Desire
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Guys. GUYS! I FOUND THE PREEMO ALBUM!
I actually enjoy the overall feel some rappers had the late 2000s had like Fashawn and Pharoahe here. Not something that completely grips me but it's a really nice listen. Ngl, I found this on complete accident while leaving a record store. It was a poster signed by the man himself. Nice handwriting so +1 because why not?
I actually enjoy the overall feel some rappers had the late 2000s had like Fashawn and Pharoahe here. Not something that completely grips me but it's a really nice listen. Ngl, I found this on complete accident while leaving a record store. It was a poster signed by the man himself. Nice handwriting so +1 because why not?
Some songs really bring this experience down for me toward the middle of the record, but overall it avoids the sophomore slump.
Desire is the second solo album from Pharoahe Monch, released eight years (!) after his critically acclaimed solo debut, Internal Affairs. Where some artists seem to favor quantity over quality when it comes to their output (we’re looking at you Kool Keith), in case of Pharoahe Monch it clearly is the other way around. Eight years is a long wait for a follow-up, but Desire was worth the wait. The album offers hard-hitting boom-bap beats with Pharoahe Monch exercising his insane flow with ... read more
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| #8 | / | Prefix |
| #22 | / | PopMatters |
| #26 | / | Cokemachineglow |
| #36 | / | No Ripcord |
Track List
- Intro
- Free
- Desire (featuring Showtyme)
- Push (featuring Showtyme, Mela Machinko & Tower of Power)
- Welcome to the Terrordome
- What It Is
- When the Gun Draws (featuring Mr. Porter)
- Let's Go (featuring Mela Machinko)
- Body Baby
- Bar Tap (featuring Mela Machinko)
- Hold On (featuring Erykah Badu)
- So Good
- Trilogy
- Act I: Cops Coming (featuring Mr. Porter)
- Act II: Revenge (featuring Dwele)
- Act III: Evil Eyes (featuring Tone Trezure)
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Added on: May 19, 2013