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Apollo Brown - The Times
Artist: Apollo Brown
Featuring: Oddisee
Producer: Apollo Brown
Album: Clouds LP / Odd Seasons
Label: Mello Music Group
The Times, they are a’changin’. In the atmosphere of global unrest that has pervaded 2011 thus far, those seeking a symbol of hope and rebirth need only look towards (what will soon be) the Nation of Southern Sudan. Following a January vote for secession, the historically strife-ridden area is preparing to make its official entrance onto the global scene this coming July. On his latest single, Hungry beatsmith Apollo Brown enlists Booth fave Oddisee to pay tribute to the budding nation and the new beginning which it represents. Backed by Brown’s lightly-jazzy boardwork, based around an oft-flipped sample from Belgian jazz group Placebo’s Humpty Dumpty, the half-Sudanese DMV repper shares his personal reaction to the changes (”Indeed, congratulations are in order / I’m from north of the border / responsible for the slaughter / I was always on their side / for them I’ma always ride.”) and expresses his hope that the country will be a beacon of peace and prosperity in years to come. Digging this poignant cut? In addition to picking up a copy of Apollo Brown’s Clouds LP, out now online, fans can look forward to a deluxe edition of Oddisee’s Odd Seasons, coming May 17.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on April 18, 2011
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Brown has slowly become a must-listen producer for me over the past year or so. "The Times" is mostly about what Brown does behind-the-board, but Oddisse was solid.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Good production, this beat is pretty cool. Oddisee is a good feature on this track, providing a good compliment behind the mic. However, I feel like this track is lacking energy.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 758 |
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dope.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 380 |
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3.5..... love the concept and the lyrical content
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1684 |
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This beat is dope, his flow fits it perfectly. I heard of Apollo, but never really listened to him before this track. Def going to check more songs from this artist.
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1306 |
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He style and production are reminiscent of Big K.R.I.T. For example this song reminds me of K.R.I.T.S.'s "No Wheaties".
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Not bad, a lil boring introduction of music for someone I don't know tho...
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Oddisee is half Sudanese and this track offers a rare view of Oddisee's political insight. This is not meant to be a banger, this is a joint that speaks to the forming of a new nation in Africa and the general revolution and unrest in North Africa. Here some lyrics for everybody:
Televised revolutions on the net/ Only yet we're witnessing connecting us could pose a threat/ Over through the openness of poverty & hopelessness/ Cover it with shadows of a mob, tipping over stress/ & they've got their torches lit/ Progressive acting vocalist/ Close the lips of those who only wish to keep on holding whips/ Stolen chips are given back, what be that, Sherwood/ Justice wears the face of us, who be that, Thurgood/ Butter flies are flapping wings/ off the banks of river Nile/ Entitled waves amass a scene/ wash away the villains vile/ This is how we disembowel/ The belly of beast/ Another message from the east/ I only hope we hear it loud/ Let the wise men deliver, to the salivating crowd/ Thirsty for the end of hurting, fiending to begin the plow/ Plant the seeds for the pupils raised in the ways of now/ Present for the present state to never let it come around/ & My, my look at the times we're living in/ As blind eyes begin to see the vivid end / As time dies, a new era fit to begin/ Let's celebrate the end, & get to starting over/ Birth of a nation/ Problems that they're facing/ Shadowed by rejoicing tears, cry for liberation/ Indeed congratulations is in order/ I'm from north of the border/ Responsible for the slaughter/ I was on their side/ For them I'll always ride/ Being raised in the states, I learned we're in the same tribe/ Niggas in the eyes of those from outside/ They wanted us to die, it's conquer & divide/ It's all for the oil that rest beneath our soil/ Within our turmoil their nations are going to thrive/ It's too late though/ The murders & the rape/ Have replaced how we relate/ With the kind of hate though/ All according to plan/ Use the color of a man/ Then divide up all his land/ As if it was fate though/ But good luck though to my brothers in the south/ Africa's youngest country hope you show them what you're about/ & My, my look at the times we're living in/ As blind eyes begin to see the vivid end / As time dies, a new era fit to begin/ Let's celebrate the end, & get to starting over/ |
| Posted on Apr 11, 2011 |
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This is some reflection music set to a nice beat. It's good to see rappers bringing some consciousness back to the motherland via the latter part of the Golden era of hip-hop.
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| Posted on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 676 |
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Nice flow and lyrics....Dope....I Like.... 3.5
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