''Heavy Lies the Crown'' is the fifth studio album by underground hip hop collective

Army of the Pharaohs AOTP logo ''(as seen on In Death Reborn)'' Army of the Pharaohs (most commonly abbreviated as AOTP or A.O.T.P.) is an American underground hip hop collective originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks founder ...

. It had an initial release set for November 2014, but it was confirmed that it would be released a month earlier on October 21, 2014 via Vinnie Paz's independent record label Enemy Soil.

Background

On August 6, 2014, it was announced that ''Heavy Lies the Crown'' would be released on October 21, 2014, six months after their previous album ''

In Death Reborn ''In Death Reborn'' is the fourth studio album by the underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. The album was released on April 22, 2014, via Vinnie Paz's independent record label, Enemy Soil. The album features members Vinnie Paz, A ...

''. King Magnetic is the only artist from the previous album to not make an appearance.

Lawrence Arnell Lawrence Arnell is an American rapper and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first collaborated with hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks on ''Violent by Design'' under the name Diamondback in 2000. In 2014, Arnell joined Army of the Pharaoh ...

makes two guest appearances on the album after he was featured on one track on ''In Death Reborn''.

Track listing

Personnel

Album credits adapted from

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— Primary Artist * 7L — Producer * David Albaladejo — Composer, Featured Artist *

Marcus Albaladejo Marcus Albaladejo (born August 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Crypt the Warchild, is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Albaladejo is one half of the rap duo OuterSpace and is a member of Army of the Pharaohs. Cryp ...

— Composer, Featured Artist *

Apathy Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern about something. It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of intere ...

— Composer, Featured Artist *

— Featured Artist * Stu Bangas — Producer * Christopher Bauss — Composer * Beatnick Dee — Producer * Blacastan — Featured Artist * Dan Bradley — Design, Photography *

Celph Titled Victor Mercer (born November 16, 1980), better known by his stage name Celph Titled, is an American rapper and record producer who is a member of the hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs, as well as the Demigodz along with Connecticut rapper ...

— Composer, Featured Artist * C-Lance — Producer * Demoz — Featured Artist * Des Devious — Featured Artist * DJ Kwestion — Cuts * DJ Skizz — Producer *

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— Featured Artist * The Forefathers — Design, Layout * Frank Dukes — Producer *

Zilla Zilla may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Vittore Zanetti Zilla (1864–1946), Italian painter * Zilla Mays (1931–1995), American R&B, gospel singer and pioneering DJ * Zilla (Godzilla), a fictional film monster * Zilla (band), a trance ban ...

— Featured Artist, Composer * Pete Humphreys — Mastering * Craig Lanciani — Composer * Kevin Lavitt — Composer, Producer *

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is a Sicilian Americans, Sicilian American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks ...

— Composer, Featured Artist *

Block McCloud AOTP logo ''(as seen on In Death Reborn)'' Army of the Pharaohs (most commonly abbreviated as AOTP or A.O.T.P.) is an American underground hip hop collective originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks founder ...

— Featured Artist * MTK — Producer * Juan Muteniac — Producer * Nero — Producer *

Doap Nixon Kenneth Greene (born August 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Doap Nixon, is an American hip hop artist and rapper who is a former member of supergroup Army of the Pharaohs. He has collaborated with a variety of underground hip hop artist ...

— Featured Artist * I. Osu — Composer * Mario Collazo — Featured Artist * Z. Raerner — Composer *

Reef the Lost Cauze Sharif Talib Lacey, better known by his stage name Reef the Lost Cauze, is an underground hip hop artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cauze became well known on the underground circuit towards the late 1990s and more so in the early 2000 ...

— Featured Artist * Shuko — Producer * Todd Spadafone — Composer, Producer * Scott Stallone — Engineer, Mixing * Twiz the Beat Pro — Producer

References

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