Army of the Pharaohs (most commonly abbreviated as AOTP or A.O.T.P.) is an American underground hip-hop collective originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks MC Vinnie Paz in 1998. The collective has strong links to other underground east coast groups such as OuterSpace, Snowgoons, La Coka Nostra, Demigodz, 7L & Esoteric, and JuJu Mob. It has changed several times since its formation. Paz formed the outfit in the late 1990s with the original roster of Bahamadia