Before the Great Collapse

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"Before the Great Collapse"
Single by Jedi Mind Tricks
from the album Legacy of Blood
B-side(s)	"On the Eve of War"
Released	2004
Format	12" Vinyl
Recorded	2004, Found Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Genre	Hip Hop
Label	Babygrande Records
Writer(s)	V. Luvineri, K. Baldwin
Producer(s)	Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
Jedi Mind Tricks singles chronology
"Rise of the Machines" (2003)	"Before the Great Collapse" (2004)	"The Age of Sacred Terror" (2005)

"Before the Great Collapse" is a single by Hip Hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks, released in 2004 through Babygrande Records. The single was the lead-off for the group's fourth album, Legacy of Blood. The song's intro contains a sample from "Freeman's Farm" by David Elon Preston, and the song's music contains a sample from "No Me Des Tu Adios" by Perla. "Before the Great Collapse" was the first JMT single to be solely performed by group vocalist Vinnie Paz, who uses the track as a suicide letter, written to his mother.

While "Before the Great Collapse" was the single's official A-Side, the B-Side track "On the Eve of War" was Legacy of Blood's lead single. Like their previous album's lead single, "Animal Rap", the single contains two mixes of the song, subtitled "On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez Mix)" and "On the Eve of War (Meldrick Taylor Mix)", referencing the rivalry between the two boxers. The former features a symphonic sample, taken from the track "Palladio I - Allegretto" by Karl Jenkins. The latter features a melancholy guitar sample taken from the track "Peace" by Paul Kelly. Both versions of "On the Eve of War" feature a guest appearance from Wu-Tang Clan member GZA. The single was followed in 2005 by "The Age of Sacred Terror".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 A-Side 1.2 B-Side 2 Song order 2.1 "Before the Great Collapse" 2.2 "On the Eve of War" 3 Notes 4 Music sample

[edit] Track listing

[edit] A-Side

1. "Before the Great Collapse" (Clean Version)
2. "On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez Mix)" (Clean Version) (feat. GZA)
3. "Before the Great Collapse" (Instrumental)

[edit] B-Side

1. "On the Eve of War (Meldrick Taylor Mix)" (Clean Version) (feat. GZA)
2. "On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez Mix)" (Dirty Version) (feat. GZA)
3. "On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez Mix)" (Instrumental)

[edit] Song order

[edit] "Before the Great Collapse"

• Performed by: Vinnie Paz

[edit] "On the Eve of War"

• First verse: Vinnie Paz
• Second verse: GZA

[edit] Notes

• "Before the Great Collapse" contains a sample from "No Me Des Tu Adios" by Perla.
• "Before the Great Collapse" contains a sample from "Freeman's Farm" by David Elon Preston.
• "On the Eve of War" contains samples from "Third World" by DJ Muggs.
• "On the Eve of War (Julio Cesar Chavez Mix)" contains a sample from "Palladio I - Allegretto" by Karl Jenkins.
• "On the Eve of War (Meldrick Taylor Mix)" contains a sample from "Peace" by Paul Kelly.

[edit] Music sample

v • d • e Jedi Mind Tricks
Members
Vinnie Paz | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | Jus Allah
EPs/Albums
The Amber Probe EP | The Psycho-Social CD | Violent by Design | Visions of Gandhi | Legacy of Blood | Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
Singles
"Heavenly Divine" | "Genghis Khan" | "Retaliation" | "Animal Rap" | "Kublai Khan" | "Rise of the Machines" | "Before the Great Collapse" | "The Age of Sacred Terror" | "Heavy Metal Kings"
Collaborative albums
Jedi Mind Tricks presents Army of the Pharaohs: The Torture Papers
See also
"Verses of the Bleeding" | "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" | Army of the Pharaohs | Outerspace | Babygrande Records