When Eminem recently named-dropped him ("But I still rap like I'mon my Pharaohe Monch grind) on his "Rap God" single it was for good reason, as Pharoahe Monch has been at the forefront of lyrical innovation for two decades now. Not only is he one of Hip-Hop's preeminent lyricist, crafting intricate rhyme schemes and intelligent raps, but he is also an incisive policital and social commentator, using Hip-Hop as a platform for political engagement as his "Bullet" trilogy hauntingly speaks to audiences in the same dark personification of a bullet.