Pharoahe Monch

Pharoahe Monch的名字來源於猴子玩具，Monchhichis。Monch在剪了一個很挫的髮型后看起來就像黑猩猩"，高中學校的女生都開始叫他"Mon Chi Chi"，後來在簡短后成為了“Monch”。Monch在遇見了組成Organized Konfusion的搭檔Prince Po后就捨棄了Pharoahe的名字前綴。而Pharaoh是他在學習埃及的時候選的。

Monch作為和Prince Poetry一起搭檔的組合Organized Konfusion一員，一共以組合的名義發行了三張專輯。The self-titled Organized Konfusion ，The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox。他們自己也製作了這三張專輯中大部分的歌曲。所有專輯都收到了肯定的評論，但銷量卻不盡人意。於是，組合在97年錄製完最後一張專輯The Equinox後由Prince Poetry拒絕了組合的重新組合而徹底解散了。

Pharoahe Monch 於是和獨立唱片公司Rawkus Records簽約。先前是座位客串嘉賓出現在和一系列Rawkus專輯里，例如最暢銷專輯，Soundbombing2，接著Monch的首張個人專輯 Internal Affairs於1999年發行。這張專輯的第一支單曲 Simon Says，是1999重點打榜歌曲。接著因為他被控告使用了Godzilla的採樣作為伴奏，然後被強迫將這首這從專輯中移出。2001年他的另一首單曲Got You同樣是重點打榜歌曲，但最終還是銷量欠佳。2003年，Pharoahe發行了他再Rawkus Records里最有一張單曲，Agent Orange，一首由戰爭產生靈感的歌曲，重現了1991年Organized Konfusion 的歌曲"Releasing Hypnotical Gases"。

Pharoahe的單曲“Simon Says”也出現在2000年電影查理的天使。在影片中Sam Rockwell在城堡上點燃一隻香煙，一手抓住Drew Barrymore作為人質的時候，觀眾可以強烈感受到這首歌和那令人心動的節奏。另外，Pharoahe的單曲“Right Here”和“Simon Says”也出現在電影Boiler Room。

Pharaoche同時也和說唱團體THE HRSUM有著聯繫，雖然不是這個四人團體的成員，他仍一致堅持如果有一天團體要擴張的話他一定要加入進去。

有傳言說他的下一張專輯，Innervisions，將烙上Denaun Porter's旗下新的Shady Records的Runyon Ave烙印。但是顯然謠言以不攻自破。Monch已經聲明和Wu-Tang Clan, David Banner以及Terror Squad的公司Street Records Corporation簽約。而計劃於2006年末發行的專輯也被推遲到2007年4月。新專輯名為Desire,Monch討論到這張專輯“它更多的像靈歌，福音，一個全新的我的聲音。”新專輯的主打單曲是其本人親手曹早製作的“Push”和“Let's Go”。MV及單曲CD也於2006年9樂發行。Monch在2007年2月的布魯克林音樂節上發行了新的MV“When the Gun Draws”。

在說唱界聲名顯赫的Diddy的最新專輯Press Play，Monch參與到The Future的製作並作詞，同時於Mobb Deep的Havoc一起也寫了“Hold Up”。他所作詞明顯的涵蓋了不僅是內容更是照顧了Diddy的押韻。

1997年《Equinox》之後，Organized Konfusion因為與如潮好評不相稱的糟糕推廣終於分解，開始了各自的solo生涯。團體中較為引人注目的Pharoahe Monch很快就簽約rawkus，發行了自己的專輯《Internal Affairs》，從封面就可以看出這是一張憤怒的硬核說唱專輯，Pharoahe快速如機關槍的flow和廣闊的辭彙量在這張專輯中展露無疑，在專輯中有Canibus和M.O.P.等硬核強人參與，特別是單曲“Simon Says”一曲及其remix（邀到Lady Luck，Redman，Method Man，Shabaam Shadeeq和Busta Rhymes客串）值得銘記。而由Diamond D製作、小夜曲般的“The Light”和“The Truth”（由Common和Talib Kweli相助）兩曲則是專輯的柔美一面。遺憾地是因為採樣版權方面的問題，這張經典專輯幾乎剛出版不久就成為絕版。

2007年6月26日，離開人們實現達8年之久的麥克風怪獸Pharoahe Monch和他個人第二張專輯《Desire》回來了，期間經歷了Rawkus的倒閉，被Aftermath冷藏，Pharoahe的熱情卻絲毫沒有減退，2006年秋天放出的同名曲“Desire”由The Alchemist製作，讓人足夠放心Pharoahe並沒有退步。專輯中精彩的遠不只有這首歌，翻唱公敵名曲的“Welcome to the Terrodome”，70年代funk風的“Body Baby”，Organized Konfusion第二張《Stress：Extinction Agenda》中名曲“Stray Bullet”後續篇的“When The Gun Draws”以及與Erykah Badu合作的“Hold On”都是專輯的亮點。值得一提的是，來自D12的Mr.Porter在這張里相當出彩，不但擔任了一部分背景聲，而且製作也將Dr.Dre學得十足到位。

Featured Appearances

"Live from the DJ Stretch Armstrong Show with your host Bobbito The Barber" (from Lyricist Lounge, Volume One)

'"Mayor"' & "WWIII" (Soundbombing 2, 1999)

'"Lyrical Fluctuation (feat. Jigmastas, Mr. Complex, Talib Kweli & Shabaam Sahdeeq)" (from the DJ Spinna album The Beyond Real Experience, 1999)

'"Dirty Decibels"' (from the High & Mighty album Home Field Advantage, 1999)

'"Take Me Home"' (from the Polyrhythm Addicts album Rhyme Related, 1999)

'"The Anthem (featuring Eminem, RZA, Tech N9NE, Xzibit, Kool G Rap, Chino XL & KRS-One)" (from the Sway & King Tech album This Or That, 1999)

'"Turnablist Anthem"' (from the Rob Swift album The Ablist, 1999)

'"Innovations Remix" (from the Saukrates album The Underground Tapes, 1999)

'"Why Don't Cha"', "Big Fronter" & "Divine Intervention" (from the Mr. Complex album The Complex Catalog, 2000)

'"Ill Collabo (feat. Prince Po)" (from the The Dwellas album The Last Shall Be First, 2000)

'"Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate (feat. Kenny Rogers)" (from the Wyclef Jean album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book, 2000)

'"What Am I? (feat. L.I.F.E. Long)" (from the Antipop Consortium album Tragic Epilogue, 2000)

'"Ghost Weed Skit 1" (from the De La Soul album Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, 2000)

'"One Four Love Pt.1 (feat. Common, Kool G Rap, Mos Def, Posdnuos, Rah Digga, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Sporty Thievz & Talib Kweli)" (from the Rawkus Records EP Hip Hop For Respect EP, 2000)

'"Horsemen" (from the Canibus album 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus), 2000)

'"Connect (featuring Xzibit & Gipp)" (from the DJ Hurricane album Don't Sleep, 2000)

'"Oh No (feat. Mos Def & Nate Dogg)" (Lyricist Lounge 2, 2000)

"Livin' It Up" (from the Next Friday Soundtrack, 2000)

"Fuck You (Got You)" (Training Day Soundtrack, 2001)

"I Pledge Allegiance" (from the Nate Dogg album Music & Me, 2001)

"Last Dayz" (from the Adam F album Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare, 2001)

"Madden 2002 Theme" (from the video game Madden NFL 2002, 2002)

"Guerilla Monsoon Rap (feat. Black Thought)" (from the Talib Kweli album Quality, 2002)

"The Life (featuring Styles P)" & "Round & Round (Remix)", (from Soundbombing 3, 2002)

"The X (Y'all Know The Name) (featuring Xzibit, Inspectah Deck & Skillz)" (from the X-Ecutioners album Built From Scratch, 2002)

"H! Vltg3 (featuring Evidence)" (from the Linkin Park album Reanimation, 2002)

"Frontline (featuring Prince Po, Mike Zoot & F.T.)" (from the El Da Sensei album Relax Relate Release, 2002)

"Murda 1 Case (featuring KK)" (from the DJ Quik album Under Tha Influence, 2002)

"See What I See" (from the Ras Kass album Goldyn Chyld, 2002)

"Talking to You (feat. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rah Digga & A-Butta)" (Rawkus Single, 2002)

"What is the Law" (OZ Soundtrack, 2003)

"Just Do It" (from the Pete Rock album Soul Survivor II, 2004)

"It Ain't The Money" (from the Macy Gray album The Very Best of Macy Gray, 2005)

"Evaridae" (from the O.C. album Starchild, 2005)

"New World Symphony" (from the Miri Ben-Ari album The Hip-Hop Violinist, 2005)

"Fish Filet" (from the Sa-Ra double-single The Second Time Around, 2006)

"Book Of Judges" (Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Soundtrack, 2006)

"Loose Ends (feat. Justin Timberlake & will i am)" (from the Sérgio Mendes album Timeless, 2006)

"Love" (from the J Dilla album The Shining, 2006)

"Wisdom (feat. Mr. Porter)" (from the Lil Skeeter mixtape Motorcity Mad Man, 2007)

"Rehab" (feat. Jay-Z) (from Amy Winehouse album Back to Black, 2007)

"Reachin'" (from the Polyrhythm Addicts album Break Glass, 2007)