Army of the Pharaohs
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From back left: Crypt the Warchild, Planetary, Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Jus Allah, Reef the Lost Cauze and 7L (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Army of the Pharaohs is an American hip-hop group from Philadelphia and was founded in 1998 by rapper Vinnie Paz ( Jedi Mind Tricks ). The group sees itself as a free association of talented rappers from the east coast .
biography
The original line- up consisted of Vinnie Paz , Chief Kamachi , Esoteric, Virtuoso, Bahamadia and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind and released the maxi-single The Five Perfect Exertions and the B-side War Ensemble in 1998 . Both songs were re-released as remixes on the Jedi Mind Tricks album Violent by Design in 2000 .
Except for a mixtape called Raw Shit, Collabos and Freestyles from 2003, there was no sign of life from the group until 2006. After a major restructuring of the band members, the album The Torture Papers was released on Babygrande Records in March 2006 . The new members are Outerspace , Apathy , Reef the Lost Cauze , Celph Titled , Des Devious, Faez One, King Size and 7L ( 7L & Esoteric ) who acts as the producer. Virtuoso , Bahamadia and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind are no longer official members . A maxi-single Tear It Down and the B-side Battle Cry were released from the album The Torture Papers . To tear it down , there was a video and Battle Cry all rappers gave up on Reef the Lost Cauze with 16 lines the honor.
The album Ritual of Battle , also on Babygrande Records 2007, has received support from three new members, namely Jus Allah , Doap Nixon and Demoz.
Discography
Maxi singles
- 1998 The Five Perfect Exertions
- 2004 Livio the King
- 2006 Tear It Down
- 2007 Stegi Killah
Albums
- 2003 Raw Shit, Collabos and Freestyles ( Mixtape )
- 2006 The Torture Papers
- 2007 Ritual of Battle
- 2010 The Unholy Terror
- 2014 In Death Reborn
- 2014 Heavy Lies the Crown
Others
- 2007 Silence and I (Produced by Shuko) (Rap4Fame-Exclusive, from Rap4Fame Sampler Vol. 1 - Lichtblicke)