Clouds is the third studio album by Detroit-based hip hop producer Apollo Brown, released on February 22, 2011, by Mello Music Group.

Despite that, it ended up being Apollo Brown's highest-selling album and the one he considers the most important in his career.

Apollo Brown recorded Clouds using his unorthodox hardware setup: a computer with Cool Edit Pro audio editor, described by MTV as "almost archaic",[1] blown speakers and a keyboard with only 16 working keys.

The artist admits that he'd tried using newer and bigger studio equipment but ultimately returned to his usual setup, which he used for more than a decade, as he's more familiar with it and as it allows him to keep his signature sound.

[7][8] In 2022 Apollo Brown released another instrumental album, This Must Be the Place, which he describes as "a continuation of the celebrated Clouds and a departure from it".