Army of the Pharaohs

Army of the Pharaohs
The original incarnation of the group (+ Ill Bill) in 2006.
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Hip hop, Underground Rap
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Babygrande Enemy Soil
Associated acts	Jedi Mind Tricks, Demigodz, 7L & Esoteric, Outerspace, Snowgoons, Ill Bill (La Coka Nostra), Get Busy Committee (GBC), Doe Rakers, QD
Members
Apathy Block McCloud Celph Titled Crypt the Warchild (Outerspace) Demoz Des Devious Doap Nixon Esoteric King Magnetic Jus Allah (Jedi Mind Tricks) Journalist King Syze Planetary (Outerspace) Reef the Lost Cauze Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks)
Past members
7L Virtuoso Bahamadia Chief Kamachi Faez One Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Jedi Mind Tricks)

Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP or A.O.T.P.) is a hip hop supergroup originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks MC, Vinnie Paz in 1998.

Recording history

The original incarnation of the group included five MCs: Vinnie Paz, Chief Kamachi, Esoteric, Virtuoso and Bahamadia, along with Jedi Mind Tricks 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" b/w "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. The Army of the Pharaohs project was put on the back-burner while JMT's career took off.

The group wouldn't return until 2005 without Virtuoso and Bahamadia. The group was now composed of Paz, Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Outerspace, Apathy, Celph Titled, Reef the Lost Cauze, Des Devious, Faez One and King Syze. After years of anticipation, the group recorded their debut album, The Torture Papers. It was released in March 2006 on Babygrande Records. The album was produced by AOTP affiliates such as DC the MIDI Alien, Undefined, Beyonder, Loptimist, and German producer Shuko. The album featured the single "Tear It Down" b/w "Battle Cry", the former featuring a music video, and the latter was a posse cut featuring nine of the group's then ten members. The album debuted in the top 50 on Billboard's Top Independent Album chart, and hit #42 on the magazine's Heatseekers chart. An unofficial continuation of The Torture Papers soon began circulating around the internet called The Bonus Papers. It was composed 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, featured a sample borrowed from the soundtrack of the video game series Castlevania. The group added four new members for the album: Jedi Mind Tricks member Jus Allah, Doap Nixon, Demoz and King Magnetic. Apathy was not featured on Ritual of Battle as he was working on another project with Styles Of Beyond.

On May 17, 2009, Apathy mentioned on his Myspace blog a new AOTP album was completely finished. The album was titled The Unholy Terror and was released on March 30, 2010. This album marked the return of Apathy and the addition of new AOTP members: Block McCloud and Journalist. Two songs, "Godzilla" and "Contra Mantra", were released before the album. This album also marked the departure of Chief Kamachi who left the group because of business issues.

Album Appearances

Rapper	The Torture Papers (2006)	Ritual of Battle (2007)	The Unholy Terror (2010)
Vinnie Paz	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apathy	Yes	No	Yes
Block McCloud	No	No	Yes
Celph Titled	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crypt the Warchild	Yes	Yes	Yes
Demoz	No	Yes	Yes
Doap Nixon	No	Yes	Yes
Esoteric	Yes	Yes	Yes
King Magnetic	No	Yes	Yes
Jus Allah	No	Yes	Yes
King Syze	Yes	Yes	Yes
Journalist	No	No	Yes
Planetary	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reef the Lost Cauze	Yes	Yes	Yes
7L	Yes	No	No
Chief Kamachi	Yes	Yes	No
Faez One	Yes	No	No
Des Devious	Yes	Yes	Yes

Discography

Albums

• 2006: The Torture Papers
• 2007: Ritual of Battle
• 2010: The Unholy Terror
• 2006: the bonus papers

EP's

• 1998: The Five Perfect Exertions EP

Mixtapes/Compilations

• 2003: Rare Shit, Collabos and Freestyles (Compilation)
• 2006: The Bonus Papers (Mixtape)
• 2007: After Torture There's Pain (Mixtape)

References

1. http://www.musicthread.net/2010/12/21/celph-titled-and-buckwild-%E2%80%93-nineteen-ninety-now-album-review/

External links

Biography portal

• Official AOTP site
• Enemy Soil AOTP Page
• Army of the Pharaohs on Myspace
• Babygrande Website
• Conspiracy Worldwide Radio October 2010 Uncensored Interview with Celph Titled
• Vinnie Paz and Julian Voss 2006

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