Detroit producer Apollo Brown and legendary New York heavyweight OC are teaming up for their upcoming joint album Trophies, out via Mello Music Group on May 1st.DJ Premier debuted the first song “Prove Me Wrong” off of Trophies on his Sirius Satellite Show on Saturday night. For those who missed it, check out the radio rip free download below.
Listen to Apollo Brown & OC – “Prove Me Wrong” (Live From HeadQCourterz Radio Rip)
Originally titled as “Tao Te Ching” from Detroit producer Apollo Brown’s recently released instrumental album Clouds, Oddisee jumps on the track delivering a remix vocal version now entitled “The Times.”
In “The Times,” Oddisee ,who is half-Sudanese (on his father’s side), passionately relates “The Times” to Southern Sudan’s recent vote to split and form a new nation.
Oddisee on the track: “Something about the mood of the beat finally made me put to words how I felt about the situation in north Africa & specifically my home country of Sudan.”
Read all the lyrics on Oddisee’s blog: http://oddiseemusic.blogspot.com
Oddisee Odd Seasons Deluxe Edition CD/VINYL/DIGI Out May 17th!!
Apollo Brown “The Times” ft. Oddisee
http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/track/the-times-feat-oddisee
Apollo Brown “Clouds” CD.
As Boog Brown continues to support the recent release of Brown Study, between herself and renowned producer Apollo Brown, the Atlanta by way of Detroit emcee is releasing the latest remix of the album, this time for the soulful track “Understanding.” Remixing the track is producer Audible Doctor, who recently produced “Battle Cry,†one of the singles from Joell Ortiz’ upcoming Free Agent album.
While the original features filtered string chops over muted drums, with the remix Audible Doctor chops an array of sparse vocal samples, layering them over slapping snares. “The remix brings out the vocals more,” says Boog about Audible Doctor’s beat. “It lets you hear the message in a different way.” And for a song that explores the idea of vulnerability and letting your guard down, it was important for Boog to allow fans to hear the message again, with a fresh take. “No one has to validate your journey,” says Boog. “Just make sure you’re honest with yourself.”
Listen to “Understanding” (Audible Doctor Remix) here.