It’s been over a decade since Apathy dropped his debut album Eastern Philosophy. If you haven’t heard the project go listen to it right now. It still stands as one of the best underground rap albums of the past ten years. Back in 06′ Apathy was one of my favourite rappers; his disdain for the mainstream, intelligent lyricism and storytelling skills made him undeniably ill to any underground hip-hop head. As time progressed and I became more entrenched in electronic music, I began to lose sight of the underground rap scene including Apathy and his Demigodz crew. This week my inner hip-hop head was awaken when I heard Apathy had connected with rap legends Twista and Bun B. On ‘Moses’ each rapper takes turns going in over a raw beat produced by Apathy himself. The track serves as reminder of Ap’s intense lyrical prowess, Twista’s next level flow and Bun’s mic presence. Seeing Apathy alongside artists of this stature only helps to illustrate the fact that he is an underground legend. His new album Handshakes with Snakes is set to drop June 10th and we can’t wait to see what else he’s got in store. Listen to ‘Moses’ below and checkout the tracklist for the album.
Handshakes with Snakes Tracklist
1. Intro: An Army with Me…
2. Pay Your Dues
3. Amon Raw (feat. Celph Titled & Pumpkinhead)
4. Rap Is Not Pop
5. Don’t Touch That Dial (feat. Ras Kass & O.C.)
6. Charlie Brown (feat. Oh No & Kappa Gamma)
7. Blow Ya Head Off (feat. Marvalyss & Blacastan)
8. Attention Deficit Disorder
9. No Such Thing (feat. Spit Gemz & Nutso)
10. Pieces of Eight (Give up the Ship)
11. Run for Your Life (feat. O.C.)
12. Moses (feat. Twista & Bun B)
13. Handshakes with Snakes (feat. Sick Jacken, B-Real & Mariagrazia)
