Epiphany - Apology of Sorts [Premiere]

Producer: JP

Album: RESPECT Pt. 2 (Womens)

Label: Conduit

Epiphany‘s first and, to date, only non-freestyle feature, Five Dollas, found the up-and-comer living up to his lofty stage name, cutting through the myths and misconceptions to depict the reality of life as an indie rapper. With the second installment of his RESPECT mixtape series, the Little Rock native will focus his lyrical gaze on male-female relations – a knotty topic but, if the project’s first official leak (a Booth-exclusive world premiere!) is any indication, one on which he has some equally sharp insights to offer. On Apology of Sorts, the artist ponders the vicious circle of abandonment that arises when a father skips town, leaving his son to grow up without a positive, responsible male role model. Needless to say, that’s a problem that can’t be solved in three minutes and 43 seconds, but Epiphany’s reflective rhymes and JP‘s subtle, lightly jazzy sampled beat add up to a track that’s both thought-provoking and ear-pleasing. RESPECT Pt. 2 (Womens), sponsored by none other than DJBooth.net, is set to hit our front page March 9, and those who haven’t already claimed their free download of Pt. 1 can get up to speed here.

This song first appeared on the Independent Chart on February 22, 2010

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TheBayToLA Tastemaker Total Ratings: 432	Rating: TheBayToLA's Top Rated Songs Epiphany is on some real talk, and I found myself having an epiphany while listening to that hook. This production provides a smooth backdrop to his musical stories.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

Aussie_Accents Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2904	Rating: Aussie_Accents's Top Rated Songs Ahh Mr. 5 Dollas in my pocket, was hooked on that song for awhile. Lets see what Epiphany has in store for the booth today :p Hiz lyrics and flow are the highlight here I wreckin', he really does well for a relaxed spit of truth. Beat too simple for me but, lets Epiphany shine more I guess
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

Matty K Tastemaker Total Ratings: 116	Rating: Matty K's Top Rated Songs This one is real smooth, and with a sad-but-true message that I hope fathers won't be able to relate to. That's an entirely separate issue, but within the context of this track, it works well.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

PrIc3Le$$ Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1305	Rating: PrIc3Le$$'s Top Rated Songs Has a unique style and production, but a nice song though.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11633	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs I liked it upon first listen, which these days (with all the music we receive) is not always the case. I am not sure it has repeatability, which would make it non-rotation worthy in a sense, but the execution is great. Not every good song has to be played over and over, right? Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

DjKidd DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 272	Rating: DjKidd's Top Rated Songs i love the beat, flow is ok, hook is not bad...but this is not single potential...the lyrics aren't great...this song is easily forgettable...and honestly i don't really want to hear more from him, he is going to have to change my opinion i feel this song is so cliche
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

givemedanumba DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 24	Rating: givemedanumba's Top Rated Songs Good (not great) beat, dope flow and lyrics, and a nice hook. I like it.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

DJ Rater Tastemaker Total Ratings: 959	Rating: DJ Rater's Top Rated Songs i loved 5 dollas, this wasnt as good but i still was banging my head to the nice beat from JP. epiphany couldve come a bit harder i reckon, i like it though
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

Nathan S. DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 2476	Rating: Nathan S.'s Top Rated Songs As a soon to be father this track really hits home - it's great to hear rappers addressing the real issues that affect us all (assuming where to park your jet is not a "real issue" for you). Props to Epiphany for the topic choice, though I have to say the execution didn't blow me away.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

Mr.Top Hat Tastemaker Total Ratings: 4267	Rating: Mr.Top Hat's Top Rated Songs What @Z said. Thought-provoking and era-pleasing indeed, but the replay value isn't tremendous. Rotation fa sho! Definitely eager to hear more from "RESPECT Pt. 2" mixtape.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

bdot DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 21	Rating: bdot's Top Rated Songs Dope stories...Epiphany created some vivid pictures on this one.
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

luckyrascal DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 5	Rating: luckyrascal's Top Rated Songs pretty dope not bad know what not bad at all the best ive herd all day
	Posted on Feb 17, 2010

XT Tastemaker Total Ratings: 365	Rating: XT's Top Rated Songs really got into this as soon as it came on, JP did a real nice job on the production, in rotation!
	Posted on Feb 18, 2010

The 149th Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2065	Rating: The 149th's Top Rated Songs Something about this song is not clicking for me.
	Posted on Feb 20, 2010

Guest	Rating: This is that one song I just could not get into this week. It's NOT garbage, but at the end of the day it's not something I consider rotation material.
	Posted on Feb 21, 2010