The Easy Truth

The Easy Truth is a collaborative studio album by American hip hop record producer Apollo Brown and rapper Skyzoo. It was released on September 30, 2016, via Mello Music Group. Recording sessions took place at the Village Caverns in Michigan. Production was handled entirely by Apollo Brown, who also served as one of executive producers together with Michael Tolle and Skyzoo. It features guest appearances from Conway the Machine, Joell Ortiz, Patty Crash, Stalley and Westside Gunn.

The album did not reach the Billboard 200 chart, however, it peaked at No. 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 16 on the Top Rap Albums, No. 45 on the Independent Albums and No. 11 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

The album was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. ABC News ranked the album at No. 22 on its '50 best albums of 2016' list.

Personnel

 * Skyler "Skyzoo" Taylor – vocals, executive producer
 * Katrin "Patty Crash" Newman – vocals (track 2)
 * Joell Ortiz – vocals (track 4)
 * Demond "Conway the Machine" Price – vocals (track 5)
 * Alvin Lamar "Westside Gunn" Worthy – vocals (track 5)
 * Kyle Alfonso "Stalley" Myricks – vocals (track 14)
 * Erik "Apollo Brown" Stephens – producer, executive producer
 * Tate McBroom – recording
 * Matt "Magnetic" Oleksiak – mixing
 * Eric Morgeson – mastering
 * Michael Tolle – executive producer
 * Kick James – photography