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Kev Brown
Background information
Birth name	Kevin Brown
Born	February 10, 1976(1976-02-10) (age 31)
Origin	Landover, Maryland
Genres	Alternative Hip Hop
Years active	2001–present
Labels	UP Above

Kev Brown (b. Kevin Brown, February 10, 1976) is an American rapper and producer from Landover, Maryland, United States. He is a member of the Washington D.C. based hip hop collective, Low Budget.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.1.1 Solo 2.1.2 Collaborations 2.2 Compilations / Mixtapes 2.3 Singles 2.4 Selected production credits 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Kev Brown's soulful style of production has earned him comparisons to revered producers such as Pete Rock, who incidentally helped Brown's career gain some momentum after introducing him to Grap Luva. The pair then went on to collaborate on "What Ruling Means", from Marley Marl's BBE Beat Generation installment Re-Entry (2001). His appearance alongside Grap Luva left an impression on the underground and he subsequently contributed a track to De La Soul's AOI: Bionix later that year.

Kev Brown continued to build his resume with contributions to DJ Jazzy Jeff's The Magnificent (2002). As a then-member of Jazzy Jeff's production-for-hire unit A Touch Of Jazz, Brown contributed no less than 7 tracks to the project yet it wasn't until his remix of Jay-Z's The Black Album, aptly titled The Brown Album was released in January, 2004 that he began to receive recognition.

As the first producer to do so (to date there are more than 100 submitted remixes of the project), Brown made use of Jay-Z's starpower and commercial appeal. Although his time in the spotlight was somewhat overshadowed by DJ Danger Mouse's The Grey Album (2004), a remix project of the same album noticeable for its use of The Beatles' White Album (1968) as a soundbed for Jay-Z acapellas, Kev Brown was nevertheless able to garner enough of a following to embark on a solo career.

After numerous productions and collaborations with artists throughout 2003 and 2004, Brown made his debut in 2005 with I Do What I Do through the independent Up Above imprint. The single, "Life's A Gamble", followed in early 2006. Although there was talk of Brown releasing a follow-up EP called Random Joints, this release did not see the light of day. Brown remained quiet for most of 2007, returning in February 2008 with Selective Hearing: The Beat Tape, a full-length collaboration with rapper LMNO of The Visionaries. Brown is one of the producers working with legendary New York rapper Busta Rhymes for B.O.M.B., the MC's eighth studio album. In August 2008, a track leaked on the internet call "Packin' Them Things" produced by Kev Brown, however there's no word on whether this track will appear on the album.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Solo

Album information
I Do What I Do Released: September 16, 2005 Singles: "Work In Progress", "Life's A Gamble"
I Do What I Do Instrumentals Released: March 3, 2006 Singles: N/A Notes: Instrumental album.
Random Joints Released: June 7, 2009 Singles: TBA Notes: EP.

[edit] Collaborations

Album information
Selective Hearing: The Beat Tape Released: February, 2008[1] Singles: "Who's That?" Notes: Full-length collaboration between LMNO and Kev Brown.

[edit] Compilations / Mixtapes

Album information
The Brown Album Released: January 28, 2004 Singles: N/A Notes: Remix of Jay-Z's The Black Album.
The Kev Brown Mixtape Released: September 28, 2004 Singles: N/A Notes: Compilation of production work for various artists.
Exclusive Joints Released: March 3, 2007 Singles: N/A Notes: Compilation of rare, and hard to find productions.

[edit] Singles

• 2003: "Nitefall"
• 2003: "Allways"
• 2004: "Kev Brown Presents..."
  • "Changes"
  • "Look"
  • "Albany"
• 2005: "Work In Progress"
• 2006: "Life's A Gamble"
• 2007: "The Versatility Joint"

[edit] Selected production credits

• 2001: "What Ruling Means" - Marley Marl, from the album Re-Entry
• 2001: "Special" - De La Soul, from the album AOI: Bionix
• 2002: "Branded", "Da Rebirth" - DJ Jazzy Jeff, from the EP The Magnificent EP
• 2002: "How I Do", "Know Ur Hood", "Rock Wit You", "Scram", "Shake It Off", "Travelz", "We Are" - DJ Jazzy Jeff, from the album The Magnificent
• 2003: "Catch 22" - Raheem De Vaughn, from the album The Love Experience
• 2003: "Wallflower" - Critically Acclaimed, from the compilation Hidden Hits Vol. 1
• 2003: "Young World" - Cy Young, from the compilation Hidden Hits Vol. 1
• 2003: "Who Programmed Us Anyway?" (Remix) - Grand Agent, from the album Fish Outta Water Remixes
• 2003: "Get Down", "Games" - Biz Markie, from the album Weekend Warrior
• 2004: "The Ultimate" (Remix) - Lone Catalysts
• 2004: "Walk The Walk" - Kenn Starr, from the Halftooth Records compilation You Don’t Know the Half
• 2004: "Another Private Conversation" - Critically Acclaimed
• 2004: "Doubting Destiny", "Exposed" - Wayna, from the album Moments Of Clarity: Book 1
• 2006: "Best Friend" - V, from the album The Revelation is Now Televised
• 2006: "Good Rap Music", "Reign" - Bahamadia, from the album Good Rap Music
• 2006: "1%" - The Visionaries, from the album We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)
• 2006: "Relentless", "Never Too Late", "Another Day" - Kenn Starr, from the album Starr Status
• 2006: "Batida" - Kev Brown, from the Dopeness Galore compilation The Timeless Interpretations
• 2006: "That's My" - Wade Waters, from the album Dark Waters
• 2007: "Pen Just Cries Away" - Eric Roberson, from the album ...Left
• 2007: "Bophelo Hame" - Tumi, from the album Music from my Good Eye
• 2007: "The League (Remix)" - Wildchild, from the album Jack Of All Trades
• 2007: "Power (Cars Drive By)", "Better", "All We Got", "Whatever You Like", "Feel It", "Good Times" - Cy Young, from the album Exactly
• 2007: "War", "Simone (Louder)" - Hassaan Mackey, from the album Soul For Sale
• 2008: "Packin' Them Things" - Busta Rhymes, from the album Blessed

[edit] References

1. ^ Up Above Records

[edit] External links

• Official blog
• Kev Brown at MySpace
• Kev Brown making a beat at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)