"Books, Bucks & Beats" started as a catchy little way of saying "School, Work and Music", the 3 main passions in any artist's life. 4 years later, it's the debut album of Toronto Hip-Hop artist pHoenix Pagliacci. Books, Bucks & Beats features production from Ka$h, Junia-T, KemiKAL and The Sol' Kidd, as well as features from L.A., Rapsody and Tona. Books, Bucks & Beats is just an introduction to the artist that is pHoenix Pagliacci. The bird who flies and the clown that cries are the 2 sides of the story, one worth reading from cover to cover.