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notability|date=December 2011primary sources|date=December 2011Use mdy dates|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist|name = Pumpkinhead|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Robert Alan Diaz|alias = P.H., Pumpkinhead the Underground King, Pumpkinhead of Brooklyn Academy|origin = Park Slope , Brooklyn , New York City , United States|U.S. |birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|9|17|birth_place = Brooklyn , New York City, U.S.|death_date =|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , East Coast rap , underground hip hop |occupation = Rapping|Rapper , freestyle rapping|freestyle rapper |years_active = 1986–present|label = Makin' Records , Rawkus |associated_acts = Jean Grae , Word A' Mouth, Sha Stimuli , Skyzoo , Ruste Juxx, Natural Resource, DCQ & Cess, DJ Bad Seed, Medina Green , Brooklyn Academy , Immortal Technique |influences = Dana Dane , Redman (rapper)|Redman , Leaders of the New School , 2Pac , Doug E. Fresh http://www.latinrapper.com/featurednews8.html Latino Rapper - Interview with Pumpkinhead (2004)|influenced =|website = http://www.myspace.com/pumpkinhead Pumpkinhead (also known as P.H. , born Robert Alan Diaz on Sept. 17th, 1975) http://www.myspace.com/pumpkinhead MySpace: Pumpkinhead is an United States|American rapper and Hip hop music|hip hop artist of Latino descent. He grew up in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn , New York City|New York with his mother and younger sister.
Pumpkinhead started as a bboy at age 10. He began writing rap lyrics during his 6th grade language arts class after hearing the song "Nightmares" by Dana Dane . He also stated he was influenced by Redman (rapper)|Redman and the Leaders of the New School , as well as Doug E. Fresh . http://www.latinrapper.com/featurednews8.html Latin Rapper - Interview with Pumpkinhead (now known as PH)
Pumpkinhead got a break in New York City hip hop when a friend of his gave a demo tape to Bobbito Garcia of the Stretch & Bobbito Show on WKCR . http://www.myspace.com/pumpkinhead MySpace: Pumpkinhead
Pumpkinhead's breakthrough single was 1997's "Dynamic," which became a staple of mixtape s in the late 1990s. The Beat Junkies|World Famous Beat Junkies featured the remix—featuring guest appearances by Poka Face, Meat Pie, Ocean, Jean Grae|What? What? , CES, DCQ and The Bad Seed—on their second mix CD, The World Famous Beat Junkies, Vol. 2 in 1998.
Pumpkinhead has been a guest on several hip hop albums by other artists. He appears on Immortal Technique 's Revolutionary Vol. 1 (2001) and Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003). He guest starred on Jean Grae 's 2003 extended play|EP The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP|The Bootleg of the Bootleg , appearing on the track "Code Red" with his brother Block McCloud .
Discography
Year
Album
Peak chart positions
U.S. R& B
2001
The Old Testament
Released: November 13, 2001 http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/pumpkinhead-the-old-testament/MR01CD/ UGHH - Pumpkinhead - "The Old Testament"
Label: Makin' Records
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2005
Orange Moon Over Brooklyn
Released: August 23, 2005 http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/pumpkinhead/orange_moon_over_brooklyn/ Rate Your Music: Orange Moon Over Brooklyn
Label: Soulspazm , Rawkus (2006 re-release)
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2011
Know the Ledge
Released: September 15, 2011 http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/pumpkinhead/know_the_ledge/ Rate Your Music: Know the Ledge
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References
reflist improve categories|date=December 2011 Persondata | NAME = Pumpkinhead | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = September 17, 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Brooklyn , New York City, U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Pumpkinhead Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Park Slope, Brooklyn Category:Rappers from New York City Category:People from Brooklyn Category:Hispanic and Latino American rappers
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