MellowHype

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MellowHype is an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consists of rapper Hodgy Beats (Gerard Long) and producer Left Brain (Vyron Turner). Both are members of hip hop collective Odd Future. They have released 3 studio albums, YelloWhite, BlackenedWhite, and Numbers. A mixtape was scheduled for 2012, however, the group released one free song each day for seven days beginning on September 11, 2012, for what they called "MELLOWHYPEWEEK". On October 31, 2013, the group released MellowHigh, a collaboration album with Odd Future member Domo Genesis. Background: Early Years (2006-2010): Left Brain and Hodgy Beats were already making music independently of each other when they first met and began collaborating around 2006 or 2007. MellowHype consists of Left Brain (Mellow) producing and Hodgy Beats (Hype) rapping. Although Hodgy Beats and Left Brain were both featured on the first two Odd Future mixtapes, their debut as MellowHype came with their debut studio album, YelloWhite. The album was released on February 24, 2010. The group was later featured on Domo Genesis's debut studio album Rolling Papers on the track "Basic Bitch". Their second studio album, BlackenedWh…