MellowHype was an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that consisted of rapper-producer Hodgy (Gerard Long) and producer-rapper Left Brain (Vyron Turner).
MellowHype consists of Left Brain (Mellow) producing and Hodgy Beats (Hype) rapping.
The group was later featured on Domo Genesis's debut mixtape Rolling Papers on the track "Basic Bitch".
In early 2011, MellowHype gained massive popularity, along with the rest of Odd Future following the release of Tyler, The Creator's single, Yonkers.
On April 5, 2011, MellowHype performed the song "64" with Mississippi-based grunge labelmates Bass Drum of Death on the Fuel TV program The Daily Habit.
[5] On July 12, 2011, the duo re-released a remastered version of BlackenedWhite [6] on Fat Possum Records[7] along with a music video for the lead single, "64".
On April 20, 2013, MellowHigh, which is a trio consisting of Hodgy, Left Brain and Domo Genesis, released their first single and music video entitled "Troublesome 2013".
[12] It was revealed MellowHigh will contain guest appearances by Tyler, the Creator, Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Earl Sweatshirt, and Remy Banks.
Hodgy Beats stated on Tumblr that the song was made with Left Brain in high school.