Pharoahe could've attempted to capitalize on the momentum, but he crept low, releasing the occasional single and compilation track (like 'Agent Orange' and 'What Is the Law'), and collaborating when the right situation presented itself (like Talib Kweli's 'Guerrilla Monsoon Rap' and J Dilla's 'Love'). It paid off to an extent: 'Simon Says' and 'Right Here' were loved by plenty of people who didn't know Organized Konfusion from Organized Noize. On Internal Affairs, a track-to-track strongarm tactic to reach more ears without too many creative concessions, Pharoahe Monch toughened up.
While it's an unfair analogy to make - for many reasons - when talking about the frustrating lag between Internal Affairs and Desire, it's a helpful one to think about if you're approaching Desire with the expectation of hearing Internal Affairs, Vol.
What if Kool G Rap's second album came out approximately eight years after his first? That would be a period long enough to leap from Road to the Riches to Roots of Evil, over Wanted: Dead or Alive, Live and Let Die, and 4, 5, 6.