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Raekwon – “The Heater” F. Kaimbr & Hassaan Mackey

Is it hot in here? Or is it just me? Of course it’s me. But, this new Raekwon track turns up the thermostat, makes the wallpaper peel and it’s featuring a couple of flame emcees. Raekwon might not be your…

Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – “Elephants” (Oddisee Remix)

This track is what I’d like to call a Dumbo Drop. This track should be the elephant in your room. “Elephants” has big ears and will fly away. Daily Bread, Hassaan Mackey and Apollo Brown‘s fantastic album is something you should…

M.Will The Shogun – Northern Lights [Album]

I owe this kid big time! After meeting M.Will back at the BK Hip-Hop Festival a few weeks ago, I have been meaning to write about his latest project, Northern Lights. After learning he is the son of the legendary…

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Apollo Brown & Hassaan Mackey – Daily Bread

Apollo Brown & Hassaan Mackey – Daily Bread Mello Music Group: 2011

Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – “Tell Me”

Esta musica esta en fuego. Translation: listen to Hassaan Mackey and Apollo Brown‘s “Tell Me”. This song is not only awesome it’s Super Fly. Can you dig it? (Curtis Mayfield? One of the best soundtracks ever?) Well, anyway, Apollo Brown lays it…

Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – “Volume”

Percy Sledge, other than having a badass name, might not ring a bell unless you’re into mid-’90s movie montages or wedding receptions. His bittersweet symphonic (so sorry, so sorry for that) song “When a Man Loves a Woman” reeks soul…

House Shoes – The Official Daily Bread Mixtape

With three weeks until the release of Apollo Brown and Hassaan Mackey’s Daily Bread LP, the good folks at Mello Music Group have dropped off this gem to pacify us until Aug. 9. The Official Daily Bread Mixtape, mixed by Detroit’s…

Album Review: The Left – Gas Mask

The Left – Gas Mask Mello Music Group: 2010

DJ K.O. – Living Out A State of Mind Vol. 10

DJ K.O. & the Elementality family are back at it again with the 10th installment in his year long EP series, Living Out A State of Mind. LOASOM Vol. 10 finds K.O. digging into the archives to find some old…

I grew up on the Seals & Crofts version of “Summer Breeze”: An Interview With Apollo Brown

I became familiar with Detroit producer Apollo Brown through his work on Finale’s incredible A Pipe Dream & A Promise, which is one of the best rap records of the past few years. But Brown had been putting in work…