Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch , is an American rapper known for his complex lyrics, intricate delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.
23-657: American music video director and editor [REDACTED] This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous . Find sources: "Jeff Richter" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Jeff Richter
46-797: A Dream" - Megadeth 1994 "Foreign Sand" - Roger Taylor featuring Yoshiki 1996 " Work It Out " (directed by Nigel Dick; editor only) - Def Leppard 1997 " Break on Through (To the Other Side) " (version 2) - The Doors 1998 "Ain't Goin' to Goa" ('98 Radio Remix) - Alabama 3 1999 "Nobody Can Stop Me" (directed by Gregory Dark ; editor only) - Bizzy Bone " Blue Monday " (directed by Gregory Dark; editor only) - Orgy "Fuck Dying" (directed by Gregory Dark; editor only) - Ice Cube featuring Korn " Thug Mentality " (directed by Gregory Dark; editor only) - Krayzie Bone " Awful " - Hole "Good to Be Alive" (Radio Remix) - DJ Rap " Welcome to
69-498: A God on the Mic , noting: "Pharoahe Monch is like an eloquent linguistics professor moonlighting as a rhyme serial killer terrorist, challenging the listeners' I.Q. while daring him or her to keep up." Having been afflicted with chronic asthma since the age of thirteen months, Monch developed new and creative ways to deliver his lyrics when rapping. In an interview with HipHopDX , he stated that "asthma forced [him] to really go against
92-435: A result, the duo split up after recording their final album The Equinox in 1997. Prince Poetry has since denied the possibility of an Organized Konfusion reunion. Pharoahe Monch then signed to Rawkus Records , an indie label . After making several guest appearances on albums like the best-selling Rawkus compilation Soundbombing II , Monch's much-hyped debut, Internal Affairs was released in 1999. The first single of
115-582: Is a conceptual follow up to his third album, W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) . The album featured two singles, " Damage " and "Bad M.F.", both produced by Lee Stone. In late 2017 Pharoahe Monch was featured in a song by Keyon Harrold titled "Her Beauty Through My Eyes" from Keyon's latest album Mugician . In 2019, Pharoahe formed the rap-rock supergroup th1rt3en, featuring guitarist Marcus Machado and drummer Daru Jones ; releasing their debut single "Palindrome" in September 2019. On October 19, 2019, Internal Affairs
138-489: Is added to the pre-existing recorded sound text." Directors, including Michel Gondry , Spike Jonze , and F. Gary Gray , have gone on to direct feature films, continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as Lasse Hallström and David Fincher . The most expensive video of all time was directed by Mark Romanek : Michael and Janet Jackson 's " Scream " (1995), which cost $ 7 million to produce. In 2003, Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham , and Michel Gondry founded
161-505: Is an American music video director and editor . He has worked for Intuitive Entertainment, MTV Networks , Trans-Siberian Orchestra and is the owner of Earthquake Productions, a production company where he directs and edits his own music videos, concert films and commercials. Select videography [ edit ] 1989 " Bed of Nails " (directed by Nigel Dick ; editor only) - Alice Cooper 1990 "The More Things Change" - Cinderella 1992 "Foreclosure of
184-418: Is different from Wikidata BLP articles lacking sources from August 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Music video director A music video director is the head, overseer or facilitator of music video production. The director conceives of videos' artistic and dramatic aspects while instructing
207-528: The Directors Label . The following list does not include musical artists who have co-directed videos: Pharoahe Monch Monch released three albums as part of the rap duo Organized Konfusion with partner Prince Poetry: The self-titled Organized Konfusion , Stress: The Extinction Agenda and The Equinox . The duo handled a large amount of production on these albums themselves. All albums received positive critical reviews, but moderate sales. As
230-1021: The Jungle " (Live) - Guns N' Roses "The Anthem" - Sway & King Tech featuring RZA , Tech N9ne , Eminem , Xzibit , Pharoahe Monch , Kool G Rap , Jayo Felony , Chino XL and KRS-One 2000 " Whoa! " - Black Rob " Into the Void " (co-directed with Walter Stern ; also editor) - Nine Inch Nails " You Sang to Me " (also editor) - Marc Anthony "Quality Control" - Jurassic 5 " Wifey " - Next "The Light" - Pharoahe Monch " Oooh. " - De La Soul featuring Redman "Oh No" - Mos Def , Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg "After Party" - Koffee Brown 2001 "W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)" (uncredited) - Jurassic 5 "It Don't Matter" - Rehab "La Rhumba" - RZA as Bobby Digital featuring Method Man , Killa Sin and Beretta 9 2002 " The Knoc " - Knoc-turn'al featuring Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre 2003 " Send
253-1227: The Pain Below " - Chevelle "Worms of the Earth" - Finch "We Want Peace" - Lenny Kravitz "True to Myself" - Ziggy Marley 2004 " She Bangs " - William Hung "Saturday Night" - Ozomatli 2005 " Comin' to Your City " - Big & Rich 2007 " Rise Today " (directed by Dale Resteghini ; editor only) - Alter Bridge " Calling You " (also editor) - Blue October 2014 " Lose Yourself Avicii and Leehom Wang " (directed by Jeff Richter; director editor) - Avicii References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Jeff Richter at IMDb Jeff Richter's videography Earthquake Productions Authority control databases : Artists [REDACTED] MusicBrainz Grammy Awards Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Richter&oldid=1047201923 " Categories : American editors American music video directors Living people University of Missouri alumni Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732855640471276-413: The album is a "throwback to 1993, '94 hip-hop" and featured production by Exile, Marco Polo, M-Phazes, Fatin, Diamond D, Mike Loe, Samiyam, Adam Deitch, Eric Krasno and Pharoahe Monch himself. Four singles have been released from the album: "Shine", "Clap (One Day)", "Black Hand Side", and "Assassins". A ten-year anniversary re-issue of Internal Affairs will also be released featuring a documentary about
299-635: The album, " Simon Says ", became a hit single, peaking at No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Despite its success, the song caused controversy when Monch was later sued for its unauthorized use of a sample from Akira Ifukube 's Gojira Tai Mosura , the theme song to the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra . This resulted in a halting in his album's distribution. Following the controversy, Pharoahe would not release another solo project for several years, but still released some songs and had guest appearances. In 2000, he collaborated with Mos Def and Nate Dogg on
322-551: The album; "...it's very soulful, very gospel , a fresh, new sound for me." The album's lead single was the self-produced track "Push", with "Let's Go" as its B-side . The song's music video and single were released in late September 2006. Pharoahe Monch released a second music video entitled "When the Gun Draws" at a Brooklyn music festival in February 2007. The track was inspired by a song he did with Prince Po entitled "Stray Bullet" which
345-527: The hit song " Oh No " from the Rawkus compilation record Lyricist Lounge 2 . He contributed the song "Fuck You" to the Training Day soundtrack in 2001 and rapped the theme song to Madden NFL 2002 . He also provided vocals on the track "Last Dayz" on the 2001 Adam F Album Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare and remixes of the track on the follow-up Drum & Bass Warfare , released the following year. In 2002 he
368-430: The issue and push the envelope in terms of breath control," developing a technique he "wouldn't try if [he] didn’t have asthma." Monch compares writing and recording his lyrics to writing and filming a movie - in the book How to Rap he says he will 'punch-in' vocals so he can "retake some things, just like a film", and he 'rewrites' lyrics, saying he will "go back as a screenwriter and rewrite scenes and leave more to
391-643: The making of the album. In 2011, Pharoahe Monch was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside Royce da 5'9" , Sean Price , Planet Asia , and Organik . Pharoahe Monch recently made his second appearance on an R&B song - the first being "It Ain't The Money" on Macy Gray 's 2003 album The Trouble With Being Myself - performing on Eric Roberson 's album track "The Cycle" from Roberson's 2014 album The Box . Pharoahe released his fourth album, PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder , on April 15, 2014, under his independent label, W.A.R. Media. The album
414-439: The musical act, technical crew , actors , models , and dancers . They may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act. On November 8, 1992, MTV began listing directors with the artist, song, and record company credits, because music videos had increasingly become an auteur 's medium. "The case for the director as music video author is strong. It is the music video director who has principal control of everything that
437-586: Was called "Shine" and featured vocals by MeLa Machinko and was also produced by Diamond D . On February 14, 2010, another song from Monch was leaked, which is called "Clap (One Day)," produced by M-Phazes . Pharoahe Monch released his third solo album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) in March 2011. It featured guest appearances from Jill Scott , Styles P , Citizen Cope , Jean Grae , Royce da 5'9" , Immortal Technique , Vernon Reid , Phonte , Mr. Porter, Mela Machinko, Showtyme & DJ Boogie Blind. Pharoahe revealed that
460-486: Was featured by Mike Shinoda as a guest on the remix track "H! Vltg3" a remix of "High Voltage" from Hybrid Theory on the remix album Reanimation with Linkin Park . In 2003 Pharoahe released his final single through Rawkus Records, "Agent Orange", a war inspired song which revisited the 1991 Organized Konfusion track "Releasing Hypnotical Gases". There were rumors his next album, at first tentatively titled Innervisions ,
483-602: Was featured on the Stress: The Extinction Agenda album. A final video was made for the title track "Desire" in late 2007. It was directed by New Zealand director Andy Morton and shot on the Rock the Bells tour with full band. The video features both MeLa Machinko and Showtyme. On July 9, 2009, Pharoahe Monch allowed hip hop website HipHopDX.com to leak a song from his forthcoming album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) . The song
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#1732855640471506-604: Was finally released to streaming services, on its 20th anniversary. Th1rt3en's debut album A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism was released two years later on January 22, 2021, and was supported by the three singles "Fight" featuring rap group Cypress Hill , "666 (Three Six Word Stories)" and "Cult 45". Pharoahe Monch is acclaimed for his complex rapping technique; AllMusic says he has, "a reputation as one of underground hip hop 's pre-eminent lyricists, crafting intricate and intelligent raps." Kool Moe Dee ranks him at 26 in his best MCs of all-time list, from his book, There's
529-582: Was to be released under Denaun Porter 's new Shady Records imprint Runyon Ave. They reached out to Stevie Wonder and were at the beginning processes of recording the album but apparently the deal fell through; Monch later announced a deal with Street Records Corporation , home of Wu-Tang Clan , David Banner and Terror Squad . On December 19, 2006, Pharoahe Monch released his first and only official mixtape, The Awakening , hosted by Clinton Sparks, DJ Boogie Brown. In June 2007, Monch released his second solo album Desire to critical acclaim. Monch said about
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