Pharoahe Monch is a legendary rap artist born in Queens, NY and currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. In 1999 he released his debut album Internal Affairs which has sold over 250,000 copies. In 2007, Pharoahe Monch released Desire through SRC/Universal. The album has sold close to 70,000 copies to date. Pharoahe Monch now releases his third studio album entitled W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).
The project features Jill Scott, Styles P, Phonte of Little Brother, Jean Grae, Royce Da 5'9", Immortal Technique, Citizen Cope, Idris Elba (actor), Dr. Cornel West (professor from Princeton) & Vernon Reid (guitarist & band-leader for metal group, Living Colour - named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time).