Violence Begets Violence

Violence Begets Violence
Studio album by Jedi Mind Tricks
Released	October 25, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop
Length	46:54
Label	Enemy Soil
Producer	C-Lance, DJ Kwestion, Grand Finale, Hypnotist Beats, Illinformed, Junior Makno, Mr. Green, Nero, Scott Stallone, Shuko
Jedi Mind Tricks chronology
A History of Violence (2008) Violence Begets Violence (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
rapreviews	(8/10) [1]
411mania	(7/10) [2]
URB	[3]
XXL Magazine	[4]
Ology	[5]
thisbeatgoes	[6]
hiphopdx	[7]
The Phoenix	[8]

Violence Begets Violence is the seventh Studio Album by Jedi Mind Tricks.^[9] It is the first JMT album without the production help of Stoupe The Enemy Of Mankind because Vinnie Paz and Jus Allah grew tired of waiting.^[10] Two singles were released, "Target Practice" and "When Crows Descend Upon You," for which a video has been made.^[11] In addition, Shuko remixed the song "Target Practice".^[12]

Reception

This album received mixed and often polarizing reviews. XXL Magazine gave the album an L, saying that despite Stoupe's absence on the production, "not even the occasional curve ball (like the reggae-inflected “Chalice”) can harness Paz’s Mephistophelean fervor."^[13] HipHopDX noted in a 3/5 review that "the rage filled rants can become monotonous as the album wears on, but some longtime fans will be satisfied with the angst-fueled vocals."^[14] Other critics were not so kind. Matthew Cole, writing for Slant Magazine, derided the disc's production in a 0.5/5 write-up, saying "a crew of guest producers step in to stuff the album with sub-Luger trunk rattlers and RZA knock-offs that are a lot less spooky than their portentous titles would suggest." ^[15] The album earned 66 out of 100 from review aggregator Metacritic based on 5 reviews.^[16]

Sales

The album debuted at #92 on Billboard 200 being the groups best chart performance earning their first ever top 100 spot, selling 4,400 copies on the first week.^[17] As of January 1, 2012 the album has sold 10,652 copies in the US.

Tracklist

Charts

References

External links

• Violence Begets Violence at The Source