Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group founded by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. In 1999, rapper Jus Allah joined the group to record their second studio album, Violent by Design. Jus left the group shortly after, but returned in late 2006 and began working on the sixth studio album, A History of Violence. In 2011 Stoupe left the group because "his heart wasn't in making JMT records anymore". In 2013, Jus split from the group indefinitely, and Stoupe returned in 2015.
Dwight D. York, also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi, et alii, is an American criminal, pedophile, child molester, musician, and writer best known as the founding leader of several black Muslim groups in New York, most notably the Nuwaubian Nation, a new religious movement that has existed in some form since the 1960s. He is a convicted child molester.
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.
Army of the Pharaohs is an American underground hip hop collective originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks founder Vinnie Paz in 1998. The collective has strong links to other underground east coast groups such as Outerspace, Snowgoons, La Coka Nostra, Demigodz, 7L & Esoteric, and JuJu Mob. AOTP's affiliations and member roster has changed several times since its formation.
The Nuwaubian Nation, Nuwaubian movement, or United Nuwaubian Nation is an American new religious movement founded and led by Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. York. York began founding several black Muslim groups in New York in 1967. He changed his teachings and the names of his groups many times, incorporating concepts from Judaism, Christianity, UFO religions, New Age, and many esoteric beliefs.
OuterSpace is an underground hip hop duo from North Philadelphia. Originally a trio consisting of three Puerto Rican friends that then took the artist names Planetary, Jedeye and Crypt the Warchild. The founding member Mario Collazo (Planetary) was then attending 10th grade, while the other two, Richard Cruz (Jedeye) and Marcus Albaladejo, were in 8th grade.
The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness is the debut album of underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, consisting of rapper Vinnie Paz and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. The original version of the album was released in 1997, limited to 1000 copies on vinyl by Superegular Records, and was re-released on CD in 2003 on Babygrande Records with six bonus tracks, featuring songs recorded by the group before their debut release. It has been a common misconception that the vinyl version was re-issued in 2001, possibly because the back of the vinyl release says "2001 Superegular." The album contains some themes on religious corruption and violence, themes that would later be expanded upon on their later works. Primarily the album focuses on references to astronomy, history and physics. The album was inspired by a lot of "crazy books" mentioned by Vinnie Paz in an interview, and is named after one of those books; "Matrix III - The psycho-social, chemical, biological & electro-magnetic manipulation of human consciousness".
Amber Probe is the debut EP from Philadelphia underground hip hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks, released on November 5, 1996. The tracks "Neva Antiquated ", "Communion: The Crop Circle Thesis" and "Books of Blood: The Coming of Tan" were all included on their full-length debut, The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness, the following year.
James Bostick, better known by his stage name Jus Allah, is an American rapper from Camden, New Jersey. He is best known for being a former member of Philadelphia-based hip hop groups Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) and Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP).
Kevin Baldwin, better known by his stage name Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind or simply Stoupe, is an American hip hop producer, DJ, and member of the underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Stoupe has worked with only a limited number of artists outside of Jedi Mind Tricks, including 7L & Esoteric, Canibus, Virtuoso and Guru of Gang Starr.
Vincenzo Luvineri, better known as Vinnie Paz, is a Sicilian American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs.
Marcus Albaladejo, better known by his stage name Crypt the Warchild, is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Albaladejo is one half of the rap duo OuterSpace and is a member of Army of the Pharaohs. Crypt the Warchild is the older brother of rapper King Syze, who is also a member of Army of the Pharaohs.
David Albaladejo is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of the underground hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), having featured on all their studio albums. He is known for his frequent collaboration with AOTP members; OuterSpace. Outside of rap, Albaladejo works as a member of a trade union which has inspired the names of many of his studio albums.
Mario Collazo, better known by his stage name Planetary, is an American underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one half of the rap duo OuterSpace and a member of Army of the Pharaohs.
All Fates Have Changed is the solo debut album by underground rapper Jus Allah, formerly of the groups Jedi Mind Tricks & Army of the Pharaohs. The album was released June 7, 2005 under Babygrande Records. The album came five years after his recording debut, on JMT's Violent by Design. Guest appearances on the album are provided by GZA, Chief Kamachi, Lord Jamar, Shabazz the Disciple, Agallah, Virtuoso, T-Ruckus, Evil Dead and Bomshot. The album features the singles "G-O-D" b/w "Supreme" and "Pool of Blood" b/w "Hell Razors". The last five tracks on the album are all previously released 'Bonus Tracks & Alternate Mixes'. "White Nightmare" and "Reign of the Lord" were originally released on Jus' "White Nightmare" single, "Severed and Split" and "Chess King" were both featured on the Omnipotent Records compilation Era of the Titans, and "Divide & Conquer", produced by Molemen member Panik, was featured on the Molemen compilation Lost Sessions.
Where Light was Created: The Equidivium is the first album by The Lost Children of Babylon. Released in 2001 on Seventh Cathedral Recordings and later Re-mastered and Re-released on Babygrande Records in 2006. The album contains a conscious style, with lyrics filled with Nuwaubian teachings of Dr. Malachi Z. York and different theories of the creation and destination of the human soul. This album is similar in style to Jedi Mind Tricks "The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness" album.
Words From the Duat: The Book of Anubis is the second album by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rap group The Lost Children of Babylon released under the name of "The Lost Children Of Egypt". The album was released on Seventh Cathedral Recordings in 2003 and later Re-mastered and Re-released in 2006 on Babygrande Records. LCOB changed their name to "The Lost Children of Egypt" on request of Dr. Malachi Z. York. This name change reflects a concept change on the album, which is more focused on Egyptian philosophy and mythology.
Zeitgeist: The Spirit Of The Age is the fourth album by underground hip hop group The Lost Children of Babylon released November 30, 2010 on Soul Kid Records. The album's theme is focused on the New World order and Illuminati. It was also released October 19 on iTunes. The package comes with a Zeitgeist bonus DVD, a download card for the instrumentals and a free mixtape.
Violence Begets Violence is the seventh studio album by underground Philadelphia hip hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks. 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. Two singles were released, "Target Practice" and "When Crows Descend Upon You," for which a video has been made. In addition, Shuko remixed the song "Target Practice".
El's Appendices: The Scroll Of Lost Tales is the fifth album by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rap group The Lost Children of Babylon, released on January 10, 2012. The album was released on their own label LCOB Productions. The album's lyrics carry on the traditional themes of spiritualism, philosophy, masonry, astrology, and right knowledge.
