I'd be lying to you if I said that I hated a style of hip-hop. There's pretty much no style of the genre that I can say that I hate or even merely dislike. In terms of this kind of throwback boom-bap style, there are plenty of guys out there that aren't stuck firmly in '94 and do it with a very much appreciated modern flair to it. Apollo Brown and Skyzoo are two of those guys. Brown is an excellent producer and he's really on his game on The Easy Truth, effortlessly mixing soulful samples with lovely piano lines and strings, all the while operating with a clarity that makes the whole record sound beautiful. Not one to be outdone, Skyzoo drops some very nice verses left and right, and his hooks are easy-going and even sometimes memorable. Lyrically, a picture of life and lessons learned in the Bronx is wonderfully painted, and though nothing here is all that original, it's still a professionally written and produced east coast record. If you need some easy-listening hip-hop in your life, Skyzoo and Apollo Brown have you covered with this excellent collaboration.
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