Army of the Pharaohs

Army of the Pharaohs is an American hip-hop group from Philadelphia, formed 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.

Aside from a 2003 mixtape called Raw Shit, Collabos and Freestyles, there was no sign of life from the group until 2006. After major restructuring of the band members, the album The Torture Papers was released in March 2006 on Babygrande Records. The new members are Outerspace, Apathy, Reef the Lost Cauze, Celph Titled, Des Devious, Faez One, King Size and 7L (7L & Esoteric) who serves as producer. No longer official members are Virtuoso, Bahamadia and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. From the album The Torture Papers, a maxi single Tear It Down and the B-side Battle Cry were released. Tear It Down had a video and Battle Cry featured all rappers except Reef the Lost Cauze with 16 lines.

The album Ritual of Battle, also on Babygrande Records in 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

Other

2007 Silence and I (Produced by Shuko) (Rap4Fame-Exclusive, from the Rap4Fame Sampler Vol. 1 - Lichtblicke)