Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) is a hip hop duo with Vinnie Paz from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Jus Allah from Camden, New Jersey. The group was founded by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and former producer/DJ Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind- (Kevin Baldwin). In 1999 the New Jersey rapper Jus Allah (James Bostick) joined the group to record the second studio album by JMT, Violent by Design but left shortly after for reasons that remain unexplained. The track "The Rebuilding" (2006) marked his unofficial return to JMT since the split, but made a full fledged return aside Vinnie Paz for the sixth studio album, A History of Violence (2008). In September 2011, Vinnie Paz officially announced the departure of Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind from the group, because "his heart wasn’t in making JMT records anymore".
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 450,000 albums worldwide, all of which were released independently.
Violence Begets Violence is JMT first studio album without production from Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. Join our interactive review and see if JMT continues to deliver the hits and quality hip hop that they are known.
SPECIAL GUEST: B.I. Bang
On an emotional rollercoaster B.I used his pen and paper to express his feelings into song. Which caught the eye of Khemba Matlock of StreetsD who signed B.I to StreetD in charge of managing and promotions. Also B.I signed the young up and coming Publicist Kornecia Antoine.Now back with vengeance a laid back aggressive flow and witty hooks B.I Bang is on verge of becoming an elite artist. 2010 proved to be a bounce back year, with an appearance on Hate Money Radio and Break Thru Radio.
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