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Wednesday, September 15, 2004
New Jedi Mind Tricks Album Drops Sept. 21st
Babygrande Records, home to Jean Grae, Brand Nubian, Sharkey, 7L & Esoteric and more, continue with their stellar release schedule, dropping Jedi Mind Tricks’ fourth album “Legacy of Blood.” The follow up to 2003's underground smash “Visions of Gandhi” hits stores September 21st and features guest appearances from GZA (of Wu-Tang), Killah Priest, Sean Price, and more.
Since the 1996 release of their Amber Probe EP, Jedi Mind Tricks has strived to return hip-hop back to the boom-bap roots of the music’s Golden Era -- the era when Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and others were consistently breaking new ground while forging a music and a culture steeped in fierce street poetics and raw beats. Eight years and three albums later, Jedi Mind Tricks’ duo of Vinnie Paz and Stoupe are poised to release their fourth and biggest album to date, Legacy Of Blood -- an album that will stand as the sonic apex of their eight-year career and an homage to the raw hip-hop of a seemingly forgotten era.
To date the group has achieved global sales of 150 000, as well as critical praise for their releases; their debut full length The Psycho-social-chemical-biological-and-electromagnetic-manipulation of human consciousness was one of CMJ’s “Top Ten Hip-Hop Records” of 1997 and the follow up Violent by Design has been dubbed by many fans and critics as one of the greatest independent hip-hop records of all-time. Visions of Ghandi, their first release under their label deal with Babygrande quickly became their most commercially successful album to date. It also spawned the group’s first headlining US tour which was greeted with fanatic enthusiasm from diverse audiences composed of hip-hop heads and rock fans who respond to the group’s aggressive musical stance. “This was the first time we had an opportunity to interact with our fans on a national scale and they didn’t disappoint,” says Vinnie Paz. “When was the last time you saw mosh pits and stage diving at a hip-hop show?”
The group channeled their creative momentum into creating their fourth album Legacy of Blood, aspiring to make a record balanced between the soundscapes of Violent By Design and Visions of Gandhi, and returning the music back to the Jedi Mind Tricks foundation forged by Vinnie Paz’s fiery vocals and Stoupe’s dark, orchestral beats. “Legacy Of Blood definitely represents more of a return to the ‘Violent By Design’ sound,” says Vinnie, “Visions Of Gandhi was our first studio record and I think the sound quality shocked fans that were used to our dirty, handmade sound. We learned from Visions of Gandhi and put that into Legacy Of Blood.”
Featuring the lead-off double A side single, “On The Eve Of War” featuring GZA (of Wu-Tang Clan) and “Before the Great Collapse,” this latest offering reflects Jedi’s studio maturation, with the latter track a shockingly revealing insight into the darker depths of Vinnie Paz’ psyche, in the vein of Jedi’s verbally introspective classic “I Who Have Nothing.” Legacy Of Blood also features guest appearances by Sean Price (of The Boot Camp Clik) and Killah Priest (extended Wu-Tang family member).
To commemorate the release of Legacy of Blood, Jedi will be embarking upon an extensive national Fall 2004 tour, supported by buzzing Babygrande labelmates 7L & Esoteric and Outerspace. An “underground trifecta” of sorts, the tour promises to be a raucous statement by a defining hip-hop powerhouse as well as two of the underground’s most talented and promising prospects.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.flashenhanced.com/jedimindtricks/ad.htm
www.babygrande.com
www.jedi-mind-tricks.com
Babygrande Records, home to Jean Grae, Brand Nubian, Sharkey, 7L & Esoteric and more, continue with their stellar release schedule, dropping Jedi Mind Tricks’ fourth album “Legacy of Blood.” The follow up to 2003's underground smash “Visions of Gandhi” hits stores September 21st and features guest appearances from GZA (of Wu-Tang), Killah Priest, Sean Price, and more.
Since the 1996 release of their Amber Probe EP, Jedi Mind Tricks has strived to return hip-hop back to the boom-bap roots of the music’s Golden Era -- the era when Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and others were consistently breaking new ground while forging a music and a culture steeped in fierce street poetics and raw beats. Eight years and three albums later, Jedi Mind Tricks’ duo of Vinnie Paz and Stoupe are poised to release their fourth and biggest album to date, Legacy Of Blood -- an album that will stand as the sonic apex of their eight-year career and an homage to the raw hip-hop of a seemingly forgotten era.
To date the group has achieved global sales of 150 000, as well as critical praise for their releases; their debut full length The Psycho-social-chemical-biological-and-electromagnetic-manipulation of human consciousness was one of CMJ’s “Top Ten Hip-Hop Records” of 1997 and the follow up Violent by Design has been dubbed by many fans and critics as one of the greatest independent hip-hop records of all-time. Visions of Ghandi, their first release under their label deal with Babygrande quickly became their most commercially successful album to date. It also spawned the group’s first headlining US tour which was greeted with fanatic enthusiasm from diverse audiences composed of hip-hop heads and rock fans who respond to the group’s aggressive musical stance. “This was the first time we had an opportunity to interact with our fans on a national scale and they didn’t disappoint,” says Vinnie Paz. “When was the last time you saw mosh pits and stage diving at a hip-hop show?”
The group channeled their creative momentum into creating their fourth album Legacy of Blood, aspiring to make a record balanced between the soundscapes of Violent By Design and Visions of Gandhi, and returning the music back to the Jedi Mind Tricks foundation forged by Vinnie Paz’s fiery vocals and Stoupe’s dark, orchestral beats. “Legacy Of Blood definitely represents more of a return to the ‘Violent By Design’ sound,” says Vinnie, “Visions Of Gandhi was our first studio record and I think the sound quality shocked fans that were used to our dirty, handmade sound. We learned from Visions of Gandhi and put that into Legacy Of Blood.”
Featuring the lead-off double A side single, “On The Eve Of War” featuring GZA (of Wu-Tang Clan) and “Before the Great Collapse,” this latest offering reflects Jedi’s studio maturation, with the latter track a shockingly revealing insight into the darker depths of Vinnie Paz’ psyche, in the vein of Jedi’s verbally introspective classic “I Who Have Nothing.” Legacy Of Blood also features guest appearances by Sean Price (of The Boot Camp Clik) and Killah Priest (extended Wu-Tang family member).
To commemorate the release of Legacy of Blood, Jedi will be embarking upon an extensive national Fall 2004 tour, supported by buzzing Babygrande labelmates 7L & Esoteric and Outerspace. An “underground trifecta” of sorts, the tour promises to be a raucous statement by a defining hip-hop powerhouse as well as two of the underground’s most talented and promising prospects.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.flashenhanced.com/jedimindtricks/ad.htm
www.babygrande.com
www.jedi-mind-tricks.com
