2018 studio album by Apathy
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Albumism [ 1] RapReviews 8.5/10[ 2]
The Widow's Son is the solo sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Apathy . It was released on March 2, 2018, through Dirty Version Records. Production was handled by Stu Bangas, Buckwild , Chumzilla, DJ Premier , Messiah Musik, Nottz , Pete Rock , Smoke The World, and Apathy himself, who also served as executive producer together with Celph Titled and Craig Skauge. It features guest appearances from A.G. , Brevi, Celph Titled, Diabolic , Locksmith , M.O.P. , Pete Rock, Pharoahe Monch and Ryu.[ 3] The album debuted at number 15 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States.
The 28-track Instrumentals + Acapellas version of the album with black-and-white version of original cover art was released on the same day.[ 4]
Title Producer(s) 1. "The Spellbook" Apathy 3:42 2. "Chaos" Stu Bangas 2:36 3. "Never Fall Off" (featuring A.G. ) Apathy 3:33 4. "The Widow's Son" (featuring Ryu) Chumzilla 3:41 5. "The Order" DJ Premier 3:44 6. "Alien Weaponry" Nottz 3:44 7. "Hypnosis" (featuring Brevi) Messiah Musik 4:04 8. "I Keep On" (featuring Pharoahe Monch and Pete Rock ) Pete Rock 3:30 9. "View of Hell (Hell of a View)" Buckwild 3:38 10. "Fist of the North Star" (featuring Diabolic ) Stu Bangas 3:46 11. "Stomp Rappers" (featuring Celph Titled and M.O.P. ) Apathy 3:48 12. "Legend of the 3rd Degree" Stu Bangas 3:59 13. "Rise and Shine" (featuring Locksmith ) Apathy 2:47 14. "Obi Wan" Smoke The World 3:57 Total length: 50:29
Notes Chad "Apathy " Bromley – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 13) , recording, mixing (tracks: 1-4, 6-14) , mastering, executive producer Andre "A.G. " Barnes – vocals (track 3) Ryan Patrick "Ryu" Maginn – vocals (track 4) Kory "Brevi" Garnett – vocals (track 7) Troy "Pharoahe Monch " Jamerson – vocals (track 8) Peter "Pete Rock " Phillips – vocals & producer (track 8) Sean "Diabolic " George – vocals (track 10) Vic "Celph Titled " Mercer – vocals (track 11) , executive producer Eric "Billy Danze " Murray – vocals (track 11) Jamal "Lil' Fame " Grinnage – vocals (track 11) Davood "Locksmith " Asgari – vocals (track 13) Matthew "DJ Mekalek" Katz – scratches (tracks: 3, 13) Adam "Chumzilla" Mathiason – scratches (tracks: 4, 11) , producer (track 4) Christopher "DJ Premier " Martin – scratches, producer & mixing (track 5) Edgar "Vertygo" Cruz – keyboards (track 7) DJ Eloheem – scratches (tracks: 9, 10) Anthony "Tone Spliff" Mucitelli – scratches (track 12) Stuart "Stu Bangas" Hudgins – producer (tracks: 2, 10, 12) Dominick "Nottz " Lamb – producer (track 6) Pete "Messiah Musik" Lawrence – producer (track 7) Anthony "Buckwild " Best – producer (track 9) E. Michael "Smoke The World" Montavon – producer (track 14) Craig Skauge – executive producer Michael Peery – cover art Andrew Henderson – photography Joshua Jordan – photography Open Mic – graphics ^ Pedroche, Ben (March 31, 2018). "ALBUM REVIEW: Apathy Scores with Thought-Provoking 'The Widow's Son' " . Albumism . Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ Shackleford, Sy (March 6, 2018). "Apathy :: The Widow's Son – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ Fu, Eddie (March 1, 2018). "Apathy shares a Track by Track breakdown of his new album, The Widow's Son: Stream" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 14, 2024 . ^ "The Widow's Son (Instrumentals + Acapellas), by Apathy" . Bandcamp . March 2, 2018. ^ "Apathy Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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