![]() ![]() I could definitely honestly say that being successful with the wrong records would make Pharoahe Monch a dull and depressed person. I think people see the integrity, but at the same it’s like I have a desire to crossover, or have a hit record, on a whole nother level like “OK, that wouldn’t work this way, let’s try it and do it another way,” or else it wouldn’t be a challenge to me. And I’m just so all over the place, which I think keeps me relevant without going gold. Just looking at the history and looking at other artists who made similar records to what their hits sounded like, I personally never liked those records so that was never my intention. PM: Of course that’s what you’re gonna hear, but that never was why I do what I do. “I think people see the integrity, but at the same it’s like I have a desire to crossover, or have a hit record…”ĪB: You had massive success with “Simon Says” a handful of years ago, what kind of pressure did you feel to follow it up with another crossover hit? Were the labels getting at you like “c’mon, give us another ‘Simon Says!'” I mean if you listen to Organized Konfusion records like “Black Sunday,” I’m singing the chorus and one of the songs on “The Equinox” I’m singing the chorus and on the “My Life” record with Styles P I’m singing the chorus.ĪB: So it’s really just a small adaptation then. ![]() PM: I would say overall, yes, but the core of it is embedded in what Pharoahe has always embraced. So I think those four songs (“Push,” “Let’s Go,” “Desire,” “When The Gun Draws”) together answer your question in that those four songs embody what the album is about.ĪB: It’s a bit of a different direction for you stylistically, right? Pharoahe Monch: Nah, I think the album is a little bit more consistent and I think that one thing that needs to be noted is that the approach to this project is pretty unconventional in that that title track, “Desire,” which his produced by Alchemist, has a straight soul vibe with a heavy hardcore twist on some Alchemist shit, and then “When The Gun Draws,” which is the online campaign, is very eerie, dark and political. Is that kind of song to song dichotomy something we should expect from the entire album? Desire is the album’s name and with Pharoahe Monch just putting the finishing touches on it we sat down with him to discuss the record, his hopes and goals for 2007, and where he feels he fits in in the current Hip-Hop landscape.Īdam Bernard: You released two drastically different singles, “Push” and “Let’s Go,” to lead into your latest album. It’s been nearly eight years since “Simon Says” was in regular club and radio rotation, but come April Pharoahe Monch will finally be back. Ever since his Organized Konfusion days Pharoahe Monch has been making crowds move, but it was when he first uttered the phrase “Simon says get the fuck up” that he really started receiving attention on a national level.
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