Damage (Pharoahe Monch song)
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| Single by Pharoahe Monch | ||||
| from the album P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2012 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | W.A.R. Media, Duck Down Music Inc. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Troy Jamerson | |||
| Producer(s) | Lee Stone | |||
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"Damage" was written by Pharoahe Monch from a bullet's perspective. In this 30 second sample, the rapper mentions gun slain victims. Towards the end, he makes a reference to the first two parts of his "bullet" trilogy.
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"Damage" is a song by American hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Prior to its release date, Pharoahe Monch's independent label, W.A.R. Media, published a visual trailer to YouTube on September 22, 2012. The song was officially made available for purchase worldwide on September 27, 2012, on the iTunes Music Store by W.A.R. Media in conjunction with Duck Down Music Inc.. The Lee Stone-produced song is the final piece to Pharoahe's "bullet" trilogy in which he anthropomorphizes a slug fired with the intent to annihilate, and tackles the issue of gun violence. The song and its cover art provide a chilling reminder that bullets have no name.
The hook of the song ("Oooh, listen to the way I slaaay your crew...") is from fellow Queens rapper, LL Cool J. It's borrowed from his 1991 hit "Mama Said Knock You Out". During an interview with MTV Hive, Pharoahe expressed that he loved that record and that it contains so many quotations. For three years, he'd write lines for "Damage" and waited until he gets the right instrumental to use them.
Produced and mixed by longtime collaborator Lee Stone, it represents the final chapter of his anti-gun violence trilogy of songs he has written from the point of view of a bullet. The series started with "Stray Bullet", which appeared on Organized Konfusion's 1994 album, Stress: The Extinction Agenda. Then came "When the Gun Draws" from his second solo album, Desire (2007). In "Damage", Pharoahe Monch addresses the tragedy of inner-city killings and mass murder, and mentions well-known gun slain victims — 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, 22-year-old Oscar Grant, 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, and 23-year-old Sean Bell.
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