Planet of da Apes

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{{Infobox album

| name = Planet of da Apes

| type = studio

| artist = Da Lench Mob

| cover = Planet of Da Apes.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1, 1994

| recorded = 1993–1994

| studio = QDIII Soundlab (Los Angeles, CA)

| genre = {{hlist|Political rap|gangsta rap}}

| length = 43:55

| label = {{hlist|Street Knowledge|Priority}}

| producer = {{hlist|Ice Cube (also exec.)|Mr. Woody|Dr. Jam|Madness 4 Real|Quincy Jones III|88 X Unit|Da Lench Mob}}

| prev_title = Guerillas in tha Mist

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Planet of da Apes

| type = studio

| single1 = Chocolate City

| single1date = September 28, 1994

| single2 = Goin' Bananas

| single2date = December 24, 1994

}}

}}

Planet of da Apes is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Da Lench Mob.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-10-me-41267-story.html|title=Rapper Accused of Murder Is Acquitted in Torrance|date=March 10, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19941118-1994-11-18-9411180294-story.html|title=RAP CREW'S MESSAGE PLAIN AS BLACK-AND-WHITE|first=SAM|last=MCDONALD|website=dailypress.com}} The group's final album, it was released on November 1, 1994, via Street Knowledge/Priority Records. Its title is a reference to Planet of the Apes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/aug/26/cinematicsounds|title=What are your favourite cinematic sounds?|date=August 26, 2008|website=the Guardian}} The album was produced by Ice Cube, Mr. Woody, Dr. Jam, Madness 4 Real, Quincy Jones III, and 88 X Unit. It featured guest appearances from K-Dee, Mack 10, and Yo-Yo. The album peaked at number 81 on the Billboard 200.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/da-lench-mob/chart-history/billboard-200/song/176667|title=Da Lench Mob Planet Of Da Apes Chart History|work=Billboard 200|access-date=December 1, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Production

J-Dee's vocals were erased from the album after he went to prison. Maulkie, of Yomo & Maulkie, was brought in as his replacement.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0T5UCwAAQBAJ&q=Planet+of+da+Apes+da+lench+mob+1994&pg=PT147|title=Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap|first=Ben|last=Westhoff|date=September 13, 2016|publisher=Hachette Books|isbn=9780316344869|via=Google Books}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/planet-of-da-apes-mw0000113118|title=Planet of da Apes Da Lench Mob|website=AllMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}

| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=690}}

| rev3 = Music Week

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-11-26.pdf#page=37|title=Reviews: Albums|magazine=Music Week|date=November 26, 1994|page=21|access-date=June 17, 2025}}

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Trouser Press wrote that the album "is no match for its predecessor’s focused fury."{{cite web |title=Ice Cube |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/ice-cube/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=21 October 2020}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Scared Lil' Nigga

| note1 = Insert

| length1 = 0:49

| extra1 = Ice Cube

| title2 = Chocolate City

| length2 = 3:43

| extra2 = Mr. Woody

| title3 = Cut Throats

| note3 = featuring Mack 10

| length3 = 4:31

| extra3 = Ice Cube

| title4 = King of the Jungle

| length4 = 3:51

| extra4 = Madness 4 Real

| title5 = Who Is It?

| note5 = Insert

| length5 = 0:38

| extra5 = Ice Cube

| title6 = Planet of da Apes

| length6 = 4:50

| extra6 = Dr. Jam

| title7 = Goin' Bananas

| length7 = 3:31

| extra7 = {{hlist|Dr. Jam|Madness 4 Real}}

| title8 = Mellow Madness

| note8 = featuring K-Dee

| length8 = 5:59

| extra8 = Ice Cube

| title9 = Environmental Terrorist

| note9 = featuring Yo-Yo

| length9 = 4:16

| extra9 = Quincy Jones III

| title10 = Set the Shit Straight

| length10 = 4:20

| extra10 = Ice Cube

| title11 = Trapped

| length11 = 3:37

| extra11 = {{hlist|88 X Unit|T-Bone (add.)}}

| title12 = Final Call

| length12 = 3:50

| extra12 = Mr. Woody

| total_length = 43:55

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Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Terry "T-Bone" Gray – vocals, co-producer
  • Jerome "Shorty" Muhammad – vocals
  • Mark Eric "Maulkie" Green – vocals
  • O'Shea Jackson – vocals (tracks: 3, 8), producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10), executive producer
  • Dedrick D'Mon Rolison – vocals (track 3)
  • Darrel Johnson – vocals (track 8)
  • Yolanda Whitaker – vocals (track 9)
  • Henrik Milling – vocals (track 6), producer (tracks: 6, 7)
  • Quincy Jones III – keyboards & producer (track 9)
  • Michael Keith Simmons – guitar (track 2), producer (track 11)
  • Victor Nathan Taylor – guitar (track 2), producer (track 11)
  • Darryl "D Funk" Fisher – keyboards (track 2), piano (track 12)
  • Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – bass & guitar (track 6)
  • Bootsy Collins – bass (track 8)
  • Gary James – guitar (tracks: 8, 12), keyboards (track 8)
  • Stan “The Guitar Man” Jones – guitar (track 9)
  • Clint "Payback" Sands – guitar (track 10)
  • DJ Inz – scratches (track 7)
  • Keston E. Wright – engineering & mixing
  • Rob Chiarelli – engineering & mixing
  • Joseph L. Steiner III – mastering
  • Jamie Seyberth – mixing
  • Charlie Essers – mixing
  • Kevin Wright – mixing{{div col end}}

References

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