th1rt3en - A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism (Monch's New Group) (Stream/Discussion)

[Deltron]

Spoiler

Pharoahe Monch forms new group th1rt3en, announces debut album A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism

Underground rap king Pharoahe Monch has formed the new group th1rt3en with guitarist Marcus Machado and drummer Daru Jones. Their first album, A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism, arrives January 22nd, and the trio has offered a preview with “Fight” featuring Cypress Hill.

Monch has been a favorite of hip-hop heads since the 1990s, when his machine-gun flows bolstered the duo Organized Konfusion. Now, he’s joined forces with Machado, a former child prodigy who’s performed with Anderson .Paak and Pete Rock, as well as Jones, who’s handled drums for Jack White.



Together, they specialize in a fusion of rap and rock, with Machado’s guitars providing a searing counterpoint to Monch’s lyrical assaults. In “Fight”, they use those sounds to face down the epidemic of police brutality. It opens with Jones rattling off a military tattoo, before Machado unleashes a descending guitar riff. Cypress Hill gives the sad saga of violence a nursery rhyme twist, rapping, “This little piggy killed a minor/ Same piggy got paid to stay home.”

In a statement, Monch spoke about the energizing power of anger. He said,

“The driving force behind ‘Fight’ is anger. Anger at a never ending saga that repeats itself over and over. My frustration with people not hearing the outcries, until the atrocities of the brutality have been recorded on smartphones. And still, the people allow their willful ignorance to support and protect America’s culpability. To me ‘Fight’ is equally as much a vibe, as it is a protest record.”

 

[Sane]

Finally something new from Monch

 

[Malcy86]

I like the sound of this. I think next year is going to be a great one for music.

 

[Figaro]

Pharoahe Monch probably in my top 10 but I'm skeptical about Rap & Rock fusion

Will check this out though...

 

[Dylmatic]

Both tracks (Fight and Palindrome) released so far are dope.
Monch is one of the most gifted rapper of all-time and probably in my top 10.

 

[Dylmatic]

New single :

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Monch is perfect for live instruments

 

[IS08]

maybe he wont strip and do that erotic dance for Kanye this time.

 

[TripleAgent]

Monch is perfect for live instruments

I somewhat agree, but I always felt he has been a bit too experimental after Internal Affairs. Like we never saw what he could do over some truly fire production. I wanted to see what he could do with the big dogs. He himself and Lee Stone did most of his beats. I always wanted to see him link up with Pete Rock or Nottz or someone and make a classic.

 

[Hannibal Fox]

I somewhat agree, but I always felt he has been a bit too experimental after Internal Affairs. Like we never saw what he could do over some truly fire production. I wanted to see what he could do with the big dogs. He himself and Lee Stone did most of his beats. I always wanted to see him link up with Pete Rock or Nottz or someone and make a classic.

Monch is a strange case still when it comes to production, though I've always enjoyed his production I wasn't too fond of PTSD but We Are Renegades was fire to me, I hear what your saying though, both Nottz and PR can go out there stylistically, always liked Monch's appearances here:

 

[Dylmatic]

Cover art :

 

[Take It In Blood]

im here

 

[g-ice]

New Monch...say no more.

 

[Dylmatic]

There's already a YouTube playlist for the album but you can't play the tracks for now, still you can check the songs titles :
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nJEBe2vSbIuzxLSd6WPqeQlyMrPG9qxbs

The tracklist seems to be :

1. Cult 45
2. Triskaidekaphobia
3. The Magician
4. 666 (Three Six Word Stories)
5. Goats Head
6. Scarecrow
7. Fight
8. Racist
9. Oxygen
10. Kill 'Em All Again
11. The Exorcist
12. Amnesia
13. Kill, Kill, Kill

 

[JulesWinfield]

Can't wait. Monch is easily one of my all time favorites.