For the professional wrestling stable, see Violent By Design (professional wrestling).
2000 studio album by Jedi Mind Tricks
Violent by Design
Studio album by
Jedi Mind Tricks
Released
October 3, 2000
Recorded
1998–2000
Genre
East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length
76:08
Label
Superegular Records
Producer
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, Mr. Len
Jedi Mind Tricks chronology
The Psycho-Social CD (1997)
Violent by Design (2000)
Visions of Gandhi (2003)
Singles from Violent by Design
"Heavenly Divine" Released: 1999
"Genghis Khan" Released: 2000
"Retaliation" Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[1]
AllHipHop.com
[2]
RapReviews.com
[3]
cosmik
C+[4]
Salacious Sound
(favorable)[5]
Violent by Design is the second album by underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Despite never reaching any Billboard album chart, the album sold 50,000 copies in its first week on shelves.[6] The album was originally released on JMT's self-run Superegular Records on October 3, 2000. JMT's previous label, Babygrande Records, re-released the album on May 25, 2004. The original vinyl release featured twenty tracks,[7] while the original CD release featured two extra tracks: the "Heavenly Divine Remix", originally released on the B-Side to JMT's "Heavenly Divine" single, and "War Ensemble", originally released as the B-Side of the Army of the Pharaohs Five Perfect Exertions EP.[8] Babygrande's Deluxe Edition featured three more bonus tracks: "Untitled", "Retaliation Remix" and "Blood Runs Cold", the latter two originally featured on the "Retaliation" single.[9] The Deluxe Edition also included a bonus DVD, featuring a video scrapbook from their Visions of Gandhi tour, and the music video for the group's 1997 track "I Who Have Nothing".
Vinnie Paz and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind recruited Camden, New Jersey rapper Jus Allah to join them on the album, and while he was never officially inducted into the group, it can be assumed he became JMT's third member on the release, as his contributions were not marked as "featuring Jus Allah", while other close group affiliates such as Army of the Pharaohs members Chief Kamachi, Esoteric and Virtuoso were marked as featured guests. He was also featured in the album's photography.
The album was recorded and mixed in Stoupe's bedroom for nine months, and because Stoupe was still living at his parents' house, they recorded every Friday for three hours.[10]
Photograph of a U.S. soldier calling for a medic during the Battle of Dak To (1967)Execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém (1968)
The cover art is from a photograph by Joel D. Meyerson, taken during the Battle of Dak To. The execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém is printed on the inside of the digipak.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^"AllHipHop review". Allhiphop.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks :: Violent by Design :: Superregular Recordings". Rapreviews.com.
^"Cosmik review". Cosmik.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^Aras. "A Look Back at Jedi Mind Tricks' Violent By Design". Archived from the original on 2022-11-29.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
^"Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design - Deluxe Edition". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
^"unkut.com – A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix)". 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
ViolentbyDesign is the second album by underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Despite never reaching any Billboard album chart, the album sold 50...
rapper Jus Allah joined the group to record their second studio album, ViolentbyDesign. Jus left the group shortly after, but returned in late 2006 and began...
the leader of The Design. He is a former two-time Impact World Tag Team Champion with Eric Young and Joe Doering (as ViolentByDesign), holding the titles...
2000, Paz, along with Jedi Mind Tricks, released his second album, ViolentbyDesign. Stoupe and Paz recruited New Jersey rapper Jus Allah to join them...
to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a member of ViolentByDesign. He is currently inactive due to cancer surgery. He is a former two-time...
later. He made his official debut on Jedi Mind Tricks' second album, ViolentbyDesign, in 2000. Jus Allah is known for his aggressive lyrics and Afrocentric...
At Sacrifice on March 13, 2021, Rhino joined ViolentByDesign (Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering) by helping them defeat Chris Sabin and James Storm...
potential attack byViolentByDesign, a stable that Rhino used to be a part of. At Bound for Glory, Heath and Rhino defeated ViolentByDesign (Deaner and...
March 2021, while Heath was injured, Rhino turned heel and joined ViolentByDesign (Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering). In September, Rhino would be...
and defeated Heath and Rhino. On May 7, 2022, they defeated ViolentByDesign (represented by Eric Young and Deaner) at Under Siege to win the Impact World...
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Young, thus ending The Deaners tag team. Jake then began a feud with ViolentByDesign, a stable that Cody, now known as Deaner, joined. At Hard To Kill...
Joseph Frank Bruce (born April 28, 1972), known by his stage name Violent J, is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler, and part of...
2008 novel by Alex Barclay "Blood Runs Cold", a song by Jedi Mind Tricks from the 2000 album ViolentbyDesign "Blood Runs Cold", a song by Def Leppard...
and defeated Heath and Rhino. On May 7, 2022, they defeated ViolentByDesign (represented by Eric Young and Deaner) at Under Siege to win the Impact World...
on ViolentbyDesign [4]. Known as a "backpacker anthem", "Heavenly Divine" has become recognized as JMT's trademark song. In the ViolentbyDesign: Deluxe...
2022, episode of Impact!, Angels, alongside Kon joined the stable ViolentbyDesign, which already consisted of Eric Young and Deaner. On the December...
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