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2011 studio album by Apathy
Honkey Kong Released August 23, 2011 Recorded 2010-2011 Genre Hip hop , hardcore hip hop Length 58 :00 Label Dirty Version Records Producer Apathy (exec. ) , Celph Titled (co-exec.) , Apathy , DJ Premier , Vanderslice, Evidence , StuBangas, DJ Muggs , Statik Selektah , Smoke the World, DJ Wayne Ski, Teddy Roxpin, Da Beatminerz , MoSS
""Make Alotta Money"" Released: 2010
""Check to Check"" Released: 2011
""Stop What Ya Doin'"" Released: 2011
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating HipHop DX [1] XXL MAG [2] 411mania [3] RapReviews [4]
Honkey Kong is the third studio album by American rapper Apathy , released August 23, 2011.
The album features guest contributions by Celph Titled , Vinnie Paz , Slaine , Ill Bill , Xzibit , Blacastan, Mad Lion , General Steele , Esoteric , Crypt the Warchild, Motive, Planetary, and Reef the Lost Cauze . Producers for Honkey Kong such as DJ Premier and Vanderslice contribute to a limited number of beats on this album, though the majority of the production is handled by Apathy himself. Along with the album, Apathy released the Primate Mindstate EP as a bonus disc to the album.
Reception [ edit ]
Upon its release, Honkey Kong received widespread critical acclaim. On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] DT Swinga of Hiphopsite.com gave the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "Ap's best album to date". HipHopDX gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "While many of the songs are simple showcases of his verbal acrobatics, he handles concepts just as well."[6] The album received an "XL" rating from hip hop magazine XXL , calling Apathy a "lyrical wizard" and praising his story telling abilities.[7]
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Producer(s)[8] 1. "Honkey Kong" (featuring Vinnie Paz ) Vanderslice 2:53 2. "Holy Ghost" (featuring Slaine ) Apathy 3:25 3. "The Villain" (featuring Ill Bill ) Apathy, Grand Finale (bass), Vertygo (keyboards) 4:27 4. "Check to Check" Evidence , Khrysis (additional)3:38 5. "Stop What Ya Doin'" (featuring Celph Titled ) DJ Premier 4:35 6. "The Recipe" (featuring Xzibit ) Stu Bangas 3:47 7. "Fear Itself" DJ Muggs 4:02 8. "Who Got Da Juice" (featuring Blacastan) 0:44 9. "It's Only Hip Hop" Statik Selektah 3:21 10. "I Dedicate This to You" (featuring Tosha Makia) Smoke the World 3:20 11. "All I Think About" (featuring Action Bronson ) Vanderslice 4:02 12. "Never Say Never" (featuring General Steele & Mad Lion ) Teddy Roxpin 4:29 13. "Albino Gorillas" (featuring Esoteric ) DJ Wayne Ski 4:07 14. "Peace Connecticut" Da Beatminerz 3:06 15. "Army of the Godz" (featuring Esoteric, Blacastan, Reef the Lost Cauze , Planetary, Crypt the Warchild, Motive, Celph Titled & Vinnie Paz) Teddy Roxpin 4:43 16. "1:52am" Apathy 2:54
Primate Mindstate EP (Bonus Disc)Title Producer(s) 17. "East Coast Rapist" Apathy 3:19 18. "Squeeze" (featuring Blacastan) Apathy 3:24 19. "Dear Lord" (featuring Eternia & Diabolic ) MoSS 3:26 20. "Make Alotta Money " Apathy 2:54 21. "Smoke Weed Everyday" (featuring Scoop DeVille ) Apathy 3:21 22. "No Rapper" (scratches by DJ Kwestion) Apathy 4:29 23. "Death to the Culture Vultures" Apathy 4:57
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