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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Pharoahe Monch

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2009

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Pharoahe Monch is a legend of underground hip-hop. His most recent album is "Desire."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Trish from Chicago.

0:01.9

I'm Lisa from Wyoming.

0:03.3

Hi, I'm Aaron from New York.

0:05.0

The Sound of Young America.

0:06.4

America is an independent production supported by listeners like you and me.

0:11.6

If you'd like to donate to support the show, which I just did about five minutes ago,

0:15.3

when it was really exciting, visit MaximumFund.org and click on donate.

0:19.0

Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles.

0:21.5

I'm Jesse Thorn and this is the Sound of Young America from MaximumFund.org.

0:26.4

Radio sweetheart, on the airways.

0:30.1

It's the sound of young America.

0:36.6

MaximumFund.

0:40.3

MaximumFund.

0:47.5

It's the Sound of Young America.

0:48.8

I'm Jesse Thorn.

0:49.8

You know, for 20 years now, my guest Farrell Monge has built a reputation as your favorite

0:54.6

rapper's favorite rapper.

0:56.1

He's managed to combine the ferocity of street hip hop with astonishing technical proficiency

1:01.4

and thoughtful, incisive lyrics.

1:03.5

He's now working on a follow-up to his second solo record, Desire.

1:07.2

And he's headlining the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival in Brooklyn, New York City.

1:11.2

One of my all-time favorites is, well, Farrell, welcome to the Sound of Young America.

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