Marlowe (rap duo)

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

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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

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. 1 2 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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