Violence Begets Violence

Violence Begets Violence is the seventh studio album by underground Philadelphia hip hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks.[10] This is their only album to not feature production from Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind because "his heart wasn't into making JMT records anymore" as well as the fact that both Vinnie Paz and Jus Allah grew tired of waiting.[11] Two singles were released, "Target Practice" and "When Crows Descend Upon You," for which a video has been made.[12] In addition, Shuko remixed the song "Target Practice".[13]

For the phrase, see Violence begets violence.
Violence Begets Violence
Studio album by
Jedi Mind Tricks
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreUnderground hip hop
Length46:54
LabelEnemy Soil
Producer
  • C-Lance
  • DJ Kwestion
  • Grand Finale
  • Hypnotist Beats
  • Illinformed
  • Junior Makno
  • Mr. Green
  • Nero
  • Scott Stallone
  • Shuko
Jedi Mind Tricks chronology
A History of Violence
(2008)		 Violence Begets Violence
(2011)		 The Thief and the Fallen
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
411mania7/10[2]
HipHopDX[3]
Ology[4]
The Phoenix[5]
RapReviews8/10[6]
thisbeatgoes[7]
URB[8]
XXL[9]

Reception

This album received mixed and often polarizing reviews. XXL Magazine gave the album an L, saying that despite Stoupe's absence on the production, "not even the occasional curve ball (like the reggae-inflected “Chalice”) can harness Paz’s Mephistophelean fervor."[14] HipHopDX noted in a 3/5 review that "the rage filled rants can become monotonous as the album wears on, but some longtime fans will be satisfied with the angst-fueled vocals."[15] Other critics were not so kind. Matthew Cole, writing for Slant Magazine, derided the disc's production in a 0.5/5 write-up, saying "a crew of guest producers step in to stuff the album with sub-Luger trunk rattlers and RZA knock-offs that are a lot less spooky than their portentous titles would suggest." [16] The album earned 66 out of 100 from review aggregator Metacritic based on 5 reviews.[17]

Sales

The album debuted at #92 on Billboard 200 being the groups best chart performance earning their first ever top 100 spot, selling 4,400 copies in the first week.[18] As of January 1, 2012 the album has sold 10,652 copies in the US.

Track list
No.TitleProducerLength
1."Intro"Scott Stallone2:05
2."Burning the Mirror"C-Lance3:33
3."When Crows Descend Upon You" (featuring Demoz)Hypnotist Beats3:55
4."Fuck Ya Life" (featuring Blacastan)Junior Makhno, cuts by DJ Kwestion3:59
5."Imperial Tyranny" (featuring King Magnetic)C-Lance, cuts by DJ Kwestion3:41
6."Design in Malice" (featuring Young Zee & Pacewon)Mr. Green3:38
7."Weapon of Unholy Wrath"Shuko3:53
8."Target Practice"Hypnotist Beats2:39
9."Carnival of Souls" (featuring Demoz)Grand Finale3:55
10."Willing a Destruction onto Humanity"C-Lance2:54
11."Chalice" (featuring Chip Fu)Illinformed, additional production by Scott Stallone3:46
12."BloodBorn Enemy"Nero, cuts by DJ Kwestion2:50
13."The Sacrilege of Fatal Arms"C-Lance, cuts by DJ Kwestion2:43
14."Street Lights"Nero3:24

Charts
Charts (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard [19] 103
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 15
Heatseekers Albums 1
Independent Albums 24
Rap Albums 9
Tastemaker Albums 16

References
  1. "Violence Begets Violence by Jedi Mind Tricks Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. 411mania review
  3. HipHopDX review
  4. Ology review
  5. The Phoenix review
  6. RapReviews review
  7. thisbeatgoes review
  8. URB review
  9. XXL review
  10. http://www.hiphopug.com/jedi-mind-tricks.html
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2011-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.8816/title.jedi-mind-tricks-f-demoz-when-crows-descend-upon-you
  13. "Jedi Mind Tricks – Target Practice (Shuko Remix)".
  14. "Jedi Mind Tricks, Violence Begets Violence - XXL".
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "Review: Jedi Mind Tricks, Violence Begets Violence".
  17. "Violence Begets Violence by Jedi Mind Tricks".
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. https://www.billboard.com/music/jedi-mind-tricks/chart-history/billboard-200
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