![]() Outside of hip-hop who is influencing you now? But I’m a fan of music and so many different kinds of music too. The new project has harsher vibes, we do incorporate a few scales but genre mixing in any form and in hip-hop, taking from reggae, taking from jazz, its always looking to be in the culture. ![]() ![]() It’s amazing.Ī couple of years ago you were engaging with the classical music scene for your production, is this something you’ve continued to do? It still gets a reaction when DJs play it and people still choose it as a beat to freestyle over. It’s always amazing when it happens, I love it. Oh no, the song, it’s transcended throughout many generations now. With such a notorious beat, how do you feel when that happens? Do you feel flattered or feel as if it should be left it alone? We’ve seen rappers jumping onto the “Simon Says” beat to freestyle over it, such as Hopsin recently. Then I asked how many people have seen me for the first time, and then 80% of the crowd cheered and I thought, how great is it that, that there is a whole new audience of young people who obviously, people had told them to check out the show which is great. When I asked the crowd how many people had seen me before, it was pretty quiet and it kind of threw me through a loop, it was a weird moment. I was recently in Jazz Café and I figured it was a lot of people that had seen me before. Your music is still living on, how does it make you feel when you see the younger generations singing along to tracks of yours such as “Simon Says”? But at its very core, Monch is intent in keeping the tradition whilst giving freedom to hip-hop as an art form.Īhead of setting off for his tour dates in the UK, Ireland and Croatia we caught up with Monch to discuss his longevity, production and mental health. One of his biggest hits, 'Simon Says' continues to live on amongst the collections of both new and older hip-hop fans.ĭespite being a seasoned veteran in the hip-hop game through staple albums of his such as PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Monch is dabbling in new ventures such as experimenting with alternative production styles and his new affiliation with the prestigious Kennedy Center. The Queens, New York MC has built a legacy of more than 25 years through being one part of Organized Konfusion, and his own solo career beyond this. Not many rappers can say that they’re music has stood the test of time like Monch. Although hip-hop music may be making way for all kinds of experimentation and new sounds, Pharoahe Monch has proved that being true to yourself is really what counts in making good hip-hop music. ![]()
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