Q 01/05

Pharoahe Monch was sued over the hit Simon Says for sampling the theme of which movie monster?

A) King Kong

B) Godzilla

C) Gamera

D) Dracula

Answer · why

B) Godzilla

Godzilla's studio, Toho, sued in 2001 because the hook used Akira Ifukube's theme from Godzilla vs. Mothra without clearance. The dispute halted distr...

Q 02/05

Which lifelong condition does Pharoahe Monch credit with pushing him toward his intricate vocal delivery?

A) A stutter

B) Dyslexia

C) Asthma

D) Tinnitus

Answer · why

C) Asthma

Asthma has afflicted him since he was thirteen months old. He says it forced him to push his breath control in ways he would never otherwise have trie...

Q 03/05

Which fellow rapper directed the music video for Pharoahe Monch's 1999 breakthrough single Simon Says?

A) Method Man

B) Missy Elliott

C) Redman

D) Busta Rhymes

Answer · why

D) Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes directed the clip and also guests on the parent album. He returns on the song's star-packed remix, which closes the record.

Q 04/05

Which British actor is the guest on The Warning, the opening track of Pharoahe Monch's album W.A.R.?

A) Idris Elba

B) David Oyelowo

C) Chiwetel Ejiofor

D) Daniel Kaluuya

Answer · why

A) Idris Elba

Idris Elba opens the 2011 album before any rapper is heard. Its other guests range from Immortal Technique to singer Citizen Cope.

Q 05/05

Pharoahe Monch raps on a remix from Reanimation, a 2002 remix album by which rock band?

A) Limp Bizkit

B) Linkin Park

C) Papa Roach

D) Incubus

Answer · why

B) Linkin Park

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda featured him on a reworked version of High Voltage, a remix built by Evidence and DJ Babu.