Apathy names "School," "Victim," "The Buck Stops Here," "What Goes Up" and "1:52 AM."
Apathy's discography features several critically acclaimed albums. Many critics, including writers who reviewed Eastern Philosphy, Wanna Snuggle? and Honkey Kong for HipHopDX, have praised the Connecticut emcee's storytelling concept tracks.Apathy, who released Connecticut Casual in June and who has worked with DJ Premier, Evidence, B-Real, Xzibit and Mike Shinoda, among others, recently spoke with HipHopDX about the best concept songs he feels he's crafted. Here are his picks.
#1. Apathy's "School"
The first song Apathy mentions from the list is "School," which tells the story of a school shooting as Ap delivers each verse from a different student's perspective. This is an important concept driven cut for Apathy because it set the stage for more concepts to come."'School' was my first [concept song]," Apathy says. "I was emotionally upset after the Columbine shit happened. I was watching a 60 Minutes episode about the victims. I felt compelled to address that."
His line about Columbine references a school shooting that took place April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado. Two students were reportedly responsible for the shooting, which claimed the lives of one teacher and 12 students, according to CNN. The incident has been referenced by several rappers, including Eminem and DJ Quik, a product of the mass media attention that was given to the shooting.
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