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| Released = April 29, 2014
| Released = April 29, 2014
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| Studio = Studio A,
[[
Detroit
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<br/>The Disc, Detroit<ref name="bandcamp" />
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| Studio = Studio A, Detroit<br/>The Disc, Detroit<ref name="bandcamp" />
| Venue =
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| Genre = [[Instrumental hip hop]]
| Genre = [[Instrumental hip hop]]
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| Length =
{{Duration|m=
65
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| Length = 65
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| Label = [[Mello Music Group]]
| Label = [[Mello Music Group]]
| Producer = [[Apollo Brown]]<br>Michael Tolle <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>
| Producer = [[Apollo Brown]]<br>Michael Tolle <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>
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'''''Thirty Eight''''' is the fourth studio album by
[[
Detroit
]]
-based hip hop producer [[Apollo Brown]], released
[[Digital distribution|
digitally
]]
on April 29, 2014 by [[Mello Music Group]].<ref name="Complex_release">{{cite web|last1=Nostro|first1=Lauren|title=Premiere: Stream Apollo Brown's New Album "Thirty Eight"|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/04/apollo-brown-thirty-eight-album-premiere|website=
[[
Complex
(magazine)|Complex]]
|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> The album was later released physically, on [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[Vinyl record|vinyl]], with their own bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kyles|first1=Yohance|title=Producer Apollo Brown Announces New Instrumental Album “Thirty Eight”|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/03/26/producer-apollo-brown-announces-new-instrumental-album-thirty-eight/|website=
[[
AllHipHop
]]
|accessdate=26 August 2016|date=26 March 2014}}</ref> Apollo Brown described ''Thirty Eight'' as a ride through Detroit of the early 1980s,<ref name="Complex_release" /> that was inspired by various 1970s and 1980s films' soundtracks.<ref name="hhdx_apollo">{{cite web|last1=Kimble|first1=Julian|title=The Origins Of "Thirty Eight" & My Favorite Original Soundtrack Influences|url=http://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2384/title.the-origins-of-thirty-eight-my-favorite-original-soundtrack-influences|website=
[[
HipHopDX
]]
|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> One single was released from the album, "The Answer", as a preorder bonus.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Soren|title=Apollo Brown "Thirty Eight" Release Date & Cover Art|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28059/title.apollo-brown-thirty-eight-release-date-cover-art|website=
[[
HipHopDX
]]
|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>
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'''''Thirty Eight''''' is the fourth studio album by Detroit-based hip hop producer [[Apollo Brown]], released digitally on April 29, 2014 by [[Mello Music Group]].<ref name="Complex_release">{{cite web|last1=Nostro|first1=Lauren|title=Premiere: Stream Apollo Brown's New Album "Thirty Eight"|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/04/apollo-brown-thirty-eight-album-premiere|website=Complex|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> The album was later released physically, on [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[Vinyl record|vinyl]], with their own bonus tracks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kyles|first1=Yohance|title=Producer Apollo Brown Announces New Instrumental Album “Thirty Eight”|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/03/26/producer-apollo-brown-announces-new-instrumental-album-thirty-eight/|website=AllHipHop|accessdate=26 August 2016|date=26 March 2014}}</ref> Apollo Brown described ''Thirty Eight'' as a ride through Detroit of the early 1980s,<ref name="Complex_release" /> that was inspired by various 1970s and 1980s films' soundtracks.<ref name="hhdx_apollo">{{cite web|last1=Kimble|first1=Julian|title=The Origins Of "Thirty Eight" & My Favorite Original Soundtrack Influences|url=http://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2384/title.the-origins-of-thirty-eight-my-favorite-original-soundtrack-influences|website=HipHopDX|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> One single was released from the album, "The Answer", as a preorder bonus.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Soren|title=Apollo Brown "Thirty Eight" Release Date & Cover Art|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28059/title.apollo-brown-thirty-eight-release-date-cover-art|website=HipHopDX|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>
==Album title==
==Album title==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
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| rev1Score = 7/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web|last1=Patrick|first1=Ryan B.|title=Apollo Brown Thirty Eight|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/apollo_brown-thirty_eight|website=
[[
Exclaim!
]]|accessdate=26 August 2016
}}</ref>
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| rev1Score = 7/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web|last1=Patrick|first1=Ryan B.|title=Apollo Brown Thirty Eight|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/apollo_brown-thirty_eight|website=Exclaim!}}</ref>
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[[
PopMatters
]]
''
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| rev2 = ''PopMatters''
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|title=Apollo Brown: Thirty Eight|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/182206-apollo-brown-thirty-eight/|website=
[[
PopMatters
]]|accessdate=26 August 2016
}}</ref>
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|title=Apollo Brown: Thirty Eight|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/182206-apollo-brown-thirty-eight/|website=PopMatters}}</ref>
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''Thirty Eight'' received positive reviews from music critics. ''
[[
Exclaim!
]]
'' gave the album seven out of ten, saying that the album "carries an inference to the smoky, gritty sound of '70s soul while updating it with modernized production and hip-hop soul sensibilities" and commending Apollo Brown, who "gets better each time out".<ref name="exclaim" /> ''
[[
PopMatters
]]
'' also gave it seven out of ten, calling it "another win for Brown", but named lack of rappers as album's biggest weakness. "These beats are crying out for rappers," added the critic.<ref name="popmatters" />
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''Thirty Eight'' received positive reviews from music critics. ''Exclaim!'' gave the album seven out of ten, saying that the album "carries an inference to the smoky, gritty sound of '70s soul while updating it with modernized production and hip-hop soul sensibilities" and commending Apollo Brown, who "gets better each time out".<ref name="exclaim" /> ''PopMatters'' also gave it seven out of ten, calling it "another win for Brown", but named lack of rappers as album's biggest weakness. "These beats are crying out for rappers," added the critic.<ref name="popmatters" />
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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Credits adapted from
[[
Bandcamp
]]
:<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Apollo|title=Thirty Eight, by Apollo Brown|url=https://apollobrown360.bandcamp.com/album/thirty-eight|website=[[Bandcamp]]|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>
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Credits adapted from Bandcamp:<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Apollo|title=Thirty Eight, by Apollo Brown|url=https://apollobrown360.bandcamp.com/album/thirty-eight|website=[[Bandcamp]]|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>
* Apollo Brown – producer
* Apollo Brown – producer
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Discogs
master
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695923
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Thirty Eight
|type=album}}
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[http://www.discogs.com/
master
/
695923
''
Thirty Eight
''] at Discogs (list of releases)
[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Apollo Brown]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Apollo Brown]]