The good folks at Hypetrak sat down with the lyrical legend that is Pharaohe Monch a few weeks ago and spoke with him about his early beginnings in the hip-hop game, his life long battle with asthma and how it helped shape his music career, his thoughts on the music game today as it stands in contrast to the 90’s and early 2000’s and more. Watch the full interview below.
Pharoahe Monch‘s album W.A.R (We Are Renegades) is out now. Read our review here.
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