Apollo Brown (@apollobrown) is a producer from Detroit. Ty Farris (@tyfarris) is a top-tier lyricist. Not too long ago, they released an official music video for their latest single, “No Celebrations,” ahead of their new studio album, “Run Toward The Monster.”
Apollo Brown and Ty Farris – “No Celebrations” (Official Music Video)
“No Celebrations” is all about the relentless grind it takes to reach the top, and the mindset it takes to stay there. It’s a reminder that no matter how much you win, how far you climb, or how loud the applause gets, humility must come first. You might feel like poppin’ that bottle, but this isn’t the time to celebrate. There’s still more to build, more to prove, and more to become. The work doesn’t stop because of a little success. If anything, it gets harder and more personal. “As long as I’m breathin’, I’m workin’…” That’s the code. Stay focused. Stay grounded. The mission’s not done yet.
Ty Farris & Apollo Brown
For the last decade, Apollo Brown has singularly redefined and expanded the foundation of what boom bap production can sound like. Just consider the revered legends that have collaborated on full-length albums with him: Raheem DeVaughn (“Lovesick”), Guilty Simpson (“Dice Game”), Skyzoo (“Easy Truth Sessions”), Stalley (“Blacklight”), Joell Ortiz (“Mona Lisa”), Ghostface Killah (“The Brown Tape”), and O.C. (“Trophies.”) No less than DJ Premier declared the latter “hip-hop for the people,” naming “Trophies” the best album of the year.
This is the tradition that Apollo Brown triumphantly upholds: the head-nodding, screwface-inducing, soul-replenishing lineage of Primo and Pete Rock, J Dilla, Large Professor, Mobb Deep, and DJ Muggs. He makes music for old and young heads—bone bruising beats that summon visceral images of back-alley brawls in ‘81, pool hall melees, and metropolitan griminess. An East Coast sound with a midwestern mentality, channeling the marrow-freezing chill of the wind fleeing Lake Michigan. Everyone from Danny Brown to Chance The Rapper, Freddie Gibbs to Masta Ace, Black Milk to Oddisee has spit bars over his beats. Apollo Brown has a body of work that lives up to the legacy of the older gods.
Apollo Brown and Ty Farris – “No Celebrations”
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