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4.3 ( 22 total votes )
Pharoahe Monch - Assassins
Artist: Pharoahe Monch
Featuring: Jean Grae , Royce Da 5'9"
Producer: M-Phazes
Album: W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
Label: W.A.R. Media
I spent most of my recent review for Pharoahe Monch’s new album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) praising the immaculate lyricists refusing to water down his relentlessly deep and confrontational flows. While that musical courage makes Pharoahe a rare breed, he’s not alone, as new release Assassins proves. A sci-fi introduction by Idris Elba (a.k.a. Stringer Bell) sets up the concept nicely, producer M-Phazes follows with an appropriately dark and cinematic beat and then the lyrical barrage begins. First up is Jean Grae, who it must be said is destroying everything she touches lately (see Base for Your Face and R.I.P.), followed by an aggressive and hilarious verse from the headliner (check the Dick Cheney reference). Closing out the festivities is Slaughterhouse representative Royce da 5’9”, who drops a predictably NSFW verse that demands at least a couple rewinds. In the end this is actually pretty simple. If you’re digging Assassins I guarantee you’ll love you some Pharoahe’s new album, available now. And if you’re not stay far, far away. Not everyone’s built to withstand the rigors of W.A.R.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on March 21, 2011
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 699 |
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4 Stars, 4.5,then Royces verse 5.0.
This line up over an M-Phazes beat? - 5 stars. This is Hip Hop. |
| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 9596 |
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W.A.R. is a classic because of songs like this...
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 119 |
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There is not a single thing about this track that isn't absolutely amazing in every way. All 3 rappers kill this track, but Royce...Royce was on another level. That "Went from stone in the grass to rockin' the Garden" line had my jaw on the floor. If every track on W.A,R. is like this, it will be a classic.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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 All three artist deliver good lyrics but nothing to make my taste buds salivate. Let me go and check out the rest of this album is about.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 119 |
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There is not a single thing about this track that isn't absolutely amazing in every way. All 3 rappers kill this track, but Royce...Royce was on another level. That "Went from stone in the grass to rockin' the Garden" line had my jaw on the floor. If every track on W.A,R. is like this, it will be a classic.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 699 |
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@ Samurai, the Album will go close to classic status ~ you won't be dissapointed.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 254 |
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Standout record on an overhyped album
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 194 |
i wasnt that impressed. i've heard so much about the jean grae and so much hype around the W.A.R.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Dude looks like Afro-Samurai on the pic
Anyway, great track. |
| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1142 |
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The best that hip hop has to offer right now.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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Lets do this more often, shall we?
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 6 |
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this is what im talken about, this is one of those Bangers that get played with and spinned on in hip hop clubs goes well with lots of mixes listen to that bass and drum its a sick beat with nice punchline n lyrics, id create a big melt down wit this right here.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1069 |
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This was an ok track. I liked Royce contribution the most.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1231 |
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Jean Grae just killed this, she had the best verse hands down.
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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sick sick sick sick this song is hotttttttttttttttttt
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| Posted on Mar 17, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 18, 2011 |
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| Posted on Mar 18, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 676 |
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Now i see what Jean Grae's all about. Had my doubts but that's been set aside after hearing this track.....This track bangs hard
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| Posted on Mar 18, 2011 |
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Pharoahe kills it = 5!!
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| Posted on Mar 19, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2949 |
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Wow, every verse just blew me away, favourite was probably Jean Grae, man sooo good
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| Posted on Mar 20, 2011 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 319 |
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Royce ftw! Wow... All the emcee's were super hot though! Baaaanger!
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| Posted on Mar 20, 2011 |
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This is fire! Jean Grae, Royce, and Pharoahe Monch all kill it on this track. This is a hip-hop track here baby. I LOVE IT! CLASSIC!
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| Posted on Mar 21, 2011 |
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Royce Da 5'9" verse - Need I say more?
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| Posted on Mar 21, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 234 |
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this joint is pretty hot
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| Posted on Mar 22, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member |
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Killin it this is dope
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2011 |
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