Medieval Chamber marks the first foray into hip-hop production for John Frusciante. "The great freedom I've found in doing hip-hop is that as long as the beat is hard and something that rappers will respond to creatively, the music can be literally any style of music you want," explains Frusciante. "On any given song I can end up chopping up classic music or rock music or melodies based in free jazz ideas. I've felt more free doing this album than I have doing anything else." "John Frusciante is a very musical guy," explains Monk. "When he channeled into what we wanted to do as far as our sound, we were able to bring things out of each other." Serious and philosophical, the Black Knights' lyrics of Rugged Monk and Crisis meld into Frusciante's vivid production to create a truly innovative soundscape. "When we're in the studio, it's not about making regular songs," says Rugged Monk. "We want to play songs that people will play now, next year and that will live on." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.