Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion is a boom-bap and conscious hip-hop group from Queens, New York.
Queens duo of Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po, beloved for complex, inventive rhymes far ahead of their time.
Who are Organized Konfusion?
Organized Konfusion is a duo from Queens, New York: Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po.
Known for
Their debut Organized Konfusion (1991) with "Fudge Pudge", the dark Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994), and the concept album The Equinox (1997). "Stray Bullet" tells its story from the point of view of a bullet.
Style
Complex internal rhymes, shifting flows and conceptual songwriting over jazzy, hard boom bap. They produced much of it themselves.
Impact
Never a big commercial success, but a classic among MCs. Pharoahe Monch later scored a hit with "Simon Says" (1999) and is still seen as one of the most technical lyricists in hip-hop.
Organized Konfusion: quick answers
What genre is Organized Konfusion?
Organized Konfusion’s music falls under Boom-Bap and Conscious Hip-Hop. Organized Konfusion is part of East Coast hip-hop, with the most important work in the 1990s.
Where do Organized Konfusion come from?
Organized Konfusion comes from Queens, New York.
When did Organized Konfusion start?
Organized Konfusion has been active since 1987.
Which artists are similar to Organized Konfusion?
If you like Organized Konfusion, listen to Black Star, Gang Starr, Leaders of the New School and A Tribe Called Quest.
