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Here’s a Pharoahe Monch interview conducted by Sound Of Young America. It’s a long one, running about 48min so if you find yourself at work and you need something to listen to this should do ya right.The Sound of Young America

Hip-Hop is a strange beast, there’s no other art form I can think of that constantly shuns its icons, pioneers & innovators. Whenever the new guard starts to make a move, they constantly push the old guard out of the picture. Only a chosen few can manage to stay relevant and enjoy long careers . I’ve always wondered why that was…just because your 30-40 doesn’t mean you can’t make good music any more…right?

Let me start this review by saying I’m not a “pop-rock” fan and I’m not talking about the legendary Candy, I am a music purist. I Like my music raw, not too commercial / top 40 sounding. Not saying it can’t be melodic, or thought provoking but it has to be REAL, like the music was made for the sake of making good music and not bottom lines.

Now from the gate, I AM A HIP-HOP HEAD, period and have been for over 25 yrs. I was a DJ for 3yrs, a wall writer & to a lesser extent, a break dancer. I am from Philly but made weekly trips to NYC, mostly Brooklyn & the Boogie Down Bronx. I remember when hip-hop began, the mainstream media would diss it on the regular, it’s a fad, it’s not “real” music, it’s just an urban thing, it won’t last,etc…Well look where we are now,hip-hop is the dominant form of music on the charts, even with the slow death of cd’s due to PTP’s, it still sells.