Damage (Pharoahe Monch song)
"Damage" is a song by American hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Prior to its release date, Pharoahe Monch's independent label, W.A.R. Media, published a visual trailer to YouTube on September 22, 2012. The song was officially made available for purchase worldwide on September 27, 2012, on the iTunes Music Store by W.A.R. Media in conjunction with Duck Down Music Inc. The Lee Stone-produced song is the final piece to Pharoahe's "bullet" trilogy in which he anthropomorphizes a slug fired with the intent to annihilate, and tackles the issue of gun violence. The song and its cover art provide a chilling reminder that bullets have no name. Background and concept The hook of the song ("Oooh, listen to the way I slaaay your crew...") is from fellow Queens rapper, LL Cool J. It's borrowed from his 1991 hit "Mama Said Knock You Out". During an interview with MTV Hive, Pharoahe expressed that he loved that record and that it contains so many quotations. For three years, he'd write lines for "Damage" and waited until he gets the right instrumental to use them. Produced and mixed by