Ugly Heroes "Everything In Between" (Album Stream)

Few things are more ugly or heroic than telling the truth. Life is often bleak, brutal, and over all too swiftly. Leaders are corrupt. Job prospects are limited. But between the lunacy and squalor, there exists those who make it all worthwhile: family, friends, and ruthlessly honest artists who remind you that you aren’t alone, shedding light on those dark nights of the soul. As Michigan’s anti-Surgeon General, Red Pill quips: “We may not be the heroes this world needs, we're definitely not the heroes this world wants, but at least we're here.” His partners in Ugly Heroes are Chicago MC Verbal Kent, and Detroit producer Apollo Brown. Their sophomore Mello Music Group release, Everything In Between, offers diamonds of wisdom amidst the existential dumpster fire. It’s been said that if you go down deep enough, past the personal, you eventually reach the universal. Ugly Heroes embody that axiom, unraveling their own stories, self-doubts, and bouts with depression to arrive at something as profound as it is vulnerable. Apollo Brown warps soul music and bayonet-hard drums, creating a singular form of soul-coughing dirty-sky symphonies. Levitating boom-bap for the 21st Century. In a frivolous world, Ugly Heroes prove that talent will always reign supreme and honesty can never become obsolete. Listen to the latest Mello Music Group release below...

Ugly Heroes "Ugly Heroes EP" (EP Stream)

After Ugly Heroes' 2013 classic self titled LP, Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent and Red Pill are back again with a new EP. The new EP features five new songs and 5 bonus track B-sides. All tracks on the EP were produced by Apollo Brown, except "Low Serotonin," which was produced by Oddisee. Murs appears on the standout track to me, "Good Things Die," and we also get cuts by DJ Eclipse on the track "Ugly," which no one would know was originally a beat Eternia had for a project she began in the winter of 2010. It didn't come out so the beat was appropriately used for this Ugly Heroes EP.

Ugly Heroes "Ugly Heroes' LP (Album Stream)

"Heavy blue collar raps over nasty beats." On it's 1st anniversary, let's take a look back ... "An Ugly Hero is considered a myth. Growing up, the heroes we saw in cartoons and movies were perfectly chiseled, intelligent, and had senses none of us possess. An UGLY HERO is the everyday blue collar individual that makes the world go 'round. These are the heroes that work hard all day, everyday to help ensure that the lives around them are taken care of, and do it all without recognition. They wear themselves into the ground and sacrifice vanity for family. Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, and Red Pill are UGLY HEROES," and this is their self-titled debut: stream it below, and cop the LP!