Follow the song - Jedi Mind Tricks

This old article alone commemorates the most dramatic turning point in my outlook on life.

Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) was founded in 1993 by Vinnie Paz and his high school classmate Kevin Baldwin (aka Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind) from Philadelphia.

Along the way, since Jus Allah joined JMT in 1999, this guy has been in and out of the group several times, until Stoupe left in 2011 and then in 2013 when Jus left and Stoupe's plan came back, Paz can be said to have been a tough pick. girders.

Other than that, JMT wasn't the kind of group that was very popular from the start, and it wasn't until their fifth album "Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell" in 2006 that it became popular after a Time Square tour in New York. discussion.

The reason why it has a lot of resonance I think it is thanks to Paz. At that time, people said that Hip-Hop was nothing more than gangsta, ghetto, drugs, etc., but Paz's lyrics also extended to politics, Religion, social psychology, conspiracy theories, etc., the levels are extremely diverse, and all of these are related to Paz's unique life experience.

Paz is Italian-American, born in Sicily, and his family moved to Pennsylvania, USA, and finally settled in Philadelphia. The most different point from most rappers is that Paz believes in Islam, coupled with the creation of JMT along the way After ups and downs, he finally achieved his rich rhetoric.

Interestingly, there is often a Chinese character "feng" next to JMT's logo. I have never understood why, and I am interested to explore it.

Let's step into the topic again, this Design in Malice was included in JMT's 2011 Violence Begets Violence album (Stoupe left JMT after making this album) at the beginning, I mentioned why I remembered this song, the reason is that at the beginning of the song The old man of the brand said the words on the brand.

You can take a closer look at this MV, one of the highlights is that it is presented in black and white from beginning to end, and the addition of music (especially his Beat, which is very similar to the repeated singing of a child) makes it easy for viewers to integrate into the music. The dark vibe of a religious conspiracy theory.

In terms of flow alone, you may feel that the three verses are similar, but after you go to dig in the content of the words, there will be a clear distinction between high and low (this part is left to the fanatics to experience it for themselves~)

The latest news is that JMT will release a new album The Thief and the Fallen in June this year, and this will be Stoupe's strong cooperation with JMT again after leaving for 4 years, stay tuned...

Postscript: Recently, I fell in love with the album Seven included in the Ritual of Battle album in 2007, which was released by Babygrande with Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP) by Paz, especially the King Syze part, love it to death.

(By the way, AOTP is a subgroup of JMT founded by Paz in 1998.)

＜Link＞

Jedi Mind Tricks Official: http://www.jmthihop.com/

Jedi Mind Tricks - Design in Malicen Lyrics: http://genius.com/Jedi-mind-tricks-design-in-malice-lyrics

Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZgiK6FiO0

Date:03/20/2015