The Torture Papers (album)
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| Released | March 21, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip-hop | |||
| Length | 51:30 | |||
| Label | Babygrande | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[2] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[3] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
The Torture Papers is the debut studio album by American underground hip-hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. It was released on March 21, 2006 via Babygrande Records. Produced by 7L, DC The MIDI Alien, Shuko, Apathy, Beyonder, Loptimist, Oaks, Rain, The White Shadow, Undefined and Villa, it features contributions from Apathy, Celph Titled, Chief Kamachi, Crypt the Warchild, Des Devious, Esoteric, Faez One, King Syze, Planetary, Reef the Lost Cauze and Vinnie Paz.
The album debuted at number 42 on the Heatseekers Albums and number 48 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.
Background
The crew was established in 1998 by Jedi Mind Tricks frontman Vinnie Paz, and originally featured Jedi Mind Tricks, Chief Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Virtuoso and Bahamadia. Virtuoso and Bahamadia later split from the group, which now consists of Paz, Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Apathy, OuterSpace, King Syze, Reef the Lost Cauze, Des Devious, Celph Titled and Faez One. An Army of the Pharaohs collaboration album was rumored to be in the works for years, but was often delayed due to separate projects and internal problems, however a mixtape titled After Torture There's Pain was released in 2007.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Battle Cry" | Shuko | 6:06 | |
| 2. | "Gorillas" |
| DC The MIDI Alien | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Henry the 8th" |
| Undefined | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Pull the Pins Out" |
| Beyonder | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Tear It Down" |
| Loptimist | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Into the Arms of Angels" |
| Rain | 5:05 |
| 7. | "The Torture Papers" |
| Apathy | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Listen Up" |
| 7L | 4:02 |
| 9. | "All Shall Perish" |
| Shuko | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Wrath of Gods" |
| DC The MIDI Alien | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Narrow Grave" |
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| 3:41 |
| 12. | "Feast of the Wolves" |
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| 3:44 |
| 13. | "King Among Kings" |
| 7L | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 51:30 | |||
Personnel
- Chad "Apathy" Bromley — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10, 12), producer (track 7)
- Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 9, 11)
- Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8), additional vocals (track 9)
- David "Des Devious" Edens — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 10), additional vocals (tracks: 3, 11)
- Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 13)
- Edward "Chief Kamachi" Littlepage — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13)
- Mario "Planetary" Collazo — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11)
- Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13), additional producer & mixing (track 12)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luviner — rap vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13), additional vocals (tracks: 2, 8, 11), executive producer
- Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey — rap vocals (tracks: 3, 5)
- Jon "Faez One" Hicks — rap vocals (track 6)
- Dave "DJ Kwestion" Klein — scratches (track 5)
- Tony Perez — additional vocals (track 6)
- Christoph "Shuko" Bauss — producer (tracks: 1, 9)
- Darryl "DC The MIDI Alien" Christy — producer (tracks: 2, 10)
- M. "Undefined" Henzey — producer (track 3)
- Braun "Beyonder" Dugan — producer & mixing (track 4)
- Lee Hyeok "Loptimist" Ki — producer (track 5)
- RJ "Rain" Rixey — producer (track 6)
- George "7L" Andrinopoulos — producer (tracks: 7, 13)
- Tage "The White Shadow" Slettemoen — producer (track 11)
- Villa — producer (track 11)
- Oaks — producer (track 12)
- Scott "Supe" Stallone — recording & mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)
- Sir Bob Nash — recording & mixing (track 2)
- Adam "Chum The Skrilla Guerilla" Mathiason — recording & mixing (track 7)
- James "DJ Chaos" McEwan — recording (tracks: 8, 10, 13), mixing (track 10)
- Dan "D-Son" Nicklin — mixing (tracks: 8, 13)
- Lewis Holiday — photography
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 48 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 42 |
References
- ↑ "Army of the Pharaohs: The Torture Papers - Jedi Mind Tricks". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Ryce, Jeff (April 24, 2006). "Army of the Pharoahs - The Torture Papers". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2026 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Frauenhofer, Michael (June 13, 2006). "Army of the Pharaohs: The Torture Papers » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 28, 2006). "Army of the Pharaohs :: The Torture Papers :: Babygrande Records". RapReviews. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Tongue), Fubar (sharp (March 31, 2013). "Underground Hardcore Rap: Army of the Pharaohs - After Torture There's Pain (2006)". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Top Independent". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2006. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2006. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
External links
- Jedi Mind Tricks Presents Army Of The Pharaohs – The Torture Papers at Discogs (list of releases)