The Easy Truth

The Easy Truth
Studio album by
Apollo Brown and Skyzoo
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
StudioVillage Caverns (Lathrup Village, MI)
GenreHip hop
Length51:59
LabelMello Music Group
ProducerApollo Brown
Apollo Brown chronology
Grandeur
(2015) 		The Easy Truth
(2016) 		Anchovies
(2017)
Skyzoo chronology
Music for My Friends
(2015) 		The Easy Truth
(2016) 		In Celebration of Us
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!7/10[2]
HipHopDX4.1/5[3]
laut.de[4]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]
Tom HullB+((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[6]

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.[7]

  1. ^ Simpson, Paul. "The Easy Truth - Apollo Brown, Skyzoo | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Mullin, Kyle (September 28, 2016). "Apollo Brown & Skyzoo | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Gretchko, Andrew (October 4, 2016). "Skyzoo & Apollo Achieve Gatekeeper Status With "The Easy Truth"". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Austel, Alexander. "Das New York der 90er im Hier und Jetzt". laut.de (in German). Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Taylor, Patrick (October 18, 2016). "Apollo Brown & Skyzoo :: The Easy Truth – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom (January 28, 2017). "Tom Hull: Grade List: Apollo Brown". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2016". ABC News. December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2024.