Pharaoh,(Chinese: 孙权; pinyin: Sun Quan), was born on October 11, 1992 in Haining City, Zhejiang Province. He is a Chinese rap singer and songwriter.

Sun Quan
Birth nameSun Quan
Also known asMC Pharaoh, Sage the Killer
Born (1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 (age 31)
Haining, Zhejiang, China
GenresRap
Occupation(s)Rapper
LabelsAFSC

In 2016, he founded the rap label "Walking Dead" and released the mixtape "East Coast", making his debut. In 2017, he released the music single "Intimate Lover 2017". In 2018, he released his personal original music album "Born in the Future", and won the "Best Chinese Rap MV Award" at the China Hip-Hop Awards Ceremony with the album song "Interview". On March 31, 2019, he released his personal original mixtape "Hi to School"; on November 8, he released his personal original single "Sad Elephant". In June 2020, he participated in Mango TV's rap music variety show "Listen to My Rap Season 1" as a producer. In 2020, he released the music album "Science Fiction". In 2022, he released the music album "Ebb Tide" and the mixtape "Strong Mixtape"

Early experiences

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Sun Quan was born in Haining, Zhejiang, China.。When Pharaoh was studying at the No. 1 Middle School in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, he had the dream of rapping. At that time, he was exposed to Wilber Pan's song "Happy Worship" and fell in love with hip-hop rap music. Later, he began to try to listen to more hip-hop rap music and learned to imitate singing. During the summer vacation of his senior year in high school, he tried music creation for the first time and strengthened his determination to pursue a career in music. In order to learn recording knowledge, he went to Jiaxing City to find a musician to learn from and learned mixing knowledge for two years.

acting experience

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In 2012, Pharaoh held his first solo concert; in the same year, he participated in the "Iron Mic" rap competition but was eliminated in the first round. On December 1,

In 2013, Pharaoh released his first mixtape, "Killa."

In 2014, he released his first mini-album, "MC Pharaoh's Demo," which included six demo tracks.

In 2015, he released his second mixtape, "The Sixth Generation."

In 2016, Pharaoh released the popular single "I Want," which gained widespread attention. He also released his third mixtape, "East Coast." That same year, Pharaoh, Rango, and Longqi founded the rap label Walking Dead.

In 2017, he released the single "Close Lover." Pharaoh participated in the show "The Rap of China" but was eliminated during the 60-second solo performance stage for performing a song with an overly long intro.[1] He signed with the AFSC hip-hop label and released the EP "Lone Ranger."

In 2018, he participated in the first season of "Rap for Youth" but was eliminated during the 1v1 battle stage after collaborating with Wang Yitai on "Waltz on the Cliff." He also released his first full-length album, "Born in the Future."

In 2019, Pharaoh released the mixtape "School High," with the single "School Dragon" gaining significant attention.

In 2020, he served as a mentor on the rap show "Listen to My Rap."[2] He also released the album "Science Fiction."

In 2021, he returned as a mentor for the second season of "Listen to My Rap."[3]

In 2022, Pharaoh released his third album, "Low Tide."

Public Service Activities

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On May 24, 2023, Pharaoh donated all proceeds of his solo tour, totaling 1.29 million yuan, to the "Volunteer Veterans Assistance Program" under the People's Volunteer Army of China.[4]


Music Works

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Albums

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Album Tracklist Notes
《生于未来》

Born in the Future

  1. Pharaoh (intro)
  2. Change (feat. Naggy)
  3. What is Love (feat. Super Orange)
  4. Interview (feat. Yang Qiuru)
  5. Future (feat. Lil.Jet)
  6. Homecoming (feat. Yang Qiuru)
  7. Public Enemy (feat. Ling Feng)
  8. I Want Part 2 (feat. Yang Qiuru)
  9. AFK (feat. Cold Wind; Buzzy)
  10. 2008.5.12 (skit)
  11. walkin dad (feat. viito)
  12. hustler (feat. Yang Qiuru)
  13. IP man (feat. Dax)
  14. If Death Is Coming (feat. Throat Lizard)
  15. I’m not a killer (feat. Fox; Ning Da Ren; Zhang Di)
  16. Atmosphere (feat. Zheng Xiaoyu)
Released on October 23, 2018
《科幻小说》

Science Fiction

  1. Science Fiction ft. Ice Paper
  2. Back to the Past (intro)
  3. Does Your Song Have a Rhythm? (skit)
  4. Cosmic Patrol ft. AA
  5. Idol King of Fan Circle ft. Some Magic
  6. Versatile Alcohol
  7. Free throw ft. Little Li PISSY & JarStick
  8. I heard you are the hardcore king? (skit)
  9. Jiaxing Battle Song pt.3 ft. Shyzki Xie Zhenji, BLADEZHANG, Little Elf, Addi, geniuse & UND
  10. Nobody chicken ft. Throat Lizard
  11. Ultimate Fighter REMIX ft. Lil Andy, big key & big gun
  12. dig dig ft. old tomato
  13. Can your song be heartfelt? (skit) ft. Throat Lizard
  14. Xizi ft. Ling Feng
  15. My idol ft. xxxl
  16. Skipping Dragon
  17. Room 13
  18. World in the Pupil
  19. postman ft. Ling Feng
  20. The shortest confession
  21. Found that highest black fear (skit) ft. Throat Lizard
  22. Sad Squaad
  23. Born in the Future (outro) ft. Throat Lizard
Released on October 22, 2020
《退潮》

Ebb and Tide

  1. No survivors (intro.)
  2. Tender ditty
  3. Zhenhai (ft. Eink, Kindergarten Killer)
  4. Rainy season (ft. Zhang Ga Song [zh])
  5. Ebb tide (skit)
  6. Nameless (ft. Ling Feng)
  7. What are you talking about
  8. Angel of money, demon of money
  9. Over Time
  10. Mirror flower water moon
  11. Peach cock sock love part 2
  12. Starry love song (ft. Ada wa)
  13. Piccadro
  14. Little River Runs 1952 (ft. Gong Linna)
  15. Peace fairy tale
  16. Homecoming part 2
  17. West Dance Hall (ft. Gong Lina)
Released on August 7, 2022

Mixtapes/EPs

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Album Tracklist Notes
《东海岸》

East Coast

  1. hardcore head to toe (Feat. malformed child KKK)
  2. cute praise remv (prod by yoken)
  3. duerga (feat cold wind)
  4. thoughts city (hook by genius, remix of [Ritian])
  5. W.D.G.A.F (higher brother diss back)
  6. I want (official version) feat cold wind
Released on December 3, 2016 Mixtape
《独行侠》

Lone Ranger

  1. Legend
  2. Bedtime story
Released on December 13, 2017 EP
《荆棘》

Thorn

  1. Eminem-Luck you (Remix)
  2. omg
Released on September 12, 2018 EP
《上学嗨Mixtape》

School High Mixtape

  1. WeChat group (Skit)
  2. Cheeseburger
  3. Fight to the fire
  4. School Dragon
  5. Ugly mouse grass
Released on March 31, 2019 Mixtape
《健将Mixtape》

Fitness Expert Mixtape

  1. Fitness Expert (Pharaoh / Elf)
  2. Beautiful Mind (World Mental Health Day special project) (Pharaoh / Elf)
  3. Clam fry (Pharaoh / Elf / SHARK Wei Bin Yue)
  4. Heartbeat memories (Elf)
  5. 100% sunny girl (Elf)
  6. Hate (Elf / Genius)
  7. Black foam patrol (Pharaoh / DANNY K / Longqi)
  8. TASTE (Pharaoh / Ling Feng)
  9. I love you (Pharaoh / MC dirty dirty)
  10. Magic old man (Pharaoh / KKECHO)
  11. Thirty-year-old unemployed vagrant (Pharaoh)
  12. 88 riping (Pharaoh / Elf / Ada Wa / Buzzy)
Collaboration with the elf October 11, 202

Singles

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Release Date Single Title
March 2017 Intimate Lover 2017
July 2017 G.O.D (with Malformed Child)
I Said So (Promotional song for "Rakshasa Street [zh]")
October 2017 Dear God (remix)
February 2018 Sun Punch (freestyle)
Respect
If Death Is Coming
ONLY ONE
August 2018 End of the World (Gaotian Zuo Trouble Z feat. Pharaoh)
October 2018 Winter Is Coming (Malformed Child feat. Pharaoh, Danzhen Beijing)
August 2019 Four Sides Chu River
October 2019 Red - Mountain and River Version (with ICE, Zhao Chenlong (Dragon), Mud Pickaxe Zinco, He Meiyan HAMY, G.G Zhang Siyuan, Coony, Ice Paper, Yu Jiameng, AThree, Max Ma Jun)
November 2019 Sad Elephant (advertisement song)
STRIKE
December 2019 K.O.
August 2020 Tomb Notes
September 2020 Edge of the Sword
December 2020 Hero (with rapper XXXL [zh], Fog Capital L4WUDU, Liu Xuanting)
February 2021 Booze and Friends (with Li Yijie PISSY)
March 2021 Flowers, Sun, Rainbow, You (with Mai, Ken Zai)
March 2022 A Plus (with Toy Wang Yi)
April 2021 Luminous Bomb (Shell Feat. Pharaoh, MC Guangguang)
July 2021 Kings and Pharaohs (Yang and Su Feat. Pharaoh)
October 2022 Hold My Hand (with MC Guangguang)

Awards

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Year Award Result
2018 China Hip-Hop Awards: Best Mandarin Rap MV for "Interview"[5] Won
2023-7 4th Tencent Music Entertainment Awards: Annual Best Rap Music Producer[6] Won

References

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  1. ^ "为什么法老要在有嘻哈硬等20秒的前奏?硬核之王是如何沦为沙雕的". Tencent (in Chinese). 2021-04-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08. [Why did the Pharaoh have to wait 20 seconds for the prelude to have hip-hop? How the King of Hardcore Became a Funny Guy]
  2. ^ "《说唱听我的》导师官宣,看起来悬念满满,实际上就是"送分题"". Tencent (in Chinese). 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2022-08-08. [The mentors of "Listen to My Rap" are officially announced. It seems full of suspense, but it's actually a "free point question"]
  3. ^ "《说唱听我的》官宣导师阵容!全新赛制主题大揭秘". NetEase (in Chinese). 2021-04-15. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08. ["Listen to My Rap" officially announces the mentor lineup! The new competition system theme is revealed]
  4. ^ "法老个人巡演捐赠129万元助老兵 扶助志愿军老兵". 凤凰网娱乐 (in Chinese). 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14. [Pharaoh donated 1.29 million yuan during his personal tour to help veterans and support veterans of the volunteer army]
  5. ^ "中国嘻哈颁奖典礼双料最佳". www.dzwww.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14. [China Hip-Hop Awards Double Best]
  6. ^ "第四届腾讯音乐娱乐盛典圆满落幕". www.taihemusic.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-14. [The 4th Tencent Music Entertainment Festival concluded successfully]
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