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
""Make Alotta Money"" Released: 2010 ""Check to Check"" Released: 2011 ""Stop What Ya Doin'"" Released: 2011

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHop DX
XXL MAG
411mania
RapReviews

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

Reception

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". 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." The album received an "XL" rating from hip hop magazine XXL, calling Apathy a "lyrical wizard" and praising his story telling abilities.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
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)

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
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

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	45
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	40