Pharoahe Monch

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Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist from Queens, NY. He is known for his complex delivery and rhyme scheme.

Career

Monch released three albums as part of the rap duo, Organized Konfusion with partner Prince Poetry: The self-titled Organized Konfusion, Stress: The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox. All albums received critical reviews, but moderate sales. As a result, the duo split up after recording their final album The Equinox in 1997. Prince Poetry has since denied the possibility of an Organized Konfusion reunion.

Pharoahe Monch then signed to Rawkus Records, an indie label. After making several guest appearances on albums like the best-selling Rawkus compilation Soundbombing 2, Monch's much-hyped debut, Internal Affairs was released in 1999. The first single of the album, Simon Says, was a major hit in 1999; he was later sued for the use of a Godzilla sample for the beat and forced to remove the song from the album as a result. He also had a 2001 hit with "Got You," though the single ultimately didn't sell well.

There were rumors his next album, Innervisions, was to be released under Denaun Porter's new Shady Records imprint Runyon Ave., but apparently the deal fell through; Monch has since announced a deal with Street Records Corporation, home of David Banner and Terror Squad. The album is scheduled to be released in late 2005.

In 2002 he appeared on Linkin Park's Reanimation project, rapping on the track H! Vltge, the remix to High Voltage, with Mike Shinoda. He was briefly rumored to have joined The HRSMN, but never did.Template:Hiphop-stub Template:US-musician-stub