29-year-old beatsmith Apollo Brown reps the D and comes with a very recognizable style on his latest “The Reset” album. In 2009 he won the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and competed in the national finals. Apollo then signed as a producer with the Mello Music Group last December.
Up till now he has released the “Skilled Trade” (2007) and the “Make Do” (2009) Beat Tapes. Those made collaborations possible with Detroiters Finale, Danny Brown and Kam Moye aka Supastition. On “The Reset” he gets some help from Rapper Big Pooh, Black Milk, Declaime, Buff 1, MED, Grap Luva, John Robinson, Kenn Starr, Oddisee and Diamond District.
There’s definitely some nineties influences to be heard on this album, like “Lower The Boom” getting into that Wu-Tang vibe or “Ghetto Soul Music”. I suggest you give this one a listen and in case you want to BUY it head on over to 
Apollo Brown – Hungry Ft. Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk
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Apollo Brown – Brainwash Ft. yU, Grap Luva & Finale
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Swiss based producer and founder of Feelin’ Music, Chief, is dropping his collaboration album entitled “Collabo Collection”. Chief delivers a groundbreaking collection of collaborations, made between 2005 and 2009, that showcase different facets of his ill beatmaking. The album features an A-team list of guests including Blu, Co$$, Kissey Asplund, Dynas, Sene, John Robinson, Les Nubians, Moka Only, Kenn Starr, J Sands and many others. The album drops worldwide on November 3rd and the first official leak is this joint below with Co$$ entitled “Love Lost”.
Chief Ft. Co$ (isCa$hUSKing) – Love Lost
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Chief Ft. John Robinson – Jazz Unconditional
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One of Hiphop’s most underrated producers must be Kev Brown from the Low Budget crew. After Hennessey parts 1 & 2 it’s now time for ya’ll to enjoy part 3. “Hennessey Pt. 3″ is from the Random Joints EP and features Kenn Starr, Raheem Devaughn, Eric Roberson and Wayna. “The Random Joint” might be an oldy, but goodie!
Kev Brown – Hennessey Pt. 3
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Kev Brown – The Random Joint
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Much like her debut album, Moments of Clarity, Wayna‘s newest release, Higher Ground, displays a level of artistry that’s rarely found among the plethora of singers presently occupying the musical landscape.
Over Ground‘s 13 songs, the Ethiopian-born, D.C. area-raised Wayna manages to accomplish the often unmanageable task of coupling meaningful, decipherable lyrics with well produced and compelling tracks. Although not representative of the album’s overall subject matter, “Billie Club” captures this sentiment perfectly. With vocal and production assistance from Three Stars alumna Muhsinah.
One of the great things about Wayna is that while she can have a track like “Billie Club” on her album, with all of its potential explosiveness, she can also have “Mr. Duracell”, which is less about batteries and more about a device in which said brand could be used to power. She recognizes that as humans, we go through a range of emotions and, as a result, can’t stay in one feelings box for all times. Artists who understand this and have the tact to convey it in a way where their audience can relate it to their everyday lives will always have supporters. Wayna has done this, and with the help of a talented group of (local)producers(Kev Brown on “Not Gonna Go), has put out a noteworthy sophomore effort that deserves to be heard by all who consider themselves musically literate and love music by artists who strive to make a connection to their listeners that is more than superficial.full@WJacarlMelton
Wayna – Not Gonna Go (Prod. Kev Brown)
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Wayna – Billy Club (Feat Muhsinah)
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Get Wayna “Higher Ground” on Amazon.com
+ Kev Brown’s “Random Joint” Video from a while ago.
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The man SDot from blindi has put together a real dope double disc mixtape and has posted it on his blog. I really think it’s worth checking out if u see the tracklist, and go and thank the man at his page for it!
- Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf – My World Premier
- El Prez – UAINTUPONTHIS!
- Cloud – Dont Blink
- Drake – City is Mine
- Buckshot & 9th Wonder – Be Cool f. Swan
- C.R.A.C. Knuckles – Love Don’t
- J-Live – Don’t Play
- Damu – Rather Unique 2
- Santogold – Shove It
- Cloud – Flowers
- Graig G – Catch A Lyrical Beatdown
- Damu – Work In Progress
- Kenn Starr – Walk the Walk (remix)
- Damu – Leo the…Part 1
- L.A.T. – Take
- The Thyrday – Fantastic (prod. Nicolay)
- Exile – Maintain f. Blu,Donel Smokes,Cass & Jontel
- Katalyst – Dedicated f. Diverse
- The Roots – Criminal f. Truck North & Saigon
- Jay Electronica – Victory Is In My Clutches
- Kev Brown – Allways (9th Wonder remix)
- Styles P – Am I In The Right Game
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Ms One
- 88-Keys – Deal Breakers f. Mr. Bently
- Median – Give A Little Bit f. Joe Scudda
- The Away Team – The Blah Blah
- Elzhi – Save Ya f. T3 (prod. t3)
- Cloud – Like Sirens
- Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf – Soon To Be Large
- NYOil – Seems Like
- Buckshot & 9th Wonder – No Future
- The Roots – Birthday Girl
Disc One [tracks 1-14]
Disc Two [tracks 15-32]
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