as a B-side to Simon Says before the album dropped and I dug it. He'll need a whole new set of robes now that Pharoahe Monch is back in order. Pharoahe Monchs solo debut Internal Affairs was a departure from the music he made. transition at the beginning of Simon Says when it goes from the sample. When it comes to wedding the introspection of 'backpack' hip hop to the extroversion of the mainstream, Kanye West usually claims the role of head officiator. 2 Pick: Simon Says Artist: Pharoahe Monch Best Line in the Song: Y'all know. Verse 1: Lady Luck Yo, shut the fuck up Luck said, 'Shut the fuck up' Bitches in the back like crack, get it cut up I speak on behalf of them broads you call stuck up Act like a man and get. Some of its weaker moments, and that includes the title track, involve speededup soul samples and braggadocio, but for the most part, Desire is executed with great flair. As if the Godzilla sample wasnt hard enough, the lyrics and chorus are ridiculous, making Simon Says a must have for any fan of underground hip hop. Whereas Internal Affairs put a sharp edge on the late-Nineties underground sound, this album flaunts the sort of super-slick production usually found on a Jay-Z party record. It's not all brooding social commentary, though. When he gets political on 'Free' and 'When the Gun Draws' - in which he imagines himself as a bullet in flight - Monch does so with precision and authority it is apt that he has chosen to (very effectively) re-engineer 'Welcome to the Terrordome' by those masters of the hip-hop polemic, Public Enemy. With its finger-snapping beat, tumbling piano and a spirited impersonation of the King on the chorus, it's as catchy as hell and Monch patterns his razor-sharp verses with gleeful invention. The brilliant, Elvis-channelling new single 'Body Baby' screams 'Yes!'. No, it’s not because Funkmaster Flex played the.
Writing for last year's P Diddy album marked a further low, albeit a lucrative one, but now, finally, Pharoahe Monch is back with a second album. Simon Says: 'No more samples.' by Kid Icarus Published on: Aug 2, 2001, 5:00 PM PDT Rawkus Records is destroying all of the Simon Says singles. No, it’s not because Funkmaster Flex played the Pharoahe Monch hit too much, it’s because.
Label politics forced him to shelve a project in 2005. Rawkus Records is destroying all of the Simon Says singles. Pharoahe went on to release a superior solo album at the tail-end of the decade, but since Internal Affairs, things have been all too quiet in the Jamerson household. Troy Donald Jamerson first made a noise in the early Nineties with the groundbreaking hip-hop outfit Organized Konfusion, when he proved himself to be one of the most adroit and intelligent lyricists - if not the greatest speller - of his generation.
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