Marlowe (rap duo)

Marlowe is a rap duo composed of L'Orange and Solemn Brigham.

Background

Marlowe is a rap duo composed of L'Orange and Solemn Brigham.[1] The duo is known for old-school hip-hop and a heavy use of sampling.[2] Songs often begin with snippets from old films.[3] In 2022, the duo had 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with 3 million total listens to their debut album, and a following in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[4][5] Their music has been featured in video games such as NBA 2K22 and Fortnite as well as commercials for Gatorade and 7-Eleven.[5] The Gatorade commercial features their track titled "Future Power Sources" off their 2020 sophomore album.[6] The duo toured in the UK in 2020.[7] Pitchfork selected the track "Godfist" as a highlight of their third self-titled album.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Guest appearances

  • Mello Music Mode – "One of the last" from Bushido (2021)[13]
  • Tony Allen – "My own" There Is No End (2021)
  • Solemn Brigham – "The Lore" from South Sinner Street (2021)
  • Namir Blade – "Pipe Dream" from Imaginary Everything (2021)
  • Mello Music Group – "Last Reserve" from Omakase (2023)

References

  1. ^ Potter, Steven (January 8, 2025). "Up-and-coming hip-hop at UW Memorial Union". Isthmus. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (November 3, 2022). "Heat Check Roundup: YUNGMORPHEUS, Marlowe, Dee Watkins and more". NPR. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Neues Album von Hip-Hop-Duo "Marlowe": Altmodisch schön" [New album by the hiop-hop duo "Marlowe": Old-fashioned beautiful]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). August 17, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Staton, John (September 30, 2022). "Check out new releases from 3 of Wilmington's best, and best-known, musical acts". Star-News. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Staton, John (October 24, 2022). "Bigger in Europe than their hometown, Wilmington hip-hop duo Marlowe gets epic on album 3". Star-News. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  6. ^ Bell, Max (October 1, 2021). "The Trap Door". Spin Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Farrell, Margaret (October 12, 2022). "L'Orange & Solemn Brigham Shine Their Brightest on New Marlowe Track "Light Trip"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Green, Dylan (November 1, 2022). "Listen to Marlowe's "Godfist" [ft. Deniro Farrar]: The Ones". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  9. ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (July 25, 2018). "Marlowe: Marlowe". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Khan, Imran (August 18, 2020). "L'Orange and Solemn Brigham Bring Dissentient Experiments and Dangerous Poetry in 'Marlowe 2'". PopMatters. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Stevens, John (November 20, 2022). "L'Orange and Solemn Brigham Release Third Studio Album "Marlowe 3" on Mello Music Group". New Music Weekly. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Dillon, Ryan (October 28, 2022). "Marlowe Bring Ever-Changing Approach To Cadence On Unfiltered 'Marlowe 3' (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  13. ^ McMullen, Chase (March 25, 2021). "Marlowe drop the swaggering "One Of The Last", the latest from Mello Music Group's Bushido comp (BPM Premiere)". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
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