Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz - Grace Of God (Official Music Video)

Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz "Mona Lisa" smarturl.it/MonaLisaMMG
Produced by Apollo Brown / Vocals by Joell Ortiz / Cuts by DJ Los
Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth
Mello Music Group, 2019
#ApolloBrown #JoellOrtiz #MelloMusicGroup

[@mellomusicgroup]

"Now that I’m wise I realize that all I did was hide / Long as they starin' at that chain / They won' look inside my eyes and see the pain See the hurt, see the person I disguise / Can't write about it all if there's no words that could describe / The images in my head that visit me in my bed If I ain't talk to the Lord, man, spiritually I be dead" - Joell Ortiz

[@davorobradovic7287]

Such great penmanship . SALUTE

[@smily426]

Respect

[@sicshop]

Amen

[@THEKR8SHOW]

Great Song, whole album is crazy dope u both kill shit! Hip Hop needed this! More please!

[@zamjoji468]

Mere 26k views anguish to know ain't no ears to listen real talk.

[@bigman5481]

Straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥2025 anyone??!!!

[@Gloria_Dlamini]

5yrs later still hits. The best lyricist + the best producer = The Greatest ish yu ever heard

[@OTheArchitect]

This beat is ridiculous!🔥🔥 Lyrics go hard too!

[@Lastof718]

My type of Hip-Hop

[@ichdakaas]

Michael Gomez so true

[@gregc7699]

Real hip hop 😉

[@matthewogonowski3089]

Hard as a rock my G

[@TariqAmazin]

LOUDER !

[@luciano1819]

@@gregc7699 Yes ,just REAL-HIPHOP !

[@ntatesikwane]

Apollo is a super producer, he brings out the best in everyone who raps on his beats, damn.

[@1BergerVongSchlauigkeitHer]

If this man ever stops making beats I will fly to the US and slap him.

[@l0wbird1]

ive heard this for the first time, because spotify put it in my mix of the week playlist.

[@seanmullaney7688]

That line about camera phones though!!? Apollo just in his own league on the beats!

[@generalmalice7941]

He's up there for sure

[@jsjscy]

I hope the guy who recommend me this song has a blessed life ❤️

[@ohdagee]

"You try to haggle for that chain or that bracelet or that watch or that ring / It's off the chain, brace yourself and watch out when it ring." Joell dropping jewels! 🙏

[@Pboyemcee]

OHDΔGEE incredible word play... This entire project is quality.

[@ohdagee]

@@Pboyemcee That jewelry scheme was fire, the whole track at that!

[@josephserenson166]

Wasn't untill at least the 10th time when I heard this track and actually caught that line and once I noticed he repeated all the jewerly again and in order I paused that shit and yelled out yoooooo!!!! Love bars like that

[@c0wboys4life]

Oh we talking about Bars Bars huh lol

[@mrandyjeezy]

😱Blacked out on that word play Joel Ortiz a monster and Apollo Brown dopest beats.

[@antoniozenga5561]

who is here 2024???

[@mollemolle5959]

Always

[@eddiejohnson1175]

Tik Tok brought me here. I'm sorry I missed this 💎 😢

[@JEightt]

right here homie…and from texas at that…..west living so im tapped in with both Joell and Apollo

[@GeorgeRobles-t2f]

Never left.

[@JayPleezer304]

2025

[@hansgluck3986]

Apollo productions sounds like a classic every time!

[@kurtmathews2583]

I know right a bit like statik salektah

[@jayfreedom1592]

Hip-Hop in it's puriest form. Certified Dope!

[@davorobradovic7287]

And still not sounding too old or dated either . Genius . Not hard to tell this is top level artistry ! Yea HIP HOP .

[@bahstudd9662]

Purest*

[@blaisegordon1]

So true 1

[@stretchbk131]

This is why I love HIP HOP

[@JahRandom]

By the grace of God...we have Appllo Brown to bless our ears. The man's sound is truly legendary in its own time. All praises due.

[@focusmelvin]

Yes Detroit owns

[@kevinlindezey1887]

Realtalk, By the grace of God we are blessed to listen to a brother with God blessed talent 🙏 🙌

[@generalmalice7941]

Detroit got some dope heads, black milk. J dilla. Guilty simpson

[@michabudkowski9070]

Apollo... Respect from Poland

[@antoinesungu3987]

Michał Budkowski KZbin.com/somolabel163

[@madasraka]

apollo król

[@zygar5316]

Apollo mistrz

[@Kaucer_One]

@@zygar5316 Kozak !

[@kayzo7268]

Yeah man respect from human with heart 🙏🏼

[@jwizdum2103]

Apollo Brown could easily be the best in the game right now. I personally think trap beats don't have shit on his stuff in terms of both skill and overall sound quality, he's as good as Madlib.

[@thabosamuel6365]

“I’m just a product of where the young'ens move product We all believe in God, but we look up to the shottas” 🔥🙏🏿 Love - All the way from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@CastleVaniak]

Never hear music like this on mainstream radio or being reviewed by the hipsters at Complex

[@georgebetz5645]

Damn fucking straight. Lack of communication is killing this country. Knowledge is power and we need to spread the message

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

What people don't get is that most of the hipsters like trap ironically so its disposable songs have a 6 week lifespan. But music like this has time to mature and grow on sincere music lovers and new heads looking for more than what's in the mainstream. True the bookings and venues might be smaller but overseas they stand on the same stages as lil whomever.

[@TheRealAndreScorman]

I spent years trying to get my peers and people in my life to listen and appreciate hip hop instead of what’s played on the airwaves. Through the years I found it’s better to keep gems like this and artists like Joel and producers like Apollo close to the hip. The casual fans who don’t have the appreciation can’t offer anything to this art other than negatively effecting it and watering it down.

[@aprillowman8166]

I feel you,, Metal face😉. Apparently youre a MF DOOM fan. It takes a special 👁 and ear for this ish. Absolutely needs time to brew. This type music is leaked into cyberspace before it's tweaked 😂. I would know. Im part of the creation! ✌🏾

[@venom2k2]

Damn. I knew Ortiz was good but he reached a new high with this Brown joint

[@DLoyaL902]

copped the locksmith and joell albums on vinyl. insane projects

[@jerzygiant9982]

Hip Hop is still alive

[@cidic9517]

MAD LOVE FROM SOUTH AFRICA!

[@linuxd]

Hey south Africa. Hello from inside America 👋🏼

[@tumimokoena4404]

Awe my authie

[@cidic9517]

@@tumimokoena4404 Awe Bosso!

[@antoinesungu3987]

C I D I C 95 KZbin.com/somolabel163

[@tirellv4938]

This track has a nostalgia feel to it even though its not that old. It makes you think about the highs and lows in your life, close people who are no longer here, and times we took for granted. But through the grace of God we have been blessed through all these times.

[@MrSwipper6]

Had to Spin it Back [2024]‼️✨👌

[@brandons.hernandez3368]

God bless Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz, this is the real Hip-Hop, bring this Hip-Hop era again! 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ‘See that no one pay back evil for evil, but always try do good to each other & to all people.’

[@MichaelHalloween31]

I seen my brother Joe listening to this in a dream I had. My brother passed away in 2010 This song came out in 2018 🤔🤫

[@coleymoley2997]

Apollo is so underrated, def a prodigy and deserves more recognition 🗣🗣

[@luiscruz9738]

I’m a boriqua from chicago, and this track explains my upbringing perfectly. Thank you Joel and Apollo.

[@zakheledunjwa1302]

Joell Ortiz DESERVE NO GRAMMY HE IS A ABOVE THAT

[@linuxd]

"If I didn't talk to the lord man spiritually I'd be dead"

[@TheTimeSlider]

I've been listening to hip hop for 30years. I'm still amazed by the art today. What a beautiful thing to have done.

[@waynejordan7473]

Listen to Brownsville ka .

[@whitenoise5809]

Real hip-hop artist

[@douglasmwoge5017]

Apollo's beats really resonate with my soul

[@gambit1357]

dayum Apollo. cuttin' that "by tha grace of god" was masterful. J. Ortiz hit this joint outta the park.

[@aleksandars9254]

Joell top 10 no question

[@OscarSanchez-bt7is]

music like this needs to comeback not that mainstream bullshit

[@davidortiz4903]

This song made me look at joell ortiz in a different light Dope song💉

[@nonyamekomasilo1538]

5 yrs late but I’m here now ,real hip hop !!

[@MichaelSeitireng]

Aaahhh man! This is what the world is made of...the real representing...by the grace of GOD...

[@TaleHatez_Management]

Definitely Golden ERA Hip Hop Artist 💯💯 🔥🔥 #NewYorkGritty 😤😤💪🏿💪🏿

[@johnlansing14]

Track gives me the chills, truly

[@ЕвгенийСмирнов-э7ч7х]

From Russia with love

[@javiersanchez1994]

By the grace of God please forgive us lord love mankind and love all ❤❤

[@FullyAlivee]

Insane

[@ANTICK305]

There’s Boyz In Tha Hood that watch Menace II Society and Juice I never wanted to go that route I felt like Cuba in the car without the heart To tell Dough to let me out Hope God don't judge me when he judge me The Devil work pretty damn hard to make it ugly Know every thing that glitter ain't gold but, man

[@matthewogonowski3089]

Tell me he ain't a fucking beast!!! That shit is as real as it gets

[@EverSupreme]

This album is so underrated.

[@CYBERMIK4056]

Nuff respect from switzerland

[@jameswright4595]

This takes me back to the 90s, when I would listen to dope MCs and dope producers making great music. Throw on the headphones and close your eyes and just imagine everything Ortiz is talking about. Great album they dropped!!

[@roknkawk]

Everything that glitter ain't gold, but man the ice makes all that glitter look cold 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheTimeSlider]

Never left. I love my sweet lady hip-hop. Love this track puts a lump in my throat still.

[@SASUKEUCHIHA-dt3cg]

2022 and still by the grace of god we here.

[@alexortiz5660]

This album is a classic. Noooo doubt

[@TariqAmazin]

REAL SHIT!

[@MichaelHalloween31]

🔥🥵🔥 REAL HIPHOP RIGHT HERE...

[@cantbestoppedrecords1377]

This is Dope. I miss shit like this. Real hip hop

[@Kima-e1b]

Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz = LEGENDS

[@wallcity318]

Yo this album super underappreciated

[@1jaygood]

If this ain’t fire this ain’t hip hop y’all better learn. Put this shit on repeat and roll up I bet you travel through the verses. I put a stack on that!!!…

[@kennedymunene1131]

Joel be slept on 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@jjkk712]

Wow. Legit goosebumps. Thanks for this.

[@thabo3866]

Apollo and Joel Ortiz probably the best producer/MC Combo

[@eriecatiz]

Dope... Peace from #ChiCity ...Chicago

[@muzykamilosc2079]

I feel like I was literally waiting for yeeeears to see Joel making this album! Of course Apollo did a great job also! The beats just fits perfect and it’s a real blessing to see both artist shine on that project! I bought it, gave it many listenings already and there’ll be more. It’s a CLASSIC. Thank you for this piece of art. Hip-hop nowadays miss a lot of lirycism and (I love the punchline side of mc’ing, which sometimes makes me laugh to death but..) it’s really valuable to listen Joel’s stories about his life, struggles etc. It feels reeeeaally REAL and touches deeply. Great job, brothers! Believe me, there’s a lot of people all around the world, who appretiate your work. Greetings from Poland. Yaowa!!

[@matthewogonowski3089]

See they think us Pollocks aren't smart!! Glad you appreciate this greatness all the way over there,!!

[@josephnicholas977]

Joell the King of Wordplay... "Hope God don't judge me when he judge me . The Devil work pretty ***pregnant pause*** damn hard to make it ugly."

[@mrx71]

this is an underrated master piece

[@itsdat_SlimGravy]

🔥 lots of wisdom and courage spat on the mic.

[@OldSchoolApprentice]

Love from Macedonia, Apollo & Joell are the reason I still love hip hop!

[@diasporaman5419]

Masterpiece!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MothusiO.dogmoduke5524]

It doesn't matter who Apollo Brown features becoz everything he drops its always a classic all the times💽💽💽

[@caldogz90]

Apollo is def one of the best producers out these days

[@JurasPriest]

Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat..... listened to it 20 times in a row now. Dope af!

[@douglassoul1978]

My Favourite on the Album!

[@Beatstars]

This is Fuego 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KingFarEye]

Yess it issss!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@xrebels3614]

This alumb a Master Piece fr...Mona Lisa

[@jermainewilburn181]

Power of self

[@cinekjungle]

Always ❤️🎶🙏🏻🎤 ....Respect from Poland

[@yannickmelancon7082]

My kind of hiphop right here🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@toolovely1341]

Nobody holding the game up like Ortiz. That's a fact son.

[@peterrivera6808]

Kamikaze, Mona Lisa, book of Ryan, beer bongs and Bentley’s, weather or not., carter 5. Some great albums!!!

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

Apollo Brown always killing the production!

[@1ixist]

What a soulful sound construction by Apollo & the wizardry on the delivery by Joell. Two contributors to the genre at their peak.

[@remnow]

That real hiphop... this is a real classic. Respect you captured the feel, and now that you older your reflective rhymes even doper.

[@vincegray7206]

Brother can spit!!!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@cosmicdreamers2821]

Wish music like this still got the recognition it deserves...

[@candidofeliciano2109]

This song needs more radio play and exposure ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽 Joell and Apollo killed this album. #joellisoneofthegoats

[@varobeats3173]

Lovd

[@WrAlie]

Viva Apollo Brown e Joell Ortiz, Love you Bro, greetings from Brazil!

[@Hillfiguz]

Turn your face to God and Christ. By the grace of God we shall be saved.

[@bulldoggep]

💥 👊 real Hip Hop 👊 💥

[@josephnicholas977]

I done repeated this like 20 times....today alone. Someone please take me outta this URL:)

[@BAVENMC]

Sumthin real right here !

[@ozgeevrimaras9022]

Respect from 🇹🇷

[@peace-daddy359]

If I ain't talk to the Lord then spiritually id be dead 🚰TRUTH

[@alexbonta4005]

Amazing one of the best tracks iv ever Heard !!! Joell Ortiz is a Rap God !!!

[@melvintejera196]

Classic 🔥🔥🔥 Mona Lisa is a masterpiece.

[@jayechevarria7380]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥upon 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 on top of 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Aijemcire99]

Been saying people are sleeping on apollo and Joell for years but no one listens. I hope this changes their perspective.

[@michaelpayne2363]

Classic track. Reminds me of the Source magazine quotables......🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤(5 mics)

[@elisioinguane8272]

This is real hip hop congratulations to Apollo and joell. I cry when a listen to this song it's beautiful. One love from Mozambique Africa.

[@Shest_21]

Brutal beat and flow! ❤

[@marionkeller1230]

Lyrically superior ❤😊❤🎉