''The Five Perfect Exertions / War Ensemble'' is the debut

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released by

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in 1998. The original incarnation of the group included five MCs:

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, along with DJ 7L and

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producer

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. The group released their debut EP/single "The Five Perfect Exertions" b/w "War Ensemble" in 1998. Both tracks were later included on JMT's 2000 album

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; with "The Five Perfect Exertions" being remixed into "Exertions Remix", and both "Exertions" and "War Ensemble" shedding Chief Kamachi's verse. The Army of the Pharaohs project was put on the back-burner while JMT's career took off.The Five Perfect Exertions on Discogs
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References

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