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
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an ...
originating from
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania, formed by
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 19 ...
founder
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 ...
in 1998. The collective has strong links to other underground
east coast
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* East Coast hip hop, a subgenre of hip hop
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* East Coast (Saves the Day song), "East Coast" (Saves the Day song), 2004
* East Coast FM, a ra ...
groups such as
Outerspace
OuterSpace is an underground hip hop duo from North Philadelphia. Originally a trio consisting of three Puerto Rican friends that then took the artist names Planetary, Jedeye and Crypt the Warchild. The founding member Mario Collazo (Planetar ...
,
Snowgoons
History
Snowgoons is a German underground hip hop production team composed of DJ Illegal (Manuu Rückert) and Det Gunner (D. Keller). In 2011, producers Sicknature (Jeppe Andersen) from Denmark and J.S. Kuster (Johann Sebastian Kuster) from Ger ...
,
La Coka Nostra
La Coka Nostra (short LCN) is an American hip hop music, hip hop group composed of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy (rapper), Danny Boy, Ill Bill and Slaine (rapper), Slaine.
Biography
Founded in late 2004 with no intention to record an album, La Coka N ...
,
Demigodz,
7L & Esoteric
7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an underground hip hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/ producer and Esoteric is the MC. 7L & Esoteric are both prominent members of underground hip ...
, and
JuJu Mob
The JuJu Mob (originally credited as ''Chief Kamachi & The JuJu Mob'') is a four-member underground hip hop group originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was founded in 2004.Matt Jost, Chief Kamachi & the JuJu Mob :: Black Candles : ...
. AOTP's affiliations and member roster has changed several times since its formation.
Paz formed the outfit in the late 1990s with the original roster of
Bahamadia
Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip-hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, '' Kollage'', in 1996, followed by the independently released EP ''BB Queen'' in 2000. She ...
,
Chief Kamachi
The JuJu Mob (originally credited as ''Chief Kamachi & The JuJu Mob'') is a four-member underground hip hop group originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was founded in 2004.Matt Jost, Chief Kamachi & the JuJu Mob :: Black Candles :: ...
, Virtuoso,
7L & Esoteric
7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an underground hip hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/ producer and Esoteric is the MC. 7L & Esoteric are both prominent members of underground hip ...
, plus Jedi Mind Tricks' other member
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
Kevin Baldwin, better known by his stage name Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind or simply Stoupe, is an American hip hop producer, DJ, and member of the underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Stoupe has worked with only a limited number of artis ...
. The group first released the "Five Perfect Exertions" and "War Ensemble" 12" on Paz's short-lived Recordings in 1998, but then the underground supergroup remained silent for several years. After a couple of successful Jedi Mind Tricks albums and a new deal with
Babygrande
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.
History
Babygrande Records was ...
by 2003, Paz resurrected the crew, adding OuterSpace,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
King Syze
David Albaladejo (better known by his stage name King Syze) is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of the underground hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), having featured on ...
,
Des Devious
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 ...
, and
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 ...
; however, Stoupe, Bahamadia, and Virtuoso had defected from the group. Babygrande issued their "Tear It Down" 12" and first album, ''
The Torture Papers'', in 2006. The 2007 follow-up album,
Ritual of Battle
''Ritual of Battle'' is the second studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. Released on September 25, 2007 under Babygrande Records, the album features group members Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, OuterSpace, Chief Kamachi, ...
, saw Jus Allah and JMT protégés
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 ...
and
Demoz joining the Pharaohs.
''
The Unholy Terror
''The Unholy Terror'' is the third studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. The album was released on March 30, 2010. The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 179 selling 3,200 units in its first week of ...
'' was released in March 2010.
This album marked the return of Apathy and the addition of two new AOTP members,
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 ...
and
Journalist
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. Two songs, "
Godzilla
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" 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 and an apparent feud with Vinnie Paz and Apathy.
In early 2011, Paz announced on his Facebook page that ''
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 ...
'' is due to be released in 2012, however the date was pushed back and almost seemed like it was never going to be released.
Early in 2012, Houston underground
MC VZilla
Victor Gurrola Jr., better known by his stage name Zilla (formerly VG Skillz and V-Zilla), is an American Underground hip hop, underground rapper and producer from Houston, Texas. He is known for his style of rap, which combines East Coast hip ...
and Connecticut's Blacastan were added to the group. Both artists have made names for themselves with their features and album releases in 2012. ''In Death Reborn'' was eventually released in April 2014. The album featured members Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Blacastan, Block McCloud, Celph Titled, Demoz, Des Devious, Doap Nixon, Esoteric,
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 ...
, King Magnetic, King Syze, OuterSpace, Reef the Lost Cauze and VZilla. Their fifth studio album, ''
Heavy Lies the Crown'' was released in October 2014.
Recording history
1998–2003: The original incarnation of the group
The original incarnation of the group included five
MCs:
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 ...
,
Chief Kamachi
The JuJu Mob (originally credited as ''Chief Kamachi & The JuJu Mob'') is a four-member underground hip hop group originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was founded in 2004.Matt Jost, Chief Kamachi & the JuJu Mob :: Black Candles :: ...
, Esoteric, Virtuoso, and Bahamadia, along with
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 19 ...
producer
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
Kevin Baldwin, better known by his stage name Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind or simply Stoupe, is an American hip hop producer, DJ, and member of the underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Stoupe has worked with only a limited number of artis ...
. The group released their debut
EP/single "
The Five Perfect Exertions b/w War Ensemble" in 1998.
Both tracks were later included on Jedi Minds Tricks' 2000 album ''
Violent by Design
''Violent by Design'' is the second album by underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Despite never reaching any ''Billboard'' album chart, the album sold 50,000 copies in its first week on shelves. The album was originally released on JMT ...
''; 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. In 2003, AOTP released their debut
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
''
Rare Shit, Collabos and Freestyles
''Rare Shit, Collabos and Freestyles'' is the 2003 debut compilation album by underground supergroup 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 a ...
''.
It contained various tracks from members of the group.
2004–2007: ''Torture Papers'' and ''Ritual of Battle''
![ArmyofthePharaohs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/ArmyofthePharaohs.jpg)
The group did not return until 2005, without Virtuoso and Bahamadia. The group was now composed of Paz, Kamachi,
7L & Esoteric
7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an underground hip hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/ producer and Esoteric is the MC. 7L & Esoteric are both prominent members of underground hip ...
,
OuterSpace
OuterSpace is an underground hip hop duo from North Philadelphia. Originally a trio consisting of three Puerto Rican friends that then took the artist names Planetary, Jedeye and Crypt the Warchild. The founding member Mario Collazo (Planetar ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
, Des Devious,
King Syze
David Albaladejo (better known by his stage name King Syze) is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of the underground hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), having featured on ...
and Faez One. After years of anticipation, the group recorded its first album, ''
The Torture Papers''. It was released in March 2006 on
Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.
History
Babygrande Records was ...
. The album was produced by AOTP affiliates such as DC the MIDI Alien, Undefined, Beyonder, Loptimist, and German producer Shuko. The album includes the singles "Tear It Down" and "Battle Cry", the former having a music video. The latter was a
posse cut
A posse cut is a popular form of song in hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 221.
Tracks described as posse cuts ...
with nine of the group's then ten members. The album entered the top 50 on
Billboard
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's Top Independent Album Chart, and reached #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 as it was thought that the songs didn't fit the artistic design of the album while others were known to have been extremely political and were possibly held back to reduce controversy.
Army of the Pharaohs released another mixtape in 2007 titled
After Torture There's Pain. As the name suggests, it was released as an addition to their debut album; ''
The Torture Papers''. The group's second album, ''
Ritual of Battle
''Ritual of Battle'' is the second studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. Released on September 25, 2007 under Babygrande Records, the album features group members Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, OuterSpace, Chief Kamachi, ...
'', was released on September 25, 2007. ''Ritual of Battles single, "Bloody Tears", used a sample taken from the soundtrack of the video game series
Castlevania
''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...
. The group added four new members for the album:
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 19 ...
member
Jus Allah
James Bostick (born June 30, 1978), better known by his stage name Jus Allah, is an American rapper from Camden, New Jersey. He is best known for being a former member of Philadelphia-based hip hop groups Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) and Army of th ...
,
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 ...
,
Demoz and King Magnetic. Apathy was not on ''Ritual of Battle'' as he was working on another project with
Styles of Beyond
Styles of Beyond was an American underground hip hop group from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The group consists of MCs Ryan Patrick Maginn (Ryu) and Takbir Bashir (Tak), Colton Raisin Fisher (DJ Cheapshot), and producer ...
.
2008–2010: Chief Kamachi feud and ''The Unholy Terror''
In 2008, Chief Kamachi of
JuJu Mob
The JuJu Mob (originally credited as ''Chief Kamachi & The JuJu Mob'') is a four-member underground hip hop group originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was founded in 2004.Matt Jost, Chief Kamachi & the JuJu Mob :: Black Candles : ...
left Army of the Pharaohs due to an apparent feud with
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 ...
and
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 ...
. He released a diss track titled ''First Warning'' taking aim at Paz and Apathy. Apparently, it started over an e-mail Apathy didn't respond to from Kamachi, what was written in the e-mail hasn't been disclosed.
Chief Kamachi later went on to saying ''It wasn't nothing personal, it was more or less a business decision.'' On May 17, 2009, Apathy mentioned on his
Myspace blog that a new AOTP album was completely finished. ''
The Unholy Terror
''The Unholy Terror'' is the third studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. The album was released on March 30, 2010. The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 179 selling 3,200 units in its first week of ...
'' was released on March 30, 2010.
This album marked the return of Apathy and the addition of two new AOTP members,
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 ...
and
Journalist
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. Two songs, "
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...
" 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.
2011–2014: ''In Death Reborn'' and ''Heavy Lies the Crown''
On December 27, 2011, Paz announced on his Facebook page "Army of the Pharaohs – ''In Death Reborn'' – 2012".
Early in 2012, Houston underground MC
V-Zilla and Connecticut's Blacastan (
Demigodz) were added to the group. Both artists have made names for themselves with their features and album releases in 2012. It has been said that the album will now be released in 2013 or later. Rumours speculated on Facebook saying that
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 ...
would not appear on the album.
However, on November 27, 2013 he tweeted how it's "bullshit" and he is going to be on the album.
The Army of the Pharaohs will reunite for their fourth LP, ''In Death Reborn''. In April 2013, the official Facebook page of Army of the Pharaohs posted "New album is not finished. Don't know when it will be finished. Will let you know when there's a release date. No need for further questions." On June 27, 2013, AOTP frontman
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 ...
tweeted "New solo EP. New Heavy Metal Kings. New Army of the Pharaohs. all coming within the next year."
On 4, October 2013, Apathy shared; "''Every AOTP album we've done in the past, we all handed in our verses via email and weren't too hands-on with. This one is different. Every day we've been emailing each other, going over songs... picking beats and showing each other our verses. This might be the best Pharaoh album yet. It definitely is the illest, lyrically. We're all having brotherly competition and trying to murder each other on these songs. It's great. Definite "A" game.''" On November 30, 2013, Vinnie Paz revealed that two new Army of the Pharaohs albums would be released in 2014. ''In Death Reborn'' is slated for an April release, the second LP is expected to drop in November. On February 11, 2014, Celph Titled announced via Facebook that In Death Reborn would be released April 22, 2014.
Many members of the group had released, or were working on, other projects around the time of ''In Death Reborn''. This period was dubbed "The Pharaoh Season". In promotion for ''In Death Reborn'', Vinnie Paz released ''The Flawless Victory'' mixtape on March 2, 2014.
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 ...
released a collaboration album titled ''Fast Way'' alongside producer Emyd on March 9, 2014. Member
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 ...
only appeared on the song ''7th Ghost'' from the album, however, he went on to say how he was only featured on one song because he had a lot of personal stuff going on and he is currently working on his fourth studio album ''
Sour Diesel 2'', he stated that there will be more of him on the LP that is due to drop in November.
King Syze
David Albaladejo (better known by his stage name King Syze) is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of the underground hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), having featured on ...
released his fourth studio album a month before the album release on March 25 titled ''
Union Terminology
''Union Terminology'' is the fourth studio album by underground rapper and Army of the Pharaohs member King Syze. Just like his previous album, ''Collective Bargaining'', the album is produced entirely by Skammadix.
Background
The album incorpora ...
'', where he speaks out about working as a
union trader
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and Employee ben ...
.
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 ...
pushed back the release date of his upcoming album ''
Connecticut Casual
''Connecticut Casual'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Apathy. It was released on June 3, 2014 through Demigodz Records and Dirty Version. The album is mostly produced by Apathy, along with other producers, such as ...
'' from April to June in favour of ''In Death Reborn''. Former Pharaoh
Jus Allah
James Bostick (born June 30, 1978), better known by his stage name Jus Allah, is an American rapper from Camden, New Jersey. He is best known for being a former member of Philadelphia-based hip hop groups Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) and Army of th ...
didn't make an appearance on the album as he is currently working on his second studio album ''M.M.A. (Meanest Man Alive)''.
A week before the release of ''In Death Reborn'', Zilla announced he was working on his fourth studio album titled ''Martyr Musick'' set to be released sometime June 2014.
On August 6, 2014, the content was published on the Jedi Mind Tricks website announcing the second AOTP album of the year ''
Heavy Lies the Crown'' set for a release on October 21, 2014. Six months after
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 ...
.
2015–2021: Hiatus and fallout among members
As of 2015, the group has been on a hiatus whilst they all focus on their solo careers and other ventures. In a 2018 poll, Jedi Mind Tricks, the group that spawned AOTP scored 43.64% in a comparison with rival hip hop group
Slum Village, who scored 56.34% as the
G.O.A.T. rap group in the fourth installment of Ambrosia For Heads' annual battle series features.
On February 13, 2020, King Magnetic released his diss track towards Vinnie Paz entitled "Be Quiet", thus removing himself from the collective. The next day on February 14, 2020, Doap Nixon subsequently released another diss track towards Paz entitled "Leg Shot" on the same day as Paz's fourth studio album ''As Above So Below'', thus removing himself from the collective as well. Within their tracks, they both announced their departure from the supergroup. The issues between the pair and Paz supposedly started in 2009 with numerous trivial matters which were all squashed in 2015. Magnetic caught up with Paz after his 2016 Jedi Mind Tricks show in Albuquerque, New Mexico and agreed to put aside the differences they had. Unfortunately however, with Nixon's release of ''Sour Diesel II'', Paz threatened to remove his lyrics and track contributions on the album unless Nixon removed King Magnetic's verses from his album. This is what resulted in the releases of the diss track "Be Quiet" by Magnetic which was supposedly recorded many years earlier.
2022–present: Death of Blacastan
In February 2022, it was reported that AOTP member Blacastan passed away. As a result, members; Apathy, Celph Titled, Esoteric, Vinnie Paz, Crypt the Warchild, and Planetary reconnected again as Army of the Pharaohs to release the single "Blac Prime Minister" in May 2022 to pay tribute to Blacastan. This would be the first time after 8 years members performed as AOTP. The last time being with the release of their fifth studio album, ''Heavy Lies the Crown'', in 2014.
Album appearances
Members
Discography
Albums
* 2006: ''
The Torture Papers''
* 2007: ''
Ritual of Battle
''Ritual of Battle'' is the second studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. Released on September 25, 2007 under Babygrande Records, the album features group members Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah, OuterSpace, Chief Kamachi, ...
''
* 2010: ''
The Unholy Terror
''The Unholy Terror'' is the third studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. The album was released on March 30, 2010. The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 179 selling 3,200 units in its first week of ...
''
* 2014: ''
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 ...
''
* 2014: ''
Heavy Lies the Crown''
EPs
* 1998: ''
The Five Perfect Exertions''
* 2022: ''
Black Prime Minister''
Compilations
* 2003: ''
Rare Shit, Collabos and Freestyles
''Rare Shit, Collabos and Freestyles'' is the 2003 debut compilation album by underground supergroup 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 a ...
''
* 2011: ''
Babygrande
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.
History
Babygrande Records was ...
presents:
The Pharaoh Philes
''Babygrande Presents: The Pharaoh Philes'' (most commonly known as The Pharaoh Philes is the second compilation album from hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs, it was officially released 14 June 2010. Artists including; Vinnie Paz, Apathy, E ...
''
* 2016: ''
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 19 ...
presents: The Best of Army of the Pharaohs''
Mixtapes
* 2006: ''The Bonus Papers''
* 2007: ''
After Torture There's Pain''
References
External links
Official AOTP siteEnemy Soil AOTP page(archived)
Babygrande website
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