The Hrsmn The Hrsmn The Hrsmn (styled The HRSMN and pronounced "The Horsemen") is an American hip hop supergroup that has released one album entitled "The Horsemen Project". The group consists of the platinum and gold selling artists, Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, and Kurupt. The name of the group is in reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who appear in the Book of Revelation from the Bible. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are traditionally named Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. Throughout the Hrsmn songs, there are many references to each of the members representing one of these entities.
Kanshō famine Kanshō famine The Kanshō famine (長禄・寛正の飢饉, Chōroku-kanshō no kikin), was a famine which affected mostly Western Japan during the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono in Muromachi period. The number of deaths from the starvation was at least 82,000. The ruling shōgun during the famine was Ashikaga Yoshimasa. The ongoing conflict in Kantō region following Kyōtoku Incident in 1454, plus general incompetence of the administration of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in the lead-up to the Ōnin War has contributed to bad agricultural production and sluggish response to the famine, greatly increasing its death toll. The general drought has happened across the Japan, starting from