Making a name for himself in the early ‘90s as one of New York’s more eloquent
and technically deft wordsmiths, Queens-based rapper and record producer
Pharoahe Monch (born Troy Jamerson on October 31st, 1972) first rose to
prominence as the younger half of Organized Konfusion alongside fellow emcee
Prince Po. Making incremental gains with a flurry of joint albums from 1991 to
1997, two of which reached the Billboard 200, the pair mutually decided to
pursue solo careers, and Monch signed to local label Rawkus Records. In
mid-1999, he unveiled his jaunty, brass-based debut solo si...