The Widow's Son (album) explained
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.[1] 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.[2]
Track listing
- Notes
Personnel
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Fu . Eddie . March 1, 2018 . Apathy shares a Track by Track breakdown of his new album, The Widow’s Son: Stream . April 14, 2024 . Consequence of Sound.
- Web site: March 2, 2018 . The Widow's Son (Instrumentals + Acapellas), by Apathy . . en.
