Honkey Kong (Apathy album)

Honkey Kong
Studio album by Apathy
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
Apathy chronology

Wanna Snuggle?
(2009)		 Honkey Kong
(2011)		 Connecticut Casual
(2014)
Singles from Honkey kong
  1. "“Make Alotta Money”"
    Released: 2010
  2. "“Check to Check”"
    Released: 2011
  3. "“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.

Music

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 this album, Apathy released the Primate Mindstate EP as a bonus disc to this album.

Reception

Upon release, the album received widespread critical acclaim. 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."[5] The album received an "XL" rating from hip hop magazine XXL, calling Apathy a "lyrical wizard" and praising his story telling abilities.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s)[7] Length
1. "Honkey Kong" (feat. Vinnie Paz)Vanderslice 2:53
2. "Holy Ghost" (feat. Slaine)Apathy 3:25
3. "The Villain" (feat. Ill Bill)Apathy, Grand Finale (bass), Vertygo (keyboards) 4:27
4. "Check to Check"  Evidence, Khrysis (additional) 3:38
5. "Stop What Ya Doin’" (feat. Celph Titled)DJ Premier 4:35
6. "The Recipe" (feat. Xzibit)Stu Bangas 3:47
7. "Fear Itself"  DJ Muggs 4:02
8. "Who Got Da Juice" (feat. Blacastan)  0:44
9. "It’s Only Hip Hop"  Statik Selektah 3:21
10. "I Dedicate This to You" (feat. Tosha Makia)Smoke the World 3:20
11. "All I Think About" (feat. Action Bronson)Vanderslice 4:02
12. "Never Say Never" (feat. Mad Lion & General Steele)Teddy Roxpin 4:29
13. "Albino Gorillas" (feat. Esoteric)DJ Wayne Ski 4:07
14. "Peace Connecticut"  Da Beatminerz 3:06
15. "Army of the Godz" (feat. Blacastan, Celph Titled, Crypt the Warchild, Esoteric, Motive, Planetary, Reef the Lost Cauze & Vinnie Paz)Teddy Roxpin 4:43
16. "1:52am"  Apathy 2:54

Samples

References

  1. ↑ Ketchum III, William. Review: Honkey Kong album. HipHop DX. Retrieved on 2011-09-23.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Aaron. Review: Honkey Kong album. XXLMAG. Retrieved on 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ Wannop, Bill. Review: Honkey Kong album. 411mania. Retrieved on 2011-09-23.
  4. ↑ RapReviews. Review: Honkey Kong album. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2011-08-02.
  5. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1744/title.apathy-honkey-kong
  6. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2011/08/apathy-honkey-kong/
  7. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Apathy-Honkey-Kong/release/3069529