TAG: jedi mind tricks

Oct24

Jedi Mind Tricks, Violence Begets Violence (Review)

Jedi Mind Tricks

Violence Begets Violence

Released by Enemy Soil


JMT's messages have always been mixed; Vinnie Paz, an Italian (raised Roman Catholic most likely), is presumably a Five-Percenter, with his innumerable god references. Loves to rhyme about his guns in occasionally clever ways but also posits some progressive theories on politics and religion. The persona he portrays seems to have little respect for anyone who doesn't guzzle as much liquor as him or refuses to keep a screwface 24/7. That's the raging heart of Philly for you. But there is an intellectual precision to what Vinnie & JMT ...

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Jun09

Dutch, Album Release Party, Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, 06/08/10

Eraserhead Rides Again 

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Stoupe N' Flip

Professional distance. No longer easy. Most hip-hoppers dream of women that will understand them. We just want to play the dope tunes for you to sing over, catch our nuances, as we explore yours. No homo. No sonnet. Though we work on it every day. So does our reluctant maestro Stoupe. A muse he seems to have found in Ms. Liz Fullerton (a sample if you ain’t up on thangs). And we are here in Philly, the place where many dreams start and stop (and stay tuned for your tour stop). Stoupe must know that having a Lady Day is essential, a Diana Ross to a Berry Gordy. It is how sounds and labels are built. And Philly is Motown East and vise-versa. Nah mean. …MORE

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Jun07

Vinnie Paz, Season Of The Assassin (Review)

Vinnie Paz

Season Of The Assassin

Released by Enemy Soil


Enemy Soil is an army, better yet a navy. The new imprint is coming strong in June with a trifecta of forceful releases: the Dutch project (Stoupe & Liz Fullerton, perhaps the strongest record of the three), another Reef The Lost Cauze solo joint and this the first solo effort from label founder Vinnie Paz, surprisingly devoid of JMT producer Stoupe's beats. In any scenario, Philly is firmly on the topographical map again. That said, as professional a rapper and hip-hop impresario as Vinnie Paz is (and oft thought-provoking lyrically), ...

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Feb17

Fashawn and Exile European Tour Footage (Video)

The footage above is from the Blu/Exile/Fashawn European Tour. In the clip Fashawn and Exile are doing the “Intro” to Boy Meets World as well as “Our Way” while in Munster, Germany. They rocked this show with Talib Kweli , …

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