Pharoahe Monch "P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)" Release Date & Tracklist

by Soren Baker

UPDATE: Pharoahe Monch, who is touring Europe, announces the tracklisting for his fourth album, "P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)."

Pharoahe Monch has announced that he will release his P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) album April 15. The collection, the Organized Konfusion rapper’s fourth, is slated to feature Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Denaun Porter, The Stepkids and Vernon Reid, as well as production from Lee Stone, Marco Polo, Jesse West and Quelle Chris.

Today (January 29), Pharoahe Monch released P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) song “Bad M.F.,” which is produced by Lee Stone and is available in HipHopDX's audio section.

P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) features Monch narrating “as an independent artist weary from the war against the industry machine and through the struggle of the black male experience in America,” according to his website.  

Next month, Pharoahe Monch will be touring Europe. His itinerary is as follows:

02.10  Brussels  Bazaar Brussels

02.11  Vienna  FLEX

02.13  Manchester  Band On The Wall

02.14  Bristol  Sip The Juice

02.15  Brixton  Plan B

02.16  Toulouse  La Dynamo

02.18  Sheffield  Tuesday Club

02.19  Liverpool  The Kazimier

02.21  Brighton  Concorde 2

02.22  Leeds  The WareWouse

02.23  Southhampton  Roxx

02.24  Norwich  Norwich Arts Centre

(January 29, 2014)

UPDATE: Pharoahe Monch has released the tracklist for his forthcoming P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) album.

It is as follows:

1. “The Recollection Facility” (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)

2. “Times2” (Produced by Marco Polo)

3. “Losing My Mind” f. deNaUn (Produced by Jesse West)

4. “Heroin Addict” (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)

5. “Damage” (Produced by Lee Stone)

6. “Bad M.F.” (Produced by Lee Stone) 

7. “The Recollection Facility Pt.2” (Produced by Pharoahe Monch) 

8. “Rapid Eye Movement” f. Black Thought (Produced by Marco Polo)

9. “Scream” (Produced by Quelle Chris)

10. “SideFX” f. Dr. Pete (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)

11. “The Jungle” (Produced by Marco Polo)

12. “Broken Again” (Produced by The Lion Share Music Group)

13. “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”(Produced by Boogie Blind & B.A.M.)

14. “Dream” f. Talib Kweli (Produced by Lee Stone)

15. “The Recollection Facility Pt.3” (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)

16. “Eht Dnarg Noisulli” f/ The Stepkids (Produced by The Stepkids & Pharoahe Monch)

17. “Stand Your Ground”f/ Vernon Reid (Produced by Lee Stone) ****Bonus Track for Digital Purchases
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Don't Flop Entertainment Announces "Don't Flop Show"

by Jay Balfour

The "Don't Flop Show" is hosted by Don't Flop co-founder Eurgh and will feature battle rappers from the UK and the United States.

The United Kingdom’s most popular battle league, Don’t Flop Entertainment, has announced that it will begin airing the Don't Flop Show, a Battle Rap-themed online series.

Don’t Flop, which also hosts American rappers in their match-ups, puts on events throughout England and Northern Ireland. Last year, American battle rappers Dizaster, DNA, Charlie Clips, Real Deal and Cortez participated in Don’t Flop-hosted events. One of its most popular match-ups of 2013 included American emcee Daylyt’s stripping down to near-nudity while facing off against Dialect.

The battle league’s upcoming Internet series was previewed in a YouTube clip on the Don’t Flop Entertainment channel. Guests on the premiere episode include Caustic, Rone, Knamelis and Loe Pesci. The show is hosted by popular battle rap host Eurgh, who dissed King of the Dot founder Organik in December.

A preview of the "Don’t Flop Show" is available below.

Earlier this year, Don’t Flop Entertainment released a highlight reel of their biggest moments of 2013. The clip, which is available below, includes footage of American rapper Daylyt’s stripping during his battle with Dialect.

In October of last year, HipHopDX spoke with Daylyt about his performance.

“As soon as Dialect started to rap,” Daylyt said, “my shit came into my head. I was going to cut him off and finish rapping, but I didn't want to be disrespectful in that level. So I said, 'Okay, third round.' It's the third round. He got the second. The fans were probably disappointed because they don't know If I choked or not. With the exception that Math just came over and did that dumb shit and not spit a second round. So, I don't know how to finish it right now. And, I know for a fact that I'm going to lose this battle. 'Okay, get self-destructive. This is something America would do. If we lose, we going to press the fucking nuke button.' So I said, 'This is my fucking nuke button. I'm pressing this nuke button within five, six minutes.'”


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Murda Mook Discusses Jae Millz Battle & Battle Rap Performance Antics

by Jay Balfour

Murda Mook says, "This is battle rap. Niggas don't have no respect" when referencing his career in the industry. 

With a public offer to battle from Loaded Lux in January, battle rapper Murda Mook recently sat down with ForbezDVD to talk about his history in the industry and his thoughts on its current movement.

Early in the interview, Mook admits to feeling like he remains undefeated despite a host of controversial battles under his belt. “I had classic great battles with great competition,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of heavy, heavyweight matches. The most controversial one I get is with [Loaded Lux]. I get the most, ‘He beat me,’ I see people say that a lot.”

Earlier this year, Lux challenged Mook to a battle on Twitter and Mook seemed to accept the offer.

During his interview with ForbezDVD, Mook breaks down his early entry into the Battle Rap circuit using his famous match against Jae Millz more than 10 years ago as a reference point. “That was the first time time I was born on the cameras, man,” he says. “Nobody [knew me], that’s why when people ask me who won that battle, I always say, ‘I won that battle because I wasn’t nobody before.’ I wasn’t nobody, but once that battle dropped, everybody knew me.”

Explaining how the battle came about, Mook referenced a time in the industry he considers to represent a focus on lyricism itself. “It started off competitive, that Harlem shit,” he said of the particular battle with Millz. Referencing his opponent’s then-current track record, Mook said Jae Millz’s popularity is what motivated him to challenge the artist now signed to YMCMB. “That’s the reason I wanted to battle him,” Murda Mook said. ”Millz was putting niggas on they ass. I always felt I was nicer. Back when battle rapping was who was a nicer rapper. Now, battle rapping is not who’s a nicer rapper.”

When asked if he was referring to the recent surge in performance antics, Mook confirmed. “Yeah, that’s what it’s become.”

Continuing his description of his battle against Millz, Mook detailed the makings of the match. “I started just going everywhere,” he said. “Any camera that I could find that was on, I’m saying, ‘Yo I want to battle him.’ They had little DVDs out—this was before the Smack—they just had little DVDs in the hood...We put a bet up, it was $5,000...once that happened, we set the date—I didn’t know shit about Smack or none of that—and I came over there and it was just mad motherfuckers. I’m just looking like, ‘Damn, what the fuck did I get myself into?’ There was mad niggas there. He was up there. He was cocky, like, ‘Yo, hurry up man, I got somewhere to go.’

“I see cameras in your face," Murda Mook continues. "I don’t know what’s what. I just started doing what I know how to do. Just rap. Even when I watch that battle, obviously I’ve grown, but certain other shit I could’ve delivered better, like when I see it, if I knew what I knew now type shit, it would have been a whole different [situation.]”

Murda Mook’s 2003 battle against Jae Millz is available below.


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TDE Looks To Drop Kendrick Lamar’s Next Album In September

by Yohance Kyles
TDE’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith said his label plans to release six projects in 2014. Newcomer Isaiah Rashad dropped his Cilvia Demo, Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron just hit stores, Ab-Soul says his album is already done, and singer-songwriter SZA is up next.

So the question remains will Kendrick Lamar’s next LP be scheduled for this year as well? Apparently, the answer is yes.
In the new Billboard cover story featuring K. Dot and Q, Top Dawg reveals Kendrick’s follow-up to the platinum selling good kid, m.A.A.d city could be available this fall.
TDE co-president Dave Free adds that fans may be able to get the highly anticipated Black Hippy compilation project before the end of the year as well.

The Billboard article reads:

Meanwhile, Free thinks the long-awaited debut from Black Hippy – the supergroup featuring Lamar, Q, [Jay] Rock and Ab-Soul – is likely to appear in 2014; Tiffith indicates that TDE is planning to release a new Lamar album this coming September, too.

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MF Doom & Bishop Nehru Discuss Upcoming Joint EP

by Yohance Kyles

MF Doom has taken up-and-coming artist Bishop Nehru under his wing. The masked emcee and the creator of the Nehruvia mixtape are working on a joint EP titled Nehruvian Doom. Bishop and Doom recently spoke with XXL about the project.

“There’s no way to explain it,” says Nehru. “It’s kind of it’s only little feel. It’s own little sound.”
Bishop’s mentor adds his thoughts about the collection. According to Doom, the synergy between the two rhymers feels natural.
“To me everything happened organically,” says Doom. “It’s hard to explain while it’s happening. I guess in the future when people look back they’ll make another judgment on it, but for me I feel like we’re doing it. It feels like I knew him forever.”

Watch MF Doom and Bishop Nehru discuss Nehruvian Doom below.

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Pete Rock Honors Jazz Legend With New “Roy Ayers Tribute Mix”

by Yohance Kyles
Noted Hip Hop producer Pete Rock is celebrating Black History Month by releasing the “Roy Ayers Tribute Mix.” In honor of the legendary Jazz musician, Rock mixes nearly 40-minutes of tracks featuring samples from the Ayers catalogue.

The Pete Rock and Roy Ayers connection began several years ago. The two previously toured Europe together in 2011 after meeting at a New York City show that was also dedicated to the Vibrations creator.
It was during that trek overseas that the “Roy Ayers & Pete Rock” t-shirt emerged. The exclusive tee designed by 503 Collective is now available

Listen to Pete Rock’s “Roy Ayers Tribute Mix” below.



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