaborative album, Dice Game, Apollo Brown and Guilty Simpson are sharing a free download of heavy bonus track “Parkour”. For nearly two and a half minutes, Simpson unloads a flurry of…
Win Oddisee, OC & Apollo Brown, Substantial and the Black Opera Albums on Vinyl
We have teamed up with our friends over at Mello Music Group to give one lucky reader a bundle of vinyl featuring some of the label’s finest releases this past year. These include Oddisee’s People See What They Hear, the Black…
Guilty Simpson & Apollo Brown – Dice Game
Guilty Simpson & Apollo Brown - Dice Game Mello Music Group: 2012 For those of us outside of Detroit, the first time we heard Guilty Simpson rap was on Champion Sound’s “Strapped”. He led the song off sounding like a bear…
Guilty Simpson & Apollo Brown – “Truth Be Told”
Two of Detroit’s finest, Guilty Simpson and Apollo Brown, will release their joint album, Dice Game, in early November. And to get us properly acquainted with the project, they just dropped lead single “Truth Be Told”. It’s a mature track that…
