Apollo Brown Biography
Apollo Brown whose birth name is Erik Vincent Stephens was born on June 20, 1980, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) and has released numerous collaborations with the likes of Guilty Simpson, O.C., Ras Kass, Skyzoo and Planet Asia. He later moved to Detroit in 2003, after graduating from Michigan State University.
Apollo Brown Age
Apollo Brown was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 20, 1980. He is currently 39 years old as of 2019.
Apollo Brown Wife
Apollo Brown has remained tight-lipped about his personal life. There is no information about his past and present relationships. He is rather more focused on his career.
Apollo Brown Career
Apollo Brown’s career in music stretches back to the mid-1990s, but it wasn’t until 2007’s Skilled Trade beat collection that things started to become serious. November 3, 2009, saw Brown win the Red Bull Big Tune Championship and he was subsequently contacted by Mello Music Group’s Michael Tolle to become a part of MMG independent hip hop movement. In any collaborations, Brown insists on making albums in the same room as the other artists.
Brown is noted for his use of dated technology a DJBooth interview reveals his preferred setup is a desktop PC running Windows XP and Cool Edit 2000.
Apollo Brown Songs
- Skilled Trade (2007)
- Make Do (2009)
- The Reset (2010)
- Gas Mask (with DJ Soko & Journalist 103 as The Left) (2010)
- Brown Study (with Boog Brown) (2010)
- Clouds (2011)
- Daily Bread (with Hassaan Mackey) (2011)
- Trophies (with O.C.) (2012)
- Dice Game (with Guilty Simpson) (2012)
- The Brown Tape (with Ghostface Killah) (2013)
- Ugly Heroes (with Red Pill & Verbal Kent as Ugly Heroes) (2013)
- Thirty-Eight (2014)
- Abrasions: Stitched Up (with Planet Asia) (2014)*
- Ugly Heroes EP (with Red Pill & Verbal Kent as Ugly Heroes) (2014)
- Blasphemy (with Ras Kass) (2014)
- Words Paint Pictures (with Rapper Big Pooh) (2015)
- Grandeur (2015)
- Everything in Between (with Red Pill & Verbal Kent as Ugly Heroes) (2016)
- The Easy Truth (with Skyzoo) (2016)
- Anchovies (with Planet Asia) (2017)
- No Question (with Locksmith) (2018)
- Mona Lisa (with Joell Ortiz) (2018)
- Some Brown Songs (with Earl Sweatshirt) (2019)
Apollo Brown Mona Lisa
Detroit producer Apollo Brown continues his scintillating run of collaborative albums by joining forces with Mr. Yaowa himself: Joell Ortiz. The pair are set to drop Mona Lisa via Mello Music Group on Oct. 26. They’ve also dropped the project’s first song, “Decisions,” to give fans a small taste of what’s to come.
Brown’s ascent as one of hip hop’s most wanted producers over the past few years has been extraordinary to witness. Meshing his golden era sound with rhymes from the likes of Ghostface, Skyzoo, Planet Asia, OC, Locksmith, Ras Kass, and others has resulted in some incredible projects that have been the epitome of the one emcee, one producer vibe.
“In my ears, this is what the painting Mona Lisa sounds like,” Apollo Brown tells Billboard of the album. “The music is straightforward. That’s all I ask for when I’m the listener, so that’s all I give when I’m the creator. No bullshit. None. I provided the canvas, and Joell provided honest brushstrokes. This album is a relatable body of work that everyone can listen to and appreciate. It’s growth within a gold frame. Open your ears and enjoy.”
Ortiz says he wrote “Decisions” about an “actual period” in his life. “It was during this time that I was consumed by the streets, but fascinated with the idea of being a rapper,” he comments to Billboard. “I was dealing with certainty and uncertainty. I had one foot in the booth and one foot on the corner. The corner fed my family, but the booth fed my soul. As you all know, I ended up leaving the hustle alone and pursuing a music career.
“It all worked out,” he continues. “Thank God! But this song best describes exactly how I felt during that time and shows you just how much of a battle it actually was to come to what I know now as the right decision.”
Apollo Brown Net Worth | Salary
Apollo’s net worth is still under review and will be updated soon.
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