According to Queens, New York rapper Pharoahe Monch, he was nearly “at a loss for words” following comments fellow lyricist Eminem made about his artistry. When asked about Eminem complimenting him on being “ahead of his time,” Pharoahe Monch offered his own praise to Em, during an interview with Vlad TV.
The rapper went on to applaud Eminem for keeping rap the focal point regardless of how popular his songs may be.
“When I saw that and I was thinking of shit to say I was almost at a loss for words because it’s obvious that Em has pushed the envelope on rap to its limits,” Pharoahe Monch said. “And still does put the focal point at rapping even on the popular songs. The execution and the things are there. And it’s so good for lyricists because it puts it still in the focal point whenever he puts a project out. It’s about—As much as it’s about how popular he is it’s still about how good he is. So, it’s like what could you say? And more so than it being in the mainstream and people who may not know who I am hearing my name. It’s even iller because I look up to dude as an emcee. To have appeal like that, shout you out. As big as he is it’s more like just dope on that level too. Emcee to emcee.”
While appearing on Sirius XM Town Hall with Sway Calloway last November, Eminem commented on Monch’s verse on Organized Konfusion’s “Bring It On.”
“Yo, that rhyme right now would kill most rappers 99.99 percent,” Eminem said. “I must be that one little, tiny—nah. Nah, no seriously, Pharoahe Monch is incredible, man. And he has been ahead of his time since he came out.”
While speaking with Vlad TV, Pharoahe Monch recalled creating “Bring It On” and his goal to push the boundaries of “verbal gymnastics.”
“We were definitely just fuckin’ trying to push the envelope on dexterity and gymnastics lyrically,” Monch said. “It was a slow beat, so—And it was an angry ass beat, so we were just like ‘Let’s fuck around. Let’s play around with it. You know what I mean? Let’s—What can I do that I haven’t done and what hasn’t been done in terms of verbal gymnastics.’ So, at that point you’re still trying to like get your spot and etch out your voice a little bit in terms of lyricism.”
Monch later circled back to Eminem as he dubbed the Detroit rapper’s “Rap God” record “incredible” and revealed that Em’s line about him was his favorite line on the The Marshall Mathers LP 2 song.
“It’s incredible, man…I had got wind of the song cause I’m cool with Denaun a time ago,” he said. “But I had no idea what it would sound like. It’s dope…He says it in a sense that even now he’s still getting it in. Like when he had started. So, it’s bananas.”
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I KNEW YAW RECYCLED ARTICLES! I read this last year when MMLP2 came out. HipHopDX sucks
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i think shady owns hhdx cause it’s like they have to advertise constant dick riding on here when it comes to pop artist like eminem
Would much rather hear about shady than Rick fraud Ross or French Montana, so stfu
Eminem is a hip-hop artist, not a pop artist.
It’s been rumored that 50 Cent and Lord Jamar also own a stake @ HipHopDX
it;s quite pop compared with the boom bap or 90s grimey
Let the slurping begin, Em is a former Klansman who used to dress in full drag in his music videos and rap about homosexual acts, if JayZ or Nas did some shit like that they would be banished from rap.
The same recycled lies from Bruthadee.
who is eminem?
Can this “website” please get off Auntie Em’s underdeveloped white dick already? Geez he’s not that damn great.
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Hey DX you know you already posted this useless article last year right? This site is total garbage
Are you some kind of moron? They didn’t post the same article last year. You’re imagining things.
i’ve heard this story on DX a long time ago
LOL THOUGHT YALL WAS JOKING THEY DID HAVE THIS LAST YEAR
funny how eminem will call out and praise all these rappers but wont collabo with a single one lol
unless your rihanna, sia (even if those 4 songs combine are pretty good) and that fag from fun.. foh
i get why eminem makes the pop songs they are an artists songs not a rapper songs and while they are really good…where are the great rap collabos?
I been thinkin about the same thing
Listen to you fuck niccas, I highly doubt ANY of you can actually comprehend the songs Eminem make, that you call “Pop” Early years, sure, couple pop tracks for Radio & MTV, then rest of album smoked peoples lives, shit killing peoples careers with the ability to turn shit on Nay Sayers… 15 Years Later, He is still over the heads of most of you idiots, and there is Nothing Pop about the whole damn album. Pop charts, THEY DON’T EXIST, Joell Ortiz shit on the world on Q&A. All you tweeners today, buncha fags, the ones who just got upset i said fag, they are cocksuckers. I thank God I grew up on REAL SHIT, while todays kids grow up oh Chief Keef and Rick Ross… Yea boys and girls, follow them guys, you will survive….Hip Hop has always had a message, Today’s garbage is, we think fags are cool, god is some bullshit, and Eminem is only good, cause hes white. Get the fuck outta here
He can’t collab with them because of label politics.
@kevgms— bro take eminems cock out of your throat. half of your essay is irrevelant and doesnt even respond 2 what i say
i didnt say i didnt like eminems songs bc i mostly do except recovery was extra weak and a few songs on mmlp2. but im just saying id like more eminem rap collabos
@anon– i dont wanna hear that, might be true still eminem is eminem he can collabo w anyone at anytime..dont even have to be for an album just a song to release to the public..needs to start happening..monch, nas, tech 9, a better kendrick collabo for starters.
He can’t collab with them because of label politics.
BULLSHIT
Marshall is like the biggest artist on Interscope I’m sure he can throw his dummy out of the pram to get his own way… Cmon he even gets the release date he wants!
he doesnt collab with them cuz Eminem don’t really put out music unless its for an album. you start collabing w/ ppl for no good reason other than to just do it is a recipe for a shit album that has no flow or consistency to it.
^other rappers drop albums too, smdh
IMO Interscope was blocking the collaborations, I bet Iovine wanted full control from any collaboration (he gets to release it, negotiate a higher %, etc)
JayZ
Tupac
Akon
Busta
Wayne
Drake
Nicki
all Universal, when we can see Jimmy wasn’t looking, we got a lame Buckshot collaboration
I know he has the worst collabs ever. What happened to him doing collabs with Sticky Fingaz in shit like that?
Pharoahe Monch might as well be the only rapper in the world that praises someone who bit his whole style off
woooorrrrdddd
Nope,EM didnt bite shit.
em bit off of big l
I can’t hear anything like Monch’s style in Eminem.
How the f does Slim Shady LP sound anything like stuff Monch did?
Em bit Masta Ace hard, not Monch
I guess thats why Masta sounds like a poor man’s EM.
Masta came first so I guess Em sounds like a rich mans Ace
A Pharoahe Monch and Eminem collabo is long overdue. Add Tech and Em to that, also.
All 3 (and others) appear on the “The Anthem.”
Oh, I know that already, classic right there. I’m talking about just the two of them on a track together.
I never want to hear Tech N9ne (aka wackest emcee of all time) and Eminem do a collab. It will be a black mark on Eminem’s career.
The Anthem wasn’t official Sway done said he never informed all the mc’s who would be featured… Em owes us features with Cube, Nas, Rakim, Tech, Monch & G Rap!
That was one of the dopest songs ever, you also had prime RZA on the beat and Kool G Rap and KRS on there. Classic joint.
This freakin’ story came out MONTHS AGO!!! Hey hiphopdxhunte…you need to step your game up!!! This is the internet age…not snail mail for dummies!!!
http://www.vladtv.com/video/198336/exclusive-pharoahe-monch-addresses-eminem-showing-him-love/
This conversation with him on vlad came out on the 20th. THINK before you stupid fucks say something because this IS new.
smmfh.
there is no one, and i mean no one fukin with these two monstahs.. Em and Monch along with Jay and Nas are the illest M.C’s killing the game.. then you got SLAUGHTERRRRRRRRRRRRRHOUSEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
how you gonna shade slaine like that
throwing his white fans a bone
damn,thats definitely what’s Monch doing here
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Yo Peep our interview with Pharoahe when he was here in South Africa earlier on this year —-> http://www.headpage.co.za/index.php/news/pharoahemonch
Pharoahe the GOAT
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Pharoahe Monch is one of the greatest of all time. Right there with Black Thought, Pun, Nas and Ghost in my opinion. You can say what you want about Em but he pays respects to the Gods.