Army of the Pharaohs
| Army Of The Pharaohs | |
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AOTP logo (as seen on In Death Reborn)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Hip hop, underground hip hop, hardcore hip hop, conscious hip hop |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Babygrande, Enemy Soil |
| Associated acts | Jedi Mind Tricks, Demigodz, OuterSpace, Official Pistol Gang, 7L & Esoteric, Snowgoons, Ill Bill, M-Dot, Get Busy Committee, Q-Demented, JuJu Mob |
| Website | http://www.jmthiphop.com/ |
| Members |
Apathy (DGZ) Blacastan (DGZ) Block McCloud Celph Titled (DGZ) Crypt the Warchild (OS) Demoz Des Devious Doap Nixon Esoteric (DGZ) King Magnetic King Syze Planetary (OS) Reef the Lost Cauze Vinnie Paz (JMT) Zilla |
| Past members |
7L Bahamadia Chief Kamachi Faez One Journalist Jus Allah (JMT) Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (JMT) Virtuoso |
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 MC Vinnie Paz in 1998. The group has strong links to other underground groups such as; OuterSpace, Snowgoons, La Coka Nostra, Demigodz and Jedi Mind Tricks. It has changed several times since its formation.
Paz formed the outfit in the late 1990s with the original roster of Bahamadia, Chief Kamachi, Virtuoso, 7L & Esoteric, plus Jedi Mind Tricks' other member Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. 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 by 2003, Paz resurrected the crew, adding OuterSpace, Celph Titled, Reef the Lost Cauze, King Syze, Des Devious, and Apathy; 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, saw Jus Allah and JMT protégés Doap Nixon and Demoz joining the Pharaohs.
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