Pharoahe Monch News

This unlikely jam session between blues revivalists the Black Keys, executive producer Dame Dash, and a smattering of Dash's homies sounds as breezily superfluous as you'd expect.

As the saying goes, "if it don't make dollars then it don't make cents" Adding their own testimonial to the saying is RZA and Pharoahe Monch, as they join BlakRoc's latest collaborative efforts with some of Hip Hop's most notable.

Blakroc ,"On The Vista" Feat. Mos Def : So I've been geeked about Blakroc -- a project headed by Damon Dash that brings together The Black Keys and eleven luminary emcees as features for a full album-- since I happened upon their website a couple of months ago.

Brandon Flores, 28, is the frontman and vocalist for the local hip-hop/punk band name:bran. Originally from Chicago, he lives in Ponte Vedra Beach with his wife and three kids.

Pharoahe Monch at Sputnik Saturday night. Photo by Clay Williams . Saturday night, underground hip-hop legend Pharoahe Monch performed to a packed house at Sputnik in Clinton Hill.

Royce Da 5'9" is an elite Detroit emcee. Was Nastradamus prophesying the nature and title of the latest Royce da 5'9" release when he rhymed "This ain't rappin', this is street hop/ Now get up off your ass like your seat's hot" on the 2002 single "Made You Look"? Probably not, but Royce's new album, Street Hop , is blazing enough to light asses on ...

Pretty big one for you today: this is the first track out the traps from the new collaborative project between The Black Keys and about a million rappers including Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris and loads more.

October 1, 2009 - SPUTNIK, the Brooklyn nightclub and restaurant, announced today that it will host a live show for fans to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the iconic Hip-Hop album, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, along with Pharoahe Monch.

When the guys of Team Bayside High met us outside of Metro and we all walked in without a glance by security we knew this was going to be a night of electronic pleasure.

If your hip-hop is characterized by Auto-Tune, ringtone rappers, and songs written to create a new dance craze, then prepare to be checked by two of the greatest poets the culture has ever seen: KRS-One and Buckshot .

Though record label woes have prevented him from releasing material on a consistent basis, whenever Pharoahe has gotten a chance to drop his vision on an album, such as the case with Internal Affairs and his most recent Desire, fans have not been disappointed and have been at awe at his natural ability to put words together.

Organized Konfusion , Ghostface, Slum Village & Reflection Eternal playing BB King's words by Black Bubblegum , photos by Tim Griffin and Chris La Putt Organized Konfusion @ APW "Hip-hop gets odd treatment at festivals like All Points West , where most of the lineup leans toward indie-rock. The rock acts, beyond the name-brand headliners, are ...

Organized Konfusion , Ghostface, Slum Village & Reflection Eternal playing BB King's words by Black Bubblegum , photos by Tim Griffin and Chris La Putt Organized Konfusion @ APW "Hip-hop gets odd treatment at festivals like All Points West , where most of the lineup leans toward indie-rock. The rock acts, beyond the name-brand headliners, are ...

Queens-born DJ JS-1 has enlisted some top hip hop talent for his new single "Ridiculous." The original featured OC and the mighty Pharoahe Monch, two New York emcees.

Armed with liquid flow and a gift for rhyming that far exceeds a large portion of his rapping peers, Pharoahe Monch is one unique MC.

Name: Troy Jamerson Reppin': Queens, NY Breakthrough: Pharoahe Monch made his debut in 1991 as one-half of the duo Organized Konfusion alongside Price Po.

Pharoahe Monch played P4K , playing APW ++ tix on sale, Mos Def dates & more words by Black Bubblegum , photos by Joseph Xu Though APW's addition of Jay-Z is rather notable , it's the reunion of Organized Konfusion that sets the stage for a big hip hop weekend at APW .

"Slave to a label but I own my masters/ Still get it poppin' without artist and repertoire/" - Pharoahe Monch, "Desire," Desire , 2007.

Posted in Music , Pitchfork Music Fest 2009 by Raf Miastkowski on July 20th, 2009 at 3:19 pm After DOOM's passable Saturday performance, I was slightly pessimistic about Pharoahe Monch 's show Sunday afternoon.

The Flaming Lips doing their thing. by David Wolinsky, Emily Withrow, Genevieve Koski, Josh Modell, Kyle Ryan, and Steve Heisler July 20, 2009 The annual Pitchfork Music Festival started four years ago as a monument to bands that have amassed enough buzz and critical attention to be considered not only worthwhile but also relevant - and this year ...