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name | Jedi Mind Tricks |
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img size | 150px |
background | group_or_band |
alias | JMT |
origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
genre | Hip hop |
years active | 1993–present |
label | Enemy Soil |
associated acts | Army of the Pharaohs, Outerspace, Ill Bill, R.A. The Rugged Man, Apathy |
website | jmthiphop.com |
current members | Vinnie PazStoupe the Enemy of MankindJus Allah |
former members | }} |
DJ Kwestion is also a part of the group, mainly scratching choruses on the turntable. Kwestion (or Kwes) is also a part of the group Skratch Makaniks. Kwestion was a replacement for JMT's previous tour DJ, Drew Dollars, who is no longer affiliated with the group.
JMT has collaborations with both regional MCs and rap veterans, including GZA, Kool G Rap, 7L & Esoteric, Sean Price, Ras Kass, Canibus, Percee P, Killah Priest, Immortal Technique, Virtuoso, Louis Logic, R.A. the Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, and Ill Bill. The group has sold over 250,000 albums in the United States and 400,000 albums worldwide, all of which were released independently.
"The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological, And Electro-Magnetic Manipulation Of Human Consciousness" known as "The Psycho-Social" for short was released under Babygrande Records and is JMT's first full length LP. It featured 12 tracks and 6 bonus tracks. It is considered JMT's most groundbreaking and influential album.
The LP was originally titled "Nyugha Reincarnation of the Hologramic Christ". Vinnie Paz became noticeably more aggressive, abandoning his cosmic, paranoid rhyme style from The Psycho-Social CD for more violent lyrics. The LP also introduced Jus Allah, a founding member of JMT who had left for college but dropped out a short while after. A self-proclaimed five-percenter, Jus was present on every non-AotP track on ''Violent by Design'' as JMT's unofficial third member. Most of the lyrics in Violent By Design show Jus and Paz describing exaggerated ways of killing people as well as their metaphorical superhuman powers. Typically, they do this by combining themes of hardcore/gangsta rap with mythological or fantasy imagery.
The list of guest artists on this album was also their longest, including Mr. Lif, Planetary of OuterSpace, Louis Logic, Diamondback, Philip King Rappah,Coffee Gangsta Child L-Fudge, B.A. Barakus, J-Treds, Killa Sha, C-Baz and Tragedy Khadafi, plus a couple of odd phone-call interludes by Mr. Len.
During the course of ''Violent by Design's'' 1999-2000 recording period, Paz changed his alias to Vinnie Paz, inspired by the boxer of the same name. The reason for this has been reported to be the result of a short-lived rivalry instigated by fellow Philly underground rapper iCON the Mic King. Vinnie Paz decided to settle on his new moniker in order to prevent any further confusion. It was also around this time that he formally declared himself to be a follower of Islam, alluding to this fact several times on record.
Mid-2003 saw the release of JMT's third LP, ''Visions of Gandhi''. In an interview, Vinnie Paz said the title was inspired by Foxy Brown's verse in Nas's song "Affirmative Action", and expresses the need for a prominent figure of non-violent social change such as Gandhi in a post-9/11 world.
Stoupe, now supplied with a professional studio in New York, also expanded his variety of production, incorporating grand orchestral samples and a stronger Latin feel. In response, some longtime fans felt let down by Vinnie Paz's lyricism and delivery, as well as the abundance of slick, upbeat loops adopted by Stoupe . Nevertheless, the album helped expand the group's audience as its popularity and commercial success continued to grow.
In February, 2005, Babygrande officially announced that Jus Allah had signed on to the label after reconciling with his former partners. Babygrande released his long-awaited debut LP, ''All Fates Have Changed'', in May of that year. However, after a dispute with label CEO Chuck Wilson soon after the album's release, Jus left Babygrande and denied any new association with JMT.
In March, 2006, a reunited Army of the Pharaohs released ''The Torture Papers'' LP. The crew now consisted of Vinnie Paz, Chief Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Apathy, Celph Titled, Planetary & Crypt the Warchild of Outerspace, King Syze, Faez One, Reef the Lost Cauze, and new Jedi Mind Tricks hype-man Des Devious. This time, however, Virtuoso and Bahamadia were not featured and are no longer associated with the Army.
The fifth Jedi Mind Tricks album, titled ''Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell'', was released on September 19, 2006. The release coincided with the beginning of the album's supportive tour, which kicked off in New York City's Time Square. The album was widely acclaimed, unlike the group's two previous albums, which both received mixed reviews. A large part of the acclaim was due to the album's lyrical and musical diversity, both missing from their previous efforts. The album featured the single "Heavy Metal Kings" with Ill Bill, the Shara Worden-assisted "Razorblade Salvation", and the storytelling track "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" with R.A. The Rugged Man. A day after the release of the album, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks did an interview with The Breakdown, a show on ItsHipHop.tv where he discussed the album and his thoughts on Jus Allah.
In early 2006, rumors spread that the group had reunited with estranged member Jus Allah, and that he would be featured on ''Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell'', but no collaboration appeared. However, on September 20, 2006 a newly-recorded Jedi Mind Tricks/Jus Allah collaboration, produced by Brods, titled "The Rebuilding" appeared online. Jus is also planning to release his second album, ''The Colossus'', in the summer of 2007. In a January 2007 interview Paz stated that Jus will be featured on the group's upcoming sixth album, titled ''A History of Violence''. Jus Allah, Doap Nixon and Demoz were added to the AotP roster in 2007, and will contribute verses to the group's second studio album ''Ritual of Battle'', scheduled for release on September 25, 2007. Also, in summer 2008, Jedi Mind Tricks' Label, Babygrande, will be releasing a JMT DVD. "With a 12+ year career under their belt and a continually growing rabid fan base, the history of Jedi Mind Tricks has never been officially documented…until summer 2008, “Divine Fire: The Story of Jedi Mind Tricks DVD,” promises an insightful excursion into the roots of an underground empire." This is from Babygrande's Newsletter.
Vinnie Paz released his first solo album "Season of the Assassin" on June 22, 2010. Jus Allah is also releasing a solo album titled, "MMA (Meanest Man Alive)". They are also releasing a new Jedi Mind Tricks record in 2011, "Violence Begets Violence". Army of the Pharaohs has a new album called The Unholy Terror which was released on March 30, 2010 and had an early release date on undergroundhiphop.com. Reef the Lost Cauze released his new album on Enemy Soil titled "Fight Music" on June 8, 2010, a collaboration with Guns & Butter. Stoupe also teamed up with Liz Fullerton and put out "A Bright Cold Day" on June 8, 2010 through Enemy Soil & Dusty Pockets.
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Name | Killah Priest |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Walter Reed |
Alias | Priest |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Genre | Hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper, producer, actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Label | Geffen Records, MCA Records, Legion of D.O.O.M. |
Associated acts | Wu-Tang Clan, HRSMN, Almighty, One Over, Black Market Militia, Starkim, Sunz of Man, Felony Fights, Ras Kass |
Notable instruments | }} |
Killah Priest's first solo album was ''Heavy Mental'', released on Geffen Records in May 1998. It mostly expanded on the themes of "B.I.B.L.E.", featuring religious references and allegory woven into commentary on African American society and history. The album was mostly produced by the Wu-Elements producers, a group of in-house Wu-Tang producers mentored by Wu leader RZA. Sunz Of Man released their debut album ''The Last Shall Be First'' later in 1998, but by that time Priest's ties to the Wu were beginning to weaken, as he and long-time friend Shabazz clashed with RZA (their business ties with the Wu also began to weaken after the GZA Entertainment management agency, which they were both signed to, dissolved in 1996). After unsuccessful attempts by the pair to create new post-Wu Tang crews (Priest proposed a crew called the Maccabeez which would include himself, Shabazz and Timbo King among others, while Shabazz proposed a group including himself and Priest called the Sunz Of Thunder) they both effectively went their separate ways and cut their respective Wu-Tang ties.
Ras Kass and Canibus were featured on Priest's second album, ''View From Masada'', which featured no Wu-Tang input whatsoever (though the album's liner notes included the note "Peace to Wu-Tang Clan"). The album had a decidedly more commercially minded style than ''Heavy Mental'', and introduced his new Maccabeez crew, featuring a crew of then-unknown rappers. The album was also an important early stepping stone to stardom for producer Just Blaze, who would later go on to produce countless mainstream hip hop hits for the likes of Cam'ron, Erick Sermon, Fabolous and Jay-Z. However, ''View From Masada'' received mixed reviews.
Priest had to leave the major labels behind after ''View From Masada'' sold poorly. His first independent release ''Priesthood'' (2001), released on Proverbs Music, his own record label, was critically acclaimed though it suffered from very limited distribution. ''Black August'' followed in 2003 on Recon Records, and was also well-received. Priest also released an album on the Internet titled ''Black August Revisited'' a few months after the release of ''Black August'' which shared few similarities with the original, save its title. ''Black August Revisited'' also saw Priest rediscover his Wu-Tang ties, including collaborations with Hell Razah and Ol' Dirty Bastard. He also appeared in the music video for the single "Made You Look" by fellow New York rapper Nas.
In 2004, Priest performed numerous times with other Wu-Tang Killa Beez and also appeared on Masta Killa's album ''No Said Date''. November 2005 saw the re-release of ''Priesthood'' on Mic Club Music, a label owned by Louis Lombard III (aka Luminati), who produced ''Priesthood'' as well as recent albums by Canibus. March 2007 saw the release of Killah Priest's mixtape album "End of the World".
On August 21, 2007, Killah Priest released The Offering, which was sequenced by his former manager, Stacey Castro and featured appearances from Nas, Immortal Technique, his fellow HRSMN, & 4th Disciple as well as Hell Razah, who appears on the advance single title track that was released in October 2005.
Killah Priest has a new album titled ''Behind the Stained Glass'', released on May 20, 2008 on the label Good Hands Records. It's reported that he's also in the midst of recording ''Behind the Stained Glass Part Two''. Killah Priest also released an album titled ''Elizabeth'' on October 20, 2009 on Proverbs Records, which Priest owns. Killah Priest is also recording another double album called ''The Psychic World of Walter Reed'', produced by Dutch producers Godz Wrath, 4th Disciple, RZA, DJ Woool and more. Killah Priest also mentioned in a YouTube interview for ''Pyramid West'' that he is also working on a sequel to ''Heavy Mental'' called ''Heavier Mental.''
In a August 2010 radio interview with Mista Montana, Killah Priest discussed the creation of his next album PWOWR, stating that the Rza and many other key Wu Tang Clan members will feature on there, including the Four Horsemen.
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* Released: March 10, 1998 | * Billboard 200 chart position: #24 | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: #4 | * Singles: "Tai Chi", "Cross My Heart", "One Step"/"Fake MC's", "If You Don't Know"/"Blessed Are Those" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Released: May 9, 2000 | * Billboard 200 chart position: #73 | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: #18 | * Singles: "Whut Part of the Game?", "I'm Wit That"/"Gotta Eat" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Released: July 8, 2003 | * Billboard 200 chart position: - | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: - | * Singles: "When I'm Writing"/"Excalibur", "Do The Damn Thing"/"Robbery (Remix)" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Released: August 21, 2007 | * Billboard 200 chart position: - | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: - | * Singles: "Gun for Gun (Rivers of Blood)"/"Happy", "Truth B Told"/"The Offering" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Released: July 21, 1998 | * Label: Red Ant Entertainment | * Singles: "Natural High", "Shining Star"/"Cold", "The Plan"/"Collaboration '98" | ||
* Released: January 31, 1999 | * Label: Red Hook Records | * Singles: "Deep in the Water"/"In the Beginning..."/"The Sins of Man","Who are the Sunz of Man?"/"The Valley of Death"/"Bring Back the Mike"/"Valley of Kings" | ||
* Released: 2003 | * Billboard 200 chart position: - | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: - | * Singles: - | |
align="left" | * Released: March 22, 2005 | * Billboard 200 chart position: - | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: - | * Singles: "Audobon Ballroom"/"Thug Nation"/"Hood Lullabye", "Gem Stars (Remix)"/"Mayday!" |
* Released: July 22, 2008 | * Billboard 200 chart position: - | * R&B;/Hip-Hop chart position: - | * Singles: "Obey (The Statesmen)" | |
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