Army Of The Pharaohs

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 Collective Has Strong Links To Other Underground East Coast Groups Such As OuterSpace Snowgoons La Coka Nostra Demigodz 7L & Esoteric And JuJu Mob. 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. The Unholy Terror Was Released On March 30 2010. This Album Marked The Return Of Apathy And The Addition Of Two New AOTP Members Block McCloud And Journalist. Two Songs "Godzilla" 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 Vinnie Paz Announced On His Facebook Page That In Death Reborn 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 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 On April 22 2014. The Album Featured Members Vinnie Paz Apathy Blacastan Block McCloud Celph Titled Demoz Des Devious Doap Nixon Esoteric Lawrence Arnell 8 King Magnetic King Syze OuterSpace Reef The Lost Cauze And VZilla. Their Fifth Studio Album Heavy Lies The Crown Was Released On October 21 2014. read less