Former automotive engineer for The Big Three, and Morehouse drop-out, FInale has worked alongside some of the best producers in the game. From Black Milk to Nottz, and Apollo Brown to J Dilla, Finale is known for picking some of the best production in the business. For his new album Finale handed all the production duties to rising star Oddisee. Building on the raw Detroit template, Finale brings a modernist revision of the industrial foundation laid by the cities premiere lyrcial foremen.
Free Mp3: Finale – Protocol (prod. Apollo Brown)
The new Mello Music Group album Self Sacrifice is officially out everywhere today on cd and digitally. The album peaked at #24 on itunes Hip-Hop charts last week and after only 5 days became the most downloaded Hip-Hop album of the month at eMusic. For the official wide release, MMG thought they’d showcase the new joint from Detroit emcee Finale – who is currently putting the finishing touches on his new album The Grand Scheme which is due out on MMG early this fall. Meanwhile Apollo Brown just returned from SXSW and is preparing to hit Europe for a few weeks before returning to start campaigning for his upcoming Opus Trophies (in-stores May 1st) with the legendary OC.
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Free MP3: Kenn Starr & Finale – Home Comes First (Prod. Apollo Brown)
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The fourth single off the recently released Mello Music Groupcompilation album, Helpless Dreamer, is all about recognizing where you come from. “Home Comes First” combines the talents of emcees Kenn Starr and Finale on the mic andApollo Brown on production. With Starr and Finale both dropping albums on Mello Music Group in 2011, titledSquare One and Odds & Endsrespectively, and Apollo still hot off the success of his collaborations with The Left and Boog Brown, these three seem to have no trouble staying busy.
Apollo’s crackling, chopped-up horn instrumental provides a subtle enough beat for the two rappers to spit more introspective and serious rhymes. Starr’s lyrics focus on his native state of Virginia and current hometown of southern Maryland, and when he raps “I continue to carry the torch for the ones that I know are depending on me to see their dreams come,” it’s clear to see how much it means to him. Finale laments that “home is home / it’s the only thing I tend to think about if I’m gone” in reference to Detroit, and while he and his collaborator may hail from a different part of the country, it’s clear that the sentiments they share could not be more similar. “Home… comes first,” the hook repeats – something that we can all relate to.
The Mello Music Group compilation, Helpless Dreamer, is available now.
