Visions Of Ghandi (Explicit Version) (2003)

Product Summary Label: Koch Entertainment UPC: 00823979000624 Release Date: 8/26/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60607791 Item#: MNRXQG Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 2. Tibetan Black Magicians - (featuring Canibus) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 3. Blood In Blood Out ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 4. Rage Of Angels, The - (featuring Crypt The Warchild) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 5. Demonwomb Interlude ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 6. Animal Rap - (featuring Kool G. Rap) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 7. Nada Cambia ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 8. Storm Of Swords, A - (featuring Planetary) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 9. Boondock Saints Interlude ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 10. Wolf, The - (featuring Ill Bill/Sabac Red) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 11. Walk With Me - (featuring The Rhyme Inspector Percee-P) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 12. Rise Of The Machines - (featuring Ras Kass) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 13. Pity Of War Interlude ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 14. Kublai Khan - (featuring Tragedy Khadafi/Goretex) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 15. What's Really Good - (featuring Rocky Raez) ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 16. Heart Of Darkness Interlude, The ~ Jedi Mind Tricks 17. Raw Is War 2003 ~ Jedi Mind Tricks   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Jedi Mind Tricks: Vinnie Paz, Stoupe. Additional personnel includes: Ras Kass, Canibus, Kool G. Rap, Tragedy Khadafi & Non-Phixion. Personnel: Crypt The Warchild, Goretex, Ill Bill, Kool G Rap, Percee P, Planetary, Ras Kass, Rocky Raez, Sabac Red, Tragedy Khadafi, Canibus (vocals). Audio Mixer: Chris Conway. Photographer: Mike McRath. "Horror"-core rappers can generally be counted on to pair their ultra-violent raps with dark, claustrophobic productions. Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, trackmaster for the duo Jedi Mind Tricks, has broader aims though, and he uses the group's third LP to move their sound from rote RZA or DJ Premier knockoffs into new territory. It's clear from a cursory listen to Visions of Gandhi that the group was far better off when they concentrated on that sound; the backings here -- framed by Spanish guitars, a Bobby McFerrin-type sample, and the strings of light classical pieces -- simply don't carry the right mood for the raps of Vinnie Paz (aka Ikon the Verbal Hologram). Paz alternates righteous Muslim rhetoric with "horror"-core raps that fit in so many references to so many pieces of anatomy (all of which he plans on eviscerating) that it sounds more like med school than a rap album. A few features make for better listening, including Ras Kass' guest on "Rise of the Machines," and Kool G Rap on "Animal Rap." ~ John Bush Producer: Stoupe The Enemy Of Mankind Musical Guests Kool G. Rap Ras Kass Canibus Crypt The Warchild Planetary Ill Bill Sabac Red The Rhyme Inspector Percee-P Goretex Tragedy Khadafi Rocky Raez   Compilation Appearances Mic Club:curriculum(Explicit Version) Soundtracks From The Shaolin Temple(Explicit Version)   Associated Artists and Works Doap Nixon   Technical Info Release Date : 08/26/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 6 Label : Babygrande Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00823979000624   Professional Reviews Mojo (Publisher) (11/03, p.129) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Potty-mouthed, furiously entertaining hilarity..."    Product Image