MP3 + Album Release: The Left – "Reporting Live" Feat. Guilty Simpson

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	MP3 + Album Release: The Left – "Reporting Live" Feat. Guilty Simpson	10.26.2010


	Reporting Live From The Streets Of Detroit, The Left Celebrate Album Release

The Song: Detroit trio The Left, comprised of producer Apollo Brown, rapper Journalist 103, and DJ Soko, are celebrating the release of their debut album, Gas Mask, today with "Reporting Live," the first official release from the album featuring fellow Detroit wordsmith Guilty Simpson. Apollo jumps things off with a soulful grittiness -- the track seamlessly mixes Apollo's vocal chops, horns, and heavy drums – and the instrumental serves as a perfect match for Journalist's own gravelly vocals, as he rhymes, "Reporting live from the gritty blocks of Rock City/ Forgotten sound of Motown produced by many/ Rappers come a dime a dozen, but not many/ Can carry the status of legends, I hope that y'all hear me." Guilty follows in step with his own verse ("Young killers take it in blood/ Dirt doers get wet up, then pigs come play in the mud"), and Detroit city imagery abounds as the two Rock City vets take you on a tour of their hometown. The Left's Gas Mask is available now via Mello Music Group. Download The Left's "Reporting Live" here: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-Reporting_Live_Ft_Guilty_Simpson.mp3 Please post buy links: iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gas-mask/id392459687 eMusic: http://ow.ly/2ZLtO Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with The Left. The Background: The Left began as a simple phone conversation between two artists displaying mutual respect for each other's craft. Detroit staples Apollo Brown (Producer) and Journalist 103 (Emcee) turned the prospect of a couple random songs into an album considered by many tastemakers to be the best underground hip hop LP of 2010. Shortly after starting the album in early 2009, the duo brought in DJ Soko to provide cuts for the album and act as the official DJ for The Left's live performances. Gas Mask is indeed The Left's debut album, but the rookie producer Apollo Brown has certainly been accumulating accolades as of late. In 2008 he won the producer showcase at Scribble Jam. Then, in 2009, Apollo won the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championships and went on to the Atlanta Finals. In 2010 he signed with Mello Music Group and made waves with his scorching debut album, The Reset. Meanwhile, The Left's mic master, Journalist 103, is just as seasoned. Despite this being his first wide public display, he worked with the legendary Detroit emcee Proof of D12 before his passing.
Streams: "Reporting Live" feat. Guilty Simpson: http://media.audibletreats.com/The_Left-Reporting_Live_Ft_Guilty_Simpson.mp3 Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/the_left Twitter: http://twitter.com/journalist103 http://twitter.com/djsoko http://twitter.com/apollobrown Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ApolloBrown Label Sites: http://www.facebook.com/MelloMusicGroup360 http://www.myspace.com/mellomusicgroup Emusic Buy Link: http://ow.ly/2ZLtO