Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
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| Studio album by Jedi Mind Tricks | ||
| Released | September 19, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2005-2006 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop, Horrorcore | |
| Label | Babygrande Records | |
| Producer(s) | Stoupe | |
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| Jedi Mind Tricks chronology | ||
| Legacy of Blood (2004) |
Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell (2006) |
A History of Violence (2008) |
Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell is a 2006 album by Philadelphia Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, released September 19, 2006 through Babygrande Records. The album is the group's fifth, coming two years after their Legacy of Blood album. The first single, "Heavy Metal Kings", featuring Ill Bill of Non Phixion, was released in early August through iTunes, and also through a limited edition vinyl pressing. The second single, "Razorblade Salvation" featuring Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, is a reinterpretation of the Sufjan Stevens track "Dumb I Sound". Additional guest appearances on the album are provided by Sean Price, R.A. the Rugged Man, Block McCloud and Army of the Pharaohs members Chief Kamachi and Reef the Lost Cauze.
Servants in Heaven became the group's most commercially successful release, being their first album to break into the Billboard 200 album chart, and also landed in the top 10 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and the top 50 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart. The album was warmly received critically, especially when compared to their two previous efforts, Visions of Gandhi and Legacy of Blood, which both received mixed reviews. All Music Guide gave the album a positive four-star rating, and writer Marisa Brown stated:
- "Like how Wu-Tang appealed to so many different fans because of both their hard, urban beats and their smart, complex lyrics, so too are Jedi Mind Tricks able to achieve that same status. Stoupe's production is heavy yet musical, and Paz's rhymes are intelligent yet accessible, his voice rough yet his delivery smooth. Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell is the collaboration of two talented musicians who can create a nearly flawless album in which each track can stand on its own, but is more powerful as a whole, as an exploration of pain and hatred, of those feelings that we often don't wish to address but that, thanks to Jedi Mind Tricks, will be addressed for us." [1]
An exclusive version of the album was released at Trans World Entertainment chain stores. This version features three bonus tracks, a remixed-version of "Heavy Metal Kings", performed with California hardcore band Terror, the D-Tension mixtape track "Pretty Little Whores", featuring Outerspace, and "Blitz Inc.", featuring King Syze and Esoteric, as well as a bonus DVD, featuring the "Heavy Metal Kings" music video [2].
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | |
| 2 | "Put Em in the Grave" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 3 | "Suicide" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 4 | "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 5 | "A Blood Red Path" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 6 | "When All Light Dies" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 7 | "Serenity in Murder" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 8 | "Pariah Demise (Interlude)" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | |
| 9 | "Heavy Metal Kings" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 10 | "Shadow Business" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 11 | "Triumph & Agony (Interlude)" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | |
| 12 | "Razorblade Salvation" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 13 | "Outlive the War" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 14 | "Gutta Music" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 15 | "Temples of Ice (Interlude)" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | |
| 16 | "Black Winter Day" | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
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| 17 | "Heavy Metal Kings (Terror Remix)" * | Scott Stallone |
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| 18 | "Pretty Little Whores" * | D-Tension |
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| 19 | "Blitz Inc." * | 7L |
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[edit] Credits
- Vinnie Paz - Lead vocals
- Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind - Producer
- R.A. The Rugged Man - Vocals
- Shara Worden - Vocals
- Ill Bill - Vocals
- Sean Price - Vocals
- Block McCloud - Vocals
- Reef the Lost Cauze - Vocals
- Chief Kamachi - Vocals
- Terror - Vocals
- Outerspace - Vocals
- King Syze - Vocals
- Esoteric - Vocals
- Crypt the Warchild - Additional vocals
- Liz Fullerton - Additional vocals
- Scott "Supe" Stallone - Production, mixing, engineering, bass, keyboards
- D-Tension - Production
- 7L - Production
- Damian Cusamano - Bass
- DJ Kwestion - Cuts
- Michael Sarsfield - Mastering
- Chuck Wilson - Executive producer
- Yan - A&R
- Jesse Stone - Additional A&R, marketing
- Jill Shehebar - International marketing
- Michael Schiller - DVD creative
- Paul A. Romano - Art direction, artwork, design
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information | Music video still |
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"Heavy Metal Kings" |
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[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Independent Albums | Top Heatseekers | |||
| 2006 | Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell | #131 | #50 | #10 | #1 | |
| Jedi Mind Tricks |
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| 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 |
