Apollo Brown has quickly shot up as one of my current favorite producers in hip-hop and Iโm glad to see that heโs really starting to major recognition within the industry. Artists are seemingly lining up to work with the Detroit producer and heโs back with another joint project, this time with the underground vet Planet Asia.
โItโs more than what I write
I meditate, you can see my aura in the light
From the morning to the night
We levitate, smoking, hitting corners in the night
Everything will be alrightโ
While Iโm vaguely aware of Planet Asia as an artist, Apollo Brownโs production is what really brought me to this tape. Whenever I hear that now signature vinyl crackle I canโt help but get nostalgic for the golden era of hip-hop (the 90โs, so what you wanna fight about it?) where production was so much more than a drum loop and sampling was an art form. Heโs proven again and again that heโs one of the best samplers in the game and he doesnโt disappoint here; the production is lush, soulful, and has that classic hip-hop boom bap to it. For me his production is hip-hop in itโs essence and in a time when the sound is becoming more and more processed, his sound stands out even more. Lyrically, Planet Asia does a solid job of holding things down. There werenโt any verses I felt a needed to run back but itโs that classic hip-hop lyricism that old heads will love. I didnโt love this project as much as I didย The Easy Truth but Iโll take as much Apollo Brown production as I can get.
Have you heardย Anchovies? Whatโd you think about it? Did you like it more or less thanย The Easy Truth? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to leave your own ratings and reactions for the album.
