Everything about Army Of The Pharaohs totally explained
Army of the Pharaohs (
AOTP) is a
Hip Hop supergroup originating from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by
Jedi Mind Tricks MC Vinnie Paz in
1998. From the beginning, Paz had envisioned the group as a loose collaboration between the biggest names in
East Coast Underground hip hop, very similar to the original
Wu-Tang Clan.
Recording history
The original incarnation of the group included five MCs: Vinnie Paz,
Chief Kamachi,
7L & Esoteric, Virtuoso and
Bahamadia, along with JMT producer
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. The group released their debut
EP/single "The Five Perfect Exertions" b/w "War Ensemble" in 1998. Both tracks were later included on JMT's
2000 album
Violent by Design; with "The Five Perfect Exertions" being remixed into "Exertions Remix", and both "Exertions" and "War Ensemble" shedding Chief Kamachi's appearance. The Army of the Pharaohs project was put on the back-burner while JMT's career took off.
The group wouldn't return until
2005, resurrected with its second incarnation, excluding Virtuoso and Bahamadia, and now featuring Paz, Kamachi,
7L & Esoteric,
Outerspace,
Apathy, Celph Titled,
Reef the Lost Cauze, Des Devious, Faez One and King Syze. After years of anticipation, the newly reformed group recorded their debut album,
The Torture Papers, finally released in March
2006 on
Babygrande Records. The album was produced by AOTP affiliates such as 7L, DC the MIDI Alien, Undefined, Beyonder, Loptimist, Apathy and
German producer Shuko. The album featured the single "Tear It Down" b/w "Battle Cry", the former featuring a music video, and the latter being a
posse cut featuring nine of the group's ten emcees. The album debuted in the top 50 on
Billboard's Top Independent Album chart, and hit #42 on the magazine's Heatseekers chart. There is also a bootleg continuation of
The Torture Papers circulating around the internet called
The Bonus Papers, which is composed entirely of tracks not released on the album. It is thought some songs didn't fit the artistic design of the album while others were known to have been extremely political and were possibly held back to reduce controversy. More controversy has been produced by the generally offensive lyrics of the group.
The group recently completed their second album, titled
Ritual of Battle, released on
September 25,
2007. The group added four new members for the album, former
Jedi Mind Tricks member
Jus Allah, Doap Nixon, Demoz and King Magnetic.
Discography
Group releases
Jedi Mind Tricks albums
| Album information |
| The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness Released: 1997 (Re-released May 6, 2003 on Babygrande Records)
Label: Superegular Records
Singles:
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| Violent by Design Released: October 3, 2000 (Re-released May 25, 2004 on Babygrande Records)
Label: Superegular Records
Singles: "Heavenly Divine"/"Trinity", "Genghis Khan", "Retaliation"/"Blood Runs Cold"
|
| Visions of Gandhi Released: August 26, 2003
Label: Babygrande Records
Singles: "Animal Rap", "Kublai Khan", "Rise of the Machines"
|
| Legacy of Blood Released: August 24, 2004
Label: Babygrande Records
Singles: "Before the Great Collapse"/"On the Eve of War", "The Age of Sacred Terror"/"Saviorself"
|
| Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell Released: September 19, 2006
Label: Babygrande Records
Singles: "Heavy Metal Kings"
|
7L & Esoteric albums
| Album information |
| The Soul Purpose Released: July 10, 2001
Label: Landspeed Records
Singles: "Speaking Real Words", "Mic Mastery"/"Operating Correctly"
|
| Dangerous Connection Released: October 8, 2002
Label: Landspeed Records
Singles: "Herb"/"Rules of Engagement", "Watch Me"/"Word Association"
|
| DC2: Bars of Death Released: July 13, 2004
Label: Babygrande Records
Singles: "This Is War"/"Rise of the Rebel"
|
| A New Dope Released: June 27, 2006
Label: Babygrande Records
Singles: "Play Dumb"/"Daisycutta"
|
Apathy albums
Celph Titled albums
Chief Kamachi albums
King Syze albums
| Album information |
| Syzemology Released: June 13, 2006
Label: Brick Records
Singles: "Spittin' Heavy"/"Band of Brothers"
|
Outerspace albums
Reef the Lost Cauze albums
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