Apollo Brown

Talented artists can make the seemingly impossible look easy. Detroit's Apollo Brown is in this exclusive league, constantly innovating from a tried and tested formula. Over the past decade, the artist has uniquely redefined and expanded the fundamentals of what boom-bap productions can sound like in the 21st century.

Originally from Grand Rapids, West Michigan, Apollo Brown is a hip-hop producer based in Detroit. In the tradition of leftfield beatmakers like the great J Dilla and Madlib, Brown is a man of many influences whose sound owes as much to the yacht rock of Seals & Crofts as it does to classic R&B. He draws from all corners of the music world to create beats that are as musically interesting as they are rhythmically. His extensive discography includes projects with numerous guest musicians, instrumental albums and collaborations with MCs such as Big Pooh, Che' Noir, Guilty Simpson, Joell Ortiz, Locksmith, O.C., Philmore Greene, Planet Asia, Raheem DeVaughn, Ras Kass, Stalley, Skyzoo and many others. He was a member of the hip hop bands The Left and Ugly Heroes.