Pharoahe Monch Professions : Rapper Born : October 31, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by Pharoahe Monch Having the savvy to know what you want to say, how you want to say it, and what music you want to say it over comes with time spent and wisdom gained in a music career. Pharoahe Monch savvy careers want You've rarely got an artist that's not being chauffeured into the business by some huge-ass names. Pharoahe Monch ass artist names I'm doing what's in my heart at the time. Pharoahe Monch my-heart heart The stuff I'm working on is quite dense. I'm seeing every four bars as a scene in a film. Pharoahe Monch bars four stuff You feel pressured to do what you think the public wants, when in actuality the sales aren't reflecting what the radio is doing. Not in the least bit! Pharoahe Monch radio want thinking Unless somebody who's already eleven thousand times platinum is like, "We're ushering this project in," it's not really gonna pop commercially. Pharoahe Monch eleven projects pops The battle thing is very important in hip-hop, but at the same time, I want to sit down and have a beer and listen to Rakim. Pharoahe Monch hip-hop important beer Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not just Hip-Hop, so that we could understand. The better your 'listening ear' is, the better your music will be. Pharoahe Monch listening-ear artist men I mostly write to music, even though I know I sound free-form a lot. Then there are times when I'll have a concept and hold on to it until I come across the right music that makes a marriage. Pharoahe Monch form sound writing When new artists come out and they're not being cosigned or some company doesn't have a stake in it, or someone's not getting paid under the table to produce the whole record or bring it to video, the artist really suffers. Pharoahe Monch video artist suffering My mic is a Magnum. Pharoahe Monch rap giving men New York City gritty committee pity the fool that act shitty in the midst of the calm, the witty. Pharoahe Monch rap new-york witty Similar Authors Bumpy Knuckles rapper Bun B rapper Busta Rhymes rapper Bushwick Bill rapper Buckshot rapper Brooke Candy rapper All Authors