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Upon its release, Honkey Kong received widespread critical acclaim. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[5] DT Swinga of Hiphopsite.com gave the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "Ap’s best album to date". HipHopDX gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "While many of the songs are simple showcases of his verbal acrobatics, he handles concepts just as well."[6] The album received an "XL" rating from hip hop magazine XXL, calling Apathy a "lyrical wizard" and praising his story telling abilities.[7]