Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell {CF Publishing}

Rebel INS {CF} · 01-13-2007, 10:43 AM

Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell

2006 saw the return of Jedi Mind Tricks who dropped their first group LP since Legacy Of Blood in 2004. A year out gave Vinnie Paz time to round up the troops and finally get the Army Of The Pharohs back into the studio together and also add to it, the result being the 13 track LP The Torture Papers. The Torture Papers was well recived by fans and provided the perfect way of announcing the return of Jedi Mind Tricks to the rap game and while the hype was at it's peak after the release of The Torture Papers they announced they would be droppin a new album in September.

The album opens with a mysterious, dark, yet familiar intro from The Enemy of Mankind and sets the scecne perfectly for the rest of the album. The first track is entitled 'Put Em In The Grave' and any JMT fan will be well aware of what to expect on this track and the rest of the album. Track after track of violent rhymes by the religious fanatic Vinnie Paz is what fans will buy this album for, but suprisingly, Servants is not as one dimensional as fans may have expected. Vinnie has seemingly grew alot as an artist in his year out and he speaks on various new matters on the album which contains the emotional and heartfelt 'Razorblade Salvation' and the epic tale of the Vietnam war with R.A. The Rugged Man (who argubably had the verse of the year with his powerful imagery of war torn Vietnam) on Uncommon Valour.

Stoupe is fantastic throughout, providing chilling musical interludes which perfectly compliment the bangin hip-hop beats as he mixes hard hitting drums with well thought out scratch samples on the records making the tracks very atmospheric, something many other producers fail to do. Just when you thought Vinnie was looking to be a poorer artist without Jus Allah he comes with out guns blazing and drops some of his hottest tracks in years on Servants. Even though his rhymes are not as fresh as they were on Violent By Design or The Physco Social, Vinnie's mic presence is as superb as ever and this will pull you back into listening time and time again. Vinnie proves that he does not need Jus Allah on the album to make it hot here, not that Im complaining about the reunion. In fairness, it is not the best release from the group, but it is still one of the best albums to drop in 2006.

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[CC]Ratify[CC] · 02-02-2007, 07:43 PM

bump for illogic

ILLogic · 02-02-2007, 07:44 PM

Lol, reading a review made by CF isn't gonna change my mind. Lol, shit is still as whack as it was 5 seconds ago

Rebel INS {CF} · 02-02-2007, 07:44 PM

ahaha, excellent, and btw, i really liked the audio, ur voice was a bit weak at the start but it got a lot better, i hope to hear more shit soon !

[CC]Ratify[CC] · 02-02-2007, 07:46 PM

o word? *blushes* i live to please you!!

i acutally plan on doing some shit tonight or tomarrow cause im kinda sick and have nothing better to do lol. ..

Rebel INS {CF} · 02-02-2007, 07:47 PM

^ ill record some shit this day next week cus im off school, maybe we can collab some time !

[CC]Ratify[CC] · 02-02-2007, 07:51 PM

i'll hit chu izzzup as we say in da hood

ILLogic. . .review The Big Picture for me. . .:)

ILLogic · 02-02-2007, 08:30 PM

^fuck you, ima review LODPAD

Rebel INS {CF} · 02-03-2007, 08:06 AM

^ u not think Big Picture is worthy of a decent rating ? :)

DJ Shinobi [RA] · 02-03-2007, 10:33 AM

Id give it a A+ Production D- for lyrics.

ILLogic · 02-03-2007, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebel INS {CF}

^ u not think Big Picture is worthy of a decent rating ? :)

No, listen. Big Picture was a nice album, but it is pure shit compared to LODPAD. L had no creative input on the Big Picture, while everything was in his control on his debut album. As his biggest fan, it wouldn't be fair for me to review an album that he didn't even get to develop his way.

01-13-2007, 10:43 AM	#1
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,609 Thanks: 148 Thanked 398 Times in 164 Posts	Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell {CF Publishing} Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell {CF Publishing} Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell 2006 saw the return of Jedi Mind Tricks who dropped their first group LP since Legacy Of Blood in 2004. A year out gave Vinnie Paz time to round up the troops and finally get the Army Of The Pharohs back into the studio together and also add to it, the result being the 13 track LP The Torture Papers. The Torture Papers was well recived by fans and provided the perfect way of announcing the return of Jedi Mind Tricks to the rap game and while the hype was at it's peak after the release of The Torture Papers they announced they would be droppin a new album in September. The album opens with a mysterious, dark, yet familiar intro from The Enemy of Mankind and sets the scecne perfectly for the rest of the album. The first track is entitled 'Put Em In The Grave' and any JMT fan will be well aware of what to expect on this track and the rest of the album. Track after track of violent rhymes by the religious fanatic Vinnie Paz is what fans will buy this album for, but suprisingly, Servants is not as one dimensional as fans may have expected. Vinnie has seemingly grew alot as an artist in his year out and he speaks on various new matters on the album which contains the emotional and heartfelt 'Razorblade Salvation' and the epic tale of the Vietnam war with R.A. The Rugged Man (who argubably had the verse of the year with his powerful imagery of war torn Vietnam) on Uncommon Valour. Stoupe is fantastic throughout, providing chilling musical interludes which perfectly compliment the bangin hip-hop beats as he mixes hard hitting drums with well thought out scratch samples on the records making the tracks very atmospheric, something many other producers fail to do. Just when you thought Vinnie was looking to be a poorer artist without Jus Allah he comes with out guns blazing and drops some of his hottest tracks in years on Servants. Even though his rhymes are not as fresh as they were on Violent By Design or The Physco Social, Vinnie's mic presence is as superb as ever and this will pull you back into listening time and time again. Vinnie proves that he does not need Jus Allah on the album to make it hot here, not that Im complaining about the reunion. In fairness, it is not the best release from the group, but it is still one of the best albums to drop in 2006. A . __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon

02-02-2007, 07:44 PM	#3
ILLogic DIRT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BX Posts: 3,185 Thanks: 9 Thanked 125 Times in 71 Posts	Lol, reading a review made by CF isn't gonna change my mind. Lol, shit is still as whack as it was 5 seconds ago __________________ "How can Hip-Hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever?" - RZA

02-02-2007, 07:44 PM	#4
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,609 Thanks: 148 Thanked 398 Times in 164 Posts	ahaha, excellent, and btw, i really liked the audio, ur voice was a bit weak at the start but it got a lot better, i hope to hear more shit soon ! __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon

02-02-2007, 07:47 PM	#6
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,609 Thanks: 148 Thanked 398 Times in 164 Posts	^ ill record some shit this day next week cus im off school, maybe we can collab some time ! __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon

02-02-2007, 08:30 PM	#8
ILLogic DIRT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BX Posts: 3,185 Thanks: 9 Thanked 125 Times in 71 Posts	^fuck you, ima review LODPAD __________________ "How can Hip-Hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever?" - RZA

02-02-2007, 07:43 PM	#2
[CC]Ratify[CC] Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Where It Started At. . .[NY] Posts: 8,373 Thanks: 353 Thanked 610 Times in 235 Posts	bump for illogic

02-02-2007, 07:46 PM	#5
[CC]Ratify[CC] Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Where It Started At. . .[NY] Posts: 8,373 Thanks: 353 Thanked 610 Times in 235 Posts	o word? blushes i live to please you!! i acutally plan on doing some shit tonight or tomarrow cause im kinda sick and have nothing better to do lol. ..

02-02-2007, 07:51 PM	#7
[CC]Ratify[CC] Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Where It Started At. . .[NY] Posts: 8,373 Thanks: 353 Thanked 610 Times in 235 Posts	i'll hit chu izzzup as we say in da hood ILLogic. . .review The Big Picture for me. . .:)

02-03-2007, 08:06 AM	#9
Rebel INS {CF} - iLLuminati ~ Rapsody - Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,609 Thanks: 148 Thanked 398 Times in 164 Posts	^ u not think Big Picture is worthy of a decent rating ? :) __________________ "Fighting Ignorance every day is gettin weary" [name pending] --- The Gateway Drug --- Sometime Soon

02-03-2007, 10:33 AM	#10
DJ Shinobi [RA] Slangologist nahmsayin? Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,486 Thanks: 82 Thanked 69 Times in 52 Posts	Id give it a A+ Production D- for lyrics. __________________ Minorities gotta stick together. Fight the power! - ILLogic “I respect hip-hop and i dont know one word of Midnight Marauders and truthfully dont have the interest to go and find out…” - Lupe Fiasco

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