| Jus Allah | |
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| Birth name | James Bostick |
| Born | June 30, 1978 |
| Origin | Camden, New Jersey |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Enemy Soil |
| Associated acts | Army of the Pharaohs |
Jus Allah (born James Bostick) is a New Jersey rapper who made his official debut on Jedi Mind Tricks second album Violent by Design in 2000. He is known for his aggressive lyrics that are commonly Afro-centric. He heavily uses the rhyming technique known as multi-syllable rhyming, which is abundant in "Violent By Design" and "A History of Violence".
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Jus Allah first joined Jedi Mind Tricks shortly after the group's formation, at the time he was 15 years old and appeared on their first demo tape,The Psycho-Social CD released on superegular records. In the late 90's JMT recorded the album Violent By Design, considered by fans and critics alike to be some of Jedi Mind Tricks' finest work. The album was widely praised and contributed to Jus Allah's popularity, as he appeared on nearly all the songs along with Vinnie Paz.
A short while after the release of Violent by Design, Jus Allah left amid uncertainty over JMT's new association with Babygrande Records. He then went on to start his solo career at rapper Virtuoso’s label, Omnipotent Records. In 2005 he left Omnipotent Records, joined Babygrande, and dropped his first solo album, All Fates Have Changed. Jus Allah later stated in interviews that he had never given his OK for the album to be released, and wasn't satisfied with some of the album's production. In early 2006 an album called Necronomicon was released featuring both Jus Allah and Boston rapper Bomshot as hip-hop duo The Devilz Rejects. Jus Allah stated that he had absolutely nothing to do with the album, and that he was not being paid for it. The new verses on the album were most likely old, unreleased recordings from his prior label Omnipotent Records, where Bomshot was also an artist. Jus Allah is currently working on his second album entitled "Meanest Man Alive", it is slated for a November 2010 release. In 2007 Jus reunited with his former group Jedi Mind Tricks and released their first collaborative track in 5 years, titled "The Rebuilding".
In an interview conducted in September 2007 on the Art of Rhyme website, Jus Allah announced that he has rejoined Jedi Mind Tricks.[1] In the interview he states: "I'm back in the group [and] I'm focused on... putting out the next Jedi Mind Tricks album... 'A History of Violence'." In addition, he says that he has rejoined Babygrande and that the entire "All Fates Have Changed" fiasco has been put in the past, and was in large part a misunderstanding [2]. JMT's new label, Enemy Soil, will be releasing Jus Allah's second solo album, Meanest Man Alive. This was confirmed in an interview with Vinnie Paz[3]. The album will be produced by Enemy Soil producer C-Lance.
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