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1999 studio album by Pharoahe Monch
Internal Affairs
Released October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19 ) Recorded 1998−1999
Genre
Hip hop Length 53 :22
Label
Producer
Internal Affairs (1999)
Desire (2007)
"
Simon Says " Released: August 17, 1999
"Right Here (Remix)" Released: 2000
"The Light" Released: 2000
Internal Affairs is the solo debut from former
Organized Konfusion member
Pharoahe Monch , released on October 19, 1999,
[5] by
Rawkus Records and
Priority Records . Monch creates a harder sound than heard on the previous Organized Konfusion records. The album spawned the Hot 100 hit "
Simon Says ".
The album is out of print because of Pharoahe Monch's refusal to record for the
Geffen Records label after
Universal Music Group acquired
Rawkus Records from Priority.
[6] Rawkus, as well as its then-parent label
MCA Records , were later folded by the Universal Music Group into Geffen Records.
To commemorate the album's 20th anniversary, it was reissued on October 19, 2019, becoming available digitally and on streaming services for the first time.
[7] A limited edition
vinyl release was also released on June 5, 2020.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro"
George Spivey ,
Troy Jamerson
DJ Scratch 3:04 2. "Behind Closed Doors" Jamerson
Pharoahe Monch 3:12 3. "Queens" Hod David, Jamerson,
Maxwell Rivera Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch 3:31 4. "
Rape " Jamerson Pharoahe Monch 2:37 5. "
Simon Says " Jamerson Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch 2:55 6. "Official" Jamerson, Lee Stone Lee Stone 3:48 7. "Hell" (featuring
Canibus )
Germaine Williams , Jamerson, Stone Lee Stone 3:10 8. "No Mercy" (featuring
M.O.P. )
Alan Maman ,
Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage , Jamerson
The Alchemist 4:30 9. "Right Here" Jamerson, Spivey DJ Scratch 2:57 10. "The Next Shit" (featuring
Busta Rhymes ) Jamerson, Stone,
Trevor Smith, Jr. Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch 3:21 11. "The Ass" (featuring Apani B. Fly) Apani Smith, Jamerson,
Joseph Kirkland
Diamond D 3:28 12. "The Light" Kirkland, Jamerson Diamond D 3:39 13. "God Send" (performed by
Organized Konfusion ) Jamerson,
Lawrence Baskerville , Stone Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch 3:17 14. "The Truth" (featuring
Common &
Talib Kweli ) Kirkland, Jamerson,
Lonnie Lynn, Jr. ,
Talib Greene Diamond D 3:57 15. "Simon Says" (Remix) (featuring
Lady Luck ,
Method Man & Redman ,
Shabaam Sahdeeq & Busta Rhymes)
Clifford Smith , Jamerson,
Marcus Vialva ,
Reginald Noble ,
Shanel Jones , Smith Lee Stone, Pharoahe Monch 6:16
Sample credits
"Intro" contains samples of "Blues and The Abstract Truth" by
Oliver Nelson .
"Behind Closed Doors" contains samples of "Aftermath" by
Quincy Jones .
"Queens" contains samples of "Til the Cops Come Knockin" by
Maxwell .
"Rape" contains samples of "Candy Man" by Quincy Jones.
"Simon Says" and "Simon Says (remix)" contains samples of "
Godzilla vs. Mothra - Main Title " by
Akira Ifukube .
"No Mercy" contains samples of "The Trap" by
Jerry Goldsmith .
"The Next Shit" contains samples of "Espani Cani" by
Sid Bass .
"The Light" contains samples of "Mi Cosa" by
Wes Montgomery , and "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" by
George Benson .
"God Send" contains samples of "Iggin Me" by
Chico DeBarge , and "Excentrifugal Forz" by
Frank Zappa .
"The Truth" contains samples of "Cristo Redentor" by
Harvey Mandel .
"Simon Says" (1999, director:
Busta Rhymes )
"The Light" (2000, director: Jeff Richter)
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Internal Affairs at
AllMusic
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HotNewHipHop . Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
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"Pharoahe Monch Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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"Pharoahe Monch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
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