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
}}
Sample credits
- Track 3 contains elements from "Slow Down" by Brand Nubian (1990)
- Track 4 contains elements from "Hit It Run" by Run-DMC (1986), "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown (1976), "Mean Old Lady" by King Biscuit Boy (1974)
- Track 7 contains elements from "Guerillas in tha Mist" by Da Lench Mob (1992) and "911 Is a Joke" by Public Enemy (1990)
- Track 8 contains elements from "Hollywood Squares" by Bootsy's Rubber Band (1978) and "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" by Zapp (1982)
- Track 9 contains elements from "Guerillas in tha Mist" by Da Lench Mob (1992)
- Track 10 contains elements from "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc. (1971)
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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External links
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Da-Lench-Mob-Planet-Of-The-Apes/master/104902 |title=Da Lench Mob - Planet of da Apes |website=Discogs}}
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