http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69160&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rssLate-'90s Rawkus boho rappers are as known for their "smooth" flows as for politically charged messages. But Pharoahe Monch has a high, nasally voice and a tightly wound delivery that makes the N.Y. rapper sound more crazed than conscious. This intensity lends a vitality that other emcees in his division can't match. Monch began his career as one-half of seminal N.Y. group Organized Konfusion but went solo in 1999 with the smash hit "Simon Says," which copped the theme song from <i>Godzilla</i> as its anchoring sample. The subsequent album, <i>Internal Affairs</i>, was more hard-edged than his previous work and featured excellent production work via Diamond D, the Alchemist and Pharoahe himself. It was heralded as one of the best albums of the year, and Pharoahe was recognized as one of the most charismatic and technically gifted emcees in the Rotten Apple. There's no good reason why it took him the better part of a decade to release his sophomore solo album, but the excellent <i>Desire</i> was worth the wait. - Sam ChennaultEast Coast Street Poetsen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:38:38 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69160&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss Late-'90s Rawkus boho rappers are as known for their "smooth" flows as for politically charged messages. But Pharoahe Monch has a high, nasally voice and a tightly wound delivery that makes the N.Y. rapper sound more crazed than conscious. This intensity lends a vitality that other emcees in his division can't match. Monch began his career as one-half of seminal N.Y. group Organized Konfusion but went solo in 1999 with the smash hit "Simon Says," which copped the theme song from <i>Godzilla</i> as its anchoring sample. The subsequent album, <i>Internal Affairs</i>, was more hard-edged than his previous work and featured excellent production work via Diamond D, the Alchemist and Pharoahe himself. It was heralded as one of the best albums of the year, and Pharoahe was recognized as one of the most charismatic and technically gifted emcees in the Rotten Apple. There's no good reason why it took him the better part of a decade to release his sophomore solo album, but the excellent <i>Desire</i> was worth the wait. - Sam Chennault http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172689&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172689 tra.15172689 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Bar Tap tra.15172689 188000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172689&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172689&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172685&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172685 tra.15172685 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true What It Is tra.15172685 176000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172685&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172685&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3346074&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 3346074 tra.3346074 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Agent Orange alb.296879 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/0/1080554_170x170.jpg 2003-06-25 00:00:00.0 2003-06-25 00:00:00.0 true Agent Orange tra.3346074 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3346074&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3346074&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172684&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172684 tra.15172684 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Welcome To The Terrordome tra.15172684 211000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172684&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172684&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172687&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172687 tra.15172687 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Let's Go tra.15172687 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172687&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172687&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29002580&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 29002580 tra.29002580 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 The X Files alb.28992073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/6/1726801_170x170.jpg 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 2009-06-02 00:00:00.0 true Then and Now (feat. Pharoahe Monch) tra.29002580 198000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29002580&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29002580&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172686&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172686 tra.15172686 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true When The Gun Draws tra.15172686 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172686&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172686&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172680&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172688&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172688 tra.15172688 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Body Baby tra.15172688 198000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172688&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172688&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172666&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172666 tra.15172666 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/1/9/1079170_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true So Good (Edited) tra.15172666 195000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172666&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172666&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172667&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172667 tra.15172667 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.69 Desire alb.15157243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/1/9/1079170_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Trilogy (Edited) tra.15172667 562000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172667&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172667&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172691&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172691 tra.15172691 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true So Good tra.15172691 195000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172691&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172691&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172681&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172681 tra.15172681 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157245 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/1/9/1079169_170x170.jpg 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 2006-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Free tra.15172681 212000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172681&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172681&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172658&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172658 tra.15172658 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.69 Desire alb.15157243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/1/9/1079170_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Push (Clean) tra.15172658 172000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172658&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172658&variant=data&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15172665&rws=%2Fpharoahe-monch%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Street Poets Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pharoahe Monch on Rhapsody Online 15172665 tra.15172665 Pharoahe Monch art.69160 0.99 Desire alb.15157243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/1/9/1079170_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Hold On (Edited) tra.15172665 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