Apollo Brown is different than most producers. He grew up on the Seals & Cr… Read Full Bio ↴Apollo Brown is different than most producers. He grew up on the Seals & Crofts—not The Isley Brothers—version of Summer Breeze. Born into a bi-racial family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his early influences skewed more toward the music of Journey and the Carpenters than the urban genres his peers often cite as inspiration. This is not to say that once hip-hop came into play, Apollo wasn’t all in. Just as easily as he can praise the virtues of yacht rock, the 29-year-old beatsmith can name personal heroes—Gang Starr, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Nas, and Black Moon—from the early 90s period in which, for him, beats and rhymes became life.
Apollo began making his own music in 1996 using now-archaic Voyetra audio software, then upgraded to Cool Edit 2000 in becoming a self-described bedroom beat-maker for roughly the next eight years. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in business administration, he moved to the west side of Detroit and immersed himself in the local hip-hop community, forming the Black Day in July production crew with high school classmate and Wu-Tang affiliate Bronze Nazareth. When the pair branched off into individual work, Apollo relocated to the east side of the Motor City and continued to build before becoming disenchanted with music and stepping away from production for two years.
It was the mid-2000s, and the upstart producer saw no future for his work—work he had dedicated his life to—in an industry where radio was setting a formulaic pattern for mainstream music. But he eventually began to miss the creativity in his craft and began producing once again, releasing the instrumental albums Skilled Trade (2007) and Make Do (2009). Apollo was soon in high demand, collaborating with Detroiters Finale, MaGestiK LeGenD, Danny Brown, Paradime, and Kam Moye aka Supastition. He went on in 2009 to win the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and competed in the national finals. Apollo then signed as a producer with the Mello Music Group in December of 2009, having left Michigan in late 2007 to take a position as a property inspector in Cleveland, Ohio. A week after signing, he was laid off from his job.
“Beautiful,” was Apollo’s reaction, as he viewed the layoff as a blessing and prepared for what he terms his “one-year plan.” Starting things off will be The Reset, a series of reworked tracks in true remix tradition, with new music and arrangements for verses by Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother, Black Milk, MED, Grap Luva, labelmates Kenn Starr, Oddisee, and Diamond District, along with a host of others.
Next up was Brown Study with Boog Brown which features Miz Korona, Invincible, Kam Moye, and Kenn Starr. When the long-awaited Gas Mask LP by The Left with DJ Soko and MC Journalist 103 took the stage in late October 2010 Apollo cemented his place as one of the games best new producers.
Then early in 2011 Apollo released his first Mello Music Group instrumental album, Clouds, and dominated best of lists at the end of the year. 2011 also saw the release of the album Daily Bread, with Rochester, New York MC Hassaan Mackey.
After taking just under a year off to create a new masterpiece, Apollo released his biggest album to date with the legendary O.C. of D.I.T.C. entitled Trophies. The internet again became abuzz with talk of album of the year. Never one to rest on his laurels, Apollo spent the next 7 months both campaigning for "Trophies" and putting together another album, Dice Game, with Motor City compatriot Guilty Simpson. The result of his intense immersion in his work was yet another year with two albums ("Dice Game" and "Trophies") ending up on people's Best of 2012 lists.
Apollo’s credo is simple: “Everything I make, I try to make it my favorite album of all time.”
Apollo began making his own music in 1996 using now-archaic Voyetra audio software, then upgraded to Cool Edit 2000 in becoming a self-described bedroom beat-maker for roughly the next eight years. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in business administration, he moved to the west side of Detroit and immersed himself in the local hip-hop community, forming the Black Day in July production crew with high school classmate and Wu-Tang affiliate Bronze Nazareth. When the pair branched off into individual work, Apollo relocated to the east side of the Motor City and continued to build before becoming disenchanted with music and stepping away from production for two years.
It was the mid-2000s, and the upstart producer saw no future for his work—work he had dedicated his life to—in an industry where radio was setting a formulaic pattern for mainstream music. But he eventually began to miss the creativity in his craft and began producing once again, releasing the instrumental albums Skilled Trade (2007) and Make Do (2009). Apollo was soon in high demand, collaborating with Detroiters Finale, MaGestiK LeGenD, Danny Brown, Paradime, and Kam Moye aka Supastition. He went on in 2009 to win the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and competed in the national finals. Apollo then signed as a producer with the Mello Music Group in December of 2009, having left Michigan in late 2007 to take a position as a property inspector in Cleveland, Ohio. A week after signing, he was laid off from his job.
“Beautiful,” was Apollo’s reaction, as he viewed the layoff as a blessing and prepared for what he terms his “one-year plan.” Starting things off will be The Reset, a series of reworked tracks in true remix tradition, with new music and arrangements for verses by Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother, Black Milk, MED, Grap Luva, labelmates Kenn Starr, Oddisee, and Diamond District, along with a host of others.
Next up was Brown Study with Boog Brown which features Miz Korona, Invincible, Kam Moye, and Kenn Starr. When the long-awaited Gas Mask LP by The Left with DJ Soko and MC Journalist 103 took the stage in late October 2010 Apollo cemented his place as one of the games best new producers.
Then early in 2011 Apollo released his first Mello Music Group instrumental album, Clouds, and dominated best of lists at the end of the year. 2011 also saw the release of the album Daily Bread, with Rochester, New York MC Hassaan Mackey.
After taking just under a year off to create a new masterpiece, Apollo released his biggest album to date with the legendary O.C. of D.I.T.C. entitled Trophies. The internet again became abuzz with talk of album of the year. Never one to rest on his laurels, Apollo spent the next 7 months both campaigning for "Trophies" and putting together another album, Dice Game, with Motor City compatriot Guilty Simpson. The result of his intense immersion in his work was yet another year with two albums ("Dice Game" and "Trophies") ending up on people's Best of 2012 lists.
Apollo’s credo is simple: “Everything I make, I try to make it my favorite album of all time.”
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Apollo Brown Lyrics
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A Couple Dollars We just wanted to live They told us that countin' up…
Animal Sacrifice "Misused, abused, down harder than blues" Yeah, yeah Let me…
Balance Tell me down in New Orleans Whiskey's streamin' just like w…
Black Pearls Boom, boom, boom, boom I'm gonna shoot you right down Righ…
Bon Voyage "So many homies in the cemetery" "Rest in peace" Celebrate…
Care Packages Din numbers that replaced all the lit summers Wings on the…
Choices Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas Let your heart be li…
Deliver Us from Evil Just look at us Everything is backwards everything is Upside…
Dirt on the Ground If I′ll give you my heart, please don't tear apart If…
Francine Yo Apollo, what's up my nigga? This Razzy You remember that…
Heart of Glass Baby if you've got to go away Don't think I can…
Heirloom I wear my sunglasses at night So I can, so I…
How to Kill God And with the help, the help of almighty God I know…
Humble Pi Reinvent What's the mathematic pi? (Ch-ch, ah ah) What's hum…
Innocent Ambition He told me I can have it all Well not direct,…
Jordans & a Gold Chain Giving a fuck I thought Jordan's and a gold chain was…
Know The Time And I know what time it is And I know what…
Learn the Meaning Sweet love that you bring me But do not darnkess just…
Next Caller Jesus is the way to passion Fuck what you talkin' 'bout And…
Nodding Off And life is all about a bluff It's almost like playing…
Odds Ain't Fair "And I can't help myself Just can't help myself oooh And I…
On the Stretch & Bob Show They looking for me to carry the baton, like carrying…
One in the Same My pops said timing is money ain't it? I prayed…
Over Do It Yeah you know what’s up Apollo Brown, Bronze man, Boldy bloc…
Payout It's like I am being pulled down Funny how I keep…
Please Don't Let Me Nobody's perfect (Please don't let me) Die before repenting…
Pnt "The streets was my playground Tears, tears was my toy peopl…
Push We want to multiply, are you gonna do it? I know…
Roses Hold up wait up a minute first Of all, it is…
Seed of Memory Unknown Miscellaneous The Little Drummer Boy Come they told …
Shotguns in Hell Oh no, oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh…
Soapbox It's hard Easy? Is not an option It's hard living Life is ha…
Spoils to the Victor So you pick out your lane And turn Kramer with the…
Strawberry Yeah, squeeze the juice out The headphones to this Classic,…
Tao Te Ching I have a dream, a song to sing To help me…
The 11th Hour Straight ahead One direction Straight ahead Just more and…
The Answer Through, through Somewhere in a fairy tale look for his wis…
The Flyest Essence Gentlemen, gentlemen. Don't waste your time in the vain pur…
The Monster They don't understand the hunger where it comes from I was…
The Vibes Wassup with the vibes, wassup with the vibes We just Tryna…
They Parked a Bentley on the Corner They parked a Bentley on the corner Pulled in the baddest…
To the Melody, With Love But now, love is so much better And Lord knows, if…
Too Much She's 'bout that life she's 'bout that life Too much of…
Visionary Riches I sees you yo Bet that I sees you yo I sees…
You Love Me From disappointments tears come, they fall But I don't answe…
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Darek Read
on Learn the Meaning
feeling apollo brown been writing to his beats for years some of my best i ever wrote