Apollo Brown

Detroit runs through his veins: Apollo Brown will be performing at New Morning in Paris on April 24, 2026. A producer and beatmaker, he shapes a hip‑hop grounded in understated rhythms, rooted in soul and funk loops, with a deliberately rough grain and often melancholic atmospheres. He is responsible for milestones such as The Reset and Clouds, the confrontational Gas Mask with The Left, and records focused on his producer’s signature—from Thirty Eight and Grandeur to Sincerely, Detroit. Loyal to boom‑bap, he works the vocal sample like an instrument and sculpts textures that leave room for breathing and shifts in mood.

On stage, Apollo Brown draws from his classics and collaborations with OC (Trophies), Guilty Simpson (Dice Game), Skyzoo (The Easy Truth) and Joell Ortiz (Mona Lisa) to weave a set where the beats take center stage. Between instrumentals and tracks from those projects, his live show lines up catchy loops, dry bass and subtle details, with arrangements designed to carry voices as much as silences. An immersion in his world, colored by Detroit and independent rap.