Handshakes With Snakes is the fifth solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Apathy . It was released on June 10, 2016 through Dirty Version Records.[ 4] Production, arrangement, sequencing, mixing and mastering duties were handled entirely by Apathy himself at The Danger Room in New London, Connecticut . It features guest appearances from O.C. , Blacastan , B-Real , Bun B , Celph Titled , Kappa Gamma, Mariagrazia, Marvalyss, Nutso, Oh No , Pumpkinhead , Ras Kass , Sick Jacken , Spit Gemz and Twista .
The album did not reach the Billboard 200 , however, it debuted at No. 36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , No. 22 on the Top Rap Albums , No. 49 on the Independent Albums and No. 16 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
The Instrumentals + Acapellas version of the album, composed of 24 tracks (omitting intro), was released on the same day.[ 5]
Title 1. "Intro: An Army With Me..." 0:24 2. "Pay Your Dues" 3:38 3. "Amon RAW" (featuring Celph Titled and Pumpkinhead ) 3:34 4. "Rap Is Not Pop" 3:21 5. "Don't Touch That Dial" (featuring Ras Kass and O.C. ) 4:13 6. "Charlie Brown" (featuring Oh No and Kappa Gamma) 3:57 7. "Blow Ya Head Off" (featuring Marvalyss and Blacastan ) 3:46 8. "Attention Deficit Disorder" 2:33 9. "No Such Thing" (featuring Spit Gemz, Nutso and MB Pump) 3:56 10. "Pieces of Eight (Give Up the Ship)" 2:49 11. "Run for Your Life" (featuring O.C.) 2:34 12. "Moses" (featuring Twista and Bun B ) 3:23 13. "Handshakes With Snakes" (featuring Sick Jacken , B-Real and Mariagrazia) 4:12 Total length: 42:20
Chad "Apathy " Bromley – main artist, vocals, producer, arranger, sequencing, mixing, mastering, executive producer
Vic "Celph Titled " Mercer – featured artist (track 3) , executive producer
Robert Alan "P.H. " Diaz – featured artist (track 3)
Carl Franklin – guitars (track 3)
John "Ras Kass " Austin – featured artist (track 5)
Omar "O.C. " Credle – featured artist (tracks: 5, 11)
Michael "Oh No " Jackson – featured artist (track 6)
Kappa Gamma – featured artist (track 6)
Marvis "Marvalyss" McDaniel – featured artist (track 7)
Ira "Blacastan " Osu – featured artist (track 7)
Raymond "Spit Gemz" Candelario – featured artist (track 9)
Antonio E. "Nut-Rageous aka Nutso" Lopez – featured artist (track 9)
MB Pump – backing vocals (track 9)
Carl "Twista " Mitchell – featured artist (track 12)
Bernard "Bun B " Freeman – featured artist (track 12)
Joaquín "Sick Jacken " Gonzalez – featured artist (track 13)
Louis "B-Real " Freese – featured artist (track 13)
Maria Grazia – featured artist (track 13)
Dave Quiggle – illustration
Open Mic Graphics – graphics
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