Army Of The Pharaohs

Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP ) is a hip hop supergroup originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks frontman, 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.

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MEMBERS: Apathy, Block McCloud, Celph Titled, Crypt the Warchild (Outerspace), Demoz, Des Devious, Doap Nixon, Esoteric, King Magnetic, Jus Allah (Jedi Mind Tricks), King Syze, Journalist, Planetary (Outerspace) Reef the Lost Cauze, Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks)
FORMER MEMBERS:
7L, Virtuoso, Bahamadia, Chief Kamachi, Faez One, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Jedi Mind Tricks)
ORIGIN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
YEARS ACTIVE: 1998 - present
LABELS: Enemy Soil, Babygrande
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BIO The original incarnation of the group included five emcees: Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks), Chief Kamachi, Esoteric, Trip C and Bahamadia, along with Jedi Mind Trick's producer, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind and producer DJ 7L (of 7L and Esoteric fame). The group released their debut EP/single "The Five Perfect Exertions" back with "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. AOTP's 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 (Planetary, Crypt the Warchild), 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" backed with "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.

The group's second album, titled Ritual of Battle, was released on September 25, 2007. Ritual of Battle's single, "Bloody Tears", features a sample borrowed from the soundtrack of the video game series Castlevania. The group added four new members for the album, on-and-off Jedi Mind Tricks member Jus Allah, Doap Nixon, Demoz and King Magnetic. Apathy is not featured on that album; he was reportedly working on his new yet to be released album, deciding it would be better to keep his focus on his career.

On May 17, 2009, Apathy's myspace blog mentions that a new AOTP album is completely finished. Apathy is said to be heavily featured on the album, titled The Unholy Terror. It was released on March 30th 2010. Two tracks, "Godzilla", and "Contra Mantra" are the lead singles of the album.

Block McCloud and Journalist are now official members of AOTP, and will be featured on the upcoming album. Chief Kamachi has left the group after a conflict. It is been said he will never be returning.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Pharaohs

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The Torture Papers (2006)
Label: Babygrande Records
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The Torture Papers is the debut album from Army of the Pharaohs, released on March 21, 2006 on Babygrande Records. The crew was established in 1998 by Jedi Mind Tricks rapper Vinnie Paz, and originally featured Paz, Chief Kamachi, Esoteric, Virtuoso and Bahamadia. Virtuoso and Bahamadia later split from the group, which now conists of Paz, Chief Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Apathy, Crypt the Warchild & Planetary of Outerspace, King Syze, Reef the Lost Cauze, Faez One, Des Devious and Celph Titled. An Army of the Pharaohs collaboration album was rumored to be in the works for years, but was often delayed due to separate projects and internal problems. The album debuted in the Top 50 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums and Top Heatseekers charts, going on to sell over 20,000 copies

Track List
1. Battle Cry
  Producer - Shuko
  Rap - Apathy , Celph Titled , Chief Kamachi , Crypt The Warchild , Des Devious , Esoteric, King Syze, Planetary, Vinnie Paz

2. Gorillas
  Producer - DC The MIDI Alien
  Rap - Apathy , Crypt The Warchild , Esoteric, Planetary
  Vocals [Additional] - Vinnie Paz

3. Henry The 8th
  Producer - Undefined
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , Planetary , Reef The Lost Cauze , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Des Devious

4. Pull The Pins Out
  Producer - Beyonder
  Rap - Celph Titled , Esoteric

5. Tear It Down [official video]
  Producer - Loptimist
  Rap - Planetary , Reef The Lost Cauze , Vinnie Paz
  Scratches - DJ Kwestion

6. Into The Arms Of Angels
  Producer - Rain
  Rap - Crypt The Warchild , Faez One , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Tony Perez

7. The Torture Papers
  Producer - Apathy
  Rap - Apathy , Celph Titled , Planetary

8. Listen Up
  Producer - 7L
  Rap - Celph Titled , Crypt The Warchild , Esoteric
  Vocals [Additional] - Vinnie Paz

9. All Shall Perish
  Producer - Shuko
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , King Syze , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Crypt The Warchild

10. Wrath Of Gods
  Producer - DC The MIDI Alien
  Rap - Apathy , Des Devious , Esoteric , Planetary

11. Narrow Grave
  Producer - Villa , White Shadow, The
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , King Syze , Planetary
  Vocals [Additional] - Des Devious , Vinnie Paz

12. Feast Of The Wolves
  Producer - Oaks
  Rap - Apathy , Vinnie Paz

13. King Among Kings
  Producer - 7L
  Rap - Celph Titled , Chief Kamachi , Esoteric , Vinnie Paz

Ritual of Battle (2007)
Label: Babygrande Records
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Ritual of Battle is the second album by Army of the Pharaohs, released on September 21, 2007 on Babygrande Records. The album features group members Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, Outerspace, Chief Kamachi, Reef the Lost Cauze, Esoteric, Celph Titled, King Syze, Des Devious, Doap Nixon, Demoz, and King Magnetic. Although he was prominently featured on the group's debut album The Torture Papers, Apathy does not appear on Ritual of Battle. While still a member of the group, he explains on a MySpace blog that he was recording with Styles of Beyond in Los Angeles during the Army's album recording sessions. The rapper recorded for one song, titled "A.O.T.P.", produced by Snowgoons, but it was not included on the album. This song was included on the Apathy compilation Hell's Lost & Found: It's The Bootleg, Muthafu@kas! Volume 2.

The album's first single is "Bloody Tears", featuring Planetary, Doap Nixon, Demoz and Vinnie Paz and based on the Castlevania tune of the same name.

Track List
1.  Swords Drawn
  Producer - Esoteric
  Rap - Celph Titled , Chief Kamachi , Demoz , Esoteric , Planetary , Reef The Lost Cauze
  Vocals [Additional] - Celph Titled , Esoteric

2. Time To Rock
  Producer - Celph Titled
  Rap - Celph Titled , Demoz , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Celph Titled

3. Dump The Clip
  Producer - Esoteric
  Rap - Celph Titled , Esoteric , Planetary

4. Black Christmas
Producer - Aktone
  Rap - Demoz , Des Devious , Doap Nixon , King Magnetic , Planetary , Vinnie Paz

5. Blue Steel
Producer - Vanderslice
  Rap - Jus Allah , Vinnie Paz
  Scratches - DJ Kwestion

6. Gun Ballad
  Producer - Ill Bill , Sicknature
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , Demoz , Doap Nixon , Vinnie Paz

7. Strike Back
Producer - DJ Kwestion
  Rap - Demoz , Esoteric , King Syze , Planetary , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Esoteric

8. Frontline
Producer - Aktone
  Rap - Demoz , Doap Nixon , King Syze , Planetary , Vinnie Paz

9. Through Blood By Thunder
Producer - Skammadix
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , Crypt The Warchild , Demoz , Jus Allah , Vinnie Paz

10. Murda Murda
  Producer - Esoteric (2)
  Rap - Celph Titled , Crypt The Warchild , Des Devious
  Vocals [Additional] - Celph Titled

11. Bloody Tears [official video]
Producer - DJ Kwestion
  Rap - Demoz , Doap Nixon , Planetary , Vinnie Paz

12. Seven
  Producer - Ill Bill , Sicknature
  Rap - Celph Titled , Chief Kamachi , Demoz , Doap Nixon , King Syze , Planetary , Reef The Lost Cauze , Vinnie Paz
  Vocals [Additional] - Celph Titled

13. Drama Theme
Producer - Aktone
  Rap - Celph Titled , Chief Kamachi , Demoz , Doap Nixon , Jus Allah , King Magnetic , Vinnie Paz

14. Pages In Blood
Producer - Beyonder
  Rap - Chief Kamachi , Demoz , Vinnie Paz

15. D And D
Producer - Aktone
  Rap - Demoz , Des Devious

16. Don't Cry
Producer - JBL The Titan
  Rap - Demoz , Doap Nixon , Planetary , Vinnie Paz

The Unholy Terror (2010)
Label: Babygrande Records
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The Unholy Terror is the third studio album by Army of the Pharaohs, had an early release date of March 19, 2010 on UGHH.com

The official street release date was March 30, 2010. The Unholy Terror, delivers the same disemboweling brand of hard-core boom-bap and battle rhyming that this veteran crew is known for. Constant touring through Europe and the United States has primed the outfit for their third full-length release. As tradition dictates, the new face of the unit is comprised of a potent arsenal of formidable emcees and producers. It is a unique mixture of Philadelphia’s best home-grown talent and outside affiliations, with verses from the likes of like Vinnie Paz, Outerspace, Reef the Lost Cauze, Des Devious, Demoz, Doap Nixon, Jus Allah, King Magnetic and King Syze teaming up with Apathy, Celph Titled, Esoteric, Block McCloud and Journalist. The Pharaohs’ sound is guided by the deft hands of well-known and heavily respected beat-makers like Philly’s own DJ Kwestion, while Apathy and Celph also show their production chops on this album. Contributions also come from producers Vanderslice, Crown, Undefined, DC the Midi Alien, Grand Finale, Hypnotist, JBL the Titan and MTK.

With their continuing success, the last few years have seen new and debut solo efforts from various group members, but now, they throw their lots in together again, to give the fans what they have been craving. The Unholy Terror continues on in the same vein as AOTP’s earlier efforts: epic, grimy beats and raw rhymes. Having spent their entire existence as a self-contained unit, AOTP exhibits a tightness and a complexity that only comes with years of crafted experience. Once again the Army proves itself to be more than the sum of its parts. Seasoned by the road and their respective careers outside AOTP, the members return with focused intensity to what has become more than just a collection of rappers: it is now a tradition.

Track List
1. Agony Fires
    Rap - Vinnie Paz, Planetary, Celph Titled & Apathy
Producer - Crown

2. Ripped To Shreds
   Rap - Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled & Demoz
Producer - Aktone

3. Bust 'Em In
   Rap - Reef The Lost Cauze, Apathy & Celph Titled)
Producer - Celph Titled

4. Prisoner
   Rap - Vinnie Paz, Planetary, Doap Nixon & Demoz
Producer - Undefined

5. Godzilla
   Rap - Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, Celph Titled, Apathy, Planetary & King Magnetic
Producer - Grand Finale

6. Suplex
   Rap - Des Devious, Demoz, King Syze & Vinnie Paz
Producer - Vanderslice

7. Contra Mantra
   Rap - Crypt The Warchild, King Syze & Vinnie Paz
Producer - DC the Midi Alien

8 Drenched In Blood
   Rap - Planetary, Demoz, Crypt The Warchild, King Syze & Vinnie Paz
Producer - MTK

9. Spaz Out
   Rap - Apathy, King Magnetic, Esoteric & Celph Titled
Producer - JBL The Titan

10. 44 Magnum
   Rap - Crypt The Warchild, Des Devious, Vinnie Paz & Demoz
Producer - Vanderslice

11. Dead Shall Rise
   Rap - Demoz, Celph Titled, Planetary, Reef The Lost Cauze, Vinnie Paz & Apathy
Producer - Crown

12. Cookin' Keys
   Rap - Doap Nixon, Des Devious, Crypt The Warchild, Demoz, Planetary & Reef The Lost Cauze
Producer - DJ Kwestion

13. Burn You Alive
   Rap - Block McCloud, Doap Nixon, Vinnie Paz & Planetary
Producer - Triple Z

14. Hollow Points
   Rap - Planetary, Demoz, Vinnie Paz & Doap Nixon
Producer - Hypnotist Beats

15. Suicide Girl
   Rap - Planetary, Doap Nixon & Apathy
Producer - Apathy

16. The Ultimatum
   Rap - King Magnetic, Des Devious, Reef The Lost Cauze, King Syze, Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled, Planetary, Apathy, Crypt The Warchild & Journalist
Producer - DJ Kwestion

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